c. Jordan Rathkopf

Carousel Rides

Children’s Corner, $3 per ride, $13 for a book of 5 tickets, Free with Prospect Park Alliance Family Supporter membership or higher. 

Enjoy a ride on Prospect Park’s beloved 1912 Carousel. Open Thursdays – Sundays and Holidays, this treasured historic attraction features magnificent carved horses, lions, giraffes and deer.

Join the Alliance at the Family Supporter level or above and enjoy unlimited free rides!

c. Virginia Freire

Pop-Up Education Station

Families and children can enjoy nature and explore the park on their own schedule at the Pop-Up Education Station! Join Prospect Park Alliance at locations around the park and surrounding neighborhoods as we bring our favorite activities from the Prospect Park Audubon Center and Lefferts Historic House on the road in easy-to-borrow play and go kits.

Come to the Pop-Up and hand pick your own Play + Go Kit with up to five (5) items and mix and match some historic games and toys or nature games and activities. Participate in our new Green + Grow activities by lending a hand in a stewardship activity such as raking, litter patrol or mulching and afterwards, take a fun nature walk and explore the natural wonders of the park or search for the park’s many historic elements.

Pop-Up Lefferts Play and Go Kit features a fun assortment of historic games that include Quoits, Rolling Hoops, Game of Graces, Checkers, and Mancala. You can also take home some fun games such as Nine-Man Morris, Igba-Ita Game of Chance, Lenape Dice Game or a DIY Scented Sachet Kit.

Pop-Up Audubon Play and Go Kits features a range of fun nature activities and games, as well as a birdwatching checklist with binoculars, and much more. Pop-Up Programs are made possible through the generous support of Con Edison.

Nature Helper’s, 2pm

Help do your part to keep Prospect Park healthy by cleaning up the lakeshore. In this citizen science activity, Audubon staff will guide groups to remove litter and record their findings from around the park. Fun for all ages and all materials are provided. This program departs promptly at 2 pm.

Family Discovery Walk, 3pm

Prospect Park is a stopping point for hundreds of bird species each year! Join Prospect Park Alliance’s Audubon Center as we search for these amazing creatures and other nature around the park. Binoculars and bird guides are provided. This program departs promptly at 3 pm.

c. Virginia Freire

Pop-Up Education Station

Families and children can enjoy nature and explore the park on their own schedule at the Pop-Up Education Station! Join Prospect Park Alliance at locations around the park and surrounding neighborhoods as we bring our favorite activities from the Prospect Park Audubon Center and Lefferts Historic House on the road in easy-to-borrow play and go kits.

Come to the Pop-Up and hand pick your own Play + Go Kit with up to five (5) items and mix and match some historic games and toys or nature games and activities. Participate in our new Green + Grow activities by lending a hand in a stewardship activity such as raking, litter patrol or mulching and afterwards, take a fun nature walk and explore the natural wonders of the park or search for the park’s many historic elements.

Pop-Up Lefferts Play and Go Kit features a fun assortment of historic games that include Quoits, Rolling Hoops, Game of Graces, Checkers, and Mancala. You can also take home some fun games such as Nine-Man Morris, Igba-Ita Game of Chance, Lenape Dice Game or a DIY Scented Sachet Kit.

Pop-Up Audubon Play and Go Kits features a range of fun nature activities and games, as well as a birdwatching checklist with binoculars, and much more. Pop-Up Programs are made possible through the generous support of Con Edison.

Nature Helper’s, 2pm

Help do your part to keep Prospect Park healthy by cleaning up the lakeshore. In this citizen science activity, Audubon staff will guide groups to remove litter and record their findings from around the park. Fun for all ages and all materials are provided. This program departs promptly at 2 pm.

Family Discovery Walk, 3pm

Prospect Park is a stopping point for hundreds of bird species each year! Join Prospect Park Alliance’s Audubon Center as we search for these amazing creatures and other nature around the park. Binoculars and bird guides are provided. This program departs promptly at 3 pm.

c. Virginia Freire

Pop-Up Education Station

Families and children can enjoy nature and explore the park on their own schedule at the Pop-Up Education Station! Join Prospect Park Alliance at locations around the park and surrounding neighborhoods as we bring our favorite activities from the Prospect Park Audubon Center and Lefferts Historic House on the road in easy-to-borrow play and go kits.

Come to the Pop-Up and hand pick your own Play + Go Kit with up to five (5) items and mix and match some historic games and toys or nature games and activities. Participate in our new Green + Grow activities by lending a hand in a stewardship activity such as raking, litter patrol or mulching and afterwards, take a fun nature walk and explore the natural wonders of the park or search for the park’s many historic elements.

Pop-Up Lefferts Play and Go Kit features a fun assortment of historic games that include Quoits, Rolling Hoops, Game of Graces, Checkers, and Mancala. You can also take home some fun games such as Nine-Man Morris, Igba-Ita Game of Chance, Lenape Dice Game or a DIY Scented Sachet Kit.

Pop-Up Audubon Play and Go Kits features a range of fun nature activities and games, as well as a birdwatching checklist with binoculars, and much more. Pop-Up Programs are made possible through the generous support of Con Edison.

Nature Helper’s, 2pm

Help do your part to keep Prospect Park healthy by cleaning up the lakeshore. In this citizen science activity, Audubon staff will guide groups to remove litter and record their findings from around the park. Fun for all ages and all materials are provided. This program departs promptly at 2 pm.

Family Discovery Walk, 3pm

Prospect Park is a stopping point for hundreds of bird species each year! Join Prospect Park Alliance’s Audubon Center as we search for these amazing creatures and other nature around the park. Binoculars and bird guides are provided. This program departs promptly at 3 pm.

Brooklyn Magazine Festival

Join Brooklyn Magazine for Brooklyn Magazine Festival on Friday, June 17 and Saturday, June 18th! Visitors can buy single-day or two-day passes for a weekend of music and positive vibes at LeFrak Center at Lakeside. The lineup will include a variety of artists and bands spanning genres.

Friday, June 17th 3pm – 10pm
Saturday, June 18th 12pm – 10pm

Learn more and get tickets on the Brooklyn Magazine website

 

Molière in the Park: The Misanthrope

Join Prospect Park Alliance and Molière in the Park for a full-scale production of Molière’s The Misanthrope, starring Tony Winner Gabriel Ebert.

Learn more and reserve your free tickets here!

Or purchase tickets for the May 15 Benefit Performance + Event

Performance Dates: May 13 – May 25, Times Vary

Friday, May 13 and Saturday, May 14 at 7:30 pm

Sunday, May 15 at 2 pm

Tuesday May 17, Wednesday May 18, Thursday May 19 at 7:30 pm

Friday, May 20, 11 am

Saturday, May 21 and Sunday, May 22 at 7:30 pm

Tuesday, May 24 at 11 am and 7:30 pm

Wednesday, May 25 at 2 pm

About The Play

Alceste is full of rightful disdain for the hypocrisy and social norms of his contemporaries. Ironically, he is madly in love with the queen of social butterflies, Célimène, a radiant seductress who deftly navigates the incessant chatter of her friend network in her endless quest for independence.

When Alceste suddenly decides that Célimène  must choose between him and her frivolous world, well, in true Molière comedic style, the clash and its aftermaths are like nothing he could have predicted.

About Molière in the Park

Molière in the Park is driven by the conviction that neighborhoods with easy, regular and affordable access to theater are breeding grounds for thriving individuals, families and communities. We believe theater promotes health and hope. It encourages communal reflection and fosters empathy as a core value. It is one of the cornerstones of a functioning society.

Founded in 2018 by Lucie Tiberghien and Garth Belcon, MIP is now becoming an annual staple of Brooklyn’s foray into summer, and is the sole company in the borough dedicated to bringing FREE theater of the highest caliber to all of the people of Brooklyn, annually.

Produced by Molière in the Park in partnership with Prospect Park Alliance and LeFrak Center at Lakeside.

Molière in the Park: The Misanthrope

Join Prospect Park Alliance and Molière in the Park for a full-scale production of Molière’s The Misanthrope, starring Tony Winner Gabriel Ebert.

Learn more and reserve your free tickets here!

Or purchase tickets for the May 15 Benefit Performance + Event

Performance Dates: May 13 – May 25, Times Vary

Friday, May 13 and Saturday, May 14 at 7:30 pm

Sunday, May 15 at 2 pm

Tuesday May 17, Wednesday May 18, Thursday May 19 at 7:30 pm

Friday, May 20, 11 am

Saturday, May 21 and Sunday, May 22 at 7:30 pm

Tuesday, May 24 at 11 am and 7:30 pm

Wednesday, May 25 at 2 pm

About The Play

Alceste is full of rightful disdain for the hypocrisy and social norms of his contemporaries. Ironically, he is madly in love with the queen of social butterflies, Célimène, a radiant seductress who deftly navigates the incessant chatter of her friend network in her endless quest for independence.

When Alceste suddenly decides that Célimène must choose between him and her frivolous world, well, in true Molière comedic style, the clash and its aftermaths are like nothing he could have predicted.

About Molière in the Park

Molière in the Park is driven by the conviction that neighborhoods with easy, regular and affordable access to theater are breeding grounds for thriving individuals, families and communities. We believe theater promotes health and hope. It encourages communal reflection and fosters empathy as a core value. It is one of the cornerstones of a functioning society.

Founded in 2018 by Lucie Tiberghien and Garth Belcon, MIP is now becoming an annual staple of Brooklyn’s foray into summer, and is the sole company in the borough dedicated to bringing FREE theater of the highest caliber to all of the people of Brooklyn, annually.

Produced by Molière in the Park in partnership with Prospect Park Alliance and LeFrak Center at Lakeside.

Molière in the Park: The Misanthrope

Join Prospect Park Alliance and Molière in the Park for a full-scale production of Molière’s The Misanthrope, starring Tony Winner Gabriel Ebert.

Learn more and reserve your free tickets here!

Or purchase tickets for the May 15 Benefit Performance + Event

Performance Dates: May 13 – May 25, Times Vary

Friday, May 13 and Saturday, May 14 at 7:30 pm

Sunday, May 15 at 2 pm

Tuesday May 17, Wednesday May 18, Thursday May 19 at 7:30 pm

Friday, May 20, 11 am

Saturday, May 21 and Sunday, May 22 at 7:30 pm

Tuesday, May 24 at 11 am and 7:30 pm

Wednesday, May 25 at 2 pm

About The Play

Alceste is full of rightful disdain for the hypocrisy and social norms of his contemporaries. Ironically, he is madly in love with the queen of social butterflies, Célimène, a radiant seductress who deftly navigates the incessant chatter of her friend network in her endless quest for independence.

When Alceste suddenly decides that Célimène  must choose between him and her frivolous world, well, in true Molière comedic style, the clash and its aftermaths are like nothing he could have predicted.

About Molière in the Park

Molière in the Park is driven by the conviction that neighborhoods with easy, regular and affordable access to theater are breeding grounds for thriving individuals, families and communities. We believe theater promotes health and hope. It encourages communal reflection and fosters empathy as a core value. It is one of the cornerstones of a functioning society.

Founded in 2018 by Lucie Tiberghien and Garth Belcon, MIP is now becoming an annual staple of Brooklyn’s foray into summer, and is the sole company in the borough dedicated to bringing FREE theater of the highest caliber to all of the people of Brooklyn, annually.

Produced by Molière in the Park in partnership with Prospect Park Alliance and LeFrak Center at Lakeside.

Restoration of the Prospect Park Vale Exhibit: LeFrak Center

Prospect Park Alliance, the non-profit that sustains Prospect Park in partnership with the City, presents an exhibit about plans to restore the 27 acres in the Vale, in the northeast corner of the park. The City has allocated $40 million in capital funding to transform this area of the park, a gateway and front door of the park to the Crown Heights community and beyond.

The vision for the Vale was shaped through an intensive, two-year community outreach effort by Prospect Park Alliance, and now the Alliance is re-engaging the public prior to kicking off the design.

Exhibits about the Vale restoration will be at:

LeFrak Center at Lakeside, 171 East Dr, Prospect Park, Brooklyn, NY 11225 from Tuesday, March 29 – Sunday, April 3. 9 am – 7 pm Monday – Thursday + Sunday and 9 am – 9 pm Friday + Saturday.

Major R. Owens Health & Wellness Community Center, 1561 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11225 from Tuesday, March 29 – Monday, April 11 7 am – 10 pm.

Brooklyn Public Library Central Library, 10 Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn, NY 11238 from Tuesday, March 29 – Monday, April 11 9 am – 6 pm. Please note museum hours vary on Sundays and Mondays. The exhibit will be on-view 1 pm – 5 pm on Sundays and 9 am – 8 pm on Mondays.

Can’t make the in-person exhibit? Please view our plans for the Vale virtually, and then fill out our feedback form to share your ideas.

Restoration of the Prospect Park Vale Exhibit: Major R. Owens Center

Prospect Park Alliance, the non-profit that sustains Prospect Park in partnership with the City, presents an exhibit about plans to restore the 27 acres in the Vale, in the northeast corner of the park. The City has allocated $40 million in capital funding to transform this area of the park, a gateway and front door of the park to the Crown Heights community and beyond.

The vision for the Vale was shaped through an intensive, two-year community outreach effort by Prospect Park Alliance, and now the Alliance is re-engaging the public prior to kicking off the design.

Exhibits about the Vale restoration will be at:

Major R. Owens Health & Wellness Community Center, 1561 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11225 from Tuesday, March 29 – Monday, April 11 7 am – 10 pm.

LeFrak Center at Lakeside, 171 East Dr, Prospect Park, Brooklyn, NY 11225 from Tuesday, March 29 – Sunday, April 3. 9 am – 7 pm Monday – Thursday + Sunday and 9 am – 9 pm Friday + Saturday.

Brooklyn Public Library Central Library, 10 Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn, NY 11238 from Tuesday, March 29 – Monday, April 11 9 am – 6 pm. Please note museum hours vary on Sundays and Mondays. The exhibit will be on-view 1 pm – 5 pm on Sundays and 9 am – 8 pm on Mondays.

Can’t make the in-person exhibit? Please view our plans for the Vale virtually, and then fill out our feedback form to share your ideas.

Thank you to BFC Partners for their support.