Design Day
Date and Time:
Saturday, May 17, 2025
12-5pm
Location:
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Check-in at Building 77
141 Flushing Ave.
FREE
Design Day is back again at the Brooklyn Navy Yard! Held in collaboration with the NYCxDESIGN Festival, this year’s event celebrates the manufacturing fields of the future, including robotics, engineering and technology. From open houses to demos to curated conversations, we invite you to come explore the ground-breaking design studios across our campus. Read more and RSVP here.
Public Art Reveal
Date and Time:
Saturday, May 17, 2025
5-8 pm
Location:
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Check-in at Building 77
141 Flushing Ave.
FREE
As a culmination to Design Day activities, be the first to see the Yard’s 2025 public art commission, “Our Brooklyn,” created by Brooklyn-based artist Phoebe Lo. Her installation celebrates the community and connection of Brooklyn and will span over 200 feet in front of Buildings 3 & 92 on Flushing Ave. From 5-8pm, meet the artist and other fans of creativity in Brooklyn while enjoying food, drinks, and art-making activities. Read more and RSVP here.
Through April 27, you can submit a shape for inclusion in the public art commission. Learn more and submit your shape here.
Open City Benefit
Date and Time:
Wednesday, April 30th, 2025
6-9 PM
Location:
Building 303
399 Sands St
The Open City Benefit will bring together hundreds of Open House New Yorkers for a festive evening at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. In addition to being this year’s event venue, our President & CEO, Lindsay Greene, is an esteemed honoree. Attendees of the benefit can expect to experience design tours, cocktails, dinner, the Open City Awards, and a night driven with the purpose of community.
Made in Brooklyn: Programs with Yard-Based Businesses
Kings County Distillery
Distillery Tours & Whiskey Tasting Classes are scheduled weekly.
View calendar here.
Public Tours
Learn about businesses that call the Yard home, recent adaptive reuse projects, and take a step back in time with historical throwbacks such as a visit to a 19th-century dry dock. Upcoming public tours:
Past, Present & Future: An Introduction to the Brooklyn Navy Yard
Saturdays at 2 pm: March 1, 8, 15, 22, & 29
Learn more and buy tickets here.
Architecture & Infrastructure Tour
Sundays at 11 am: March 30, April 27, & May 18
Learn more and buy tickets here.
The Yard & WWII
Sundays at 11 am: March 2, April 6, & May 11
Learn more and buy tickets here.
Urban Ecology Bike Tours
Check back for updates!
Learn more and buy tickets here.
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