53 places and programs for kids in and around Williamsburg, Brooklyn (13 free): sports, playgrounds, music. Includes Domino Park and Williamsburgh Library.
A six-acre East River park built on the site of the old Domino Sugar Refinery, with a sugar-themed playground and a fountain splash area. Families also find lawns, sports courts and a seasonal ice rink.
Williamsburgh Library is a neighborhood branch where Williamsburg children can sit and read, check out books and media on a free card, and join regularly scheduled kids' programs. Current calendar offerings for kids include Storytime, Spanish Storytime, Kids Create and Friday Slimeday. A Spanish-language story time runs alongside the English sessions.
Winter pop-up ice rink on the Williamsburg waterfront at Domino Park with daily public skating. Sessions run afternoons and evenings on weekdays and all day on weekends.
The children's area at Leonard Library stocks board books, picture books and chapter books for Williamsburg kids, with computers and table space for after-school reading and homework. Programs for young children and school-age kids have included Story Play, Jump Dance and Wiggle, Babies and Books and Toddler Storytime. Access is partial: there is a ramp entrance on Leonard Street.
Kids head to Sternberg Park Playground at Lorimer St between Montrose Ave and Boerum St to climb, explore and run around on equipment built for children. It is one of the city's accessible playgrounds, with universally accessible swings in the mix. A spray shower makes it a go-to summer stop when children need to splash and cool down.
Little ones take short, playful dance classes that mix ballet and hip-hop, grouped by age. The youngest dancers (18 months to 3) attend with a grown-up, while older preschoolers join kids-only classes; the school also runs dance and theatre camps.
Williamsburg students work through a personalized plan built from an initial skills assessment, getting small-group help from instructors on everything from number sense to algebra and test prep. Kids can also bring school homework to get support during sessions.
A tiny, quirky Williamsburg museum filled with New York City artifacts like subway tokens, Statue of Liberty souvenirs and old seltzer bottles. Kids enjoy spotting everyday objects from the city's past.
Williamsburg climbing gym offering intro bouldering sessions, a weekday after-school Climbing Club and recreational or competitive teams. Kids build strength and problem-solving skills on walls set for all levels.
This Williamsburg branch near Domino Park teaches martial arts to preschoolers, school-age kids and teens. Programs include Little Tigers, after-school classes, a competition team and summer camp.
Kids complete short, leveled math and reading worksheets each day and visit the center on scheduled days to work under instructor guidance and get graded feedback. Because each child progresses by mastery rather than grade, the program works for young beginners and advanced students alike.
A Williamsburg community space offering low-cost Baby & Me sessions mixing movement, connection and sound, plus family art programming.
The Williamsburg music venue and bowling alley opens its lanes to all ages during daytime Family Bowl sessions on select weekends. Kids can bowl on the vintage-style lanes while families grab food from the in-house kitchen.
A neighborhood branch of the Champions taekwondo network, with separate classes for preschoolers (Little Tigers), school-age kids and teens. Children practice kicks, forms and self-defense while working on focus and discipline, and the branch also runs after-school pickup, summer camp and a competition team.
A ceramics studio where kids learn both the pottery wheel and hand-building in after-school classes and school-break camps. Pickup is offered from several nearby schools.
A Sunday-morning family music class for kids 6 months to 4 years held in a Williamsburg taproom, with coffee for grown-ups.
A Brooklyn soccer program for little ones ages 2-10 with classes, camps and private coaching, including sessions at Bushwick Inlet Park. Young kids learn dribbling, kicking and teamwork through play-based drills.
A private party and play venue where kids can hit the arcade room, bounce in Kangoo jumping boots, dive into a foam pit and try a 7D motion ride. Groups get a party room for food and celebrations.
Kids 4 to 14 play in a developmental basketball league, after-school program and in-house games, with a separate pre-K track for the youngest. The location also runs camps, girls' development, 3-on-3 leagues and travel teams.
Tennis center at McCarren Park running junior classes for kids 3–17, outdoors in early fall and indoors through the winter.
A neighborhood gym where babies, toddlers and school-age kids take gymnastics and dance classes. The schedule also includes family fun hours, kids' night out, camps and a competitive team.
Kids 18 months to teens explore a high-energy mix of dance, athletics, circus and stunt-style movement at STREB's Williamsburg lab. Classes build strength, courage and body control.
Kids 5 and up learn to bounce, flip and twist on trampolines or fly on a trapeze at STREB's lab. Tweens and teens can also drop into evening Action Club sessions.
Choreographer Elizabeth Streb's Williamsburg warehouse lab offers kid classes and camps where children tumble, fly, fall and jump using the company's circus-meets-dance style called Pop Action. The company's own high-impact shows occasionally come to family venues such as the New Victory.
LittleGotham lists 53 places and programs for kids in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The largest groups are 11 sports programs, 7 playgrounds, 6 music programs.
Yes. 13 of 53 are free to attend, including Domino Park, Williamsburgh Library, Sternberg Park Playground.
41 listings are indoors, such as Williamsburgh Library, Leonard Library, The Little Dance School - Williamsburg.