Get Out: Face Painting, A Bus Tour of the Navy Yard and the West Indian Day Parade

This is Labor Day weekend, heralding the end of the summer. But what a way to end! Check out this fantastic lineup of diverse activities for all ages, backgrounds and interests. Get out this weekend and celebrate a final hoorah to summer! Don't say Bed-Stuy Patch never did anything for you... You can thank us later (wink)!

WHAT: Labor Day Weekend at Vodou Bar is Popping!!

WHEN/WHERE: Friday, September 2 – Monday, September 5, 95 Halsey Street (corner of Nostrand)

WHY GO:

Friday September 2, DJ Spenser will be mixing all your hip hop and house favorites. We will also be running a HEINEKEN 2 for 1 Special from 6pm - 7pm  and ½ off on ALL BACARDI base drinks from 7pm - 8pm - yes, it's a party!

Saturday September 3, DJ Trauma will be in the building! And you do not want to miss it! ½ off on ALL CIROC base drinks from 8pm - 10pm

Sunday September 4, get your ice cream fix with Sundaes for Sunday, featuring our famous alcohol ice cream creations. Yummy! And if that's not enticing enough, try our additional food items, including: jerk chicken, bbq chicken, pepper fish, curry shrimp, and of course rice & peas. These additions are limited and will be available until Monday, so get it while it's hot.

Monday September 5, AFTER THE PARKWAY ITS THE AFTER PARTY with DJ HARD HITTIN HARRY -  bringing a cool blend of dancehall reggae, soca, kompa, zouk and much more.  Doors open at 3pm and won't close until the party stops!  2 for 1 Special on your favorite Jamaican beer, RED STRIPE from 5pm - 7pm 

WHAT: Market Party at Dekalb Market

WHEN/WHERE: Saturday, September 3, 2011, 5:00pm, 332 Flatbush Avenue Extension at Willoughby Street

WHY GO: Sponsored by Brooklyn Bodega, the Freedom Party and Dekalb Market, this is Brooklyn’s coolest and newest outdoor market and beer garden. On Saturday, it will transform into an introductory market, featuring food, wine, shopping and sangria!

HOW MUCH: Free

WHAT: A Bus Tour of the Brooklyn Navy Yard

WHEN/WHERE: Sunday, September 4, 4:00pm, Exact Location Provided Upon Ticket Purchase

WHY GO: In partnership with the Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation and the Brooklyn Historical Society, Urban Oyster leads a bus tour replete with fascinating stories of the Brooklyn Navy Yard’s past, present, and future.  During this overview tour, we stop to get a closer look at the Yard’s most intriguing sites, including a dry dock that’s been used since before the Civil War, the 20-acre former Navy hospital campus that is virtually frozen in time, and the nation’s first multi-story LEED-certified industrial building.

HOW MUCH: $30. Purchase tickets here.

WHAT: Face Painting and Ballons at the Hattie Carthan "After Church" Market

WHEN/WHERE: Sunday, September 4, 2:30pm - 4:30pm, 49 Van Buren Street

WHY GO: Bring your kids and family to the Hattie Carthan "After Church" Farmers market for face painting, balloon making and fresh local produce!  Fun for the entire family and education about growing local, nutritious food.

HOW MUCH: Free (just bring a blanket and some water and get ready to sweat!)

WHAT: The 44^th Annual Brooklyn West Indian Day Parade and Carnival

WHEN/WHERE: Labor Day,  Monday, September 5, starting at 11:30am, Utica Avenue to Grand Army Plaza along Eastern Pkwy

WHY GO: Catch all the color and excitement as millions of Brooklynites & New Yorkers line up along Eastern Parkway for the Brooklyn Labor Day parade on Monday, September 5, 2011. This year, the West Indian American Day Parade & Carnival celebrates its 44th anniversary as it continues to enjoy the distinction of being New York City’s biggest cultural festivals by far. As in the past, count on crowds to be waving flags from Trinidad, Barbados, Grenada and other Caribbean nations in a joyful expression of ethnic heritage & cultural pride. You don’t have to be from the West Indies

Everyone’s invited to take part in the spectacle of thousands of marchers in colorful costumes ‘jumpin’ down the parade route to the sounds of reggae and calypso.

HOW MUCH: Free

Please note: Previously, BSP listed the event "2011 Brooklyn Loves Michael Jackson Birthday Celebration." We cannot get a firm confirmation that this event is in fact happening, so we have taken it down. Sorry for any confusion.