Arts & Entertainment

Free Family Festival Atlantic Antic Back This Month In Brooklyn

The Atlantic Antic is returning to Brooklyn this month with a host of musical performers, local vendors and other entertainment.

Presented by the Atlantic Avenue Local Development Corporation, the event will also include a moon bounce and face painting in the Kids' Zone.
Presented by the Atlantic Avenue Local Development Corporation, the event will also include a moon bounce and face painting in the Kids' Zone. (Jerry Speier/Atlantic Avenue LDC)

BROOKLYN, NY — Brooklyn's liveliest Fall festival, the Atlantic Antic, is back this month on Sept. 29.

Now in its 49th year, the annual festival will stretch down Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn, passing through Boerum Hill, Cobble Hill, Brooklyn Heights, and Downtown Brooklyn with fun for all ages.

Along Atlantic Avenue, more than 300 vendors and more than 50 local Atlantic Avenue merchants will sell everything from jewelry to international cuisine.

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This year, the free event will also feature live music and performances from Kids Rock For Kids, the Bindlestiff Family Cirkus, and more.

Presented by the Atlantic Avenue Local Development Corporation, the event will also include a moon bounce and face painting in the Kids' Zone.

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Major sponsors include NYU Langone Health, Weill Cornell Medicine, and MetroPlus Health.

The event will also honor the Arab-American Family Support Center with the Twelfth Annual Atlantic Avenue Ambassador Award for their contributions to the community.

The event will take place on Sept. 29 from 12-6 p.m., rain or shine. Learn more here.

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