Field Trips, Tours And More: Brooklyn Navy Yard Fall Line-Up

FORT GREENE, BROOKLYN — From a Thanksgiving baking class, to tours of the Yard's historic buildings, the Brooklyn Navy Yard has packed the fall season with events and activities for everyone.

The Yard announced a full calendar of public events for the next few months, including art installations, a peak at the campus's tenants and workshops in everything from welding to baking pies.

“We are excited to once again open our doors for New Yorkers to come and experience the unique community at the Yard and to participate in the exciting lineup of events,” Yard President David Ehrenberg said.“This fall, we invite our neighbors of all ages and backgrounds to find out more about the innovative work happening along our waterfront.”

Here's a look at what's in store:

Open House

The Yard will open up to the public on Saturday, Oct. 19 for Open House New York Weekend (OHNY Weekend). Visitors can get to know tenants — including shoemakers, a furniture company and a slate of artists and designers — and take a look at exhibits and installations, like a new mural or an interactive pong game. This year there will be a free shuttle service for the event from Fulton Street and Lafayette Avenue (near the G stop and steps from Atlantic Terminal).

Celebrations of Manufacturing

A specific line-up of events in October will honor the manufacturing industry, including a National Manufacturing Day celebration called Inside Industries: Interiors and Fabricators Tour on Oct. 4. The Yard will also celebrate Made in NYC (MINYC) Week from Oct. 3 to 18. At the end of those two weeks, the public can come to Factory Friday on Oct. 18 for tours of IceStone, Justin Paul Inc, Scott Jordan Furniture, SITU Fabrication and Transmitter Brewing, a partnership of MINYC Week and Open House New York.

Holiday Market

The 2019 Holiday Market at the Yard will feature a create-your-own section this year and more food and beverage options for lunch onsite or to take home for later. Over 30 vendors will join the annual market.

Tours

• WWII and the Yard Tour on the first Sunday of every month
• Brooklyn Navy Yard: Past, Present & Future Tours continue every Saturday through the year.
• Discover the Yard: Art, Innovation, and Technology Tour Oct. 5 scheduled to go along with the Downtown Brooklyn Arts Festival
• Archtober “Building of the Day” on Oct. 8 led by architects from the Yard, Marvel Architects, and Beyer Blinder Belle.
• Inside Industry Tour: New Lab on Oct. 11
• Architecture & Infrastructure Tour: Building the New Yard on Oct. 12
• Urban Ecology Tour on Oct. 26
• Free field trips: partnering with the Brooklyn Historical Society, free field trips include themes Ingenious Innovations; Seeing Green: Adaptive Reuse; and Women, Workers, and WWII. ICT, self-contained, and autistic classrooms are encouraged to sign up for the new All Aboard program where students learn about shipbuilding and the Yard’s history. College visitors and adult groups can plan a perfect tour experience designed for a variety of curricula needs with the Yard’s official touring partner, Turnstile Tours.

Workshops

• Contemporary Papermaking with Dieu Donné: Oct. 5, Nov. 2, Dec. 7
• Organic Indigo Workshop with Brooklyn Grange: Oct. 17
• Welding classes with Michelle Greene: Tuesdays and Wednesdays throughout the year
• Beginner-friendly pottery class at Brooklyn Clay Industries: several nights weekly.
• FRooftop Reds hosts “Pizza, Wine, and Movie Nights” every Thursday in October
• Thanksgiving Pie Baking with Pie Babe Workshop at Brooklyn Grange on Nov. 21.

Exhibitions and Art Installations

• Kindred Constructs: Sep. 19 through Nov. 2; a preview exhibition for Open House New York Weekend in the Yard Work Gallery at BLDG 92
• OPEN Field: Nov. 7 through Feb. 2; features 10 Yard-based artists from BLDG 30
• Brooklyn Navy Yard: Past, Present & Future: Permanent exhibit; provides a comprehensive history of the site’s impact and contributions from 1801 to the present

Family and Community Programs

• Harvest Hang at Building 77 on Saturday, Oct 12. Activities and games for kids ages 5 to 12.
• “Third Thursday” on Nov. 21. BLDG 92 is kept open late on the third Thursday of every month. Attendees are encouraged to donate clean and gently used coats, scarves, hats, or gloves for New York Cares in partnership with Yard tenant HITN; or to donate a new, unwrapped toy for a local child in need. All donations will be received in the lobbies of BLDG 92 and Building 77 between November 13 and December 13.