Brooklyn’s Best Events Happening This Independence Week: 7.4.18 – 7.11.18
We've got all the best Brooklyn events happening this week, including everything happening on Independence Day.
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by — Happy Independence Day! Wednesday, July 4th, 2018 —
Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July Hot Dog Eating Contest
Corner of Surf Avenue and Stillwell at Coney Island
Time: 12pm – 3pm
FREE
With a combination of steely grit, limber lips and highly expandable stomachs, competitors in the annual Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest devour wieners galore to the delight of throngs of screaming fans. A select group of skilled eaters convene at high noon, eating Nathan’s dogs (and buns) for 10 minutes straight, stopping for nothing—not ketchup, not mustard, not even a french fry.
FREESOME Block Party
99 Scott Avenue at 99 Scott
Time: 1pm – 8pm
Price: $25
Enjoy the 4th of July with free food, flowing drinks, double Dutch, hopscotch, water gun fights and life size games at a dope venue in Brooklyn.
4th of July on Vale Terrace
111 North 12th Street at The William Vale
Time: 6:30pm – 10pm
Price: $75
The William Vale welcomes you to Vale Terrace, our fourth floor open-air venue with views of the Macy’s Fourth of July Fireworks. Tickets provide access to the terrace, and an American-themed family-style buffet (think hot dogs, pulled pork, corn on the cob, and more!)
All You Can Eat Pig Roast Buffet
173 Morgan Avenue at Arrogant Swine
Time: 7pm – 9pm
Price: $25
Celebrate one of this country’s greatest achievements, North Carolina BBQ, with an all-you-can-eat 2-hour pig roast brunch at Arrogant Swine!
Skyline Drive-In: Opening Night
57 Thames Street at OfficeOps
Times: 8pm – 10:30pm
Price: $20
Celebrate our nation’s origin story with Charlie Chaplin’s “The Immigrant”. Bring a picnic, enjoy the sunset, and watch a movie.
