Important Notice:
Weeksville will close at 3 PM on Saturday, January 24, 2026.
Weeksville’s Mission
Weeksville Heritage Center is an historic site and cultural center in Central Brooklyn that uses education, arts and a social justice lens to preserve, document and inspire engagement with the history of Weeksville. Learn More →
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Recap: Our 4th Annual Food Festival
Thank you, community, for joining us at our fourth annual Juneteenth Food Festival.
It was a magical day of uplifting Black food and culture in the sacred space of Weeksville that keeps us rooted to our history. We ate, we danced, we laughed and we communed in a way that only we can. Thank you for showing up, showing out, and supporting Brooklyn’s Black owned businesses.
Extending a huge thank you our partner Black-Owned Brooklyn and to all the Black businesses, artists and performers who lent their talents to the festival.
Community Design + Batik Fabric Workshop
Weeksville is getting a new shade structure! Join us Saturday, January 31st from 2-4pm for a community design workshop to help shape it. Learn about climate resilience, make Batik fabric, and co-design a piece of Weeksville.
Snacks will be included and all ages are welcome!
Fanal – Fè Limyè: Lantern Workshop and Exhibition Closing
Join us on Wednesday, February 11th, to celebrate the closing of Fanal – Fè Limyè by artist Fitgi Saint-Louis! On view through February, this radiant piece stands as a reminder of the enduring light we each hold and can build upon with our kaleidoscope of collective action.
Homework: Architectures of Belonging
Join us on February 12th from 6-9 pm for the opening night of Homework: Architectures of Belonging, at Weeksville Heritage Center.
Homework is the coinciding project of our inaugural Curator-in-Residence Program and marks the beginning of a new season of programming running from February through March.
Fanal – Fè Limyè: Lantern Workshop and Exhibition Closing
Join us on Saturday, February 28th for a two-part public program exploring the vibrant intersections of Black queer history, public art, migration, and community memory.
Inspired by The Gay Harlem Renaissance exhibition (currently on view at The New York Historical) and the restored Exodus and Dance frieze by artist Richmond Barthé in Weeksville, we’ll trace the creative and cultural lineages that connect Harlem’s early 20th-century queer artists to the living histories of present-day Brooklyn.
