A Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

This annual event, organized in cooperation with the office of the Brooklyn Borough President and CUNY's Medgar Evers College, is New York City's largest celebration of the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr..   The event is free and open to the public. Keynote speakers at previous tributes have included such important world figures as Kofi Annan, Secretary-General of the United Nations; Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton; and Myrlie Evers-Williams, widow of slain civil rights leader Medgar Evers.


BAM Rhythm & Blues Festival at MetroTech

BAM and MetroTech Center signal Brooklyn's unofficial start to summer with our free outdoor lunchtime concert series, BAM Rhythm & Blues Festival at MetroTech. Legendary artists and rising stars ignite BAM's downtown Brooklyn stage with a mix of classic and neo-soul, funk, gospel, reggae, and world fusion sounds for ten Thursdays during the summer.  


DanceAfrica Bazaar
As part of the annual DanceAfrica festival, more than 200 vendors from around the world (many Brooklyn-based) transform the parking lots adjacent to BAM into a colorful global marketplace, offering African, Caribbean, and African-American food, crafts, and fashion. For vendor information, please contact Dewonnie Frederick at 718.636.4129 ext. 6.

Festive Fulton

Each December, BAM partners with the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce and Fulton Street merchants in a weeklong community holiday shopping and culture festival. In the lobby of the BAM Harvey Theater, musicians play as BAM distributes free hot chocolate. Kids of all ages are also invited to make ornaments for home & the BAM holiday tree. Along the Fulton corridor (Flatbush Avenue-Grand Avenue) merchants offer special discounts, free performances, and more.

CityParks Concerts

The City Parks Foundation in association with BAM produces an annual summer season of free outdoor music concerts in Fort Greene and Von King Parks. Notable rhythm & blues, funk, and reggae performers are regularly featured.

www.cityparksfoundation.org

BAMbooth

Several times a year, BAM hits the road and pitches a tent at community festivals throughout the borough and in Manhattan. At the BAMbooth, we distribute literature, giveaway discount passes, and free merchandise. Mark your calendars with these annual festivals!

Atlantic Antic (September)

CultureFest (September)

7 th Heaven (June)


Halloween Trick-or-Treat
A new annual tradition, 2002 marked the first BAM Trick-or-Treat party in conjunction with the unveiling of Vik Muniz's Candy BAM. This Oct 31, all Brooklyn Ghouls and boblins are invited back to the front steps of BAM to see fire-creathers, pumpkin carvers, and assorted mischief.