1. Grab a band shirt and your favorite skinny jeans for Emo Night Brooklyn at Brooklyn Bowl, a party that puts your ’00 playlist on blast. Travel back in time to the good ‘ol days of embarrassing Myspace pictures and scene kid hair. A time when Taking Back Sunday, Underoath and My Chemical Romance ruled the airwaves and MTV still played music .Tickets are only $12 and the crowd is 21+. For more visit EmoNightBK.com
2. This weekend only treat your fur-baby (puppy) by bringing them to The Casper Dog House. Aug 19-20th your dog can try out Casper’s new dog mattress at their pop-up showroom while absorbing a bit of high class culture at the curated smell museum, open up to the bartender while sipping on dog beer, chow down on custom Bacon Shake Shack pooch-inis, and dive right into the tennis ball pit. For more info visit blog.casper.com/dog-house
3. Flame Con is back August 20-21st for its 2nd year in NYC. For two days geeks of all types are invited to celebrate the diversity and creativity of LGBTQ contributions to pop culture. Last year’s Flame Con brought in about 2,200 visitors for what was a one day convention, making it the largest queer-focused pop culture expo ever held in New York. This year enjoy an extra day, a larger venue, better panels and of course more awesome cosplay. Flame Con is being held at the New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge and tickets range from $25-$40. For more info visit FlameCon.org
4. Summer sunsets in the city are what dreams are made of and the Dream Downtown hotel gives you the perfect setting for an insta-worthy photo op. Join Sunset Saturdays at PHD Rooftop Lounge from 6-10pm for drinking and dancing the night away while watching the sun set over the Hudson River giving you the best view in the city. Guests are encouraged to make reservations to secure a spot; find out more at PHDlounge.com
5. This Sunday is WWE’s Summer Slam 2016 and annual fan event, ManiaCrawl, is bringing together hundreds of wrestling fans from around the world for a massive bar crawl to experience the fight with other wrestling enthusiasts. The event is free and raises money for Connor’s Cure and The Children’s Hospital. Connor’s Cure, established at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Foundation in 2014, was created by Paul “Triple H” Levesque and Stephanie McMahon, Chief Brand Officer, to honor the irrepressible spirit of wrestling fan, Connor Michalek, who lost his battle with cancer in 2014. WWE and Connor’s Cure raises funds to support pediatric cancer research. This year the event is taking over Brooklyn; for more info visit ManiaCrawl.com
6. Looking for something fun to do with the kids? Saturday is Pier 5 Family Field Day at the Brooklyn Bridge Park. Join in on fun games and contests like their potato sack and hula hoop races, check out the parachute games, or pick up tips and tricks for dominating the field with their soccer lessons. The family fun starts at 10am and ends at 2pm; to learn more visit brooklynbridgepark.org
