Brooklyn · Brownstone Brooklyn
Fort Greene
BAM-anchored cultural corridor with brownstone blocks, a Saturday greenmarket, and a calm after-theater cannabis scene.
Fort Greene is the neighborhood BAM built, and the editorial rhythm shows it: matinees at the Harvey, weekend book launches at Greenlight, and long dinners on DeKalb Avenue that stretch past the curtain call. The park pulls crowds for the Saturday greenmarket and summer movies, and the brownstone blocks radiating from Washington Park host the kind of quiet evenings cannabis adults 21+ tend to build weekends around. CAURD-licensed retail has settled in along Fulton Street and Myrtle Avenue, slotting into a walking-distance pattern of dinner, a film, and the slow walk home.
Upcoming in Fort Greene
May 16, 2026
Hamlet — National Theatre (starring Hiran Abeysekera)
BAM Harvey Theater
May 22, 2026
DanceAfrica 2026: Uganda
BAM Howard Gilman Opera House, 30 Lafayette Ave; outdoor Bazaar on surrounding streets
June 10, 2026
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at BAM
BAM Howard Gilman Opera House
August 25, 2026
Afropunk Brooklyn (tentative)
Historically Commodore Barry Park; 2024 edition was at Lena Horne Bandshell
What we’ve written about Fort Greene
Nightlife & Cocktail Alternatives
Delivery & Lounges
Neighborhood Guides
Indie Dispensaries & Licensed Retail
Smoke-Spots & Social