FRIDAY 9/19/08:

Brooklyn Kickball’s 5th Annual Kick “BALL”:

8 pm, 261 Driggs Ave, Brooklyn, $10
Yes, there is a Brooklyn Kickball team, and tonight they’re hosting a kind of hipster “prom” for their players and fans. Formal attire is required, though with all the free-flowing alcohol that is promised, it’s unclear how formal the night will be at the end.

SATURDAY 9/20/08:

Brooklyn County Fair:
12 – 5 pm, Bartel-Pritchard Circle (intersection of Prospect Park West and Prospect Park Southwest), Free
You can pretend for a few hours that you don’t live in New York City with tye-dying and pie eating contests, free apples, food from Park Slope restaurants (not free), and live music from Balthrop, Alabama, The Birdhive Boys, and Rocketship Park.

Circus Amok:
2 pm and 5 pm, Washington Square Park, Free
“”Founded in 1989 and performing for free in the city parks since 1994 Circus Amok brings to New York City’s diverse neighborhoods, streets, and playing fields free, provocative, entertaining public art that addresses the contemporary social justice issues that touch New Yorkers — immigration, public schools, affordable housing, healthcare access, police brutality, the environment, and the war in Iraq.”

SATURDAY and SUNDAY 9/20/08-9/21/08

Governor’s Island Art Fair
10 am – 7 pm, Governor’s Island, Free
The ferry is free, the art exhibits are free, and you can even rent a bike for free! “”Sound installation, outdoor sculpture, and portraits created on site are just a few of the artistic items of interest awaiting visitors” tot this fair organized entirely by artists. Over 40 of New York City’s best independent artists unite on the island for the affair, showcasing hundreds of new works.”

Photo: Flickr courtesy of markus941