Memorial Day Mega Fun

There’s no question about it – staying in the Slope while the majority of your neighbors empty out for places with beaches and front lawns can be a beautiful thing.

So if you’re sticking to the city this weekend, don’t think of yourself as “stuck.” Instead, take advantage of the lack of crowds with some of these fun Memorial Day activities:

BBQ at Brooklyn Boulders

Who needs a backyard to barbecue? Brooklyn Boulders is firing up the grills at 6 p.m. on Friday and offering $20 all you can eat hot dogs, burgers, veggie burgers and beer, plus admission to bouldering and climbing walls. An extra 10 bucks buys your entry to a pound-for-pound hot dog eating contest beginning at 8 p.m.—whoever eats the most tube steak compared with their body weight wins a three-month membership to Brooklyn Boulder.

Picnic in Prospect Park

Nothing spells summer like an afternoon spent tossing around the Frisbee in Prospect Park. Skip camping out for a grill and pack a instead (and if you do grill, be sure to !).

Kick Off Summer with Gowanus Grove

Gowanus Grove, the awesome canalside party space formerly known as the BKLYN Yard, kicks off its season on Sunday from 3 to 9 p.m. with Mister Sunday and special guest Fourtet. They’ll also be slinging sausages from Mile End, tacos and huaraches from the Red Hook Ball Fields’ Country Boys, and nice cold drinks from Botanica.

History at Green-Wood

Honor the true meaning of the holiday by heading to for an evening of Civil War-era tunes in honor of the of the start of the war.

Enjoy A Beer Alfresco

With so much of the neighborhood elsewhere, you might actually stand a chance of scoring a table in The Gate’s yard. Check out to great outdoor drinking spaces in the neighborhood.

TV Party at The Bell House

Wind down from all the fun and sun at ’s Monday night TV Party — this week it’s the searing yet gentle comedy Freaks & Geeks, featuring a dodge-ball competition and a genuine high school photographer. Preserve your memories of Memorial Day 2011 forever and ever.