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Thursday · Nov 5, 2026

72 events shown on this page

  1. Exclusive Tour Inside the Woolworth Building: NYC’s Cathedral of Commerce

    The Woolworth Building (Inside Lobby), Manhattan

  2. Secrets of the East River: NYC's Hidden Infrastructure by Ferry

    Starbucks (110 Pearl Street), Manhattan

  3. School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play

    By newyorktheatreguide.comTicketed
    Samuel J. Friedman Theatre

  4. In Their Honor: 25 Years of Service

    National September 11 Memorial & Museum
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  5. La Bohème

    By newyorktheatreguide.comTicketed
    Metropolitan Opera House
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  6. Arkhaios Cultural Heritage and Archaeology Film Festival

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  7. Clifford Odets’ Waiting for Lefty

    By newyorktheatreguide.comTicketed
    Classic Stage Company

  8. Tosca

    By newyorktheatreguide.comTicketed
    Metropolitan Opera House

  9. Here There Are Blueberries

    By newyorktheatreguide.comTicketed
    Barrymore Theatre

  10. Michelle Branch at Beacon Theatre

    Beacon Theatre
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  11. Bad Art Club: Clay

    Free
    Brower Park Library, Brooklyn
    Free

  12. George Washington Talk with Jill Vaum Rothschild

  13. Music Industry 101, Session 2: Recordings & Label Deals

    With Pablo Max

  14. Lectures on Tap: Politics Now: A Philosophy of How We Got Here

    Midtown Manhattan, Manhattan

  15. Rudy Francisco Live in New York

    Rodney's, Manhattan

  16. Mussorgsky’s Pictures from Exhibition

    Steinway Hall, Manhattan

  17. Discover Green-Wood Trolley Tour

    Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  18. Brainy Babies Gerritsen Beach

    Free
    Gerritsen Beach Public Library, Brooklyn
    Free

  19. Новый Амстердам → Нью-Йорк и его первые еврейские жители

    National Museum of the American Indian, Manhattan

  20. Once More, With Feeling: Live! 25th Anniversary Show

    littlefield, Brooklyn

  21. Chelsea Market, High Line & Hudson Yards Food & History Tour

    Chelsea Market, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  22. 23rd Annual Small Law Firm Symposium

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  23. Site Visit | Resilience Infrastructure: East Side Coastal Resiliency

    By NYU Center for Urban Science + ProgressFree
    Manhattan
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  24. · Starts in 6h 26m

    MƒA Thursday Think: From Classrooms to Systems

    With Dr. Jose Vilson
    Math for America, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  25. · Starts in 6h 56m

    Conservatory Orchestra II

    By Brooklyn College
    Leonard & Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts
  26. · Starts in 8h 26m

    The New York Times Opinion Writers Unpack the 2026 Midterm Elections

    By Brooklyn Public Library · with Michelle Cottle, David French and 1 more
    Central Library, Dweck Center
  27. · Starts in 8h 56m

    Sankai Juku: TOTEM—Void and Height

    By NYU SkirballTicketed
    NYU Skirball Center, Manhattan
  28. · Starts in 9h 26m

    The New Consort: Flung from the Garden

    By Kaufman Music CenterTicketed
    Merkin Concert Hall, Manhattan
  29. · Starts in 10h 56m

    One Man Funeral

    By CaveatTicketed
    Caveat, Manhattan
Show 43 more on Thursday · rated lower

  1. Stranger Things: The First Shadow

    By newyorktheatreguide.comTicketed
    Marquis Theatre
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  2. Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)

    By newyorktheatreguide.comTicketed
    Longacre Theatre

  3. Heated Rivalry: The Unauthorized Musical Parody

    By newyorktheatreguide.comTicketed
    The Club

  4. The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show

    By newyorktheatreguide.comTicketed
    DR2 Theatre
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  5. Pre-Existing Condition

    By newyorktheatreguide.comTicketed
    Greenwich House Theater
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  6. Delirium

    By newyorktheatreguide.comTicketed
    The Space at Irondale
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  7. Going Bacharach: The Songs of an Icon

    By newyorktheatreguide.comTicketed
    The Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater

  8. Our Sinatra: A Musical Celebration

    By newyorktheatreguide.comTicketed
    The Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater

  9. Secret Parlor Jazz: Home-Cooked Tunes & BBQ Dinner on the Upper East Side

    Parlor Jazz (Exact Meeting Location Revealed in Confirmation Email), Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  10. Drunk Dracula NYC

    By newyorktheatreguide.comTicketed
    The Ruby Theatre
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  11. Midnight

    By newyorktheatreguide.comTicketed
    Daryl Roth Theatre

  12. The Imaginary Invalid

    By newyorktheatreguide.comTicketed
    Todd Haimes Theatre

  13. Memoirs of Amorous Gentlemen

    By newyorktheatreguide.comTicketed
    The Night Egg at the Culture Club

  14. Alice in Wonderland the Musical

    By newyorktheatreguide.comTicketed
    The Players Theatre

  15. King of the Yees

    By newyorktheatreguide.comTicketed
    Pershing Square Signature Center
    Conflicting details
    Conflicting details

  16. The Heart

    By newyorktheatreguide.comTicketed
    The Laura Pels Theatre at the Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre

  17. A Few Good Men

    By newyorktheatreguide.comTicketed
    Vivian Beaumont Theater - Lincoln Center Theater

  18. Rope

    By newyorktheatreguide.comTicketed
    Theatre at St. Clement's
    Conflicting details
    Conflicting details

  19. 2:22 - A Ghost Story

    By newyorktheatreguide.comTicketed
    Lucille Lortel Theatre

  20. The Fantasticks

    By newyorktheatreguide.comTicketed
    Hayes Theater

  21. Downstate

    By newyorktheatreguide.comTicketed
    Booth Theatre

  22. Tristan & Yseult

    By newyorktheatreguide.comTicketed
    St. Ann's Warehouse

  23. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

    Lyric Theatre - NY
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  24. I Love R&B Wednesday New York

    Polygon Brooklyn, Brooklyn

  25. It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play

    By newyorktheatreguide.comTicketed
    Broadhurst Theatre
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  26. Traitorz: The Unauthorized Musical Parody

    By newyorktheatreguide.comTicketed
    St. Luke's Theatre

  27. Christmas Spectacular Starring The Radio City Rockettes

    Radio City Music Hall
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  28. Sip a Broadway-inspired cocktail at Bowtie Bar

    Bowtie Bar

  29. Slumber Party

    Brooklyn Comedy Collective, Brooklyn

  30. Roots Rise Up

    Ticketed
    Block 41
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  31. STC: School of Rock

    Murray Kahn Theater, Manhattan

  32. Deerhoof, Mercy, My Trio

    Elsewhere - The Hall, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  33. Reggaeton Bar in Manhattan Party at San Antonios, Latin Thursday Night

    San Antonios, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  34. Brainy Babies @ Brower Park Library

    Free
    Brower Park Library, Brooklyn
    Free

  35. Perreo Thursdays

    The Delancey, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  36. Love Thursdays: The Ultimate R&B Experience

    Abyss Lounge, Brooklyn

  37. Tokyo Kanpai Boys Live Show

    High Line Comedy Club, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  38. Comedy Club

    Greenwich Village Comedy Club, Manhattan

  39. STEM Explorers at 67th Street Library

    67th Street Library, Manhattan

  40. Young Miko - Late Checkout Tour

    Barclays Center
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  41. · Starts in 26 min

    Gilded Age Mansions of Fifth Avenue Tour

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  42. · Starts in 7h 56m

    After5NewYork - How Pop Culture Decides What History We Remember

    By After 5 SocietyTicketed
    Patrizia's Of Manhattan, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  43. · Starts in 8h 56m

    Four Voices, Four Worlds

    By Center for Jewish History · with Vassa Shevel, Inessa Zaretsky and 2 moreTicketed
Open Thursday, 2026-11-05

Friday · Nov 6, 2026

8 events shown on this page

  1. Marco De Paolis: Hunting the Nazi

    By Istituto Italiano di Cultura New York · with Marco De Paolis
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  2. 36th Biannual International Electroacoustic Music Festival

    By Brooklyn CollegeFree
    Leonard & Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts
    Free
Show 6 more on Friday · rated lower

  1. Fall First Discoveries

    By Brooklyn Botanic Garden

  2. Discovery Sing-Along with Sabrina Chap

    By Brooklyn Botanic Garden · with Sabrina Chap
    Discovery Garden

  3. TGIF Afterschool Story and Craft Hour

    By The Green-Wood CemeteryFree
    Green-Wood Cemetery, The Green-House
    Free

  4. Exhibition Tour, The Battle of Brooklyn…

    By Center for Brooklyn HistoryFree
    Center for Brooklyn History
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  5. Humanist Happy Hour

    By New York Society for Ethical Culture
    Elliott Library (507), Manhattan

  6. Arguments and Grievances (NYCF)

    By CaveatTicketed
    Caveat, Manhattan
Open Friday, 2026-11-06

Saturday · Nov 7, 2026

20 events shown on this page

  1. Reading in Italian

    By Istituto Italiano di Cultura New York · with Malina Mannarino

  2. Grand Concourse Walking Tour

    By The Bronx County Historical Society · with David HerszensonTicketed
    Heinrich Heine Fountain (in Joyce Kilmer Park, up the stairs on E. 161st Street)

  3. Fall Foliage Walk: Greenwood Cemetery to Prospect Park

    By Exploring NYC History and NeighborhoodsFree
    Green-Wood Cemetery Education & Welcome Center (opening), Brooklyn
    Free

  4. Alexander Hamilton's New York: Tracing the American Founding Father's Steps

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  5. Discover Green-Wood Trolley Tour

    By The Green-Wood CemeteryTicketed
    Green-Wood Cemetery

  6. Exhibition Tour, The Battle of Brooklyn…

    By Center for Brooklyn HistoryFree
    Center for Brooklyn History
    Free

  7. Off The Record with John Roseboro

    By Brooklyn Public Library · with John Roseboro
    Adams Street Library

  8. Secrets in Stone

    By The Green-Wood Cemetery

  9. Before It’s Gone: Archive to Survive

    By Weeksville Heritage Center

  10. Revolutionary Spirits

    By The Green-Wood CemeteryTicketed
    Fort Hamilton Distillery

  11. Green-Wood After Hours

    By The Green-Wood Cemetery

  12. Green-Wood After Hours

    By The Green-Wood Cemetery

  13. Sofar Sounds

    Recess Grove, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
Show 7 more on Saturday · rated lower

  1. Sankai Juku: TOTEM—Void and Height

    By NYU Skirball

  2. Musicalisinasce

    By Istituto Italiano di Cultura New York · with Claudia Calì

  3. Fly Away Redbirds - Morning Ride

    By New York Transit MuseumTicketed
    Off-Site
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  4. Drunk Black History - New York Comedy Festival Edition

    By CaveatTicketed
    Caveat, Manhattan

  5. Moms Against Sketch Comedy

    By Caveat
    Caveat, Manhattan

  6. Concert - Every Tribe Church: Celebration of Gospel

    By New York Society for Ethical Culture
    Adler Hall, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  7. Overnights

    By Intrepid Museum
    Intrepid Museum, Manhattan
Open Saturday, 2026-11-07
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