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Wednesday · Nov 4, 2026

38 events shown on this page
  1. · Starts in 12h 16m

    Here’s Johnny: A Salute to NBC Icon Johnny Carson with Mark Malkoff

    With Mark Malkoff
    The Paley Museum
  2. · Starts in 12h 46m

    Artistic Practices in Times of Ecological Crisis

    With Andrea Conte
    Rubenstein Library Carpenter Conference Room 249
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  3. · Starts in 13h 16m

    Ancient Nubia: Reframing Power Dynamics in the Nile Valley

    UNCG Greensboro
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  4. · Starts in 13h 16m

    At the Hearth: A Close Look at Helena Hernmarck's Tapestry

    With Susan Brown and Mae ColburnFree
    Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, Manhattan
    Free
  5. · Starts in 13h 16m

    At the Hearth

    With Susan Brown and Mae ColburnFree
    Carnegie Library
    FreeHidden gem
  6. · Starts in 13h 46m

    Cursing, Curing, Creating: The Culture of Magic in Ancient Egypt

    With Foy ScalfFree
    ISAW lecture hall
    Free
  7. · Starts in 13h 46m

    Thousands of Years, Thousands of Stories: Five Years of Excavations at Gird-I Matrab

    Johns Hopkins University Homewood campus
    Hidden gem
  8. · Starts in 14h 16m

    Methods of Measurement: Health, Safety, Welfare in Architecture and Happy Hour

    By AIA New York / Center for Architecture
    Center for Architecture
  9. · Starts in 14h 16m

    In the Wake of Abuse: Hilda O. vs. The State of New York

    Columbia University, Casa Hispanica
  10. · Starts in 14h 16m

    Tith Kanitha: ស្ដាប់មិនជាក់ កុំអាលញាក់ចិញ្ចើម

  11. · Starts in 14h 16m

    After-Hours Conservation Lab Tour

    Ticketed
    New-York Historical Society, Manhattan
  12. · Starts in 14h 16m

    Deafula: B-Horror Movies & ASL

    Central Library, Info Commons Lab
  13. · Starts in 14h 16m

    Intro to Fabric Painting

    Park Slope Brainery
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  14. · Starts in 14h 16m

    Sorority FOCUS

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  15. · Starts in 14h 16m

    Oil Paint Stick Monotype

    With ALESSANDRO LEVATOTicketed
    EFA Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop, Manhattan
  16. · Starts in 14h 16m

    Beyond Dreamers: Undocumented Youth Imagining Futures

    CUNY Graduate Center, Skylight Lounge
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  17. · Starts in 14h 16m

    Listen to Your Earrings: Remaking…

    By Bard Graduate Center · with Henrietta Lidchi
    Bard Graduate Center, Manhattan
  18. · Starts in 14h 16m

    Journalists Share Books on Boundary-Breaking Art & the Ongoing Fight To Defend Creative Freedom

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  19. · Starts in 14h 16m

    Knit, Hook & Stitch

    With Andrea HerradaFree
    Recess Grove, Brooklyn
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  20. · Starts in 14h 16m

    Members-Only Tour: Center for Book Arts

    Free
    Center For Book Arts
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  21. · Starts in 14h 16m

    Minds behind Storied Architecture Studio Share Their Book, JSa: Built in Mexico City

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    Free
  22. · Starts in 14h 16m

    Intro to Fabric Painting

    By Brooklyn BraineryFree
    Brooklyn Brainery, Brooklyn
    Free
  23. · Starts in 14h 16m

    Members-Only Tour: Center for Book Arts

    Poster House
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  24. · Starts in 14h 46m

    Gender in Motion: Bijayini Satpathy and Sophiline Cheam Shapiro

    With Bijayini Satpathy and Sophiline Cheam-ShapiroTicketed
    Asia Society, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  25. · Starts in 14h 46m

    It Started on Delancey Street: New York's Lower East Side in Jack Kirby's Comics

    By Center for Jewish History · with Roy Schwartz, Randolph Hoppe and 1 moreFree
    Center for Jewish History, Manhattan
    Free
  26. · Starts in 14h 46m

    Multidimensional artist discusses the work of pioneer in minimalist art space

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    FreeUnconfirmedHidden gem
    Unconfirmed
  27. · Starts in 14h 46m

    CBH Talk | Armed Objects: Weapons, Ornamentation, and the Museum

    By Center for Brooklyn History · with Michelle Millar Fisher, Lola Page and 2 more
    Center for Brooklyn History
  28. · Starts in 14h 46m

    Raise Your Voice: Curator-Led Tour

    Free
    Museum of the City of New York, Manhattan
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  29. · Starts in 15h 16m

    Emerging Photographers Share Their Work of Self-Discovery

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    Free
  30. · Starts in 15h 16m

    Basic Mending Skillz

    With Andrea HerradaTicketed
    Recess Grove, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  31. · Starts in 15h 16m

    Ethical-izing Holiday Celebrations Workshop Series

    By New York Society for Ethical Culture
    Online
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  32. · Starts in 16h 16m

    November AIA Archaeology Hour with Joe Bagley: An Archaeology of the Battle of Bunker Hill

    UnconfirmedHidden gem
    Unconfirmed
  33. · Starts in 16h 16m

    Tourism in Southeast Asia: Social and Environmental Challenges

    With Ayu Larassanti, Dr. Pham Hong Long and 2 more
Show 5 more on Wednesday · rated lower
  1. · Starts in 13h 16m

    Late-Night Wednesdays

    By Museum of the City of New YorkFree
    Museum of the City of New York
    Free
  2. · Starts in 14h 16m

    BCR Craft Club

    Brooklyn Creative Reuse
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  3. · Starts in 14h 46m

    Body Snatching: The Dark Secret Behind Modern Medicine

    By After 5 SocietyTicketed
    Broadway Comedy Club, Manhattan
  4. · Starts in 15h 16m

    Housing & Block Association Committee

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  5. · Starts in 15h 16m

    Vets Town Hall

    Cradle of Aviation Museum
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
Open Wednesday, 2026-11-04

Thursday · Nov 5, 2026

39 events shown on this page

  1. New York Fashion at PS1, 1980–1984

    MoMA PS1
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  2. George Washington Talk with Jill Vaum Rothschild

  3. Ut saltatio pictura: The Challenge of "Imitative" Theatrical Dance in 18th-Century France

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  4. Memento Mori in NYC

    RESOBOX, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

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

    Midtown Manhattan, Manhattan

  6. Nobody’s Dummy

    With Sophie Becker, Sarah Rebecca Kessler and 1 more
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  7. Discover Green-Wood Trolley Tour

    Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  8. Sketching & Bookbinding Workshop

    Liz's Book Bar, Brooklyn

  9. Masao Gozu: Windows and Bars

    MoMA PS1
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  10. Zeng Fanzhi

    Hauser & Wirth
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

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

    National Museum of the American Indian, Manhattan

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

    Chelsea Market, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  13. 23rd Annual Small Law Firm Symposium

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

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

    By NYU Center for Urban Science + ProgressFree
    Manhattan
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  15. New York City Hall Guided Tour

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    Free

  16. Jakkai Siributr’s “Torrents of Rain” Exhibition at Silverlens Gallery

    With Jakkai Siributr
    Silverlens Gallery
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  17. Memento Mori in NYC: The Art of Japanese Life and Death

    Ticketed
    RESOBOX
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  18. Jenifer K. Wofford’s “Empress” Exhibition

    With Jenifer K. Wofford
    Silverlens Gallery
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  19. Storytime at The Met: Color and Light

    The Metropolitan Museum of Art

  20. From Bronze to Gold: Experiencing Sienese Art

    With Stephanie Wisowaty
    Ian Wardropper Education Room
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  21. Public Gallery Tour

    By Wave Hill
    Wave Hill, The Bronx

  22. Seen and Unseen: Weight and Weightlessness

    By The Noguchi Museum
    The Noguchi Museum
    Conflicting details
    Conflicting details

  23. Illuminating the Past: Synchrotron Applications in Cultural Heritage

    With Julia Thom-Levy, Victor González and 3 more
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  24. MƒA Thursday Think: From Classrooms to Systems

    With Dr. Jose Vilson
    Math for America, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  25. Art in the Garden

    By The Horticultural Society of New York
    The Greenhouse and Education Center at Denny Farrell Riverbank State Park, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  26. Culture of Place: A conversation with Farida Abu-Bakare, Curry J. Hackett, and Tura Cousins Wilson

    By Van Alen Institute · with Farida Abu-Bakare, Curry J. Hackett and 1 moreFree
    Van Alen Institute, Brooklyn
    Free

  27. Art and AgriCulture

    By The Horticultural Society of New York
    The Greenhouse and Education Center at Denny Farrell Riverbank State Park, Manhattan

  28. Kotchakorn Voraakhom

    With Kotchakorn Voraakhom
    Higgins Hall, HHN-304
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  29. Yoshitomo Nara

    David Zwirner
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  30. tender is the room - Macey Keung

    By partiful.comFree
    ISO 855 at Brooklyn Film Camera, Brooklyn
    Free

  31. 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
Show 8 more on Thursday · rated lower

  1. Bodies in Bloom: A Life Drawing Event

    Studio Sabek, Brooklyn

  2. Roots Rise Up

    Ticketed
    Block 41
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  3. Winternights: An Evening of Golden Light and Quiet Ritual

    153 Bowery, Manhattan

  4. Hard Art

    MoMA PS1
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  5. Gallery Tour

    By Bard Graduate Center

  6. Gilded Age Mansions of Fifth Avenue Tour

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  7. Painting Flowers with Watercolor

    By Brooklyn Brainery
    Brooklyn Brainery

  8. After5NewYork - How Pop Culture Decides What History We Remember

    By After 5 SocietyTicketed
    Patrizia's Of Manhattan, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
Open Thursday, 2026-11-05

Friday · Nov 6, 2026

9 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. Gallery Kit

    By The Noguchi Museum
    The Noguchi Museum

  3. A Different Picture: A Bronx Collage Workshop

    By The Bronx County Historical Society · with Nicole America Cruz
    Tremont Library, The Bronx
    UnconfirmedHidden gem
    Unconfirmed
Show 6 more on Friday · rated lower

  1. Free First Friday

    By The Noguchi Museum
    The Noguchi Museum

  2. Tour Público Museum Tour in Spanish

    By The Noguchi Museum
    The Noguchi Museum

  3. Exhibition Tour, The Battle of Brooklyn…

    By Center for Brooklyn HistoryFree
    Center for Brooklyn History
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  4. Mural & Mingle

    With Andrea HerradaFree
    Recess Grove, Brooklyn
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  5. Wayward: A Professor's Search for Truth in Shanghai's Underground

    By CaveatTicketed
    Caveat, Manhattan

  6. Humanist Happy Hour

    By New York Society for Ethical Culture
    Elliott Library (507), Manhattan
Open Friday, 2026-11-06

Saturday · Nov 7, 2026

14 events shown on this page

  1. NICE Film Festival 2026

    By Istituto Italiano di Cultura New York

  2. Printing from the Garden: An Introduction to Bundle-Dyeing

    By Brooklyn Botanic Garden

  3. 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)

  4. Fall Foliage Walk: Greenwood Cemetery to Prospect Park

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

  5. Nature's Workshop: Fall Foliage Leaf Art

    Free
    Lincoln Terrace Park (in Lincoln Terrace / Arthur S. Somers Park)
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

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

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  7. Mexican Gothic Event / Dia de los Muertos Market

    By partiful.comFree
    56 Bogart St, Brooklyn
    FreeHidden gem

  8. Discover Green-Wood Trolley Tour

    By The Green-Wood CemeteryTicketed
    Green-Wood Cemetery

  9. Exhibition Tour, The Battle of Brooklyn…

    By Center for Brooklyn HistoryFree
    Center for Brooklyn History
    Free
Show 5 more on Saturday · rated lower

  1. Fly Away Redbirds - Morning Ride

    By New York Transit MuseumTicketed
    Off-Site
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  2. Introduction to Watercolor Painting

    By Brooklyn Botanic Garden

  3. Playback’s Street Party

    By BAMFree
    BAM Rose Cinemas
    Free

  4. Medieval Embroidered Bug Patches

    By Brooklyn Brainery
    Brooklyn Brainery

  5. Drunk Black History - New York Comedy Festival Edition

    By CaveatTicketed
    Caveat, Manhattan
Open Saturday, 2026-11-07
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