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Thursday · Nov 5, 2026

50 events shown on this page

  1. Michelle Branch at Beacon Theatre

    Beacon Theatre
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  2. Cornell Entrepreneurship Showcase: Student Pitches & Venture Panel

    Verizon Executive Education Center, Manhattan

  3. New York Fashion at PS1, 1980–1984

    MoMA PS1
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

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

    With Pablo Max

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

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  6. Memento Mori in NYC

    RESOBOX, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  7. Rudy Francisco Live in New York

    Rodney's, Manhattan

  8. Mussorgsky’s Pictures from Exhibition

    Steinway Hall, Manhattan

  9. Ask-A-Tech

    Free
    Gerritsen Beach Public Library, Brooklyn
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  10. Nobody’s Dummy

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

  11. NYU Game Center Lecture Series Presents AP Thomson & Kenny Sun

    NYU Game Center, Brooklyn

  12. Sketching & Bookbinding Workshop

    Liz's Book Bar, Brooklyn

  13. Masao Gozu: Windows and Bars

    MoMA PS1
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  14. Zeng Fanzhi

    Hauser & Wirth
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

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

    littlefield, Brooklyn

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

    Ticketed
    RESOBOX
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  17. Illuminating the Past: Synchrotron Applications in Cultural Heritage

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

  18. Site Visit | Public Interest Technology Infrastructure: PIT Pop-Up

    By NYU Center for Urban Science + ProgressFree
    Oculus World Trade Center, Manhattan
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  19. · Starts in 52 min

    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
  20. · Starts in 1h 22m

    Conservatory Orchestra II

    By Brooklyn College
    Leonard & Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts
  21. · Starts in 1h 52m

    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
  22. · Starts in 1h 52m

    Art and AgriCulture

    By The Horticultural Society of New York
    The Greenhouse and Education Center at Denny Farrell Riverbank State Park, Manhattan
  23. · Starts in 1h 52m

    Kotchakorn Voraakhom

    With Kotchakorn Voraakhom
    Higgins Hall, HHN-304
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  24. · Starts in 1h 52m

    Yoshitomo Nara

    David Zwirner
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  25. · Starts in 2h 52m

    tender is the room - Macey Keung

    By partiful.comFree
    ISO 855 at Brooklyn Film Camera, Brooklyn
    Free
  26. · Starts in 3h 22m

    Sankai Juku: TOTEM—Void and Height

    By NYU SkirballTicketed
    NYU Skirball Center, Manhattan
  27. · Starts in 3h 52m

    The New Consort: Flung from the Garden

    By Kaufman Music CenterTicketed
    Merkin Concert Hall, Manhattan
  28. · Starts in 5h 22m

    One Man Funeral

    By CaveatTicketed
    Caveat, Manhattan
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  1. Traitorz: The Unauthorized Musical Parody

    By newyorktheatreguide.comTicketed
    St. Luke's Theatre

  2. Christmas Spectacular Starring The Radio City Rockettes

    Radio City Music Hall
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  3. An OTNT Pop-Up

    By partiful.comFree
    21 Spring Street, SoHo, NYC
    Free

  4. Sip a Broadway-inspired cocktail at Bowtie Bar

    Bowtie Bar

  5. Slumber Party

    Brooklyn Comedy Collective, Brooklyn

  6. Bodies in Bloom: A Life Drawing Event

    Studio Sabek, Brooklyn

  7. STC: School of Rock

    Murray Kahn Theater, Manhattan

  8. Deerhoof, Mercy, My Trio

    Elsewhere - The Hall, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

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

    153 Bowery, Manhattan

  10. Hard Art

    MoMA PS1
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  11. Gallery Tour

    By Bard Graduate Center

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

    San Antonios, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  13. Metaverse 101

    New York, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  14. Perreo Thursdays

    The Delancey, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  15. Love Thursdays: The Ultimate R&B Experience

    Abyss Lounge, Brooklyn

  16. Tokyo Kanpai Boys Live Show

    High Line Comedy Club, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  17. Comedy Club

    Greenwich Village Comedy Club, Manhattan

  18. Young Miko - Late Checkout Tour

    Barclays Center
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  19. · Starts in 1h 52m

    Painting Flowers with Watercolor

    By Brooklyn Brainery
    Brooklyn Brainery
  20. · Starts in 1h 52m

    Computer Basics

    Free
    Brower Park Library, Brooklyn
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  21. · Starts in 2h 52m

    Say It With Confidence: Talking About Your Accomplishments

    By Brooklyn College
    Online
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  22. · Starts in 3h 22m

    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

10 events shown on this page

  1. Gallery Kit

    By The Noguchi Museum
    The Noguchi Museum

  2. A Different Picture: A Bronx Collage Workshop

    By The Bronx County Historical Society · with Nicole America Cruz
    Tremont Library, The Bronx
    UnconfirmedHidden gem
    Unconfirmed

  3. 36th Biannual International Electroacoustic Music Festival

    By Brooklyn CollegeFree
    Leonard & Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts
    Free
Show 7 more on Friday · rated lower

  1. Free First Friday

    By The Noguchi Museum
    The Noguchi Museum

  2. Discovery Sing-Along with Sabrina Chap

    By Brooklyn Botanic Garden · with Sabrina Chap
    Discovery Garden

  3. Reading and Writing While Bored

    By Baruch College
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  4. Tour Público Museum Tour in Spanish

    By The Noguchi Museum
    The Noguchi Museum

  5. Mural & Mingle

    With Andrea HerradaFree
    Recess Grove, Brooklyn
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

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

    By CaveatTicketed
    Caveat, Manhattan

  7. Arguments and Grievances (NYCF)

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

Saturday · Nov 7, 2026

19 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. Nature's Workshop: Fall Foliage Leaf Art

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

  4. Mexican Gothic Event / Dia de los Muertos Market

    By partiful.comFree
    56 Bogart St, Brooklyn
    FreeHidden gem

  5. Off The Record with John Roseboro

    By Brooklyn Public Library · with John Roseboro
    Adams Street Library

  6. Gallery Kit

    By The Noguchi Museum
    The Noguchi Museum

  7. Gallery Kit

    By The Noguchi Museum

  8. Ephemeral Light Artist Talk

    By The Bronx County Historical Society · with Ira Merritt
    The Bronx
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  9. Mural painting at the Battery

    By New York Mycological Society
    The Battery

  10. Sofar Sounds

    Recess Grove, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  11. Faculty Recital: Kendall Williams, steel pan

    By Brooklyn College
    Leonard & Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts
Show 8 more on Saturday · rated lower

  1. Sankai Juku: TOTEM—Void and Height

    By NYU Skirball

  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. Tapestry Weaving for Beginners

    By Brooklyn Brainery
    Brooklyn Brainery

  6. Moms Against Sketch Comedy

    By Caveat
    Caveat, Manhattan

  7. Concert - Every Tribe Church: Celebration of Gospel

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

  8. The Fantasy Tavern

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

Sunday · Nov 8, 2026

3 events shown on this page

  1. Exploring the Grand Apartments of the Upper West Side

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  2. Homeward Bound: A Korean Adoptee Exploring the Longing for Belonging

    By Caveat
    Caveat, Manhattan

  3. The Last Palestinian

    By Caveat
    Caveat, Manhattan
Open Sunday, 2026-11-08

Monday · Nov 9, 2026

12 events shown on this page

  1. AI4Progress – Business: From Intelligence to Entreprise

    By Istituto Italiano di Cultura New York · with Manuela Veloso and Marco Camisani Calzolari
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  2. Oil Pastels for Beginners

    With Akshara Bangalore
    Recess Grove, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  3. conTEMPO I

    By Brooklyn College
    Leonard & Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts

  4. Fun by Design

    By Caveat
    Caveat, Manhattan

  5. Scott Siegel's Favorite Songs by His Favorite Singers

    By Kaufman Music CenterTicketed
    Merkin Concert Hall, Manhattan
Show 7 more on Monday · rated lower

  1. Test

    By montefioreeinstein.org
    Bronx - 1300 Morris Park Ave - Belfer Building Conference RM 1006E
    Conflicting details
    Conflicting details

  2. Urban Garden Design (blended)

    By Brooklyn Botanic Garden
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  3. Info Session: M.S. Urban Data Science

    By NYU Center for Urban Science + ProgressFree
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  4. Introduction to Gouache Painting

    By Brooklyn Brainery
    Brooklyn Brainery

  5. Book Launch: Junior Architects

    By Van Alen InstituteFree
    Van Alen Institute, Brooklyn
    Free

  6. Anime, Justice & Morality: Are the Villains the Heroes?

    By After 5 SocietyTicketed
    Broadway Comedy Club, Manhattan

  7. WRONG: A F*cked-Up Game Show

    By Caveat
    Caveat, Manhattan
Open Monday, 2026-11-09

Tuesday · Nov 10, 2026

6 events shown on this page

  1. Careers in Mental Health and Counseling: Meet the Professionals

    By Brooklyn College
    Online
    Conflicting details
    Conflicting details

  2. Mongolian Calligraphy Workshop

    By Brooklyn College
    West Quad Center
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  3. Staff and Faculty Creative Lunch: Collagraph Printmaking

    By Baruch College
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  4. The Metropolitan Opera Lindemann Artist Recital Series

    By Kaufman Music Center
Show 2 more on Tuesday · rated lower

  1. Inter Alia

    By newyorktheatreguide.comTicketed
    Music Box Theatre

  2. The Wisdom Bar: How to Not Quit Your Favorite Thing: A Comedian's Guide

    By The Wisdom BarTicketed
    Flop House Comedy Club, Brooklyn
Open Tuesday, 2026-11-10
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