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Thursday · Oct 29, 2026

16 events shown on this page

  1. Design Across Time: A Conversation with the Curators

    Ticketed
    Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, Manhattan

  2. Wangechi Mutu, MoMA-Featured Artist, Discusses Her Career

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    Free

  3. Ceramic Handbuilding and Small Sculpture

    Ticketed
    Art Lab, Staten Island
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  4. Brantwood Halloween Figure Drawing Party - Male Model

    Ticketed
    Chyelle, Brooklyn

  5. An Archival Séance: The Critical Record with Marina Otero Verzier

    By Van Alen Institute · with Marina Otero Verzier and Paula Vilaplana de MiguelFree
    Van Alen Institute, Brooklyn
    FreeConflicting details
    Conflicting details

  6. FARELIFE: Film Screening & Conversation

    With BRIAN HOGAN, TYLER STERLING and 1 more
    WWM Library
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  7. Touching Cringe: On Disclosure’s Collection of Cultural Debris

    Film Auditorium, Brooklyn

  8. Summer on the Hudson: Movies on the Waterfront - Audience Choice

    Free
    Riverside Park, Manhattan
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  9. The Social Reckoning

    Free
    Metro Private Cinema - Chelsea
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
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    ANNY Screenings at the Queens Public Library in Ridgewood

    Free
    Queens Public Library at Ridgewood
    Free
  11. · Starts in 1 min

    Fashion Icons with Fern Mallis: Iris van Herpen

    With Fern Mallis and Iris van Herpen
    92NY, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
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  1. Watercolor for Adults

    Ticketed
    Bronx River Art Center, The Bronx
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  2. KAANY ARCHITALK SERIES XIII: Togather with Prof. Eugene Kwak

    5 Pennsylvania Plaza
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  3. Movies Under the Stars

    Free
    Sunset Park, Manhattan
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  4. Pottery Evenings

    Ticketed
    Bronx River Art Center, The Bronx
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  5. AWOL Creative Mixer

    Free
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
Open Thursday, 2026-10-29

Friday · Oct 30, 2026

53 events shown on this page

  1. LOOK BACK: By onay pl. x Wei-Fang Chang

    onay pl., Manhattan

  2. Frederic Church in Jamaica

    Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
    UnconfirmedHidden gem
    Unconfirmed

  3. Fantasy and Reality: The Art of Johan Tobias Sergel

    Morgan Library & Museum, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  4. Rockefeller Center Architecture and Art Walking Tour

    Ticketed
    Equinox Rockefeller Center
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  5. Fall 2026 CAS Symposium: “Empty Vessels Full of Meaning”

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  6. Day of the Dead Workshop

    92 Ave. C, Manhattan

  7. Bone Sculpting Workshop

    255 McKibbin, Brooklyn

  8. Collagraphs with Tetra Pak

  9. Halloween Pottery: Pumpkin

    136 Bowery, Manhattan

  10. Open hours for "The Carver's Order"

    The Renee & Chaim Gross Foundation, Manhattan

  11. Nike: Form Follows Motion Gallery Talk

    Ticketed
    Museum of Arts and Design, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  12. Visiting NYC's Iconic Monster Movie Sites

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    Free

  13. Taking Street Photography from Camera to Print

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  14. Sculpting the (Un)Spoken: A Participatory Performance with Iris van Herpen

    With Iris van Herpen
    Rotunda
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  15. Cempazúchitl: Mexico's Marigold Workshop

    Watson Education Building, The Bronx

  16. Lunchtime workshop

    FA 218
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  17. Sống: Photographs by Ocean Vuong

    ThinkChinatown
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  18. Proximity Exhibition

    Free
    Snug Harbor Cultural Center, Manhattan
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  19. Exhibition Tour: Roy Lichtenstein: Like New

  20. Building of the Day: Vagelos Innovation Laboratories

    By AIA New York / Center for Architecture
    Vagelos Innovation Laboratories, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons

  21. Halloween Hang with the LUAG Museum Educators

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  22. Creative Aging: Canvas of Memories with Natalie Del Villar

    With Natalie Del Villar
    Flatbush, Caribbean Literary & Cultural Center

  23. Exhibition Tour: “Untitled” (America)

  24. Architectural Tours

    Plaza33

  25. Crafting Community: Work on Personal Projects & Make New Friends

    Free
    Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library, Manhattan
    Free

  26. The Lost World: The Art of Minnie Evans

  27. NY | Hands On: Lotería

    Free
    American Indian Museum
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  28. Collage Party

    Central Library, Info Commons Lab

  29. Exhibition Tour: Roy Lichtenstein: Like New

  30. SVA Conversations: “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” Screening and Q&A with Cinematographer Frankie DeMarco, ASC

    BFA Film

  31. Tricks and Treats: TV’s Scariest Episodes

    The Paley Museum

  32. Whitney Halloween Teen Night

    Whitney Museum of American Art

  33. Movie Night: Beetlejuice

    Free
    Public Square and Gardens, Hudson Yards
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  34. Friday Evening at the Art/History Museum

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  35. Visita Guiada en Español: Diseñados para ser Rojos

    Free
    Poster House
    Free

  36. Fine Artist Discusses Art Book on the Rocky Films

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    Free

  37. Red Hook Art Project: Adult Figure Drawing Night

    Red Hook Art Project Studio, Brooklyn

  38. Mural & Mingle

    With Andrea HerradaFree
    Recess Grove, Brooklyn
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  39. Halloween Movie Night: Honoring Tim Curry

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  40. Visions of the American Landscape: Films by Allison Janae Hamilton, with Imani Perry in Conversation

    With Allison Janae Hamilton and Imani Perry
    Studio Museum in Harlem: The Stoop

  41. Fine Art of Rocky

    Free
    Free

  42. Weeksville Watch Night: Black Stories, Unbound

    By Weeksville Heritage Center

  43. Highlights of the Exhibition “Untitled” (America)

  44. Halloween Screening: Train to Busan

    With Yeon Sang-hoFree
    Asian Art Museum
    FreeUnconfirmedNotable speaker
    Unconfirmed

  45. The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Original Cast Spooktacular Tour

    With Barry Bostwick, Nell Campbell and 1 more
    The Town Hall
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  46. Nosferatu with Live Piano Accompaniment

    Ticketed
    Museum of the Moving Image, Queens
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  47. Zones Troubles

    Ticketed
    The 3 Luxembourg
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  48. 15-Minute Tour: The Lost World: The Art of Minnie Evans

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  1. AIANY Social Science and Architecture Committee Meeting

    By AIA New York / Center for Architecture

  2. Oak Collection Tour

    At the Garden
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  3. An FIT Future//Forward Conversation with Law Roach

    Fashion Institute of Technology, Manhattan

  4. Friday Night Function at Whitney Museum of American Art

    Free
    Whitney Museum of American Art, Manhattan
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  5. Movies Under the Stars: Hoppers | PG

    Free
    Kissena Corridor Park, Manhattan
    Free
Open Friday, 2026-10-30

Saturday · Oct 31, 2026

31 events shown on this page

  1. Halloween Pottery: Ghost Candleholders

    136 Bowery, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  2. Art in the Park: Upcycled Bike Jewelry

    Shirley Chisholm State Park, Brooklyn

  3. Knifesmithing 101: Forge a Survival Knife

    Craftsman Ave, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  4. Exhibition Tours: A Nation of Artists

  5. Mixed Media Collage Workshop with Anthony Ciambella

  6. Woodworking for Beginners: Make a Side Table

    Craftsman Ave, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  7. Procession of Puppets: La Catrina and Skeleton Puppets

    New York Botanical Garden
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  8. Intro to Leatherwork: Make a Leather Tote Bag

    Craftsman Ave, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  9. NYC Drawing the Dance Workshop

    Dixon Place, Manhattan

  10. Stained Glass Art for Beginners

    Ticketed
    Craftsman Ave, Brooklyn

  11. Poughkeepsie, A Fall Photo-Walk

    Grand Central Terminal, Manhattan

  12. Before-Hours Tours With an Art Historian

    MoMA, Manhattan

  13. Drawing in the Park

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  14. Discover the History & Design of One of New York's Most Unique Parks

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    Free

  15. Open Studio: Sculpture Garden Reimagined

    Free
    Hirshhorn Museum
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  16. Drawing in Nature

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  17. Repurposeful Ancestry Lab Repair Walk: Flatbush to Courtelyou

    Flatbush Library

  18. Forest Hills Gardens Tour On Halloween

    New York City Hiking Tours
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  19. Walking Tour: Downtown New York Architecture in 1776

    By AIA New York / Center for Architecture · with William M. SingerTicketed
    Alexander Hamilton U.S. Customs House

  20. Shibori: Block and Bind Dye Techniques with Indigo

    By Brooklyn Brainery
    Brooklyn Brainery, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  21. NY | Hands On: Lotería

    Free
    American Indian Museum
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  22. Stamp & Scream

    Postal Museum
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  23. Art Walk

    Free
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  24. Sculpting the (Un)Spoken: A Participatory Performance with Iris van Herpen

    Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  25. Drawing Session in Exhibit on Loss, Disappearance, & Identity (in Spanish & English)

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  26. ICP Photobook Club: Japanese Women Photographers x Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon

    Free
    International Center of Photography
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  27. Capturing the Scent of Time: Bilingual Bookmaking Workshop #2

    Adams Street Library
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  1. Be a Part of the Magic - New York’s 53rd Annual Village Halloween Parade

    Greenwich Village, Manhattan

  2. Halloween Harvest Festival

    By allevents.in
    Socrates Sculpture Park, Queens
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  3. The Nightmare Before Christmas Sing-Along

    New York Hall of Science
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  4. Grand Central Terminal

    By The Municipal Art Society of New York · with MAS DocentTicketed
Open Saturday, 2026-10-31
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