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Tuesday · Nov 3, 2026

9 events shown on this page

  1. Brooklyn Women’s Chorus Rehearsal

    By Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture
    Brooklyn

  2. Paul Taylor Dance Company 2026 Season

    Ticketed
    Jazz at Lincoln Center
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  3. The New York Groove Live w/New York Metro Weather

    By CaveatTicketed
    Caveat, Manhattan

  4. Lincoln in the Bardo

    With Missy MazzoliTicketed
    The Metropolitan Opera House
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  5. Astronomy on Tap Montreal – Aliens & Black Holes: Mysteries of the Universe

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  6. Real Life Tonight

    By CaveatTicketed
    Caveat, Manhattan
Show 3 more on Tuesday · rated lower

  1. Movie Nights at Bella Abzug Park: Clueles

    Free
    Bella Abzug Park, Manhattan
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  2. Beauty School Dropout

    Sony Hall
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  3. Madame Daley | Lauren Craig

    Haswell Green's, Times Square
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
Open Tuesday, 2026-11-03

Wednesday · Nov 4, 2026

82 events shown on this page

  1. Transatlantic Policy Breakfast

    Penn Club, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  2. The Penguin Book of the Sonnet: 500 Years of a Classic Tradition in English

    With Phillis Levin, Jonathan Galassi and 4 more
    The New York Society Library

  3. Lectures on Tap - “Math & Scandal: The Man Who ‘Stole’ Infinity”

    SoHo, Manhattan

  4. Downtown Voices: Mozart Mass

    Trinity Church, Manhattan

  5. Bach at One: Bach’s Italian Muses

    Trinity Church, Manhattan

  6. 8th Summit for Space Sustainability

    Brasília, Brazil
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  7. Bird and Nature Walk: Fresh Kills - North Park

    By Staten Island MuseumFree
    Freshkills North Park, Staten Island
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  8. High Line Tour: From Freight to Flowers

  9. Green-Wood on Wheels: Stroller-Friendly Tour

    By The Green-Wood CemeteryFree
    The Green-House at Green-Wood
    Free

  10. Jewel in the Crown: Old City Hall Station

    By New York Transit MuseumTicketed
    Off-Site
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  11. Neuroscience Seminar Series: Dr. Sabine Kastner

    By montefioreeinstein.org
    The Bronx
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  12. Gilded Age Mansions of Fifth Avenue Tour

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  13. Grand Central Terminal

    With MAS DocentTicketed

  14. Local Noon in the Gottlieb Transit Corridor

    Free
    Gottlieb Transit Corridor
    FreeUnconfirmedHidden gem
    Unconfirmed

  15. The Institute for Israel and Jewish Studies – Book talk with Prof. Seth Schwartz

    With Seth Schwartz
    Institute for Israel and Jewish Studies

  16. Learn to Juggle in the Park

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    Free

  17. Camille Donoho: Connectomics-derived functional predictions in the Drosophila visual system

    With Camille Donoho
    Bryan Research 103
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  18. The Unusual Type II SN 2018ivc: Hints of a Binary Progenitor and a Young Pulsar Wind Nebula

    With Annika Deutsch
    622 Space Sciences Building
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  19. Midwood Creative Writing Group @ Clarendon w/ Dave Johnson

    With Dave Johnson
    Clarendon, Meeting Room

  20. Jewel in the Crown: Old City Hall Station

    By New York Transit MuseumTicketed
    Off-Site
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  21. PCB | Wang: Molecular Basis of Transcription and Transcription-coupled Repair

    With Dong Wang, PhD
    Nanaline Duke 147
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  22. Math in Bloom: Fibonacci Stepping Stone Creation

    Queens Botanical Garden

  23. The Invention of Park Avenue

    By The Skyscraper Museum · with Carol WillisFree
    The Skyscraper Museum, Manhattan
    Free

  24. Teen Time: Book Discussion Group

    Bay Ridge Library, Meeting Room

  25. Library Lab: Oobleck

    Free
    Brower Park Library, Brooklyn
    Free

  26. Math Encounters

    By National Museum of Mathematics · with Skip GaribaldiFree
    National Museum of Mathematics
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  27. Arts, Culture & Fun: BE BOLD - Ballet Programming

    Free
    Williamsbridge Oval, Manhattan
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

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

    With Mark Malkoff
    The Paley Museum

  29. Live Conversation with Winners of 2026 Humanities Prizes

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  30. Masterclass: Mark Kroll, harpsichord

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

  31. Ancient Nubia: Reframing Power Dynamics in the Nile Valley

    UNCG Greensboro
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

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

    With Foy ScalfFree
    ISAW lecture hall
    Free

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

    Johns Hopkins University Homewood campus
    Hidden gem

  34. Making Music from Our Surroundings

    Central Library, Info Commons, Room 4
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  35. An Evening with Gaël Faye and Peter Godwin

    By Albertine · with Gaël Faye and Peter Godwin
    Albertine, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  36. First Wednesdays Open Mic

    With Kevin Crane
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

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

    Columbia University, Casa Hispanica

  38. Paul Taylor Dance Company 2026 Season

    Ticketed
    Jazz at Lincoln Center
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  39. Book Talk: Claying Architecture, Making Machine and Material Kin

    By AIA New York / Center for Architecture · with Shelby Doyle, Frank Melendez and 3 more
    Center for Architecture, Manhattan

  40. Skirball Salon: On Butoh

    By NYU Skirball
    NYU Skirball Center, Manhattan

  41. Sorority FOCUS

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  42. Beyond Dreamers: Undocumented Youth Imagining Futures

    CUNY Graduate Center, Skylight Lounge
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  43. Gut Feelings: How Our Nervous and Immune Systems Communicate

    With Daniel MucidaFree
    Simons Foundation, Manhattan
    Free

  44. The Boathouse Jam: Winter Edition

    Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club Boathouse, Brooklyn

  45. Santos Bravos: Dual — Behind the Music

    The Paley Museum

  46. Psychedelics & Creativity in a Quantum World: Neuroscience

    By The Wisdom BarTicketed
    The Velvet, Brooklyn

  47. Parnassus Books: Conversation with Katie Garaby

    With Melissa R. Collings and Katie GarabyFree
    Parnassus Books
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  48. The New York Philosophy Club

    By New York Society for Ethical Culture
    Ceremonial Hall (4th Floor), Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  49. Advantage Play: Can You Beat the Lottery?

    With Skip GaribaldiFree
    National Museum of Mathematics [MoMath]
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  50. Author Talk: The Black Madonna with Dr. Christena Cleveland

    By cafeconlibrosbk.com · with Dr. Christena ClevelandTicketed
    Cafe con Libros, Brooklyn

  51. Great Literature Discussions: The Blue Flower by Penelope Fitzgerald

    By New York Society for Ethical Culture
    Online

  52. SciCafe: Ticked Off

    With Ashley KennedyFree
    American Museum of Natural History, Cullman Hall of the Universe
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  53. Ethical-izing Holiday Celebrations Workshop Series

    By New York Society for Ethical Culture
    Online
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  54. Francisca Valenzuela

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

    UnconfirmedHidden gem
    Unconfirmed

  56. Tourism in Southeast Asia: Social and Environmental Challenges

    With Ayu Larassanti, Dr. Pham Hong Long and 2 more

  57. 54 Sings Queen

    Ticketed
    54 Below
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
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  1. I Love R&B Wednesday New York

    Polygon Brooklyn, Brooklyn

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

    By newyorktheatreguide.comTicketed
    Broadhurst Theatre
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  3. Midtown Music in Greeley Square Park

    Free
    Greeley Square Park, Manhattan
    Free

  4. Discover Green-Wood Trolley Tour

    Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  5. Traitorz: The Unauthorized Musical Parody

    By newyorktheatreguide.comTicketed
    St. Luke's Theatre

  6. Frank Maza Featuring Javier Limon Present: Back Then

    Cafe Wha?, Manhattan

  7. Christmas Spectacular Starring The Radio City Rockettes

    Radio City Music Hall
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  8. American Museum of Natural History

    Ticketed
    American Museum of Natural History, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  9. Grand Central History Tour

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  10. Discovery Sing-Along with Sabrina Chap

    By Brooklyn Botanic Garden · with Sabrina Chap

  11. Amazon Free Afternoons

    Free
    Museum & Science Center
    Free

  12. Jasmine's Caribbean Cuisine 6th Anniversary

    Jasmine's Caribbean Cuisine
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  13. Mountain Hawk Birding GBM

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  14. Late-Night Wednesdays

    By Museum of the City of New YorkFree
    Museum of the City of New York
    Free

  15. Quiet Reading Meet Up

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  16. Plant Propagation

    By Brooklyn Botanic Garden

  17. Body Snatching: The Dark Secret Behind Modern Medicine

    By After 5 SocietyTicketed
    Broadway Comedy Club, Manhattan

  18. Housing & Block Association Committee

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  19. Vets Town Hall

    Cradle of Aviation Museum
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  20. Monthly Community Song Sharing

    By Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture

  21. BVS’ Biotech Community Event

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  22. English Country Dance

    Historic Richmond Town, Staten Island
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  23. Blue October

    Palladium Times Square
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  24. "First Famous Christmas" by Carrie Wittmer with Caroline Moss

    By Book Club BarTicketed
    Book Club Bar - East Village, Manhattan

  25. Alan Buko Request Show

    Haswell Green's, Hell's Kitchen
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
Open Wednesday, 2026-11-04

Thursday · Nov 5, 2026

9 events shown on this page

  1. Michelle Branch at Beacon Theatre

    Beacon Theatre
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  2. George Washington Talk with Jill Vaum Rothschild

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

    With Pablo Max

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

    Midtown Manhattan, Manhattan

  5. NYSOEA 58th Annual Conference

    Silver Bay YMCA, Silver Bay, NY
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
Show 4 more on Thursday · rated lower

  1. Sip a Broadway-inspired cocktail at Bowtie Bar

    Bowtie Bar

  2. Slumber Party

    Brooklyn Comedy Collective, Brooklyn

  3. Simons Collaboration on Confinement and QCD Strings Annual Meeting

    By Simons Foundation
    Gerald D. Fischbach Auditorium
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  4. Roots Rise Up

    Ticketed
    Block 41
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
Open Thursday, 2026-11-05
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