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Friday · Oct 30, 2026

50 events shown on this page
  1. · Starts in 10h 55m

    Revolutionary Echoes: Chinese-Language Radio in the Cold War Era

    With Jie Li
    Columbia University, International Affairs Building (IAB)
  2. · Starts in 11h 55m

    Indonesia in Global Value Chains: Understanding the New Economic Imperialism

    With Intan Suwandi
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  3. · Starts in 12h 55m

    Gilded Age Mansions of Fifth Avenue Tour

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  4. · Starts in 12h 55m

    The People Versus Lenny Bruce

    By New York Society for Ethical Culture
    Ceremonial Hall (4th Floor), Manhattan
  5. · Starts in 12h 55m

    Discover New York City's Jazz Age History

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  6. · Starts in 12h 55m

    Highlights of Brooklyn's Gravesend

    Neck Road Subway station, Brooklyn
  7. · Starts in 13h 55m

    Halloween Prelude: Haunted Greenwich Village Tour

    By Exploring NYC History and NeighborhoodsFree
    Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center, Manhattan
    Free
  8. · Starts in 13h 55m

    Exhibition Tour, The Battle of Brooklyn

    By Center for Brooklyn HistoryFree
    Center for Brooklyn History
    Free
  9. · Starts in 14h 25m

    Annual Ridgway Lecture: Oplontis: New Discoveries at Villas A and B

    University of Washington
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  10. · Starts in 14h 55m

    Musicology Lecture: Andrea Bohlman, UNC-Chapel Hill

    Biddle Music Building, 104
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  11. · Starts in 14h 55m

    Brooklyn Heights at Twilight: The Weird, Wonderful, and In-Between

    Center for Brooklyn History, Brooklyn
  12. · Starts in 14h 55m

    Damian White | Designing the Just Transition

    By NYU Center for Urban Science + ProgressFree
    Brooklyn
    FreeHidden gem
  13. · Starts in 15h 5m

    CCA Seminar: Jenny Ni, “Remaking Places: Comanche Politics, Rock Art, and the Shaping of Landscapes”

    With Jenny Ni
    Columbia University
  14. · Starts in 16h 25m

    Living History After Dark

    Fraunces Tavern® Museum, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  15. · Starts in 16h 55m

    Hereafter Hours

    By The Green-Wood Cemetery
  16. · Starts in 16h 55m

    Molly & June's Honky Tonk: Line Dance Classes & Country Music

    SOB’s
  17. · Starts in 16h 55m

    Make A Cutting Board

    With Cade DrummerTicketed
    Recess Grove, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  18. · Starts in 16h 55m

    Historic Haunts of Lower Manhattan

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  19. · Starts in 17h 25m

    VOCES8 at Trinity Church

    By Kaufman Music Center
  20. · Starts in 17h 25m

    Sina Najafi Talks About Genocide With Eyal Weizman

    With Eyal Weizman and Sina Najafi
    Giorno Poetry Systems
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  21. · Starts in 17h 25m

    Hereafter Hours

    By The Green-Wood Cemetery
  22. · Starts in 17h 55m

    Hereafter Hours

    By The Green-Wood Cemetery
  23. · Starts in 17h 55m

    Abolish Everything: World Championship III

    By CaveatTicketed
    Caveat, Manhattan
  24. · Starts in 18h 25m

    Ambrose Akinmusire and Aszure Barton

    Rose Theater
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  25. · Starts in 18h 25m

    Eleanor Alberga: The String Quartet Cycle with support from Solaris

  26. · Starts in 18h 25m

    Vaya Gerardo Contino

    Free
    Lincoln Center, Manhattan
    Free
  27. · Starts in 18h 25m

    Hereafter Hours

    By The Green-Wood Cemetery
  28. · Starts in 18h 25m

    Thriller-Themed Zumba Session

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  29. · Starts in 18h 55m

    Hereafter Hours

    By The Green-Wood Cemetery
  30. · Starts in 19h 25m

    Hereafter Hours

    By The Green-Wood Cemetery
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  1. · Starts in 10h 55m

    Weekly AFSC Action Hour for Palestine

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  2. · Starts in 11h 55m

    Ask a Tech at the Sheepshead Bay Library

    Brooklyn Public Library - Sheepshead Bay Branch
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  3. · Starts in 14h 10m

    Laser ABBA

    Strasenburgh Planetarium Star Theater
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  4. · Starts in 15h 55m

    Tech Happy Hour by Startup Grind

    Time Out Market Union Square, Manhattan
  5. · Starts in 16h 55m

    Halloween DJ Sets: TYLERFROMWHERE and Lord Fascinator

    Whitney Museum of American Art
  6. · Starts in 17h 25m

    Dark Strings Trio

    Gallery 198
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  7. · Starts in 17h 25m

    Voces8 at Trinity Church

    By Kaufman Music Center
    Trinity Church
  8. · Starts in 17h 55m

    Bill Blyer Presents Long Island and The Civil War

    By Queens Historical Society · with Bill Blyer
    Kingsland
  9. · Starts in 17h 55m

    New York Night Train 21st Annual Haunted Hop: Devil's Night Edition

    Knockdown Center, Queens
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  10. · Starts in 17h 55m

    Poor Unfortunate Souls

    With The Little Mermen & the Princess PalsTicketed
    SoHo Live
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  11. · Starts in 18h 55m

    A Citadel Halloween

    By partiful.com · with jeanchalant, Pea$y and 6 more
    Rodeo BK, Brooklyn
  12. · Starts in 18h 55m

    ROA

    Palladium Times Square
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  13. · Starts in 18h 55m

    Machine Girl Halloween

    By Pioneer WorksTicketed
    Pioneer Works
  14. · Starts in 20h 55m

    Halloween Nonstop: DJ Stingray, Convextion, Rene Wise, Juliana Huxtable, DJ Koolt + more

    Ticketed
    Nowadays, Queens
  15. · Starts in 20h 55m

    Yacht Party Cruise (Drinks, DJ, Dancing)

    299 South St, Manhattan
  16. · Starts in 21h 25m

    BOUND Blackout: Laure Croft / SKIN / Katie Rex / Kim Anh / Dj Warning / likeholywine / nonsuit

    BASEMENT, Queens
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  17. · Starts in 21h 40m

    Late Night Sessions

    Ticketed
    Dizzy's Club, Midtown
  18. · Starts in 21h 55m

    8Ball-O-Ween

    Ticketed
    8 Ball Community
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  19. · Starts in 21h 55m

    Karaoke Friday

    The Local Bar, Astoria
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  20. · Starts in 21h 55m

    Dianne Brill Presents Hot or Horror @ The Nines

    By partiful.com
    The Nines
Open Friday, 2026-10-30

Saturday · Oct 31, 2026

50 events shown on this page

  1. Highlights Tour

    Governors Island, Manhattan

  2. Tastes of Chinatown: Neighborhood History and Food Tour

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  3. Spooktacular Girls in Business

    338 W 36th St., Manhattan

  4. Historic Haunts of Lower Manhattan

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  5. Walking Tour of Historic Turtle Bay

    1st Avenue & East 47th Street, Manhattan

  6. Revolution in Old New York: Soldiers, Spies & Statesmen

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  7. Greenwood Cemetery Halloween Hike

    500 25th Street, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  8. Gilded Age Mansions of Fifth Avenue Tour

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  9. DC | Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)

    With Grupo los Tecuanes, David Amorozo and 1 moreFree
    American Indian Museum DC
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  10. Magicians and Mediums Trolley Tour

    By The Green-Wood CemeteryTicketed
    Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn

  11. High Line Tour: From Freight to Flowers

  12. R&B Beats Dance

    Free
    Queens Public Library - Cambria Heights
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  13. Current Events in Government & Politics

    Dyker Library

  14. Intermediate English Class (We Speak NYC)

    Brooklyn Public Library - Sheepshead Bay Branch

  15. Explore a Unique Pocket of NYC: A Look at History, Design, & Environment

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    Free

  16. Exhibition Workshop: Halloween Amulet Making

    With Carl Walsh and Leopoldo Fox-ZampiccoliFree
    Institute for the Study of the Ancient World
    Free

  17. Kpop dance class

    X-Space LIC, Queens

  18. Mozart for Munchkins: Spooky Sounds

    Hudson Yards
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  19. Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)

    With Cetiliztli NauhcampaFree
    National Museum of the American Indian Heye Center, Manhattan
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  20. Dia de los Muertos Celebration at Brooklyn Army Terminal

    Free
    Brooklyn Army Terminal Arches
    Free

  21. Jewel in the Crown: Old City Hall Station

    By New York Transit MuseumTicketed
    Off-Site
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  22. Gilded Age Mansions of Fifth Avenue Tour

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  23. Underground Manhattan: Exploring the History of the NYC Subway System

    Municipal Building — Subway Entrance (See Confirmation Email for Exact Meeting Location), Manhattan

  24. Northwest Bronx: Van Cortlandt Park Hike and the Fieldston Historic District

    By Exploring NYC History and NeighborhoodsFree
    Van Cortlandt House Museum, The Bronx
    Free

  25. Where Harlem Rests Trolley Tour

    Free
    Woodlawn Cemetery and Conservancy, The Bronx
    Free

  26. Docent led tours of the Historic Conference House Museum

    Free
    Conference House Park
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  27. Explore a Unique Pocket of NYC: A Look at History, Design, & Environment

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    Free

  28. The Ruben Coca Quartet Performance and Percussion Workshop

    Free
    Queens Central Library
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
Show 22 more on Saturday · rated lower

  1. Show Brain Halloween at Tompkins Sq Park

    Tompkins Square Park, Manhattan

  2. Saturday Open Mic

    The Local Bar, Astoria
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  3. Standup Show

    Free
    The Gaf West, Manhattan
    Free

  4. Nexo NYC Halloween Edition - District Saturday | The Sound of New York

    NEXO NYC, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  5. The Official Village Halloween Parade Silent Disco

    By allevents.inTicketed
    New York's Village Halloween Parade, Manhattan

  6. Haunted Ballroom with Live Performance by Rack

    By allevents.inTicketed
    Melrose Ballroom, Queens
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  7. Purgatory

    Refuge, Brooklyn

  8. Slow Jams NYC - Halloween Slow Jams & RnB Party

    Littlefield, Brooklyn

  9. South Street Seaport Tour

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  10. Bronx Carnival - Dancehall & Soca Halloween Day Party

    Bronx Brewery Back Yard Entrance, The Bronx

  11. Saints or Sinners: Reggaeton Halloween Night

    By allevents.inTicketed
    Skinos, Manhattan

  12. Dinner with Entrepreneurs | Manhattan (Giving Back Edition)

    Restaurant of the Week, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  13. The Reggaeton Halloween Party

    Lot45, Brooklyn

  14. Early Voting

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  15. Halloween Dance Cruise

    Liberty Belle, Manhattan

  16. Halloween Spooky Silent Disco 21+

    By allevents.inTicketed
    Bohemian Hall and Beer Garden, Queens

  17. Halloween Perreo on the Roof - Costume Party

    High Bar New York, Manhattan

  18. R&B Saturdays Halloween party

    By allevents.in
    The RnB room at Kiss Lounge (queens), Queens

  19. Much Ado About Nothing

    By newyorktheatreguide.comTicketed
    Winter Garden Theatre

  20. Off The Record | Halloween Edition

    ARTSPACE, Manhattan

  21. Spooktacular at Hudson Yards

    Free
    Public Square and Gardens, Hudson Yards
    Free

  22. Weekly Vigil for Yemen

    One Union Square South, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
Open Saturday, 2026-10-31
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