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Sunday · Nov 8, 2026

46 events shown on this page

  1. Ice Skating at Wollman Rink

    Ticketed
    Wollman Rink, Central Park, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  2. Paper Cuts: Independent Publishing in the United States, 2000-2025

    Free
    Center for Book Arts (Chelsea)
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  3. Stained Glass Art for Beginners

    Ticketed
    Craftsman Ave, Brooklyn

  4. Tosca

    By newyorktheatreguide.comTicketed
    Metropolitan Opera House

  5. Tapa: Art of the Gift in Polynesia

    The Metropolitan Museum of Art
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  6. Here There Are Blueberries

    By newyorktheatreguide.comTicketed
    Barrymore Theatre

  7. New York Fashion at PS1, 1980–1984

    MoMA PS1
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  8. Masao Gozu: Windows and Bars

    MoMA PS1
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  9. Zeng Fanzhi

    Hauser & Wirth
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  10. · Starts in 46 min

    Colloquy

    By New York Society for Ethical Culture
    Elliott Library (507), Manhattan
  11. · Starts in 1h 1m

    Birding in Peace: Late-Risers Edition

    By The Green-Wood Cemetery
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  12. · Starts in 1h 1m

    Jews and American Democracy: 250 Years of Debate

    By Center for Jewish HistoryTicketed
  13. · Starts in 1h 1m

    Gary's Backyard Mushroom Walk

    By New York Mycological Society
    Central Park, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  14. · Starts in 2h 1m

    Sunday Platform with Richard Koral + Activity Day

    By New York Society for Ethical Culture
    Ceremonial Hall (4th Floor), Manhattan
  15. · Starts in 2h 1m

    Young Ethical Explorers: Happy Bones Festival

    By New York Society for Ethical Culture
    Adler Study (514), Manhattan
  16. · Starts in 2h 1m

    Grave Beginnings: Green-Wood By Trolley

    By The Green-Wood CemeteryFree
    Green-Wood Cemetery
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  17. · Starts in 2h 1m

    Fall Foliage Tree ID Hike

    Free
    Myrtle Avenue and Park Lane South (in Forest Park)
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  18. · Starts in 3h 1m

    Food For Thought (F4T)

    By Center for Inquiry New York CityFree
    Phebe's Tavern & Grill, Manhattan
    FreeHidden gem
  19. · Starts in 3h 1m

    Historical House of the Distinguished American President of the Early 20th Century

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  20. · Starts in 4h 1m

    Green-Wood's Greatest Hits

    By The Green-Wood Cemetery
  21. · Starts in 4h 1m

    Central Park Tour: 'The Women in Central Park'

    By New York Society for Ethical Culture
    NY
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  22. · Starts in 5h 1m

    Transit Walk-Deep Dive: Journey on the J from Fulton Center to Broadway Junction

    By New York Transit Museum
    Off-Site
  23. · Starts in 5h 1m

    Exploring the Grand Apartments of the Upper West Side

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  24. · Starts in 5h 31m

    Homeward Bound: A Korean Adoptee Exploring the Longing for Belonging

    By Caveat
    Caveat, Manhattan
  25. · Starts in 5h 31m

    Midtown Architecture and History Tour: From Pre-War to Art Deco to Modern

    By Exploring NYC History and NeighborhoodsFree
    455 5th Ave, Manhattan
    FreeHidden gem
  26. · Starts in 7h 31m

    Tween Primes

    By National Museum of Mathematics · with Elwyn Berlekamp and Dr. Tiago Hirth
  27. · Starts in 8h 1m

    The Last Palestinian

    By Caveat
    Caveat, Manhattan
  28. · Starts in 10h 31m

    Comedians Interview Experts: Anxiety with Baron Vaughn and Dr. April Toure

    By Caveat · with Baron Vaughn and Dr. April Toure
    Caveat, Manhattan
Show 18 more on Sunday · rated lower

  1. Tristan & Yseult

    By newyorktheatreguide.comTicketed
    St. Ann's Warehouse

  2. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

    Lyric Theatre - NY
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

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

    By newyorktheatreguide.comTicketed
    Broadhurst Theatre
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  4. Traitorz: The Unauthorized Musical Parody

    By newyorktheatreguide.comTicketed
    St. Luke's Theatre

  5. Christmas Spectacular Starring The Radio City Rockettes

    Radio City Music Hall
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  6. An OTNT Pop-Up

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

  7. Hard Art

    MoMA PS1
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  8. · Starts in 31 min

    Transit Tots

    By New York Transit MuseumTicketed
    New York Transit Museum, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  9. · Starts in 1h 1m

    Hop-On Hop-Off Bus: Brooklyn Bridge, Financial District, Memorial

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  10. · Starts in 1h 1m

    Fall Family Adventure: Treats and Treasure Hunt on the Trolley

    By The Green-Wood CemeteryTicketed
    Green-Wood
  11. · Starts in 1h 31m

    Dune Dreams & Peninsula Power: Climate Cafe in the Rockaways

    By climateimaginarium.orgTicketed
    Arverne East Nature Preserve, Queens
  12. · Starts in 2h 1m

    The Baby Decision and Beyond: Reimagining Family in an Unstable World

    By Climate Cafe NYC
    Culture Lab LIC, Queens
  13. · Starts in 4h 1m

    Writers Group

    By Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  14. · Starts in 4h 1m

    Garden Highlights Walk

    By Wave HillFree
    Wave Hill
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  15. · Starts in 4h 1m

    MAPS

    By National Museum of Mathematics
    National Museum of Mathematics (MoMath)
  16. · Starts in 5h 1m

    Movers and Makers: Family Tour and Workshop

    By New York Transit MuseumTicketed
    New York Transit Museum, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  17. · Starts in 5h 1m

    Catch the Colors: Fall at Green-Wood

    By The Green-Wood Cemetery
  18. · Starts in 9h 1m

    Practical Philosophy Meetup

    By Practical Philosophy Club - New YorkFree
    Olympic Tower Atrium, Manhattan
    Free
Open Sunday, 2026-11-08

Monday · Nov 9, 2026

13 events shown on this page

  1. Practical Ethics: A Time to Be Born and a Time to Die

    By New York Society for Ethical Culture
    Adler Study (514), Manhattan

  2. Say Yes to Science with Dr. Carol Portlock

    By New York Society for Ethical Culture
    Online
    Conflicting details
    Conflicting details

  3. Becoming Martian: How Living in Space Will Change Our Bodies and Minds

    By The Explorers Club · with Scott SolomonTicketed
    Explorers Club Headquarters
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  4. CBH Talk | Rebuilding American Democracy: The Path to a Functioning Government

    By Center for Brooklyn History · with K. Sabeel Rahman
    Center for Brooklyn History
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  5. Oil Pastels for Beginners

    With Akshara Bangalore
    Recess Grove, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  6. conTEMPO I

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

  7. Fun by Design

    By Caveat
    Caveat, Manhattan

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

    By Kaufman Music CenterTicketed
    Merkin Concert Hall, Manhattan
Show 5 more on Monday · rated lower

  1. Urban Garden Design (blended)

    By Brooklyn Botanic Garden
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  2. Introduction to Gouache Painting

    By Brooklyn Brainery
    Brooklyn Brainery

  3. Book Launch: Junior Architects

    By Van Alen InstituteFree
    Van Alen Institute, Brooklyn
    Free

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

    By After 5 SocietyTicketed
    Broadway Comedy Club, Manhattan

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

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

Tuesday · Nov 10, 2026

20 events shown on this page

  1. An Evening from the Queer Songbook: A Conversation with Taylor Mac and Matt Ray

    By BAM · with Taylor Mac and Matt Ray

  2. Life & Debt: 25th Anniversary

    By BAM

  3. Biochemistry Seminar

    By montefioreeinstein.org
    Forchheimer Medical Science Building - 3rd Floor Lecture Hall
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  4. Your Science in 3D

    By montefioreeinstein.org
    Forchheimer Medical Science Building
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  5. Mongolian Calligraphy Workshop

    By Brooklyn College
    West Quad Center
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  6. Staff and Faculty Creative Lunch: Collagraph Printmaking

    By Baruch College
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  7. The Metropolitan Opera Lindemann Artist Recital Series

    By Kaufman Music Center

  8. Designing Organizations for Social Impact

    By Baruch College · with Dana Brakman ReiserFree
    BAR01 - B-14-270
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  9. Ink & Drink

    With Robin AguirreFree
    Recess Grove, Brooklyn
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  10. Fire and Clay: How Bricks Reveal the Hidden History of Chicago

    By The Skyscraper Museum · with Will QuamFree
    The Skyscraper Museum
    FreeUnconfirmedHidden gem
    Unconfirmed

  11. Priyanka Mattoo's "How to Be Less Useful" with Jessica Grose

    By Book Club BarFree
    Book Club Bar - East Village, Manhattan
    FreeHidden gem

  12. Hollywood Crime Scene

    By Caveat · with Rachel Fisher and Desi Jedeikin
    Caveat, Manhattan
Show 8 more on Tuesday · rated lower

  1. Inter Alia

    By newyorktheatreguide.comTicketed
    Music Box Theatre

  2. Midweek Meditation

    By New York Society for Ethical Culture
    Online

  3. Upper West Side Action Group: Mid-Term Victory Party

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

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

    By The Wisdom BarTicketed
    Flop House Comedy Club, Brooklyn

  5. The Olympics that Weren't: NYC's Bid for the 2012 Games (Part 1)

    By Brooklyn BraineryTicketed
    Brooklyn Brainery

  6. Brooklyn Women’s Chorus Rehearsal

    By Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture
    Brooklyn

  7. Stanley Wolukau-Wanambwa: Henry Wolf Chair in Photography Artist Talk

    By The Cooper Union
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  8. Galileo

    By newyorktheatreguide.comTicketed
    Shubert Theatre
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
Open Tuesday, 2026-11-10

Wednesday · Nov 11, 2026

17 events shown on this page

  1. Screening – Stolen Children

    By The Explorers Club · with Martyna Wojciechowska and Jowita BaranieckaTicketed
    Explorers Club Headquarters
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  2. Recreational Mathematics

    By National Museum of Mathematics · with Dr. Tiago Hirth

  3. What can the lives of Jewish midwives reveal about Jewish communities in early modern Europe?

    By Center for Jewish History · with Jordan Katz and Iris Idelson-SheinFree
    Free

  4. Jews and American Democracy: 250 Years of Debate

    By Center for Jewish HistoryTicketed
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  5. A Staged Reading of 'The Dybbuk'

    By Center for Jewish HistoryFree
    FreeHidden gem

  6. Dr. David George Haskell

    By The Linnaean Society of New York
    6 East 87th St, New York City

  7. Skirball Salon: Ilya Kaminsky & Katie Farris

    By NYU Skirball
    NYU Skirball Center, Manhattan

  8. Peer Revue

    By Caveat · with Noah Guiberson, Kit Carter and 7 more
    Caveat, Manhattan

  9. Lullaby

    By Kaufman Music CenterTicketed
    Merkin Concert Hall, Manhattan

  10. Book Club² - "The Coin" by Yasmin Zaher

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

  11. Sagematch (NYCF)

    By Caveat · with Alex Burr, Jerzy Gwiazdowski and 8 more
    Caveat, Manhattan
Show 6 more on Wednesday · rated lower

  1. Detours, Constellations, and Failure: Researching…

    By Bard Graduate Center · with Antonio Sánchez-Gómez
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  2. Now You See Me Live

    By newyorktheatreguide.comTicketed
    Al Hirschfeld Theatre

  3. Mitochondrial Health and Healthspan: Brain Metabolism and Bioenergetics

    By The New York Academy of Sciences

  4. Annual Veterans' Day Ceremony

    By Intrepid Museum
    Intrepid Museum, Manhattan

  5. MathPlay for 4’s

    By National Museum of Mathematics

  6. Author Event: "My Boyfriend, the Superhero" by Kylie Cheung

    By Book Club BarFree
    Book Club Bar - Bushwick, Brooklyn
    Free
Open Wednesday, 2026-11-11

Thursday · Nov 12, 2026

4 events shown on this page

  1. BAM x Alfreda’s Cinema, ARTNoir co-present Alice Coltrane’s Eternity’s Pillar

    By BAM
Show 3 more on Thursday · rated lower

  1. Blue Man Group “A New Holiday Surprise”

    By newyorktheatreguide.comTicketed
    Lunt-Fontanne Theatre

  2. Simons Collaboration on New Frontiers in Superconductivity Annual Meeting

    By Simons Foundation
    Gerald D. Fischbach Auditorium
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  3. Underground NYC Tour: Subway 101

    By New York Transit MuseumTicketed
    Off-Site
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
Open Thursday, 2026-11-12
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