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Thursday · Oct 29, 2026

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    Aaron McCann, Emma Willmann, Dan Ahdoot, Riley Lassin

    With Aaron McCann, Emma Willmann and 2 moreFree
    New York Comedy Club Upper West Side
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
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    The Big Woozy Band & Kelsey Pierce

    Haswell Green's, Times Square
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  3. · Starts in 1h 2m

    AKATA

    Ticketed
    H0L0, Queens
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  4. · Starts in 1h 47m

    Late Night Sessions

    Ticketed
    Dizzy's Club, Midtown
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
Open Thursday, 2026-10-29

Friday · Oct 30, 2026

96 events shown on this page

  1. Ice Skating at Wollman Rink

    Ticketed
    Wollman Rink, Central Park, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  2. The Fitness Mixer

    re-Creation Fitness

  3. Tastes of Chinatown: Neighborhood History and Food Tour

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  4. OncoHeart 2026 International Conference

    Marine Biological Laboratory
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  5. The New Renaissance - A Masquerade Celebrating Black Music in NYC

    The Victoria Theater Restaurant

  6. Dev Lemons, Venus & the Flytraps

    Elsewhere - The Hall, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  7. BU Health & Life Science Conference Featuring Big Tree ACORN Summit

    Rafik B. Hariri Building (Questrom School of Business), 9th Floor Ballroom & Kenmore Room
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  8. Asanabenche "Invention Tour"

    Silvana, Manhattan

  9. NYC Tour por Times Square, Broadway, Grand Central y la NY Biblioteca

    NYC Free Tours, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  10. Medicine Grand Rounds: 2026 Clipp-Speer Lecture - Shared Values: Evidence, Compassion, and Fairness

    With Laura Svetkey, MD, MHS
    Duke North, Room 2002
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  11. Chinese-American Planning Council and CaringKind to Provide Caregiver Workshop Series in Queens

    EmblemHealth Neighborhood Care
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  12. Tai Chi (Outdoors)

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    Free

  13. Morning Yoga on the Plaza

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  14. Adult Mental Health First Aid Training

    Central Library, Dweck Center

  15. Brooklyn Bridge History Tour

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  16. Nephrology Grand Rounds

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  17. Transportation in NY Summit

    New York Law School, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  18. The Venetian Renaissance and Ottoman Empire

    Amphitheater
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  19. Brain & Behavior Research Foundation 2026 International Mental Health Research Symposium

    Free
    Free

  20. Atlah World Ministries

    Atlah World Ministries 38 West 123rd Street New York NY 10027, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  21. Older Adult Wellness Walk

    Free
    Prospect Park Boathouse + Audubon Center, Brooklyn
    Free

  22. AWW: “A Fever Crept In”: Typhus, Malaria, and the Fate of Dunmore’s Ethiopian Regiment

    With Woody Holton
    Classroom Building, Room 229, Boyd Seminar Room
    CancelledUnconfirmed
    CancelledUnconfirmed

  23. Voices of 1776

    Free
    Conference House Park, Manhattan
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  24. The Cycle Alliance's Period Pantry at Saratoga

    Saratoga Library

  25. Still Waters: Reflections of a Maritime Community

    Free
    Conference House Park, Manhattan
    Free

  26. Gilded Age Mansions of Fifth Avenue Tour

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  27. Arts, Culture & Fun: Be Bolder - Senior Ballet Programming

    Free
    Williamsbridge Oval, Manhattan
    Free

  28. Pinocchio and Gepetto’s Big Apple Adventure

    Free
    Brooklyn
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  29. Hood Playin' Tricks On Me: East Palo Alto and the Sonic Afterlives of Redevelopment

    With Antonio de Jesús López
    Bryan Center - Multicultural Center
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  30. Sit and Be Fit (Seated exercise for adults)

    Rugby, Meeting Room

  31. Jewish Brighton Beach Walking Tour

    With Svetlana Kershtein

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

    With Jie Li
    Columbia University, International Affairs Building (IAB)

  33. Indonesia in Global Value Chains: Understanding the New Economic Imperialism

    With Intan Suwandi
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  34. Gilded Age Mansions of Fifth Avenue Tour

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  35. The People Versus Lenny Bruce

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

  36. Discover New York City's Jazz Age History

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  37. Highlights of Brooklyn's Gravesend

    Neck Road Subway station, Brooklyn

  38. Halloween Prelude: Haunted Greenwich Village Tour

    By Exploring NYC History and NeighborhoodsFree
    Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center, Manhattan
    Free

  39. Exhibition Tour, The Battle of Brooklyn

    By Center for Brooklyn HistoryFree
    Center for Brooklyn History
    Free

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

    University of Washington
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  41. Musicology Lecture: Andrea Bohlman, UNC-Chapel Hill

    Biddle Music Building, 104
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

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

    Center for Brooklyn History, Brooklyn

  43. Damian White | Designing the Just Transition

    By NYU Center for Urban Science + ProgressFree
    Brooklyn
    FreeHidden gem

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

    With Jenny Ni
    Columbia University

  45. Living History After Dark

    Fraunces Tavern® Museum, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  46. Hereafter Hours

    By The Green-Wood Cemetery

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

    SOB’s

  48. Historic Haunts of Lower Manhattan

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  49. VOCES8 at Trinity Church

    By Kaufman Music Center

  50. Sina Najafi Talks About Genocide With Eyal Weizman

    With Eyal Weizman and Sina Najafi
    Giorno Poetry Systems
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  51. Hereafter Hours

    By The Green-Wood Cemetery

  52. Hereafter Hours

    By The Green-Wood Cemetery

  53. Abolish Everything: World Championship III

    By CaveatTicketed
    Caveat, Manhattan

  54. Ambrose Akinmusire and Aszure Barton

    Rose Theater
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  55. Eleanor Alberga: The String Quartet Cycle with support from Solaris

  56. Vaya Gerardo Contino

    Free
    Lincoln Center, Manhattan
    Free

  57. Hereafter Hours

    By The Green-Wood Cemetery
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  1. Reggaeton Rooftop Halloween Party

    By allevents.inTicketed
    Hotel Chantelle, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  2. Harlem Haunt: Early Trick-or-Treating

    Manhattan Borough President's Office

  3. Jazz & Gin: A Speakeasy Soirée

  4. Haunted Reggaeton Warehouse (18+)

    By allevents.in
    Lottus Event Center

  5. The Night Before Halloween Reggaeton Party at Don Rique

    By allevents.inTicketed
    Don Rique's, Brooklyn

  6. An Evening of Live Entertainment

    Dejavu, West Village
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  7. Piano in Bryant Park

    Free
    Bryant Park, Manhattan
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  8. New York Tamasha Bhoots: Bollywood Halloween Party

    1150 Broadway, Manhattan

  9. Live Music Friday

    Claret Wine Bar, Sunnyside Gardens
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  10. The Cafe Wha? House Band

    Cafe Wha?, Soho

  11. Biggest Halloween Party New York

    The Palace, Queens

  12. NYC Halloween Afterparty Feat. A Boogie

    By allevents.in
    Stage B

  13. The Haunted House: Reggaeton Halloween Party

    By allevents.inTicketed
    Skinos, Manhattan

  14. Discover Green-Wood Trolley Tour

    Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  15. Live Music Nightly

    Prohibition, Upper West Side
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  16. Live Music

    The Long Room, Theater
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  17. Halloween Norteño y Banda Yacht Party in NYC

    By allevents.inTicketed
    Skyport Marina, Manhattan

  18. Live Music

    Ticketed
    Tomi Jazz, Turtle Bay
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  19. Social Salsa at Greeley Square Park

    Free
    Greeley Square Park, Manhattan
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  20. The Amazing Ken Presents: Spooky Halloween Comedy Magic Show

    Free
    Gerritsen Beach Public Library, Brooklyn
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  21. Machine Girl Halloween Afterparty

    H0L0, Queens
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  22. Tai Chi

    Free
    Gerritsen Beach Public Library, Brooklyn
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  23. Live DJ Nights

    Chorus Karaoke, Midtown
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  24. Halloween NuevaYol Latin Fridays

    By allevents.inTicketed
    OUT OF ORDINARY, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  25. OncoHeart 2026 International Conference

    JAHARIS FAMILY CENTER
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  26. Early Voting

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  27. The Cycle Alliance's Period Pantry at Gerritsen Beach

    Free
    Gerritsen Beach Library
    Free

  28. The Cycle Alliance's Period Pantry at McKinley Park

    McKinley Park Library
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  29. Zumba Workout for All

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  30. Chair Yoga for Everyone

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

  31. Yoga with Shape Up NYC

    Brooklyn Public Library - Sheepshead Bay Branch, Brooklyn

  32. Weekly AFSC Action Hour for Palestine

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  33. Laser ABBA

    Strasenburgh Planetarium Star Theater
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  34. Halloween DJ Sets: TYLERFROMWHERE and Lord Fascinator

  35. Dark Strings Trio

    Gallery 198
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  36. Voces8 at Trinity Church

    By Kaufman Music Center
    Trinity Church

  37. Bill Blyer Presents Long Island and The Civil War

    By Queens Historical Society · with Bill Blyer
    Kingsland

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

    Knockdown Center, Queens
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  39. Poor Unfortunate Souls

    With The Little Mermen & the Princess PalsTicketed
    SoHo Live
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
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