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283 events

Saturday · Nov 7, 2026

7 events shown on this page

  1. Green-Wood After Hours

    By The Green-Wood Cemetery

  2. Green-Wood After Hours

    By The Green-Wood Cemetery

  3. Sofar Sounds

    Recess Grove, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  4. Faculty Recital: Kendall Williams, steel pan

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

  5. Tom D's Big New York Show

    By Caveat
    Caveat, Manhattan
Show 2 more on Saturday · rated lower

  1. Overnights

    By Intrepid Museum
    Intrepid Museum, Manhattan

  2. The Fantasy Tavern

    By Caveat
    Caveat, Manhattan
Open Saturday, 2026-11-07

Sunday · Nov 8, 2026

12 events shown on this page

  1. Jews and American Democracy: 250 Years of Debate

    By Center for Jewish HistoryTicketed

  2. Sunday Platform with Richard Koral + Activity Day

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

  3. Grave Beginnings: Green-Wood By Trolley

    By The Green-Wood CemeteryFree
    Green-Wood Cemetery
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

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

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  5. Green-Wood's Greatest Hits

    By The Green-Wood Cemetery

  6. Central Park Tour: 'The Women in Central Park'

    By New York Society for Ethical Culture
    NY
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

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

    By New York Transit Museum
    Off-Site

  8. Homeward Bound: A Korean Adoptee Exploring the Longing for Belonging

    By Caveat
    Caveat, Manhattan

  9. 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

  10. The Last Palestinian

    By Caveat
    Caveat, Manhattan
Show 2 more on Sunday · rated lower

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

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

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

    By Climate Cafe NYC
    Culture Lab LIC, Queens
Open Sunday, 2026-11-08

Monday · Nov 9, 2026

4 events shown on this page

  1. 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

  2. conTEMPO I

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

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

    By Kaufman Music CenterTicketed
    Merkin Concert Hall, Manhattan
Show 1 more on Monday · rated lower

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

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

Tuesday · Nov 10, 2026

10 events shown on this page

  1. Life & Debt: 25th Anniversary

    By BAM

  2. The Metropolitan Opera Lindemann Artist Recital Series

    By Kaufman Music Center

  3. Designing Organizations for Social Impact

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

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

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

  5. Hollywood Crime Scene

    By Caveat · with Rachel Fisher and Desi Jedeikin
    Caveat, Manhattan
Show 5 more on Tuesday · rated lower

  1. Inter Alia

    By newyorktheatreguide.comTicketed
    Music Box Theatre

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

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

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

    By Brooklyn BraineryTicketed
    Brooklyn Brainery

  4. Brooklyn Women’s Chorus Rehearsal

    By Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture
    Brooklyn

  5. Galileo

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

Wednesday · Nov 11, 2026

7 events shown on this page

  1. 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

  2. Jews and American Democracy: 250 Years of Debate

    By Center for Jewish HistoryTicketed
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  3. A Staged Reading of 'The Dybbuk'

    By Center for Jewish HistoryFree
    FreeHidden gem

  4. Lullaby

    By Kaufman Music CenterTicketed
    Merkin Concert Hall, Manhattan

  5. Sagematch (NYCF)

    By Caveat · with Alex Burr, Jerzy Gwiazdowski and 8 more
    Caveat, Manhattan
Show 2 more on Wednesday · rated lower

  1. Now You See Me Live

    By newyorktheatreguide.comTicketed
    Al Hirschfeld Theatre

  2. Annual Veterans' Day Ceremony

    By Intrepid Museum
    Intrepid Museum, Manhattan
Open Wednesday, 2026-11-11

Thursday · Nov 12, 2026

9 events shown on this page

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

    By BAM

  2. A Staged Reading of 'The Dybbuk'

    By Center for Jewish HistoryFree
    FreeUnconfirmedHidden gem
    Unconfirmed

  3. Manchester Orchestra

    By New York Society for Ethical Culture
    Adler Hall, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  4. Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht & Elisabeth Hauptmann's "Happy End"

    By Kaufman Music Center
Show 5 more on Thursday · rated lower

  1. Blue Man Group “A New Holiday Surprise”

    By newyorktheatreguide.comTicketed
    Lunt-Fontanne Theatre

  2. Underground NYC Tour: Subway 101

    By New York Transit MuseumTicketed
    Off-Site
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  3. Socialism in the City

    By The SpectatorTicketed

  4. Eiko Ishibashi

    By Pioneer WorksTicketed
    Pioneer Works

  5. Looking For Laughs

    By Caveat · with Douglas Widick and Kaila Mullady
    Caveat, Manhattan
Open Thursday, 2026-11-12

Friday · Nov 13, 2026

8 events shown on this page

  1. Save Hostos Movement Panel Discussions

    By The Bronx County Historical Society · with Dr. Steven Payne, Dr. Lorrin Thomas and 1 more
    Hostos Research Center, Room C-130, The Bronx
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  2. Fireboats of the FDNY By David A. Rocco

    By Queens Historical Society · with David A. Rocco
    Kingsland

  3. The Earth is Flat, And Other Facts

    By Caveat · with Adam Chase, Johnathan Appel and 2 more
    Caveat, Manhattan

  4. “And I Always Thought” – Music by Martin Bresnick

    By Kaufman Music CenterTicketed
    Merkin Concert Hall, Manhattan

  5. Concert - Jesse Cook Forever Live

    By New York Society for Ethical Culture
    Adler Hall, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  6. Not Therapy

    By Caveat · with Jules Becerra and Bec Fenn
    Caveat, Manhattan
Show 2 more on Friday · rated lower

  1. Exhibition Tour, The Battle of Brooklyn…

    By Center for Brooklyn HistoryFree
    Center for Brooklyn History
    Free

  2. Subway Swing: A Boogie for the Ages

    By New York Transit MuseumTicketed
    New York Transit Museum, Brooklyn
Open Friday, 2026-11-13

Saturday · Nov 14, 2026

8 events shown on this page

  1. Best of BAMkids Film Festival (Ages 6—8)

    By BAM
    BAM Brooklyn Academy of Music

  2. Tracing the Battle of Brooklyn: A Revolutionary War Battlefield Walk

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  3. Technologies of Power

    With Ian Cheng, Aria Dean and 4 more
    New Museum Theater
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  4. Get Work

    By Caveat · with Dan Vetrano and Nick Felton
    Caveat, Manhattan

  5. Paderewski Returns to NY

    By Kaufman Music CenterTicketed
    Merkin Concert Hall, Manhattan

  6. College Radio

    By Caveat · with Hattie Hayes, Jon Comulada and 7 more
    Caveat, Manhattan
Show 2 more on Saturday · rated lower

  1. British Invasion

    By Caveat
    Caveat, Manhattan

  2. Fun in Moderation

    By Caveat
    Caveat, Manhattan
Open Saturday, 2026-11-14

Sunday · Nov 15, 2026

7 events shown on this page

  1. Audre Lorde Legacy Walk

    Free
    Forest Avenue and Silver Lake Park Road (in Silver Lake Park)
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  2. Look Up The Hidden History of NYC's Wooden Water Towers

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  3. The Grand Central Park Tour with Hiking and History

    By Exploring NYC History and NeighborhoodsFree
    Christopher Columbus Statue, Manhattan
    FreeHidden gem

  4. Exploring the Grand Mansions & Hidden Histories of Park Slope

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  5. Mind-Builders Creative Arts Center Stage Band

    By Wave Hill
    Wave Hill

  6. Classical Interludes: João Luis Rezende

    By Brooklyn Public Library · with João LuizFree
    Central Library, Dweck Center
    Free

  7. NYC Master Chorale: This Love Between Us

    By Kaufman Music CenterTicketed
    Merkin Concert Hall, Manhattan
Open Sunday, 2026-11-15

Monday · Nov 16, 2026

5 events shown on this page

  1. Navy Procurement Outlook Summit

    By eventbrite.com
    Carahsoft Conference & Collaboration Center, Queens
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  2. Research Seminar: Brian A. Smith: From Smart Cities to Supportive Cities

    By NYU Center for Urban Science + ProgressFree
    Brooklyn
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  3. The 1778 Treaty with the Delaware: A Roundtable

    By Brooklyn Public Library · with Joe Baker, Hadrien Coumans and 1 more
    Central Library, Dweck Center
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  4. Broadway Close Up: Bound for Broadway

    By Kaufman Music CenterTicketed
    Merkin Concert Hall, Manhattan

  5. Jo March Madness

    By Caveat · with Ben Langhorst and Charlotte Murray
    Caveat, Manhattan
Open Monday, 2026-11-16

Tuesday · Nov 17, 2026

6 events shown on this page

  1. Her Streets, Her Stories: Exploring the Women’s History

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  2. World of Our Fathers at 50

    By Center for Jewish History · with Hasia Diner, Tony Michels and 2 moreFree
    FreeUnconfirmedHidden gem
    Unconfirmed

  3. Fall 2026 Ackerman Lecture: Fostering Intersectional Belonging & Resisting the Anti-LGBTQ+ Backlash

    By Baruch College · with Dr. Carla Smith
    BAR01 - H-750
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  4. Predicting the Past: Counterfactual History from Antiquity to the Present

    By Center for Jewish History · with Gavriel Rosenfeld and Jeffrey S. GurockFree
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  5. Brooklyn Women’s Chorus Rehearsal

    By Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture
    Brooklyn
Show 1 more on Tuesday · rated lower

  1. The Olympics that Weren't: NYC's Bid for the 2012 Games (Part 2)

    By Brooklyn BraineryTicketed
    Brooklyn Brainery
Open Tuesday, 2026-11-17
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