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Wednesday · Nov 4, 2026

4 events shown on this page

  1. Tourism in Southeast Asia: Social and Environmental Challenges

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

  2. 54 Sings Queen

    Ticketed
    54 Below
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
Show 2 more on Wednesday · rated lower

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

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

  2. Alan Buko Request Show

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

Thursday · Nov 5, 2026

49 events shown on this page

  1. Michelle Branch at Beacon Theatre

    Beacon Theatre
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  2. Bad Art Club: Clay

    Free
    Brower Park Library, Brooklyn
    Free

  3. George Washington Talk with Jill Vaum Rothschild

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

    With Pablo Max

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

    Midtown Manhattan, Manhattan

  6. NYSOEA 58th Annual Conference

    Silver Bay YMCA, Silver Bay, NY
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  7. Rudy Francisco Live in New York

    Rodney's, Manhattan

  8. Mussorgsky’s Pictures from Exhibition

    Steinway Hall, Manhattan

  9. Discover Green-Wood Trolley Tour

    Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  10. Brainy Babies Gerritsen Beach

    Free
    Gerritsen Beach Public Library, Brooklyn
    Free

  11. Houdini's Library

    The Grolier Club, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  12. Новый Амстердам → Нью-Йорк и его первые еврейские жители

    National Museum of the American Indian, Manhattan

  13. Once More, With Feeling: Live! 25th Anniversary Show

    littlefield, Brooklyn

  14. Chelsea Market, High Line & Hudson Yards Food & History Tour

    Chelsea Market, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  15. ISS / U.S. EVA #101

    Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  16. Launch Falcon 9 / NROL-1995

    SLC-4E (~35°N), Vandenberg SFB CA, USA
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  17. 23rd Annual Small Law Firm Symposium

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  18. Site Visit | Resilience Infrastructure: East Side Coastal Resiliency

    By NYU Center for Urban Science + ProgressFree
    Manhattan
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  19. Prospect Park Stroller Walk

    Prospect Park
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  20. School Group Visits: Discovery Trail

    By Brooklyn Botanic Garden
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  21. Thursday Tours

    Free
    Gemini North telescope
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  22. Photo-Based Creative Writing Session

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  23. After School Science Hour: Neuroscience and Nature at BioBase Harlem

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  24. MƒA Thursday Think: From Classrooms to Systems

    With Dr. Jose Vilson
    Math for America, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  25. Storytelling Circle

    By New York Society for Ethical Culture
    Online
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  26. Conservatory Orchestra II

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

  27. The New York Times Opinion Writers Unpack the 2026 Midterm Elections

    By Brooklyn Public Library · with Michelle Cottle, David French and 1 more
    Central Library, Dweck Center

  28. Sankai Juku: TOTEM—Void and Height

    By NYU SkirballTicketed
    NYU Skirball Center, Manhattan

  29. The New Consort: Flung from the Garden

    By Kaufman Music CenterTicketed
    Merkin Concert Hall, Manhattan

  30. One Man Funeral

    By CaveatTicketed
    Caveat, Manhattan
Show 19 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

  5. STC: School of Rock

    Murray Kahn Theater, Manhattan

  6. Deerhoof, Mercy, My Trio

    Elsewhere - The Hall, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  7. Reggaeton Bar in Manhattan Party at San Antonios, Latin Thursday Night

    San Antonios, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  8. Brainy Babies @ Brower Park Library

    Free
    Brower Park Library, Brooklyn
    Free

  9. Perreo Thursdays

    The Delancey, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  10. Love Thursdays: The Ultimate R&B Experience

    Abyss Lounge, Brooklyn

  11. Tokyo Kanpai Boys Live Show

    High Line Comedy Club, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  12. Comedy Club

    Greenwich Village Comedy Club, Manhattan

  13. STEM Explorers at 67th Street Library

    67th Street Library, Manhattan

  14. Young Miko - Late Checkout Tour

    Barclays Center
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  15. American Museum of Natural History + All Ticketed Exhibitions

    Ticketed
    American Museum of Natural History, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  16. Gilded Age Mansions of Fifth Avenue Tour

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  17. Fall Sweep

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

  18. After5NewYork - How Pop Culture Decides What History We Remember

    By After 5 SocietyTicketed
    Patrizia's Of Manhattan, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  19. Four Voices, Four Worlds

    By Center for Jewish History · with Vassa Shevel, Inessa Zaretsky and 2 moreTicketed
Open Thursday, 2026-11-05

Friday · Nov 6, 2026

11 events shown on this page

  1. Marco De Paolis: Hunting the Nazi

    By Istituto Italiano di Cultura New York · with Marco De Paolis
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  2. 36th Biannual International Electroacoustic Music Festival

    By Brooklyn CollegeFree
    Leonard & Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts
    Free

  3. The Sea Made Us with Author Rob McKay

    By Queens Historical Society
    Kingsland
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
Show 8 more on Friday · rated lower

  1. Fall First Discoveries

    By Brooklyn Botanic Garden

  2. Discovery Sing-Along with Sabrina Chap

    By Brooklyn Botanic Garden · with Sabrina Chap
    Discovery Garden

  3. Neuroscience WIP series: Romana Hyde, Jada Summerville

    By montefioreeinstein.org
    Bronx- 1410 Pelham Parkway South
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  4. TGIF Afterschool Story and Craft Hour

    By The Green-Wood CemeteryFree
    Green-Wood Cemetery, The Green-House
    Free

  5. Exhibition Tour, The Battle of Brooklyn…

    By Center for Brooklyn HistoryFree
    Center for Brooklyn History
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  6. Make Room: A New Voices Salon with Chase Berggrun, Gia Gonzales & Rachelle Rahmé

    By Poetry Society of America · with Chase Berggrun, Gia Gonzales and 1 more

  7. Humanist Happy Hour

    By New York Society for Ethical Culture
    Elliott Library (507), Manhattan

  8. Arguments and Grievances (NYCF)

    By CaveatTicketed
    Caveat, Manhattan
Open Friday, 2026-11-06

Saturday · Nov 7, 2026

34 events shown on this page

  1. Reading in Italian

    By Istituto Italiano di Cultura New York · with Malina Mannarino

  2. Empricism and the Philosophy of Mind Week 2

    By NYC Philosophy and Psychology Readers CommunityFree
    Pier 57, Manhattan
    FreeUnconfirmedHidden gem
    Unconfirmed

  3. Grand Concourse Walking Tour

    By The Bronx County Historical Society · with David HerszensonTicketed
    Heinrich Heine Fountain (in Joyce Kilmer Park, up the stairs on E. 161st Street)

  4. Fall Foliage Walk: Greenwood Cemetery to Prospect Park

    By Exploring NYC History and NeighborhoodsFree
    Green-Wood Cemetery Education & Welcome Center (opening), Brooklyn
    Free

  5. Accessible Birding in a Waterfront Park

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  6. Functional Single-Molecule Super-Resolution Microscopy With (Photo)-Switchable Fluorescent Molecules

    By Brooklyn College
    Online
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  7. Alexander Hamilton's New York: Tracing the American Founding Father's Steps

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  8. Hamlet by William Shakespeare (week 1)

    By NYC Philosophy and Psychology Readers CommunityFree
    Pier 57, Manhattan
    FreeHidden gem

  9. Discover Green-Wood Trolley Tour

    By The Green-Wood CemeteryTicketed
    Green-Wood Cemetery

  10. Discovery Hike: Waterfront Ecosystems

    Free
    Ward's Island Footbridge (in Randall's Island Park), Manhattan
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  11. Ecology-Focused Walk: Discover Tidal Flows, Native Plants, & Marsh Habitats

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  12. Behind the Scenes @ New York Society Library: NYC's Oldest Library

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  13. Exhibition Tour, The Battle of Brooklyn…

    By Center for Brooklyn HistoryFree
    Center for Brooklyn History
    Free

  14. Off The Record with John Roseboro

    By Brooklyn Public Library · with John Roseboro
    Adams Street Library

  15. Secrets in Stone

    By The Green-Wood Cemetery

  16. Before It’s Gone: Archive to Survive

    By Weeksville Heritage Center

  17. Revolutionary Spirits

    By The Green-Wood CemeteryTicketed
    Fort Hamilton Distillery

  18. Green-Wood After Hours

    By The Green-Wood Cemetery

  19. Green-Wood After Hours

    By The Green-Wood Cemetery

  20. Sofar Sounds

    Recess Grove, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  21. Unlimited

    By National Museum of Mathematics · with Jasmine Camero

  22. Faculty Recital: Kendall Williams, steel pan

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

  23. Tom D's Big New York Show

    By Caveat
    Caveat, Manhattan
Show 11 more on Saturday · rated lower

  1. Sankai Juku: TOTEM—Void and Height

    By NYU Skirball

  2. Musicalisinasce

    By Istituto Italiano di Cultura New York · with Claudia Calì

  3. Early Morning Opening: To the Stars Space Exploration

    By Intrepid Museum
    Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, Manhattan

  4. Garden Circle Event: Fall Migration Bird Walk

    By Brooklyn Botanic Garden
    PostponedUnconfirmed
    PostponedUnconfirmed

  5. Fly Away Redbirds - Morning Ride

    By New York Transit MuseumTicketed
    Off-Site
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  6. Drunk Black History - New York Comedy Festival Edition

    By CaveatTicketed
    Caveat, Manhattan

  7. Moms Against Sketch Comedy

    By Caveat
    Caveat, Manhattan

  8. Concert - Every Tribe Church: Celebration of Gospel

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

  9. FTI: Thinkers Multi-group BYOB potluck

    By Lyceum: Philosophy Reading & Discussion GroupFree
    New York Society for Ethical Culture, Manhattan
    Free

  10. Overnights

    By Intrepid Museum
    Intrepid Museum, Manhattan

  11. The Fantasy Tavern

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

Sunday · Nov 8, 2026

2 events shown on this page

  1. Birding In Peace

    By The Green-Wood Cemetery
Show 1 more on Sunday · rated lower

  1. Transit Tots

    By New York Transit MuseumTicketed
    New York Transit Museum, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
Open Sunday, 2026-11-08
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