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294 events

Sunday · Nov 8, 2026

12 events shown on this page

  1. Birding in Peace: Late-Risers Edition

    By The Green-Wood Cemetery
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  2. Gary's Backyard Mushroom Walk

    By New York Mycological Society
    Central Park, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  3. Young Ethical Explorers: Happy Bones Festival

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

  4. Fall Foliage Tree ID Hike

    Free
    Myrtle Avenue and Park Lane South (in Forest Park)
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

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

    By Caveat
    Caveat, Manhattan

  6. The Last Palestinian

    By Caveat
    Caveat, Manhattan
Show 6 more on Sunday · rated lower

  1. Fall Family Adventure: Treats and Treasure Hunt on the Trolley

    By The Green-Wood CemeteryTicketed
    Green-Wood

  2. Dune Dreams & Peninsula Power: Climate Cafe in the Rockaways

    By climateimaginarium.orgTicketed
    Arverne East Nature Preserve, Queens

  3. Garden Highlights Walk

    By Wave HillFree
    Wave Hill
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  4. MAPS

    By National Museum of Mathematics
    National Museum of Mathematics (MoMath)

  5. Movers and Makers: Family Tour and Workshop

    By New York Transit MuseumTicketed
    New York Transit Museum, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  6. Catch the Colors: Fall at Green-Wood

    By The Green-Wood Cemetery
Open Sunday, 2026-11-08

Monday · Nov 9, 2026

5 events shown on this page

  1. Say Yes to Science with Dr. Carol Portlock

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

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

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

  3. conTEMPO I

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

  4. 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

6 events shown on this page

  1. Biochemistry Seminar

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

  2. Your Science in 3D

    By montefioreeinstein.org
    Forchheimer Medical Science Building
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  3. The Metropolitan Opera Lindemann Artist Recital Series

    By Kaufman Music Center
Show 3 more on Tuesday · rated lower

  1. Inter Alia

    By newyorktheatreguide.comTicketed
    Music Box Theatre

  2. Brooklyn Women’s Chorus Rehearsal

    By Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture
    Brooklyn

  3. Galileo

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

Wednesday · Nov 11, 2026

8 events shown on this page

  1. Recreational Mathematics

    By National Museum of Mathematics · with Dr. Tiago Hirth

  2. A Staged Reading of 'The Dybbuk'

    By Center for Jewish HistoryFree
    FreeHidden gem

  3. Dr. David George Haskell

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

  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 3 more on Wednesday · rated lower

  1. Now You See Me Live

    By newyorktheatreguide.comTicketed
    Al Hirschfeld Theatre

  2. Mitochondrial Health and Healthspan: Brain Metabolism and Bioenergetics

    By The New York Academy of Sciences

  3. MathPlay for 4’s

    By National Museum of Mathematics
Open Wednesday, 2026-11-11

Thursday · Nov 12, 2026

11 events shown on this page

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

    By BAM

  2. Starting Seeds for Community Self-Sufficiency

    By Brooklyn Botanic Garden · with Bronzetta RiversFree
    Administration Building - Brooklyn Botanic Garden
    FreeHidden gem

  3. Lectures on Tap - Common Pitfalls in Statistical Reasoning

    By Caveat · with Dr. Pascal Wallisch
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  4. A Staged Reading of 'The Dybbuk'

    By Center for Jewish HistoryFree
    FreeUnconfirmedHidden gem
    Unconfirmed

  5. Manchester Orchestra

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

  6. 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. Simons Collaboration on New Frontiers in Superconductivity Annual Meeting

    By Simons Foundation
    Gerald D. Fischbach Auditorium
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  3. Free Play

    By National Museum of MathematicsFree
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  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

6 events shown on this page

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

    By Kaufman Music CenterTicketed
    Merkin Concert Hall, Manhattan

  2. Concert - Jesse Cook Forever Live

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

  3. Not Therapy

    By Caveat · with Jules Becerra and Bec Fenn
    Caveat, Manhattan
Show 3 more on Friday · rated lower

  1. MathPlay for 5’s

    By National Museum of Mathematics

  2. Nighthunters: An Evening Owl Adventure

    By Wave Hill · with Gabriel Willow and Ryan MandelbaumTicketed
    Wave Hill

  3. 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

11 events shown on this page

  1. Reading in Italian

    By Istituto Italiano di Cultura New York · with Malina Mannarino

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

    By BAM
    BAM Brooklyn Academy of Music

  3. Shirley Chisholm State Park and Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge

    By The Linnaean Society of New YorkFree
    Brooklyn & Queens
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  4. Sea Stories

    By The Explorers Club
    The Explorers Club

  5. Family Farmacy

    By The Horticultural Society of New York
    The Greenhouse and Education Center at Denny Farrell Riverbank State Park, Manhattan

  6. Get Work

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

  7. Paderewski Returns to NY

    By Kaufman Music CenterTicketed
    Merkin Concert Hall, Manhattan

  8. College Radio

    By Caveat · with Hattie Hayes, Jon Comulada and 7 more
    Caveat, Manhattan
Show 3 more on Saturday · rated lower

  1. Mobile Lab at the Brentwood STEM Carnival with NYU Langone on Long Island

    Sonderling Center – Brentwood High School
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  2. British Invasion

    By Caveat
    Caveat, Manhattan

  3. Fun in Moderation

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

Sunday · Nov 15, 2026

12 events shown on this page

  1. Gull ID Study at Coney Island

    By The Linnaean Society of New YorkFree
    Brooklyn
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  2. Staten Island Hot Spots and Fall Migrants

    By The Linnaean Society of New YorkFree
    Staten Island
    Free

  3. Open Studio: Play with Paper

    By The Noguchi Museum
    The Noguchi Museum

  4. Mind-Builders Creative Arts Center Stage Band

    By Wave Hill
    Wave Hill

  5. Classical Interludes: João Luis Rezende

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

  6. NYC Master Chorale: This Love Between Us

    By Kaufman Music CenterTicketed
    Merkin Concert Hall, Manhattan

  7. Comedians Interview Experts: Creativity in science with Sarah Adelman and Itai Yanai

    By Caveat · with Sarah Adelman and Itai Yanai
    Caveat, Manhattan
Show 5 more on Sunday · rated lower

  1. Transit Tots

    By New York Transit MuseumTicketed
    New York Transit Museum, Brooklyn

  2. Free Play

    By National Museum of MathematicsFree
    Free

  3. Young Ethical Explorers

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

  4. Garden Highlights Walk

    By Wave HillFree
    Wave Hill
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  5. Terence Tao: Six Math Essentials

    By Pioneer WorksFree
    Pioneer Works
    Free
Open Sunday, 2026-11-15

Monday · Nov 16, 2026

3 events shown on this page

  1. Life Ascending

    By The Explorers Club · with Jay StorzTicketed
    Explorers Club Headquarters
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  2. Broadway Close Up: Bound for Broadway

    By Kaufman Music CenterTicketed
    Merkin Concert Hall, Manhattan

  3. Jo March Madness

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

Tuesday · Nov 17, 2026

4 events shown on this page

  1. Brooklyn Women’s Chorus Rehearsal

    By Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture
    Brooklyn

  2. Jewish Dating Game

    By Caveat
    Caveat, Manhattan

  3. Story-oke: Sing and Tell

    By Caveat · with Shyaporn Theerakulstit
    Caveat, Manhattan
Show 1 more on Tuesday · rated lower

  1. Liang Zhu Memorial Lecture - Yu Chen, M.D., Ph.D.

    By montefioreeinstein.org
    Forchheimer Medical Science Building - 3rd Floor Lecture Hall
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
Open Tuesday, 2026-11-17

Wednesday · Nov 18, 2026

12 events shown on this page

  1. Bird and Nature Walk: Wolfe's Pond Park

    By Staten Island MuseumFree
    Wolfe’s Pond Park, Staten Island
    Free

  2. The Ghost of the Forest

    By The Explorers ClubTicketed
    Explorers Club Headquarters
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  3. Recreational Mathematics

    By National Museum of Mathematics · with Dr. Tiago Hirth

  4. Fleeing for Survival

    By Center for Jewish HistoryTicketed
    Center for Jewish History

  5. QCBC Monthly Meeting – Donna Schulman presents “Birding Western Australia”

    By Queens County Bird Club · with Donna Schulman
    Alley Pond Environmental Center, Queens
Show 7 more on Wednesday · rated lower

  1. MathPlay for 4’s

    By National Museum of Mathematics

  2. The 208th Annual Meeting of The New York Academy of Sciences

    By The New York Academy of Sciences
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  3. Drinking Skeptically

    By New York City SkepticsFree
    12th Street Ale House, Manhattan
    Free

  4. White Lilies Release Show

    By Climate Cafe NYC
    Littlefield, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  5. Songwriter Circle

    By Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture

  6. Pitch Roast Live

    By Caveat · with Noah Obstfeld
    Caveat, Manhattan

  7. Sorry We're Here: A Sketch Variety Show

    By Caveat
    Caveat, Manhattan
Open Wednesday, 2026-11-18

Thursday · Nov 19, 2026

4 events shown on this page

  1. To the Lost Worlds – Uncovering the Secrets of the Guiana Shield

    By The Explorers ClubTicketed
    Explorers Club Headquarters
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
Show 3 more on Thursday · rated lower

  1. Simons Collaboration on Global Categorical Symmetries Annual Meeting

    By Simons Foundation
    Gerald D. Fischbach Auditorium
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  2. Montefiore Einstein CTSA External Advisory Committee Meeting

    By montefioreeinstein.org
    Price Center/Block Research Pavillion - Room 351
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  3. NT Live: Golden Boy

    By Symphony SpaceTicketed
    Symphony Space
Open Thursday, 2026-11-19
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