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Wednesday · Nov 4, 2026

8 events shown on this page

  1. Ethical-izing Holiday Celebrations Workshop Series

    By New York Society for Ethical Culture
    Online
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  2. Francisca Valenzuela

  3. November AIA Archaeology Hour with Joe Bagley: An Archaeology of the Battle of Bunker Hill

    UnconfirmedHidden gem
    Unconfirmed

  4. Tourism in Southeast Asia: Social and Environmental Challenges

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

  5. 54 Sings Queen

    Ticketed
    54 Below
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
Show 3 more on Wednesday · rated lower

  1. English Country Dance

    Historic Richmond Town, Staten Island
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  2. Blue October

    Palladium Times Square
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  3. Alan Buko Request Show

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

Thursday · Nov 5, 2026

59 events shown on this page

  1. Michelle Branch at Beacon Theatre

    Beacon Theatre
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  2. New York Fashion at PS1, 1980–1984

    MoMA PS1
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  3. George Washington Talk with Jill Vaum Rothschild

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

    With Pablo Max

  5. Ut saltatio pictura: The Challenge of "Imitative" Theatrical Dance in 18th-Century France

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  6. Memento Mori in NYC

    RESOBOX, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

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

    Midtown Manhattan, Manhattan

  8. Rudy Francisco Live in New York

    Rodney's, Manhattan

  9. Mussorgsky’s Pictures from Exhibition

    Steinway Hall, Manhattan

  10. Nobody’s Dummy

    With Sophie Becker, Sarah Rebecca Kessler and 1 more
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  11. Discover Green-Wood Trolley Tour

    Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  12. Sketching & Bookbinding Workshop

    Liz's Book Bar, Brooklyn

  13. Masao Gozu: Windows and Bars

    MoMA PS1
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  14. Zeng Fanzhi

    Hauser & Wirth
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

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

    National Museum of the American Indian, Manhattan

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

    littlefield, Brooklyn

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

    Chelsea Market, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  18. 23rd Annual Small Law Firm Symposium

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

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

    By NYU Center for Urban Science + ProgressFree
    Manhattan
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  20. New York City Hall Guided Tour

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    Free

  21. Jakkai Siributr’s “Torrents of Rain” Exhibition at Silverlens Gallery

    With Jakkai Siributr
    Silverlens Gallery
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  22. Memento Mori in NYC: The Art of Japanese Life and Death

    Ticketed
    RESOBOX
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  23. Jenifer K. Wofford’s “Empress” Exhibition

    With Jenifer K. Wofford
    Silverlens Gallery
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  24. Storytime at The Met: Color and Light

    The Metropolitan Museum of Art

  25. From Bronze to Gold: Experiencing Sienese Art

    With Stephanie Wisowaty
    Ian Wardropper Education Room
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  26. Public Gallery Tour

    By Wave Hill
    Wave Hill, The Bronx

  27. Seen and Unseen: Weight and Weightlessness

    By The Noguchi Museum
    The Noguchi Museum
    Conflicting details
    Conflicting details

  28. Illuminating the Past: Synchrotron Applications in Cultural Heritage

    With Julia Thom-Levy, Victor González and 3 more
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  29. MƒA Thursday Think: From Classrooms to Systems

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

  30. Art in the Garden

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

  31. Conservatory Orchestra II

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

  32. Culture of Place: A conversation with Farida Abu-Bakare, Curry J. Hackett, and Tura Cousins Wilson

    By Van Alen Institute · with Farida Abu-Bakare, Curry J. Hackett and 1 moreFree
    Van Alen Institute, Brooklyn
    Free

  33. Art and AgriCulture

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

  34. Kotchakorn Voraakhom

    With Kotchakorn Voraakhom
    Higgins Hall, HHN-304
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  35. Yoshitomo Nara

    David Zwirner
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  36. tender is the room - Macey Keung

    By partiful.comFree
    ISO 855 at Brooklyn Film Camera, Brooklyn
    Free

  37. 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

  38. Sankai Juku: TOTEM—Void and Height

    By NYU SkirballTicketed
    NYU Skirball Center, Manhattan

  39. The New Consort: Flung from the Garden

    By Kaufman Music CenterTicketed
    Merkin Concert Hall, Manhattan

  40. 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. Bodies in Bloom: A Life Drawing Event

    Studio Sabek, Brooklyn

  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. Winternights: An Evening of Golden Light and Quiet Ritual

    153 Bowery, Manhattan

  8. Hard Art

    MoMA PS1
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  9. Gallery Tour

    By Bard Graduate Center

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

    San Antonios, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  11. Perreo Thursdays

    The Delancey, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  12. Love Thursdays: The Ultimate R&B Experience

    Abyss Lounge, Brooklyn

  13. Tokyo Kanpai Boys Live Show

    High Line Comedy Club, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  14. Comedy Club

    Greenwich Village Comedy Club, Manhattan

  15. Young Miko - Late Checkout Tour

    Barclays Center
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  16. Gilded Age Mansions of Fifth Avenue Tour

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  17. Painting Flowers with Watercolor

    By Brooklyn Brainery
    Brooklyn Brainery

  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

12 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. Gallery Kit

    By The Noguchi Museum
    The Noguchi Museum

  3. A Different Picture: A Bronx Collage Workshop

    By The Bronx County Historical Society · with Nicole America Cruz
    Tremont Library, The Bronx
    UnconfirmedHidden gem
    Unconfirmed

  4. 36th Biannual International Electroacoustic Music Festival

    By Brooklyn CollegeFree
    Leonard & Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts
    Free
Show 8 more on Friday · rated lower

  1. Free First Friday

    By The Noguchi Museum
    The Noguchi Museum

  2. Discovery Sing-Along with Sabrina Chap

    By Brooklyn Botanic Garden · with Sabrina Chap
    Discovery Garden

  3. Tour Público Museum Tour in Spanish

    By The Noguchi Museum
    The Noguchi Museum

  4. Exhibition Tour, The Battle of Brooklyn…

    By Center for Brooklyn HistoryFree
    Center for Brooklyn History
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  5. Mural & Mingle

    With Andrea HerradaFree
    Recess Grove, Brooklyn
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  6. Wayward: A Professor's Search for Truth in Shanghai's Underground

    By CaveatTicketed
    Caveat, Manhattan

  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

21 events shown on this page

  1. NICE Film Festival 2026

    By Istituto Italiano di Cultura New York

  2. Printing from the Garden: An Introduction to Bundle-Dyeing

    By Brooklyn Botanic Garden

  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. Nature's Workshop: Fall Foliage Leaf Art

    Free
    Lincoln Terrace Park (in Lincoln Terrace / Arthur S. Somers Park)
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

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

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  7. Mexican Gothic Event / Dia de los Muertos Market

    By partiful.comFree
    56 Bogart St, Brooklyn
    FreeHidden gem

  8. Discover Green-Wood Trolley Tour

    By The Green-Wood CemeteryTicketed
    Green-Wood Cemetery

  9. Exhibition Tour, The Battle of Brooklyn…

    By Center for Brooklyn HistoryFree
    Center for Brooklyn History
    Free

  10. Off The Record with John Roseboro

    By Brooklyn Public Library · with John Roseboro
    Adams Street Library

  11. Gallery Kit

    By The Noguchi Museum
    The Noguchi Museum

  12. Secrets in Stone

    By The Green-Wood Cemetery

  13. Gallery Kit

    By The Noguchi Museum

  14. Before It’s Gone: Archive to Survive

    By Weeksville Heritage Center
Show 7 more on Saturday · rated lower

  1. Sankai Juku: TOTEM—Void and Height

    By NYU Skirball

  2. Fly Away Redbirds - Morning Ride

    By New York Transit MuseumTicketed
    Off-Site
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  3. Introduction to Watercolor Painting

    By Brooklyn Botanic Garden

  4. Playback’s Street Party

    By BAMFree
    BAM Rose Cinemas
    Free

  5. Medieval Embroidered Bug Patches

    By Brooklyn Brainery
    Brooklyn Brainery

  6. Drunk Black History - New York Comedy Festival Edition

    By CaveatTicketed
    Caveat, Manhattan

  7. Tapestry Weaving for Beginners

    By Brooklyn Brainery
    Brooklyn Brainery
Open Saturday, 2026-11-07
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