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Sunday · Nov 8, 2026

18 events shown on this page

  1. Fall Foliage Tree ID Hike

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

  2. Food For Thought (F4T)

    By Center for Inquiry New York CityFree
    Phebe's Tavern & Grill, Manhattan
    FreeHidden gem

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

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  4. Green-Wood's Greatest Hits

    By The Green-Wood Cemetery

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

    By New York Society for Ethical Culture
    NY
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

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

    By New York Transit Museum
    Off-Site

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

    By Caveat
    Caveat, Manhattan

  8. 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

  9. Tween Primes

    By National Museum of Mathematics · with Elwyn Berlekamp and Dr. Tiago Hirth

  10. The Last Palestinian

    By Caveat
    Caveat, Manhattan

  11. Comedians Interview Experts: Anxiety with Baron Vaughn and Dr. April Toure

    By Caveat · with Baron Vaughn and Dr. April Toure
    Caveat, Manhattan
Show 7 more on Sunday · rated lower

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

    By Climate Cafe NYC
    Culture Lab LIC, Queens

  2. Writers Group

    By Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  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

  7. Practical Philosophy Meetup

    By Practical Philosophy Club - New YorkFree
    Olympic Tower Atrium, Manhattan
    Free
Open Sunday, 2026-11-08

Monday · Nov 9, 2026

7 events shown on this page

  1. Practical Ethics: A Time to Be Born and a Time to Die

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

  2. Say Yes to Science with Dr. Carol Portlock

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

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

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

  4. 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

  5. conTEMPO I

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

  6. 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

16 events shown on this page

  1. An Evening from the Queer Songbook: A Conversation with Taylor Mac and Matt Ray

    By BAM · with Taylor Mac and Matt Ray

  2. Life & Debt: 25th Anniversary

    By BAM

  3. Biochemistry Seminar

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

  4. Your Science in 3D

    By montefioreeinstein.org
    Forchheimer Medical Science Building
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  5. The Metropolitan Opera Lindemann Artist Recital Series

    By Kaufman Music Center

  6. Designing Organizations for Social Impact

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

  7. Ink & Drink

    With Robin AguirreFree
    Recess Grove, Brooklyn
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

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

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

  9. Priyanka Mattoo's "How to Be Less Useful" with Jessica Grose

    By Book Club BarFree
    Book Club Bar - East Village, Manhattan
    FreeHidden gem

  10. Hollywood Crime Scene

    By Caveat · with Rachel Fisher and Desi Jedeikin
    Caveat, Manhattan
Show 6 more on Tuesday · rated lower

  1. Inter Alia

    By newyorktheatreguide.comTicketed
    Music Box Theatre

  2. Midweek Meditation

    By New York Society for Ethical Culture
    Online

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

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

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

    By Brooklyn BraineryTicketed
    Brooklyn Brainery

  5. Brooklyn Women’s Chorus Rehearsal

    By Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture
    Brooklyn

  6. Galileo

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

Wednesday · Nov 11, 2026

14 events shown on this page

  1. Recreational Mathematics

    By National Museum of Mathematics · with Dr. Tiago Hirth

  2. 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

  3. Jews and American Democracy: 250 Years of Debate

    By Center for Jewish HistoryTicketed
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  4. A Staged Reading of 'The Dybbuk'

    By Center for Jewish HistoryFree
    FreeHidden gem

  5. Dr. David George Haskell

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

  6. Skirball Salon: Ilya Kaminsky & Katie Farris

    By NYU Skirball
    NYU Skirball Center, Manhattan

  7. Lullaby

    By Kaufman Music CenterTicketed
    Merkin Concert Hall, Manhattan

  8. Book Club² - "The Coin" by Yasmin Zaher

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

  9. Sagematch (NYCF)

    By Caveat · with Alex Burr, Jerzy Gwiazdowski and 8 more
    Caveat, Manhattan
Show 5 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. Annual Veterans' Day Ceremony

    By Intrepid Museum
    Intrepid Museum, Manhattan

  4. MathPlay for 4’s

    By National Museum of Mathematics

  5. Author Event: "My Boyfriend, the Superhero" by Kylie Cheung

    By Book Club BarFree
    Book Club Bar - Bushwick, Brooklyn
    Free
Open Wednesday, 2026-11-11

Thursday · Nov 12, 2026

19 events shown on this page

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

    By BAM

  2. Harman Reading with Sarah M. Broom

    By Baruch College
    BAR01 - H-750
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  3. Starting Seeds for Community Self-Sufficiency

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

  4. Lectures on Tap - Common Pitfalls in Statistical Reasoning

    By Caveat · with Dr. Pascal Wallisch
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  5. PSA Reading Series: Rick Barot & Paisley Rekdal

    By Poetry Society of America · with Rick Barot and Paisley Rekdal

  6. A Staged Reading of 'The Dybbuk'

    By Center for Jewish HistoryFree
    FreeUnconfirmedHidden gem
    Unconfirmed

  7. Manchester Orchestra

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

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

    By Kaufman Music Center

  9. Sapphic Lit Book Club: "Heap Earth Upon It" by Chloe Michelle Howarth

    By Book Club BarTicketed
    Book Club Bar - Bushwick, Brooklyn
Show 10 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. Underground NYC Tour: Subway 101

    By New York Transit MuseumTicketed
    Off-Site
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  4. Free Play

    By National Museum of MathematicsFree
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  5. Queer Melville: A Secret History of America's Gay Writers

    By The Wisdom BarTicketed
    Bibliotheque, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  6. Author Talk: The City-Women with Mallorie Sievert

    By cafeconlibrosbk.com · with Mallorie SievertTicketed
    Cafe con Libros, Brooklyn

  7. Socialism in the City

    By The SpectatorTicketed

  8. Humanist Happy Hour

    By Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture
    Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  9. Eiko Ishibashi

    By Pioneer WorksTicketed
    Pioneer Works

  10. Looking For Laughs

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

Friday · Nov 13, 2026

12 events shown on this page

  1. Chair Yoga for Everyone

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

  2. Lung Cancer Awareness Month Event

    By montefioreeinstein.org
    Price Center/Block Research Pavillion - Lefrak Auditorium (Room 151)

  3. 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

  4. Fireboats of the FDNY By David A. Rocco

    By Queens Historical Society · with David A. Rocco
    Kingsland

  5. The Earth is Flat, And Other Facts

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

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

    By Kaufman Music CenterTicketed
    Merkin Concert Hall, Manhattan

  7. Concert - Jesse Cook Forever Live

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

  8. Not Therapy

    By Caveat · with Jules Becerra and Bec Fenn
    Caveat, Manhattan
Show 4 more on Friday · rated lower

  1. Exhibition Tour, The Battle of Brooklyn…

    By Center for Brooklyn HistoryFree
    Center for Brooklyn History
    Free

  2. MathPlay for 5’s

    By National Museum of Mathematics

  3. Nighthunters: An Evening Owl Adventure

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

  4. 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

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

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  6. Family Farmacy

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

  7. Technologies of Power

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

  8. Hamlet by William Shakespeare

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

  9. Get Work

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

  10. Paderewski Returns to NY

    By Kaufman Music CenterTicketed
    Merkin Concert Hall, Manhattan

  11. College Radio

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

  1. 40th Annual Dementia Caregivers Conference

    By eventbrite.com
    Inova Conference Center

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

    Sonderling Center – Brentwood High School
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  3. British Invasion

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