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384 events

Saturday · Nov 14, 2026

1 event shown on this page
Show 1 more on Saturday · rated lower

  1. Fun in Moderation

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

Sunday · Nov 15, 2026

15 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. Poetry Today Book Club: "Trilce" by César Vallejo

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

  5. Mind-Builders Creative Arts Center Stage Band

    By Wave Hill
    Wave Hill

  6. Alien Anchors Vol. II

    By Caveat · with Niranjani Reddi, Shreya Ambatti and 1 more
    Caveat, Manhattan

  7. Classical Interludes: João Luis Rezende

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

  8. NYC Master Chorale: This Love Between Us

    By Kaufman Music CenterTicketed
    Merkin Concert Hall, Manhattan

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

    By Caveat · with Sarah Adelman and Itai Yanai
    Caveat, Manhattan
Show 6 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. Practical Philosophy Meetup

    By Practical Philosophy Club - New YorkFree
    Olympic Tower Atrium, Manhattan
    Free

  6. Terence Tao: Six Math Essentials

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

Monday · Nov 16, 2026

6 events shown on this page

  1. Life Ascending

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

  2. World of Our Fathers at 50

    By Center for Jewish History · with Hasia Diner, Tony Michels and 2 moreFree
    Free

  3. Visions and Revisions: A Poetry Workshop to Read, Cultivate, and Gather

    With Robin AguirreTicketed
    Recess Grove, Brooklyn
    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
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  1. Espinosa Nova, a revival from the Mexican 16th century

    By The Cooper Union
Open Monday, 2026-11-16

Tuesday · Nov 17, 2026

9 events shown on this page

  1. Filling the Blank Page

    By Baruch College
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  2. Ink & Drink

    With Robin AguirreFree
    Recess Grove, Brooklyn
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  3. Brooklyn Women’s Chorus Rehearsal

    By Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture
    Brooklyn

  4. 2026 National Book Awards Finalist Reading

    By NYU Skirball
    NYU Skirball Center, Manhattan

  5. Jewish Dating Game

    By Caveat
    Caveat, Manhattan

  6. Story-oke: Sing and Tell

    By Caveat · with Shyaporn Theerakulstit
    Caveat, Manhattan
Show 3 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

  2. Rachel Cusk: Life of M

    By Pioneer WorksTicketed
    Pioneer Works

  3. Drink 'N Draft: Creative Writing Workshop

    By Book Club BarTicketed
    Book Club Bar - East Village, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
Open Tuesday, 2026-11-17

Wednesday · Nov 18, 2026

14 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. Plot Twist: Jewish Joy

    By Center for Jewish HistoryFree
    Center for Jewish History
    FreeHidden gem

  5. Fleeing for Survival

    By Center for Jewish HistoryTicketed
    Center for Jewish History

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

    By Queens County Bird Club · with Donna Schulman
    Alley Pond Environmental Center, Queens
Show 8 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. The Most of Nora Ephron, hosted by Meg Wolitzer

    By Symphony SpaceTicketed
    Symphony Space

  7. Pitch Roast Live

    By Caveat · with Noah Obstfeld
    Caveat, Manhattan

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

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

Thursday · Nov 19, 2026

11 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

  2. Modus: Celebrating America's 250

    By Kaufman Music CenterTicketed
    Merkin Concert Hall, Manhattan

  3. Helen Tworkov on Buddhism in America Across Generations with Oneika Mays & Cyrus Dunham

    By Brooklyn Public Library · with Helen Tworkov
    Central Library, Dweck Center

  4. Do It Live w/ Chika

    By Caveat
    Caveat, Manhattan
Show 7 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

  4. Material Variance by Lola Ben-Alon

    By Van Alen InstituteFree
    Van Alen Institute, Brooklyn
    Free

  5. The Real Process Behind Writing a Novel: Author's Account

    By The Wisdom BarTicketed
    Bibliotheque, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  6. Facts Machine: Science Comedy & Trivia

    By CaveatTicketed
    Caveat, Manhattan

  7. Trial by Fire

    By The Story Collider
    QED Astoria
Open Thursday, 2026-11-19

Friday · Nov 20, 2026

8 events shown on this page

  1. Neuroscience WIP series

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

  2. Site Visit | Newtown Creek

    By NYU Center for Urban Science + ProgressFree
    Brooklyn
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  3. Our Findings Show

    By Caveat · with Tom Lum
    Caveat, Manhattan

  4. A Body Made Home: They Black Trans Love with Dr. Kai Marshall Green

    By cafeconlibrosbk.com · with Dr. Kai Marshall Green
    Cafe con Libros, Brooklyn

  5. Joris Lacoste: Nexus de l’adoration

    By NYU Skirball
    NYU Skirball Center, Manhattan

  6. Laughmasters

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

  1. A Christmas Carol

    By newyorktheatreguide.comTicketed
    Perelman Performing Arts Center (PAC NYC)
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  2. MathPlay for 5’s

    By National Museum of Mathematics
Open Friday, 2026-11-20

Saturday · Nov 21, 2026

13 events shown on this page

  1. ATMNYC Math Education Conference

    Hunter College, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  2. Governor’s Island Fall Migration

    By The Linnaean Society of New YorkFree
    New York
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  3. Saturday Science for Students

    By The Explorers Club · with Dr. Chester ZarnochFree
    Free

  4. Art for Families: Continuity

    By The Noguchi Museum
    The Noguchi Museum

  5. Family Farmacy

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

  6. Outdoor Skills Workshop: Hiking Basics

    By bronxriver.org
    The Bronx River Forest

  7. Zuckerman Saturday Science: Your Body in Motion

    BioBase Harlem
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  8. Climate Cafe + Ribbon Upcycling Workshop

    By Climate Cafe NYCTicketed
    ​PLANTED CAFE, Brooklyn

  9. Lectures on Tap - "The Story of Lithium: From the Big Bang to Your Brain"

    By Caveat · with Dr. Ben Lillie

  10. The Hands Free & Dance Heginbotham: The Party Scene

    By Kaufman Music CenterTicketed
    Merkin Concert Hall, Manhattan

  11. Drunk Planet Earth

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

  1. Joris Lacoste: Nexus de l’adoration

    By NYU Skirball

  2. Imitation of Life

    By newyorktheatreguide.comTicketed
    The Shed
Open Saturday, 2026-11-21

Sunday · Nov 22, 2026

7 events shown on this page

  1. South Shore Potpourri

    By Queens County Bird Club · with Ian Resnick
    Lofts Pond

  2. Songs of Resistance with Brooklyn Ethical Voices

    By Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture
    Brooklyn

  3. Somewhat Shakespeare

    By Caveat · with Neal Bledsoe, Alexandra Dickson and 2 more
    Caveat, Manhattan

  4. National Theatre Live Screening: Golden Boy

    By NYU Skirball
    NYU Skirball Center, Manhattan
Show 3 more on Sunday · rated lower

  1. Transit Tots

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

  2. Food For Thought (F4T)

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

  3. Writers Group

    By Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
Open Sunday, 2026-11-22
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