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Wednesday · Nov 4, 2026

13 events shown on this page

  1. Parnassus Books: Conversation with Katie Garaby

    With Melissa R. Collings and Katie GarabyFree
    Parnassus Books
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  2. The New York Philosophy Club

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

  3. Author Talk: The Black Madonna with Dr. Christena Cleveland

    By cafeconlibrosbk.com · with Dr. Christena ClevelandTicketed
    Cafe con Libros, Brooklyn

  4. Emerging Photographers Share Their Work of Self-Discovery

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    Free

  5. Great Literature Discussions: The Blue Flower by Penelope Fitzgerald

    By New York Society for Ethical Culture
    Online

  6. Basic Mending Skillz

    With Andrea HerradaTicketed
    Recess Grove, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  7. Ethical-izing Holiday Celebrations Workshop Series

    By New York Society for Ethical Culture
    Online
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  8. From Vial to Patient: Packaging in the Biotech Supply Chain

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

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

    UnconfirmedHidden gem
    Unconfirmed

  10. Tourism in Southeast Asia: Social and Environmental Challenges

    With Ayu Larassanti, Dr. Pham Hong Long and 2 more
Show 3 more on Wednesday · rated lower

  1. Housing & Block Association Committee

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  2. Vets Town Hall

    Cradle of Aviation Museum
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

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

    By Book Club BarTicketed
    Book Club Bar - East Village, Manhattan
Open Wednesday, 2026-11-04

Thursday · Nov 5, 2026

54 events shown on this page

  1. Cornell Entrepreneurship Showcase: Student Pitches & Venture Panel

    Verizon Executive Education Center, Manhattan

  2. New York Fashion at PS1, 1980–1984

    MoMA PS1
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  3. George Washington Talk with Jill Vaum Rothschild

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

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  5. Memento Mori in NYC

    RESOBOX, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

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

    Midtown Manhattan, Manhattan

  7. Ask-A-Tech

    Free
    Gerritsen Beach Public Library, Brooklyn
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  8. Nobody’s Dummy

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

  9. Discover Green-Wood Trolley Tour

    Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  10. NYU Game Center Lecture Series Presents AP Thomson & Kenny Sun

    NYU Game Center, Brooklyn

  11. Sketching & Bookbinding Workshop

    Liz's Book Bar, Brooklyn

  12. Masao Gozu: Windows and Bars

    MoMA PS1
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  13. Houdini's Library

    The Grolier Club, Manhattan
    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. Chelsea Market, High Line & Hudson Yards Food & History Tour

    Chelsea Market, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  17. 3rd Annual New York BCI Symposium

    Free
    New York Academy of Medicine, Manhattan
    FreeUnconfirmed
    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. Intermediate Premiere

    Central Library, Info Commons Lab
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  26. Continuous equations for Transformers and how to use them

    With Borjan Geshkovsky
    Wasserman Center 1302
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  27. Alternative Legal Career Paths that Value Your JD

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  28. From Bronze to Gold: Experiencing Sienese Art

    With Stephanie Wisowaty
    Ian Wardropper Education Room
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  29. Public Gallery Tour

    By Wave Hill
    Wave Hill, The Bronx

  30. Seen and Unseen: Weight and Weightlessness

    By The Noguchi Museum
    The Noguchi Museum
    Conflicting details
    Conflicting details

  31. Photo-Based Creative Writing Session

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  32. Illuminating the Past: Synchrotron Applications in Cultural Heritage

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

  33. Site Visit | Public Interest Technology Infrastructure: PIT Pop-Up

    By NYU Center for Urban Science + ProgressFree
    Oculus World Trade Center, Manhattan
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  34. MƒA Thursday Think: From Classrooms to Systems

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

  35. Storytelling Circle

    By New York Society for Ethical Culture
    Online
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  36. 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

  37. 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

  38. Art and AgriCulture

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

  39. Kotchakorn Voraakhom

    With Kotchakorn Voraakhom
    Higgins Hall, HHN-304
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  40. Yoshitomo Nara

    David Zwirner
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  41. tender is the room - Macey Keung

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

  42. 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
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  1. Bodies in Bloom: A Life Drawing Event

    Studio Sabek, Brooklyn

  2. Roots Rise Up

    Ticketed
    Block 41
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  3. Winternights: An Evening of Golden Light and Quiet Ritual

    153 Bowery, Manhattan

  4. Hard Art

    MoMA PS1
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  5. Gallery Tour

    By Bard Graduate Center

  6. Metaverse 101

    New York, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  7. HireNewYork Multi-University Alumni Career Fair

    By Brooklyn College
    Off Campus
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  8. Gilded Age Mansions of Fifth Avenue Tour

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  9. Painting Flowers with Watercolor

    By Brooklyn Brainery
    Brooklyn Brainery

  10. Computer Basics

    Free
    Brower Park Library, Brooklyn
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

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

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

  12. Say It With Confidence: Talking About Your Accomplishments

    By Brooklyn College
    Online
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
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. The Sea Made Us with Author Rob McKay

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

  1. Free First Friday

    By The Noguchi Museum
    The Noguchi Museum

  2. Reading and Writing While Bored

    By Baruch College
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  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. 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

  8. Humanist Happy Hour

    By New York Society for Ethical Culture
    Elliott Library (507), 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. Empricism and the Philosophy of Mind Week 2

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

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

    By Brooklyn Botanic Garden

  4. 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)

  5. Fall Foliage Walk: Greenwood Cemetery to Prospect Park

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

  6. Nature's Workshop: Fall Foliage Leaf Art

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

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

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  8. Mexican Gothic Event / Dia de los Muertos Market

    By partiful.comFree
    56 Bogart St, Brooklyn
    FreeHidden gem

  9. Hamlet by William Shakespeare (week 1)

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

  10. Discover Green-Wood Trolley Tour

    By The Green-Wood CemeteryTicketed
    Green-Wood Cemetery

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

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  12. Exhibition Tour, The Battle of Brooklyn…

    By Center for Brooklyn HistoryFree
    Center for Brooklyn History
    Free

  13. Gallery Kit

    By The Noguchi Museum
    The Noguchi Museum

  14. Secrets in Stone

    By The Green-Wood Cemetery

  15. Gallery Kit

    By The Noguchi Museum
Show 6 more on Saturday · rated lower

  1. Fly Away Redbirds - Morning Ride

    By New York Transit MuseumTicketed
    Off-Site
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  2. Introduction to Watercolor Painting

    By Brooklyn Botanic Garden

  3. Playback’s Street Party

    By BAMFree
    BAM Rose Cinemas
    Free

  4. Medieval Embroidered Bug Patches

    By Brooklyn Brainery
    Brooklyn Brainery

  5. Drunk Black History - New York Comedy Festival Edition

    By CaveatTicketed
    Caveat, Manhattan

  6. Tapestry Weaving for Beginners

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