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Thursday · Nov 5, 2026

53 events shown on this page

  1. New York Fashion at PS1, 1980–1984

    MoMA PS1
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

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

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  3. Memento Mori in NYC

    RESOBOX, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  4. NYSOEA 58th Annual Conference

    Silver Bay YMCA, Silver Bay, NY
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  5. Ask-A-Tech

    Free
    Gerritsen Beach Public Library, Brooklyn
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  6. Nobody’s Dummy

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

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

    NYU Game Center, Brooklyn

  8. Sketching & Bookbinding Workshop

    Liz's Book Bar, Brooklyn

  9. Brainy Babies Gerritsen Beach

    Free
    Gerritsen Beach Public Library, Brooklyn
    Free

  10. Masao Gozu: Windows and Bars

    MoMA PS1
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  11. Houdini's Library

    The Grolier Club, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  12. Zeng Fanzhi

    Hauser & Wirth
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  13. ISS / U.S. EVA #101

    Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  14. Launch Falcon 9 / NROL-1995

    SLC-4E (~35°N), Vandenberg SFB CA, USA
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  15. 3rd Annual New York BCI Symposium

    Free
    New York Academy of Medicine, Manhattan
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  16. New York City Hall Guided Tour

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    Free

  17. Prospect Park Stroller Walk

    Prospect Park
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

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

    With Jakkai Siributr
    Silverlens Gallery
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

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

    Ticketed
    RESOBOX
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

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

    With Jenifer K. Wofford
    Silverlens Gallery
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  21. Storytime at The Met: Color and Light

    The Metropolitan Museum of Art

  22. Intermediate Premiere

    Central Library, Info Commons Lab
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  23. School Group Visits: Discovery Trail

    By Brooklyn Botanic Garden
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  24. Thursday Tours

    Free
    Gemini North telescope
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  25. Continuous equations for Transformers and how to use them

    With Borjan Geshkovsky
    Wasserman Center 1302
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  26. Alternative Legal Career Paths that Value Your JD

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  27. From Bronze to Gold: Experiencing Sienese Art

    With Stephanie Wisowaty
    Ian Wardropper Education Room
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  28. Public Gallery Tour

    By Wave Hill
    Wave Hill, The Bronx

  29. Seen and Unseen: Weight and Weightlessness

    By The Noguchi Museum
    The Noguchi Museum
    Conflicting details
    Conflicting details

  30. Photo-Based Creative Writing Session

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  31. Illuminating the Past: Synchrotron Applications in Cultural Heritage

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

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

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

  33. After School Science Hour: Neuroscience and Nature at BioBase Harlem

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  34. Storytelling Circle

    By New York Society for Ethical Culture
    Online
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  35. 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

  36. 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

  37. Art and AgriCulture

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

  38. Kotchakorn Voraakhom

    With Kotchakorn Voraakhom
    Higgins Hall, HHN-304
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  39. Yoshitomo Nara

    David Zwirner
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  40. tender is the room - Macey Keung

    By partiful.comFree
    ISO 855 at Brooklyn Film Camera, Brooklyn
    Free
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  1. Simons Collaboration on Confinement and QCD Strings Annual Meeting

    By Simons Foundation
    Gerald D. Fischbach Auditorium
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

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

    153 Bowery, Manhattan

  3. Hard Art

    MoMA PS1
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  4. Gallery Tour

    By Bard Graduate Center

  5. Brainy Babies @ Brower Park Library

    Free
    Brower Park Library, Brooklyn
    Free

  6. Metaverse 101

    New York, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  7. STEM Explorers at 67th Street Library

    67th Street Library, Manhattan

  8. American Museum of Natural History + All Ticketed Exhibitions

    Ticketed
    American Museum of Natural History, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  9. HireNewYork Multi-University Alumni Career Fair

    By Brooklyn College
    Off Campus
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  10. Fall Sweep

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

  11. Painting Flowers with Watercolor

    By Brooklyn Brainery
    Brooklyn Brainery

  12. Computer Basics

    Free
    Brower Park Library, Brooklyn
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  13. 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. Gallery Kit

    By The Noguchi Museum
    The Noguchi Museum

  2. A Different Picture: A Bronx Collage Workshop

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

  3. The Sea Made Us with Author Rob McKay

    By Queens Historical Society
    Kingsland
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
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  1. Free First Friday

    By The Noguchi Museum
    The Noguchi Museum

  2. Fall First Discoveries

    By Brooklyn Botanic Garden

  3. Neuroscience WIP series: Romana Hyde, Jada Summerville

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

  4. Reading and Writing While Bored

    By Baruch College
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  5. Tour Público Museum Tour in Spanish

    By The Noguchi Museum
    The Noguchi Museum

  6. TGIF Afterschool Story and Craft Hour

    By The Green-Wood CemeteryFree
    Green-Wood Cemetery, The Green-House
    Free

  7. Mural & Mingle

    With Andrea HerradaFree
    Recess Grove, Brooklyn
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

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

    By CaveatTicketed
    Caveat, Manhattan

  9. 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
Open Friday, 2026-11-06

Saturday · Nov 7, 2026

25 events shown on this page

  1. Reading in Italian

    By Istituto Italiano di Cultura New York · with Malina Mannarino

  2. NICE Film Festival 2026

    By Istituto Italiano di Cultura New York

  3. Empricism and the Philosophy of Mind Week 2

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

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

    By Brooklyn Botanic Garden

  5. Nature's Workshop: Fall Foliage Leaf Art

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

  6. Accessible Birding in a Waterfront Park

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  7. Functional Single-Molecule Super-Resolution Microscopy With (Photo)-Switchable Fluorescent Molecules

    By Brooklyn College
    Online
    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. Discovery Hike: Waterfront Ecosystems

    Free
    Ward's Island Footbridge (in Randall's Island Park), Manhattan
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  11. Ecology-Focused Walk: Discover Tidal Flows, Native Plants, & Marsh Habitats

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

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

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  13. Gallery Kit

    By The Noguchi Museum
    The Noguchi Museum

  14. Gallery Kit

    By The Noguchi Museum

  15. Ephemeral Light Artist Talk

    By The Bronx County Historical Society · with Ira Merritt
    The Bronx
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  16. Mural painting at the Battery

    By New York Mycological Society
    The Battery

  17. Unlimited

    By National Museum of Mathematics · with Jasmine Camero
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  1. Musicalisinasce

    By Istituto Italiano di Cultura New York · with Claudia Calì

  2. Early Morning Opening: To the Stars Space Exploration

    By Intrepid Museum
    Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, Manhattan

  3. Garden Circle Event: Fall Migration Bird Walk

    By Brooklyn Botanic Garden
    PostponedUnconfirmed
    PostponedUnconfirmed

  4. Introduction to Watercolor Painting

    By Brooklyn Botanic Garden

  5. Playback’s Street Party

    By BAMFree
    BAM Rose Cinemas
    Free

  6. Medieval Embroidered Bug Patches

    By Brooklyn Brainery
    Brooklyn Brainery

  7. Tapestry Weaving for Beginners

    By Brooklyn Brainery
    Brooklyn Brainery

  8. FTI: Thinkers Multi-group BYOB potluck

    By Lyceum: Philosophy Reading & Discussion GroupFree
    New York Society for Ethical Culture, Manhattan
    Free
Open Saturday, 2026-11-07

Sunday · Nov 8, 2026

10 events shown on this page

  1. Birding In Peace

    By The Green-Wood Cemetery

  2. Colloquy

    By New York Society for Ethical Culture
    Elliott Library (507), Manhattan

  3. Birding in Peace: Late-Risers Edition

    By The Green-Wood Cemetery
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  4. Gary's Backyard Mushroom Walk

    By New York Mycological Society
    Central Park, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  5. Young Ethical Explorers: Happy Bones Festival

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

  6. Fall Foliage Tree ID Hike

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

  7. Food For Thought (F4T)

    By Center for Inquiry New York CityFree
    Phebe's Tavern & Grill, Manhattan
    FreeHidden gem
Show 3 more on Sunday · rated lower

  1. Transit Tots

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

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

    By The Green-Wood CemeteryTicketed
    Green-Wood

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

    By climateimaginarium.orgTicketed
    Arverne East Nature Preserve, Queens
Open Sunday, 2026-11-08
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