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73 events

Friday · Oct 30, 2026

35 events shown on this page

  1. Exclusive Tour Inside the Woolworth Building: NYC’s Cathedral of Commerce

    The Woolworth Building (Inside Lobby), Manhattan

  2. Secrets of the East River: NYC's Hidden Infrastructure by Ferry

    Starbucks (110 Pearl Street), Manhattan

  3. Masterpieces: An Experience of the Museo del Prado

    Ticketed
    The Loft (3rd Fl) at Powerhouse Arts, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  4. Intro to Printmaking

    Powerhouse Arts, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  5. Ten Years of Brooklyn Lace Guild

    Textile Arts Center Gallery, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  6. NYC Marathon: 50 Years Through the Five Boroughs

    Grand Central Terminal, Manhattan

  7. Digital Collage with Adobe CC and its Free Alternatives

    Powerhouse Arts, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  8. Is Everything Predictable?: AI, Prediction Markets, and the Philosophy of Foresight

    With Emma Stamm
    Index Greenpoint, 698 Manhattan Ave Floors 2 & 3, Brooklyn, NY 11222, USA, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  9. LOOK BACK: By onay pl. x Wei-Fang Chang

    onay pl., Manhattan

  10. Fantasy and Reality: The Art of Johan Tobias Sergel

    Morgan Library & Museum, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  11. Soulful Maximalism Book Tour

    Adanne Bookshop, Brooklyn

  12. Day of the Dead Workshop

    92 Ave. C, Manhattan

  13. Bone Sculpting Workshop

    255 McKibbin, Brooklyn

  14. Halloween Pottery: Pumpkin

    136 Bowery, Manhattan

  15. Open hours for "The Carver's Order"

    The Renee & Chaim Gross Foundation, Manhattan

  16. NYC Tour por Times Square, Broadway, Grand Central y la NY Biblioteca

    NYC Free Tours, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  17. · Starts in 8h 13m

    Nike: Form Follows Motion Gallery Talk

    Ticketed
    Museum of Arts and Design, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
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  18. · Starts in 8h 13m

    Transportation in NY Summit

    New York Law School, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
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  19. · Starts in 9h 13m

    Voices of 1776

    Free
    Conference House Park, Manhattan
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  20. · Starts in 10h 13m

    Still Waters: Reflections of a Maritime Community

    Free
    Conference House Park, Manhattan
    Free
  21. · Starts in 11h 13m

    Proximity Exhibition

    Free
    Snug Harbor Cultural Center, Manhattan
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  22. · Starts in 12h 43m

    Crafting Community: Work on Personal Projects & Make New Friends

    Free
    Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library, Manhattan
    Free
  23. · Starts in 13h 13m

    Highlights of Brooklyn's Gravesend

    Neck Road Subway station, Brooklyn
  24. · Starts in 13h 13m

    Open Day – CUNY Graduate Center Classics Department

    CUNY Graduate Center, Manhattan
  25. · Starts in 14h 13m

    Halloween Prelude: Haunted Greenwich Village Tour

    By Exploring NYC History and NeighborhoodsFree
    Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center, Manhattan
    Free
  26. · Starts in 15h 13m

    Brooklyn Heights at Twilight: The Weird, Wonderful, and In-Between

    Center for Brooklyn History, Brooklyn
  27. · Starts in 15h 13m

    Damian White | Designing the Just Transition

    By NYU Center for Urban Science + ProgressFree
    Brooklyn
    FreeHidden gem
  28. · Starts in 16h 43m

    Living History After Dark

    Fraunces Tavern® Museum, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  29. · Starts in 17h 13m

    Red Hook Art Project: Adult Figure Drawing Night

    Red Hook Art Project Studio, Brooklyn
  30. · Starts in 17h 13m

    Mural & Mingle

    With Andrea HerradaFree
    Recess Grove, Brooklyn
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
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  1. Discover Green-Wood Trolley Tour

    Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  2. An FIT Future//Forward Conversation with Law Roach

    Fashion Institute of Technology, Manhattan
  3. · Starts in 16h 13m

    Friday Night Function at Whitney Museum of American Art

    Free
    Whitney Museum of American Art, Manhattan
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  4. · Starts in 17h 13m

    Movies Under the Stars: Hoppers | PG

    Free
    Kissena Corridor Park, Manhattan
    Free
  5. · Starts in 18h 13m

    J-KURU NEW YORK Evening Japanese Conversation

    The Hugh, Manhattan
Open Friday, 2026-10-30

Saturday · Oct 31, 2026

33 events shown on this page

  1. Highlights Tour

    Governors Island, Manhattan

  2. Halloween Pottery: Ghost Candleholders

    136 Bowery, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  3. Art in the Park: Upcycled Bike Jewelry

    Shirley Chisholm State Park, Brooklyn

  4. Knifesmithing 101: Forge a Survival Knife

    Craftsman Ave, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  5. Woodworking for Beginners: Make a Side Table

    Craftsman Ave, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  6. Intro to Leatherwork: Make a Leather Tote Bag

    Craftsman Ave, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  7. Walking Tour of Historic Turtle Bay

    1st Avenue & East 47th Street, Manhattan

  8. NYC Drawing the Dance Workshop

    Dixon Place, Manhattan

  9. Stained Glass Art for Beginners

    Ticketed
    Craftsman Ave, Brooklyn

  10. Poughkeepsie, A Fall Photo-Walk

    Grand Central Terminal, Manhattan

  11. No Kimchi for Me Story Time with Aram Kim

    McCarren Park Greenmarket, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  12. Before-Hours Tours With an Art Historian

    MoMA, Manhattan

  13. Greenwood Cemetery Halloween Hike

    500 25th Street, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  14. Magicians and Mediums Trolley Tour

    By The Green-Wood CemeteryTicketed
    Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn

  15. Empricism and the Philosophy of Mind Week 1

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

  16. Spooky Story Time with Natalie Cronin

    82nd Street Greenmarket, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  17. Shibori: Block and Bind Dye Techniques with Indigo

    By Brooklyn Brainery
    Brooklyn Brainery, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  18. Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)

    With Cetiliztli NauhcampaFree
    National Museum of the American Indian Heye Center, Manhattan
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  19. Sculpting the (Un)Spoken: A Participatory Performance with Iris van Herpen

    Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  20. Nyc Marathon Poster Making Marathon

    With Andrea HerradaTicketed
    Recess Grove, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  21. Underground Manhattan: Exploring the History of the NYC Subway System

    Municipal Building — Subway Entrance (See Confirmation Email for Exact Meeting Location), Manhattan

  22. Halloween Family Day: Art, Treats, and Beats

    Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  23. Proximity Exhibition

    Free
    Snug Harbor Cultural Center, Manhattan
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  24. NYC Photo Walk: East Village | Halloween Spirit

    PlantShed Cafe, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  25. Macbeth by William Shakespeare (a Halloween reading)

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

  26. Discover Green-Wood Trolley Tour

    By The Green-Wood Cemetery
    The Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn

  27. Gowanus Dredgers’ Members Exhibition

    Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club Boathouse, Brooklyn

  28. Exploring the Ghosts of New York City's Elevated Railroads

    City Hall Park (Jacob Wrey Mould Fountain), Manhattan
    ★ Pick
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  1. Be a Part of the Magic - New York’s 53rd Annual Village Halloween Parade

    Greenwich Village, Manhattan

  2. Dinner with Entrepreneurs | Manhattan (Giving Back Edition)

    Restaurant of the Week, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  3. Weekly Vigil for Yemen

    One Union Square South, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  4. Rocky Horror Movie Party

    Ticketed
    Recess Grove, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  5. Dyckman Marina Movie Nights

    Free
    Inwood Hill Park, Manhattan
    Free
Open Saturday, 2026-10-31

Sunday · Nov 1, 2026

5 events shown on this page

  1. Mindful Pottery Wheel Throwing Class

    96 Bogart St, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  2. Discover Green-Wood Trolley Tour

    Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  3. Welding and Metal Fabrication 101: Make a Steel Planter Box

    Craftsman Ave, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  4. Water Marbling Workshop

    The Arts Building, Manhattan

  5. Intro to Woodworking: Make a Custom Longboard

    Craftsman Ave, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
Open Sunday, 2026-11-01
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