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Monday · Nov 2, 2026

11 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. Midnight Release Party with Holly Black and Cassandra Clare

    Barnes & Noble, Manhattan
  4. · Starts in 2h 21m

    Schiaparelli: Fashion Becomes Art

    Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  5. · Starts in 2h 51m

    Between Crown and Congress: New York's Jews During the American Revolution - Liberty 250® Lecture — Fraunces Tavern® Museum

    With Zachary Edinger
    Fraunces Tavern® Museum, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  6. · Starts in 2h 51m

    The Wisdom Bar – Historical Migrations of Tacos in the USA: Taco Lovers

    By The Wisdom BarTicketed
    Room 52, Manhattan
  7. · Starts in 3h 21m

    Truth on Trial: 80 Years After Nuremberg A Conversation

    By Center for Jewish History · with Natalie Livingstone, Nadav Eyal and 1 moreTicketed
    Center for Jewish History, Manhattan
  8. · Starts in 5h 51m

    Hillbilly Allegedly: An Evening with the Vice President

    By CaveatTicketed
    Caveat, Manhattan
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    Pay What You Wish admission

    Free
    Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, Manhattan
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
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    Bryant Park Movie Nights

    Free
    Bryant Park, Manhattan
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
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    Geography of Success: Is the Game Rigged?

    By After 5 SocietyTicketed
    Broadway Comedy Club, Manhattan
Open Monday, 2026-11-02

Tuesday · Nov 3, 2026

7 events shown on this page

  1. The Museum as Test Bed: Ann Neumann Building for Ideas That Don't Exist Yet

    The National Arts Club, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  2. Slash/Back (2022): Inuit Sci-Fi Film

    Free
    58th Street Library, Manhattan
    FreeUnconfirmedHidden gem
    Unconfirmed

  3. Intro to Linocut

    With MICHELE GODWINTicketed
    EFA Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop, Manhattan
    ★ Pick

  4. The Albertine Book Club Reads The Old Fire by Elisa Shua Dusapin

    By Albertine
    Albertine, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  5. Law Across Two Countries

    By New York Hungarian Scientific SocietyTicketed
    Consulate General of Hungary, Manhattan

  6. Naomi Rosenblum ICP Talks Photographer Lecture Series with Pierpaolo Mittica and Adam Higginbotham

    With Pierpaolo Mittica, Adam Higginbotham and 1 more
    ICP's Library & Online, Manhattan
    Hidden gem

  7. The Diane Lewis Student Lecture Series | Manuel Bouzas: Reporting From the Field

    By The Cooper Union · with Manuel BouzasFree
    The Cooper Union, Manhattan
    FreeHidden gem
Open Tuesday, 2026-11-03

Wednesday · Nov 4, 2026

17 events shown on this page

  1. Transatlantic Policy Breakfast

    Penn Club, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  2. Ikebana Wednesdays: An Evening of Contemporary Ikebana

    36 E Broadway, Manhattan

  3. Free-Form Watercolor Paint & Sip

    Free
    58th Street Library, Manhattan
    Free

  4. Artistic Noise: Art & Care

    Studio Museum in Harlem, Manhattan

  5. The Invention of Park Avenue

    By The Skyscraper Museum · with Carol WillisFree
    The Skyscraper Museum, Manhattan
    Free★ Pick

  6. At the Hearth: A Close Look at Helena Hernmarck's Tapestry

    With Susan Brown and Mae ColburnFree
    Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, Manhattan
    Free

  7. An Evening with Gaël Faye and Peter Godwin

    By Albertine · with Gaël Faye and Peter Godwin
    Albertine, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  8. After-Hours Conservation Lab Tour

    Ticketed
    New-York Historical Society, Manhattan

  9. Book Talk: Claying Architecture, Making Machine and Material Kin

    By AIA New York / Center for Architecture · with Shelby Doyle, Frank Melendez and 3 more
    Center for Architecture, Manhattan

  10. Oil Paint Stick Monotype

    With ALESSANDRO LEVATOTicketed
    EFA Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop, Manhattan

  11. Listen to Your Earrings: Remaking…

    By Bard Graduate Center · with Henrietta Lidchi
    Bard Graduate Center, Manhattan

  12. Gender in Motion: Bijayini Satpathy and Sophiline Cheam Shapiro

    With Bijayini Satpathy and Sophiline Cheam-ShapiroTicketed
    Asia Society, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  13. It Started on Delancey Street: New York's Lower East Side in Jack Kirby's Comics

    By Center for Jewish History · with Roy Schwartz, Randolph Hoppe and 1 moreFree
    Center for Jewish History, Manhattan
    Free

  14. Raise Your Voice: Curator-Led Tour

    Free
    Museum of the City of New York, Manhattan
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  15. The New York Philosophy Club

    By New York Society for Ethical Culture
    Ceremonial Hall (4th Floor), Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
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  1. Body Snatching: The Dark Secret Behind Modern Medicine

    By After 5 SocietyTicketed
    Broadway Comedy Club, Manhattan

  2. "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

11 events shown on this page

  1. Memento Mori in NYC

    RESOBOX, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

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

    Midtown Manhattan, Manhattan

  3. Houdini's Library

    The Grolier Club, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  4. Новый Амстердам → Нью-Йорк и его первые еврейские жители

    National Museum of the American Indian, Manhattan

  5. Chelsea Market, High Line & Hudson Yards Food & History Tour

    Chelsea Market, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  6. Site Visit | Resilience Infrastructure: East Side Coastal Resiliency

    By NYU Center for Urban Science + ProgressFree
    Manhattan
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  7. MƒA Thursday Think: From Classrooms to Systems

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

  8. 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

  9. Art and AgriCulture

    By The Horticultural Society of New York
    The Greenhouse and Education Center at Denny Farrell Riverbank State Park, Manhattan
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  1. Winternights: An Evening of Golden Light and Quiet Ritual

    153 Bowery, Manhattan

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

    By After 5 SocietyTicketed
    Patrizia's Of Manhattan, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
Open Thursday, 2026-11-05

Friday · Nov 6, 2026

2 events shown on this page
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  1. Wayward: A Professor's Search for Truth in Shanghai's Underground

    By CaveatTicketed
    Caveat, Manhattan

  2. Humanist Happy Hour

    By New York Society for Ethical Culture
    Elliott Library (507), Manhattan
Open Friday, 2026-11-06

Saturday · Nov 7, 2026

6 events shown on this page

  1. Empricism and the Philosophy of Mind Week 2

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

  2. Hamlet by William Shakespeare (week 1)

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

  3. Tom D's Big New York Show

    By Caveat
    Caveat, Manhattan
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  1. Drunk Black History - New York Comedy Festival Edition

    By CaveatTicketed
    Caveat, Manhattan

  2. FTI: Thinkers Multi-group BYOB potluck

    By Lyceum: Philosophy Reading & Discussion GroupFree
    New York Society for Ethical Culture, Manhattan
    Free

  3. Overnights

    By Intrepid Museum
    Intrepid Museum, Manhattan
Open Saturday, 2026-11-07

Sunday · Nov 8, 2026

5 events shown on this page

  1. Colloquy

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

  2. Sunday Platform with Richard Koral + Activity Day

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

  3. Food For Thought (F4T)

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

  4. 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
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  1. Practical Philosophy Meetup

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

Monday · Nov 9, 2026

3 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. Fun by Design

    By Caveat
    Caveat, Manhattan
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  1. Anime, Justice & Morality: Are the Villains the Heroes?

    By After 5 SocietyTicketed
    Broadway Comedy Club, Manhattan
Open Monday, 2026-11-09

Tuesday · Nov 10, 2026

3 events shown on this page

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

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

  2. Hollywood Crime Scene

    By Caveat · with Rachel Fisher and Desi Jedeikin
    Caveat, Manhattan
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  1. Upper West Side Action Group: Mid-Term Victory Party

    By New York Society for Ethical Culture
    Ceremonial Hall (4th Floor), Manhattan
Open Tuesday, 2026-11-10

Wednesday · Nov 11, 2026

4 events shown on this page

  1. Skirball Salon: Ilya Kaminsky & Katie Farris

    By NYU Skirball
    NYU Skirball Center, Manhattan

  2. Peer Revue

    By Caveat · with Noah Guiberson, Kit Carter and 7 more
    Caveat, Manhattan

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

    By Book Club BarTicketed
    Book Club Bar - East Village, Manhattan
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  1. Annual Veterans' Day Ceremony

    By Intrepid Museum
    Intrepid Museum, Manhattan
Open Wednesday, 2026-11-11

Thursday · Nov 12, 2026

3 events shown on this page

  1. Art and AgriCulture

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

  2. Stephanie Dinkins: Anchoring Home Member's Preview

    By Staten Island Museum
    Staten Island Museum at Snug Harbor, Staten Island
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
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  1. Queer Melville: A Secret History of America's Gay Writers

    By The Wisdom BarTicketed
    Bibliotheque, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
Open Thursday, 2026-11-12

Friday · Nov 13, 2026

3 events shown on this page

  1. The Gilded Age Revisited: Upper East Side Art & Architecture Tour

    By Exploring NYC History and NeighborhoodsFree
    Cooper Hewitt Arthur Ross Terrace & Gardens, Manhattan
    FreeHidden gem

  2. The Earth is Flat, And Other Facts

    By Caveat · with Adam Chase, Johnathan Appel and 2 more
    Caveat, Manhattan
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  1. The 38th Annual John A. Noble Art Auction

    By noblemaritime.org
    Noble Maritime Collection, Staten Island
Open Friday, 2026-11-13

Saturday · Nov 14, 2026

4 events shown on this page

  1. Hamlet by William Shakespeare

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

  2. Stephanie Dinkins: Anchoring Home

    By Staten Island MuseumFree
    Staten Island Museum at Snug Harbor, Staten Island
    Free

  3. Modern Whitney

    By Caveat
    Caveat, Manhattan
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  1. Big Apple Knitters Guild

    By New York Society for Ethical Culture
    Social Hall (Lower Level), Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
Open Saturday, 2026-11-14

Sunday · Nov 15, 2026

5 events shown on this page

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

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

  2. The Grand Central Park Tour with Hiking and History

    By Exploring NYC History and NeighborhoodsFree
    Christopher Columbus Statue, Manhattan
    FreeHidden gem

  3. Gay in The Garden

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

  4. Alien Anchors Vol. II

    By Caveat · with Niranjani Reddi, Shreya Ambatti and 1 more
    Caveat, Manhattan
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  1. Practical Philosophy Meetup

    By Practical Philosophy Club - New YorkFree
    Olympic Tower Atrium, Manhattan
    Free
Open Sunday, 2026-11-15

Monday · Nov 16, 2026

1 event shown on this page

  1. And Scene

    By Caveat
    Caveat, Manhattan
Open Monday, 2026-11-16

Tuesday · Nov 17, 2026

2 events shown on this page

  1. 2026 National Book Awards Finalist Reading

    By NYU Skirball
    NYU Skirball Center, Manhattan
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  1. Drink 'N Draft: Creative Writing Workshop

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