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93 events

Friday · Oct 30, 2026

41 events shown on this page

  1. Masterpieces: An Experience of the Museo del Prado

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

  2. Intro to Printmaking

    Powerhouse Arts, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  3. Ten Years of Brooklyn Lace Guild

    Textile Arts Center Gallery, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  4. Digital Collage with Adobe CC and its Free Alternatives

    Powerhouse Arts, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  5. Candlelight: A Haunted Evening of Halloween Classics

    Ticketed
    Church of the Heavenly Rest, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  6. 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

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

    onay pl., Manhattan

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

    Morgan Library & Museum, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  9. Soulful Maximalism Book Tour

    Adanne Bookshop, Brooklyn

  10. Day of the Dead Workshop

    92 Ave. C, Manhattan

  11. Bone Sculpting Workshop

    255 McKibbin, Brooklyn

  12. Dev Lemons, Venus & the Flytraps

    Elsewhere - The Hall, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  13. Halloween Pottery: Pumpkin

    136 Bowery, Manhattan

  14. Asanabenche "Invention Tour"

    Silvana, Manhattan

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

    The Renee & Chaim Gross Foundation, Manhattan
  16. · Starts in 8h 30m

    Nike: Form Follows Motion Gallery Talk

    Ticketed
    Museum of Arts and Design, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  17. · Starts in 10h 30m

    Arts, Culture & Fun: Be Bolder - Senior Ballet Programming

    Free
    Williamsbridge Oval, Manhattan
    Free
  18. · Starts in 11h 30m

    Proximity Exhibition

    Free
    Snug Harbor Cultural Center, Manhattan
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  19. · Starts in 13h

    Crafting Community: Work on Personal Projects & Make New Friends

    Free
    Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library, Manhattan
    Free
  20. · Starts in 13h 30m

    The People Versus Lenny Bruce

    By New York Society for Ethical Culture
    Ceremonial Hall (4th Floor), Manhattan
  21. · Starts in 13h 30m

    Open Day – CUNY Graduate Center Classics Department

    CUNY Graduate Center, Manhattan
  22. · Starts in 17h 30m

    Red Hook Art Project: Adult Figure Drawing Night

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

    Mural & Mingle

    With Andrea HerradaFree
    Recess Grove, Brooklyn
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  24. · Starts in 18h 30m

    Abolish Everything: World Championship III

    By CaveatTicketed
    Caveat, Manhattan
  25. · Starts in 19h

    Vaya Gerardo Contino

    Free
    Lincoln Center, Manhattan
    Free
Show 16 more on Friday · rated lower

  1. Secret Parlor Jazz: Home-Cooked Tunes & BBQ Dinner on the Upper East Side

    Parlor Jazz (Exact Meeting Location Revealed in Confirmation Email), Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  2. Reggaeton Rooftop Halloween Party

    By allevents.inTicketed
    Hotel Chantelle, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  3. The Night Before Halloween Reggaeton Party at Don Rique

    By allevents.inTicketed
    Don Rique's, Brooklyn

  4. Piano in Bryant Park

    Free
    Bryant Park, Manhattan
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  5. New York Tamasha Bhoots: Bollywood Halloween Party

    1150 Broadway, Manhattan

  6. The Haunted House: Reggaeton Halloween Party

    By allevents.inTicketed
    Skinos, Manhattan

  7. Halloween Norteño y Banda Yacht Party in NYC

    By allevents.inTicketed
    Skyport Marina, Manhattan

  8. Social Salsa at Greeley Square Park

    Free
    Greeley Square Park, Manhattan
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  9. The Amazing Ken Presents: Spooky Halloween Comedy Magic Show

    Free
    Gerritsen Beach Public Library, Brooklyn
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

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

    Fashion Institute of Technology, Manhattan

  11. Halloween NuevaYol Latin Fridays

    By allevents.inTicketed
    OUT OF ORDINARY, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  12. · Starts in 16h 30m

    Friday Night Function at Whitney Museum of American Art

    Free
    Whitney Museum of American Art, Manhattan
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  13. · Starts in 17h 30m

    Movies Under the Stars: Hoppers | PG

    Free
    Kissena Corridor Park, Manhattan
    Free
  14. · Starts in 18h 30m

    J-KURU NEW YORK Evening Japanese Conversation

    The Hugh, Manhattan
  15. · Starts in 19h 30m

    A Citadel Halloween

    By partiful.com · with jeanchalant, Pea$y and 6 more
    Rodeo BK, Brooklyn
  16. · Starts in 21h 30m

    Yacht Party Cruise (Drinks, DJ, Dancing)

    299 South St, Manhattan
Open Friday, 2026-10-30

Saturday · Oct 31, 2026

44 events shown on this page

  1. Halloween Pottery: Ghost Candleholders

    136 Bowery, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  2. Art in the Park: Upcycled Bike Jewelry

    Shirley Chisholm State Park, Brooklyn

  3. Knifesmithing 101: Forge a Survival Knife

    Craftsman Ave, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  4. Woodworking for Beginners: Make a Side Table

    Craftsman Ave, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  5. Intro to Leatherwork: Make a Leather Tote Bag

    Craftsman Ave, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  6. NYC Drawing the Dance Workshop

    Dixon Place, Manhattan

  7. Stained Glass Art for Beginners

    Ticketed
    Craftsman Ave, Brooklyn

  8. Poughkeepsie, A Fall Photo-Walk

    Grand Central Terminal, Manhattan

  9. No Kimchi for Me Story Time with Aram Kim

    McCarren Park Greenmarket, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  10. Before-Hours Tours With an Art Historian

    MoMA, Manhattan

  11. Empricism and the Philosophy of Mind Week 1

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

  12. Spooky Story Time with Natalie Cronin

    82nd Street Greenmarket, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  13. Shibori: Block and Bind Dye Techniques with Indigo

    By Brooklyn Brainery
    Brooklyn Brainery, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

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

    Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  15. Nyc Marathon Poster Making Marathon

    With Andrea HerradaTicketed
    Recess Grove, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

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

    Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  17. Proximity Exhibition

    Free
    Snug Harbor Cultural Center, Manhattan
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  18. NYC Photo Walk: East Village | Halloween Spirit

    PlantShed Cafe, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  19. Macbeth by William Shakespeare (a Halloween reading)

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

  20. Gowanus Dredgers’ Members Exhibition

    Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club Boathouse, Brooklyn

  21. Roll for Friends

    By CaveatTicketed
    Caveat, Manhattan

  22. 3 Days Notice

    By CaveatTicketed
    Caveat, Manhattan

  23. Halloween Piano Meetup

    330 7th Avenue, Manhattan

  24. Friday the 13th Part VIII with Live Soundtrack

    Free
    Lincoln Center, Manhattan
    Free

  25. The Rocky Horror Picture Show

    By CaveatTicketed
    Caveat, Manhattan
Show 19 more on Saturday · rated lower

  1. Show Brain Halloween at Tompkins Sq Park

    Tompkins Square Park, Manhattan

  2. Standup Show

    Free
    The Gaf West, Manhattan
    Free

  3. Be a Part of the Magic - New York’s 53rd Annual Village Halloween Parade

    Greenwich Village, Manhattan

  4. Nexo NYC Halloween Edition - District Saturday | The Sound of New York

    NEXO NYC, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  5. The Official Village Halloween Parade Silent Disco

    By allevents.inTicketed
    New York's Village Halloween Parade, Manhattan

  6. Purgatory

    Refuge, Brooklyn

  7. Slow Jams NYC - Halloween Slow Jams & RnB Party

    Littlefield, Brooklyn

  8. Saints or Sinners: Reggaeton Halloween Night

    By allevents.inTicketed
    Skinos, Manhattan

  9. The Reggaeton Halloween Party

    Lot45, Brooklyn

  10. Halloween Dance Cruise

    Liberty Belle, Manhattan

  11. Halloween Perreo on the Roof - Costume Party

    High Bar New York, Manhattan

  12. Off The Record | Halloween Edition

    ARTSPACE, Manhattan

  13. The Halloween Trifecta: Karaoke, Pancakes & Optional Dancing

    Planet Rose, Manhattan

  14. Pirates of the Gowanus: Halloween Parade

    Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club Boathouse, Brooklyn

  15. Rocky Horror Movie Party

    Ticketed
    Recess Grove, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  16. Yacht Party Sunset Cruise (Drinks, DJ, Dancing)

    299 South St, Manhattan

  17. Catbaret NYC’s Cat-Themed Variety Show: Meowloween

    By CaveatTicketed
    Caveat, Manhattan

  18. Catbaret NYC’s Cat-Themed Variety Show: Meowloween

    By Caveat · with Gemma SmithTicketed
    Caveat, Manhattan

  19. Dyckman Marina Movie Nights

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

Sunday · Nov 1, 2026

8 events shown on this page

  1. Mindful Pottery Wheel Throwing Class

    96 Bogart St, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

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

    Craftsman Ave, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  3. Water Marbling Workshop

    The Arts Building, Manhattan

  4. Intro to Woodworking: Make a Custom Longboard

    Craftsman Ave, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  5. Requiem in D-Minor by Jose Maurice Nunes Garcia

    St Paul's Church in the Village of Flatbush, Brooklyn

  6. From Memory to Hope: A Service of Poetry and Prayer to Honor the Ancestors

    With Nolan Williams, Jr.Free
    St. Mark’s Church in-the-Bowery, Manhattan
    Free
Show 2 more on Sunday · rated lower

  1. Improv Now - Improv Drop-In Comedy Class

    The National Opera Center, 330 7th Ave Studio 711, NY NY, Manhattan
    Conflicting details
    Conflicting details

  2. Day of the Day Brunch Celebration

    214 East 52nd Street, New York, NY, USA, Manhattan
Open Sunday, 2026-11-01
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