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78 events

Sunday · Nov 1, 2026

27 events shown on this page

  1. School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play

    By newyorktheatreguide.comTicketed
    Samuel J. Friedman Theatre

  2. La Bohème

    By newyorktheatreguide.comTicketed
    Metropolitan Opera House
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  3. Buena Vista Social Club - The Musical

    Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  4. Tosca

    By newyorktheatreguide.comTicketed
    Metropolitan Opera House

  5. A Ghost in Your Ear

    Minetta Lane Theatre
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  6. Little Shop of Horrors

    Westside Theatre Upstairs
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  7. 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
  8. · Starts in 1h 13m

    Longevity Stick Class

    WNYC Transmitter Park, Brooklyn
  9. · Starts in 3h 13m

    Intimate Letters: A String Quartet Performance by the Met Chamber Ensemble

    Free
    Poster House, Manhattan
    FreeUnconfirmedHidden gem
    Unconfirmed
  10. · Starts in 5h 28m

    Our General Meeting – Special Guest Dr. David Helfand

    With Dr. David HelfandFree
    Hofstra University, Berliner Hall, Room 117
    FreeUnconfirmedHidden gem
    Unconfirmed
  11. · Starts in 6h 13m

    Seabird ID Mini-Workshop

    Avalon Seawatch
  12. · Starts in 6h 13m

    The Touch Grass Book Club Meet-Up: Mary Oliver's Upstream

    Prospect Park Boathouse, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  13. · Starts in 8h 13m

    Hegel's Phenomenology of Spirit (week 4)

    By NYC Philosophy and Psychology Readers CommunityFree
    Maiden Lane Public Atrium, Manhattan
    FreeHidden gem
  14. · Starts in 9h 13m

    Special Instructions hosted by Ella Hussle

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  15. · Starts in 9h 13m

    Countertenor: Anthony Roth Costanzo & Ensemble Led By Dan Schlosberg

    With Anthony Roth Costanzo and Dan Schlosberg
    Stephen A. Schwarzman Auditorium
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  16. · Starts in 11h 43m

    Comedians Interview Experts: Astronomy and mythology with Ben Lillie and Moiya McTier

    By CaveatTicketed
    Caveat, Manhattan
Show 11 more on Sunday · rated lower

  1. Heated Rivalry: The Unauthorized Musical Parody

    By newyorktheatreguide.comTicketed
    The Club

  2. The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show

    By newyorktheatreguide.comTicketed
    DR2 Theatre
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  3. Pre-Existing Condition

    By newyorktheatreguide.comTicketed
    Greenwich House Theater
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  4. 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

  5. 2:22 - A Ghost Story

    By newyorktheatreguide.comTicketed
    Lucille Lortel Theatre

  6. Improv Now - Improv Drop-In Comedy Class

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

  7. Tristan & Yseult

    By newyorktheatreguide.comTicketed
    St. Ann's Warehouse

  8. Try Aerial Arts - Intro Workshop • Teens & Adults

    The Paradigm Theatre, Queens
  9. · Starts in 2h 13m

    Sunday Gardening

    Free
    WNYC Transmitter Park, Brooklyn
    Free
  10. · Starts in 3h 13m

    Weekly Meeting for Worship

    15th Street Friends Meetinghouse, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  11. · Starts in 5h 13m

    Open Hours at the Environmental Education Center (Weekends)

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
Open Sunday, 2026-11-01

Monday · Nov 2, 2026

14 events shown on this page

  1. Midnight Release Party with Holly Black and Cassandra Clare

    Barnes & Noble, Manhattan

  2. Hillbilly Allegedly: A JD Vance Parody Show

  3. Fort Hamilton Writers Circle

    Fort Hamilton, Meeting Room

  4. Creative Writing Workshop

    Central Library, Art Studio
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  5. How do simple rotations affect the implicit bias of Adam?

    With Rebecca Willett
    Warren Weaver Hall 1302
    UnconfirmedHidden gem
    Unconfirmed

  6. Critical Classicality: Book Talk and Poetry Reading

    With Dr. Kelly Nguyen
    Rubenstein Library Holsti-Anderson Family Assembly Room 153
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  7. FOSSS Guided Music Production Session: Basics

    Central Library, Info Commons, Recording Studio
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  8. Workshop with Sankai Juku

    By NYU Skirball
    NYU Skirball Center, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  9. La Moskitia: Honduras’ Last Marine Frontier

    By The Explorers ClubTicketed
    Explorers Club Headquarters
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  10. Heated Rivalry: The Unauthorized Musical Parody Panel

    The Ripped Bodice, Brooklyn

  11. Thalia Book Club: Arthur C. Clarke's 2001: A Space Odyssey

    By Symphony SpaceTicketed
    Symphony Space

  12. Mark Twain Tonight: A Special One-night Only Performance

    With Richard Thomas and Hal Holbrook
    The Town Hall
    UnconfirmedNotable speaker
    Unconfirmed

  13. PAF New York: Bestiary of Darkness

    By Pioneer Works · with Valentyna Janu, Vojtech Janu and 1 moreTicketed
    Pioneer Works
Show 1 more on Monday · rated lower

  1. Weekly Rehearsal

    Big Apple Chorus, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
Open Monday, 2026-11-02

Tuesday · Nov 3, 2026

13 events shown on this page

  1. Election Day School Holiday in Prospect Park

    Free
    Prospect Park Audubon Center
    Free

  2. Fall Discovery Days

    By Brooklyn Botanic Garden
    Discovery Garden

  3. Piano Masterclass: Finghin Collins

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

  4. Live Ice Choreography

    Free
    Winter Village Overlook, Bryant Park, Manhattan
    Free

  5. Theater Workshop

    Central Library, Info Commons Lab
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  6. Meet the Author: Sarah Feingold reading T is for Traffic Cone

    With Sarah Feingold
    Clinton Hill, Meeting Room

  7. Saratoga Writers' Workshop

    With Marae HartFree
    Saratoga, Meeting Room
    Free

  8. Lectures on Tap - "Planets Beyond the Sun: A Galactic Tour"

    By Lectures on TapTicketed
    SoHo, Manhattan

  9. Brooklyn Women’s Chorus Rehearsal

    By Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture
    Brooklyn

  10. Lincoln in the Bardo

    With Missy MazzoliTicketed
    The Metropolitan Opera House
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  11. Astronomy on Tap Montreal – Aliens & Black Holes: Mysteries of the Universe

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
Show 2 more on Tuesday · rated lower

  1. Schapiro17 at Third Street Music School

    Third Street Music School Settlement, Manhattan

  2. Beauty School Dropout

    Sony Hall
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
Open Tuesday, 2026-11-03

Wednesday · Nov 4, 2026

11 events shown on this page

  1. Lectures on Tap - “Math & Scandal: The Man Who ‘Stole’ Infinity”

    SoHo, Manhattan

  2. Camille Donoho: Connectomics-derived functional predictions in the Drosophila visual system

    With Camille Donoho
    Bryan Research 103
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  3. Midwood Creative Writing Group @ Clarendon w/ Dave Johnson

    With Dave Johnson
    Clarendon, Meeting Room

  4. Math in Bloom: Fibonacci Stepping Stone Creation

    Queens Botanical Garden

  5. Masterclass: Mark Kroll, harpsichord

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

  6. Gut Feelings: How Our Nervous and Immune Systems Communicate

    With Daniel MucidaFree
    Simons Foundation, Manhattan
    Free

  7. The Boathouse Jam: Winter Edition

    Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club Boathouse, Brooklyn

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

    By cafeconlibrosbk.com · with Dr. Christena ClevelandTicketed
    Cafe con Libros, Brooklyn
Show 3 more on Wednesday · rated lower

  1. Traitorz: The Unauthorized Musical Parody

    By newyorktheatreguide.comTicketed
    St. Luke's Theatre

  2. English Country Dance

    Historic Richmond Town, Staten Island
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  3. Alan Buko Request Show

    Haswell Green's, Hell's Kitchen
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
Open Wednesday, 2026-11-04

Thursday · Nov 5, 2026

9 events shown on this page

  1. Houdini's Library

    The Grolier Club, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  2. Once More, With Feeling: Live! 25th Anniversary Show

    littlefield, Brooklyn

  3. School Group Visits: Discovery Trail

    By Brooklyn Botanic Garden
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  4. Photo-Based Creative Writing Session

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

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

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
Show 4 more on Thursday · rated lower

  1. STC: School of Rock

    Murray Kahn Theater, Manhattan

  2. Deerhoof, Mercy, My Trio

    Elsewhere - The Hall, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  3. Tokyo Kanpai Boys Live Show

    High Line Comedy Club, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  4. Fall Sweep

    By Brooklyn College
    Leonard & Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts
Open Thursday, 2026-11-05

Friday · Nov 6, 2026

1 event shown on this page

  1. The Sea Made Us with Author Rob McKay

    By Queens Historical Society
    Kingsland
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
Open Friday, 2026-11-06

Saturday · Nov 7, 2026

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

    By Brooklyn College
    Online
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  3. Hamlet by William Shakespeare (week 1)

    By NYC Philosophy and Psychology Readers CommunityFree
    Pier 57, Manhattan
    FreeHidden gem
Open Saturday, 2026-11-07
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