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Saturday · Oct 31, 2026

27 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. Knitting 102: Halle Hood

    Ticketed
    Brooklyn Craft Company, Brooklyn

  4. Digital Collage with Adobe CC and its Free Alternatives

    Powerhouse Arts, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  5. Halloween Pottery: Ghost Candleholders

    136 Bowery, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  6. Art in the Park: Upcycled Bike Jewelry

    Shirley Chisholm State Park, Brooklyn

  7. Knifesmithing 101: Forge a Survival Knife

    Craftsman Ave, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  8. Woodworking for Beginners: Make a Side Table

    Craftsman Ave, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  9. Freakshow: Fairytales and Nightmares

    K&L Manor, Brooklyn

  10. Intro to Leatherwork: Make a Leather Tote Bag

    Craftsman Ave, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  11. NYC Drawing the Dance Workshop

    Dixon Place, Manhattan

  12. Stained Glass Art for Beginners

    Ticketed
    Craftsman Ave, Brooklyn

  13. The Rocky Horror Picture Show

    By CaveatTicketed
    Caveat, Manhattan
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  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. Walk-In Workshop: Fall Foodscapes

    Staten Island Children's Museum, Staten Island
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  3. Reggaeton Rooftop Halloween Party

    By allevents.inTicketed
    Hotel Chantelle, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  4. New York Tamasha Bhoots: Bollywood Halloween Party

    1150 Broadway, Manhattan

  5. The Haunted House: Reggaeton Halloween Party

    By allevents.inTicketed
    Skinos, Manhattan

  6. Winter Village Holiday Shops

    Bryant Park, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  7. Show Brain Halloween at Tompkins Sq Park

    Tompkins Square Park, Manhattan

  8. Standup Show

    Free
    The Gaf West, Manhattan
    Free

  9. No alcohol, all spirits—welcome to the ultimate Halloween party at Bliss Lounge

    By allevents.in
    Kaya Bliss Dispensary, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  10. The Official Village Halloween Parade Silent Disco

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

  11. Lume Presents Discover Your Cosmic Scent

    Broadway (Between E. Houston & Prince Street), Manhattan

  12. New Balance Run House - Shakeout Run

    Ideal Glass Studio, Manhattan

  13. The Fright Crawl

    By allevents.inTicketed
    The Cactus Shop, Brooklyn

  14. Explore Schools Fall Festival

    Remsen Park, Brooklyn
Open Saturday, 2026-10-31

Sunday · Nov 1, 2026

20 events shown on this page

  1. NIPPA Fall Colloquium: Simon Says, “You’re Still Here”

    Lafayette Grand Café & Bakery, Manhattan

  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. 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

  6. Make Your Own Copper Lamp - Art Class by Classpop!TM

    Craftsman Ave, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  7. Longevity Stick Class

    WNYC Transmitter Park, Brooklyn

  8. Storm King Arts Center/Brotherhood Winery Tours and Lunch

    89 East 42nd Street, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  9. Guided Mindful Walking in Nature - Governors Island Edition

    Governors Island Welcome Center, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

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

    Free
    Poster House, Manhattan
    FreeUnconfirmedHidden gem
    Unconfirmed

  11. Festival of Arts and Music

    Prospect Park Boathouse, Brooklyn

  12. Some Other (Note) Books: A Bookmaking Workshop

    Free
    Printed Matter, Manhattan
    Free

  13. Día de los Muertos Celebration

    Morbid Anatomy, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  14. Gay in The Garden

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

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

    Prospect Park Boathouse, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  16. Hegel's Phenomenology of Spirit (week 4)

    By NYC Philosophy and Psychology Readers CommunityFree
    Maiden Lane Public Atrium, Manhattan
    FreeHidden gem

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

    By CaveatTicketed
    Caveat, Manhattan
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  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. Sunday Gardening

    Free
    WNYC Transmitter Park, Brooklyn
    Free

  3. Weekly Meeting for Worship

    15th Street Friends Meetinghouse, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
Open Sunday, 2026-11-01

Monday · Nov 2, 2026

11 events shown on this page

  1. Midnight Release Party with Holly Black and Cassandra Clare

    Barnes & Noble, Manhattan

  2. Neighborhood Tech Help

    Free
    Brower Park Library, Brooklyn
    Free

  3. Teen Art Hour

    Free
    Gerritsen Beach Public Library, Brooklyn
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  4. Welding 101: Make a Rose out of Steel

    Craftsman Ave, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  5. Explore a Major NYC Park

    Free
    Bryant Park Shop by the Fountain, Manhattan
    Free★ Pick

  6. Workshop with Sankai Juku

    By NYU Skirball
    NYU Skirball Center, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  7. Cold Process Soap Making for Beginners

    By Brooklyn Brainery
    Brooklyn Brainery, Brooklyn

  8. Heated Rivalry: The Unauthorized Musical Parody Panel

    The Ripped Bodice, Brooklyn

  9. Caveat Presents: Blow My Mind Live Fact-A-Thon

    By CaveatTicketed
    Caveat, Manhattan
Show 2 more on Monday · rated lower

  1. Public Craft Night Mondays and Thursdays

    NYC Resistor, Brooklyn

  2. Weekly Rehearsal

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

Tuesday · Nov 3, 2026

10 events shown on this page

  1. Live Ice Choreography

    Free
    Winter Village Overlook, Bryant Park, Manhattan
    Free

  2. Intro to Linocut

    With MICHELE GODWINTicketed
    EFA Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop, Manhattan

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

    By Lectures on TapTicketed
    SoHo, Manhattan

  4. 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

  5. Election Night Social and Live Show

    Free
    The Grisly Pear Midtown, Manhattan
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  6. Brooklyn Women’s Chorus Rehearsal

    By Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture
    Brooklyn
Show 4 more on Tuesday · rated lower

  1. How Money Works: Financial Education Night

    The Wealth Changer, Brooklyn

  2. Afterschool Playtime

    Free
    Gerritsen Beach Public Library, Brooklyn
    Free

  3. Nail Polish Party

    Free
    Gerritsen Beach Public Library, Brooklyn
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  4. Schapiro17 at Third Street Music School

    Third Street Music School Settlement, Manhattan
Open Tuesday, 2026-11-03

Wednesday · Nov 4, 2026

19 events shown on this page

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

    SoHo, Manhattan

  2. Make and Race Your own Pinewood Car

    Craftsman Ave, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  3. Ikebana Wednesdays: An Evening of Contemporary Ikebana

    36 E Broadway, Manhattan

  4. Free-Form Watercolor Paint & Sip

    Free
    58th Street Library, Manhattan
    Free

  5. Aspects of Aging: Aging in Place and Dying at Home: What Does it Take?

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

  6. XRP Workshop

    Cornell Tech, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  7. Exclusive Truffle Pasta Making Experience at The Urbani Truffle Lab NYC

    Urbani Truffles USA Corp, Manhattan

  8. After-Hours Conservation Lab Tour

    Ticketed
    New-York Historical Society, Manhattan

  9. Oil Paint Stick Monotype

    With ALESSANDRO LEVATOTicketed
    EFA Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop, Manhattan

  10. Knit, Hook & Stitch

    With Andrea HerradaFree
    Recess Grove, Brooklyn
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

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

    With Daniel MucidaFree
    Simons Foundation, Manhattan
    Free

  12. The Boathouse Jam: Winter Edition

    Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club Boathouse, Brooklyn

  13. Stavros Niarchos Foundation Brain Insight Lecture

    With Matthew Zajic, PhD, Erica Musser, PhD, ABPP and 1 moreFree
    Jerome L. Greene Science Center, Manhattan
    Free

  14. 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

  15. Beginner Music Production Workshop & 343 Labs Open House

    343 Labs - Music Production & DJ School, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

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

    By cafeconlibrosbk.com · with Dr. Christena ClevelandTicketed
    Cafe con Libros, Brooklyn

  17. Doctors Without Boundaries

    By CaveatTicketed
    Caveat, Manhattan
Show 2 more on Wednesday · rated lower

  1. Afterschool Playtime

    Free
    Gerritsen Beach Public Library, Brooklyn
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  2. English Country Dance

    Historic Richmond Town, Staten Island
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
Open Wednesday, 2026-11-04

Thursday · Nov 5, 2026

13 events shown on this page

  1. Bad Art Club: Clay

    Free
    Brower Park Library, Brooklyn
    Free

  2. Cornell Entrepreneurship Showcase: Student Pitches & Venture Panel

    Verizon Executive Education Center, Manhattan

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

    Midtown Manhattan, Manhattan

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

    NYU Game Center, Brooklyn

  5. Sketching & Bookbinding Workshop

    Liz's Book Bar, Brooklyn

  6. Houdini's Library

    The Grolier Club, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

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

    littlefield, Brooklyn
Show 6 more on Thursday · rated lower

  1. Fitness with Kelly at Gotham Park

    Gotham Park, Manhattan

  2. STC: School of Rock

    Murray Kahn Theater, Manhattan

  3. Deerhoof, Mercy, My Trio

    Elsewhere - The Hall, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  4. Golden Hour at Greeley Square Park

    Free
    Greeley Square Park, Manhattan
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  5. Golden Hour NYC: Breathtaking Sunset Cruise with Skyline & Statue Views

    Pier 36 NYC, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  6. Tokyo Kanpai Boys Live Show

    High Line Comedy Club, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
Open Thursday, 2026-11-05
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