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68 events

Sunday · Nov 1, 2026

21 events shown on this page

  1. Saturday Artist Wheel Throwing Class

    Bronx River Art Center, The Bronx

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

    Lafayette Grand Café & Bakery, Manhattan

  3. Water Marbling Workshop

    The Arts Building, Manhattan

  4. Hands in Clay: A Pottery Workshop for Beginners

    Art Barrio, Queens
    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. Storm King Arts Center/Brotherhood Winery Tours and Lunch

    89 East 42nd Street, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  7. Family Art Project: Day of the Dead

    By Wave Hill
    Wave Hill, The Bronx

  8. Guided Mindful Walking in Nature - Governors Island Edition

    Governors Island Welcome Center, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

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

    Free
    Poster House, Manhattan
    FreeUnconfirmedHidden gem
    Unconfirmed

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

    Free
    Printed Matter, Manhattan
    Free
  11. · Starts in 10 min

    Gay in The Garden

    By The Horticultural Society of New York
    The Greenhouse and Education Center at Denny Farrell Riverbank State Park, Manhattan
  12. · Starts in 3h 10m

    Hegel's Phenomenology of Spirit (week 4)

    By NYC Philosophy and Psychology Readers CommunityFree
    Maiden Lane Public Atrium, Manhattan
    FreeHidden gem
  13. · Starts in 6h 40m

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

    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. Winter Village Holiday Shops

    Bryant Park, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  4. Howl-O-Ween Ball: Reloaded

    The Marquee Astoria, Queens

  5. House of Shadows ft. ALTÉGO

    By allevents.in
    25 Kent Ave, Queens

  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. Top Tier Sundays Hosted by @ABOOGIEVSARTIST

    Code Astoria, Queens

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

    The Paradigm Theatre, Queens
Open Sunday, 2026-11-01

Monday · Nov 2, 2026

5 events shown on this page

  1. Midnight Release Party with Holly Black and Cassandra Clare

    Barnes & Noble, Manhattan

  2. Explore a Major NYC Park

    Free
    Bryant Park Shop by the Fountain, Manhattan
    Free

  3. Workshop with Sankai Juku

    By NYU Skirball
    NYU Skirball Center, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

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

    By CaveatTicketed
    Caveat, Manhattan
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  1. Weekly Rehearsal

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

Tuesday · Nov 3, 2026

8 events shown on this page

  1. Earth & Art: Hand-Built Pottery with Juniper Foster

    Art Barrio, Queens
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  2. Live Ice Choreography

    Free
    Winter Village Overlook, Bryant Park, Manhattan
    Free

  3. Kitchen Table Histories

    By The Bronx County Historical Society
    Mott Haven Library, The Bronx
    Hidden gem

  4. Intro to Linocut

    With MICHELE GODWINTicketed
    EFA Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop, Manhattan

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

    By Lectures on TapTicketed
    SoHo, 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. Election Night Social and Live Show

    Free
    The Grisly Pear Midtown, Manhattan
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
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  1. Schapiro17 at Third Street Music School

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

Wednesday · Nov 4, 2026

15 events shown on this page

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

    SoHo, Manhattan

  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. Laser Cut Pins

    Cambria Heights, Queens
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  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. Gut Feelings: How Our Nervous and Immune Systems Communicate

    With Daniel MucidaFree
    Simons Foundation, Manhattan
    Free

  11. Stavros Niarchos Foundation Brain Insight Lecture

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

  12. 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

  13. Beginner Music Production Workshop & 343 Labs Open House

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

  14. Doctors Without Boundaries

    By CaveatTicketed
    Caveat, Manhattan
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  1. English Country Dance

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

Thursday · Nov 5, 2026

11 events shown on this page

  1. Cornell Entrepreneurship Showcase: Student Pitches & Venture Panel

    Verizon Executive Education Center, Manhattan

  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. 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

  5. Art and AgriCulture

    By The Horticultural Society of New York
    The Greenhouse and Education Center at Denny Farrell Riverbank State Park, Manhattan
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. Golden Hour at Greeley Square Park

    Free
    Greeley Square Park, Manhattan
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

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

    Pier 36 NYC, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  5. Tokyo Kanpai Boys Live Show

    High Line Comedy Club, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  6. 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

  1. A Different Picture: A Bronx Collage Workshop

    By The Bronx County Historical Society · with Nicole America Cruz
    Tremont Library, The Bronx
    UnconfirmedHidden gem
    Unconfirmed
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  1. Humanist Happy Hour

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

Saturday · Nov 7, 2026

4 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. Family Farmacy

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

  3. Hamlet by William Shakespeare (week 1)

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

  4. Tom D's Big New York Show

    By Caveat
    Caveat, Manhattan
Open Saturday, 2026-11-07

Sunday · Nov 8, 2026

2 events shown on this page

  1. Food For Thought (F4T)

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

  2. Homeward Bound: A Korean Adoptee Exploring the Longing for Belonging

    By Caveat
    Caveat, Manhattan
Open Sunday, 2026-11-08
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