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95 events

Friday · Oct 30, 2026

46 events shown on this page

  1. Homeroom: Artists Against the Bomb

    MoMA PS1
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  2. In Their Honor: 25 Years of Service

    National September 11 Memorial & Museum
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  3. Taking Back Our Space: Photographic Perspectives

    Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  4. Hyundai Translocal Series: Ho Tzu Nyen

    New Museum
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  5. Masterpieces: An Experience of the Museo del Prado

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

  6. Intro to Printmaking

    Powerhouse Arts, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  7. Hopi Kachina Dolls: Blessings for a Balanced World

    Brooklyn Museum
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  8. Saturday Artist Wheel Throwing Class

    Bronx River Art Center, The Bronx

  9. NYC Marathon: 50 Years Through the Five Boroughs

    Grand Central Terminal, Manhattan

  10. Digital Collage with Adobe CC and its Free Alternatives

    Powerhouse Arts, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  11. Tastes of Chinatown: Neighborhood History and Food Tour

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  12. Day of the Dead Workshop

    92 Ave. C, Manhattan

  13. Bone Sculpting Workshop

    255 McKibbin, Brooklyn

  14. Collagraphs with Tetra Pak

  15. Halloween Pottery: Pumpkin

    136 Bowery, Manhattan

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

    The Renee & Chaim Gross Foundation, Manhattan

  17. Bartending Academy Open House: Shake Your First Cocktail

    Coexist GameHouse, Manhattan
  18. · Starts in 49 min

    Transportation in NY Summit

    New York Law School, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  19. · Starts in 1h 49m

    AWW: “A Fever Crept In”: Typhus, Malaria, and the Fate of Dunmore’s Ethiopian Regiment

    With Woody Holton
    Classroom Building, Room 229, Boyd Seminar Room
    CancelledUnconfirmed
    CancelledUnconfirmed
  20. · Starts in 1h 49m

    Voices of 1776

    Free
    Conference House Park, Manhattan
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  21. · Starts in 2h 49m

    Still Waters: Reflections of a Maritime Community

    Free
    Conference House Park, Manhattan
    Free
  22. · Starts in 2h 49m

    Taking Street Photography from Camera to Print

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  23. · Starts in 2h 49m

    Hood Playin' Tricks On Me: East Palo Alto and the Sonic Afterlives of Redevelopment

    With Antonio de Jesús López
    Bryan Center - Multicultural Center
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  24. · Starts in 2h 49m

    Cempazúchitl: Mexico's Marigold Workshop

    Watson Education Building, The Bronx
  25. · Starts in 3h 49m

    Lunchtime workshop

    FA 218
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  26. · Starts in 3h 49m

    Sống: Photographs by Ocean Vuong

    ThinkChinatown
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  27. · Starts in 3h 49m

    Revolutionary Echoes: Chinese-Language Radio in the Cold War Era

    With Jie Li
    Columbia University, International Affairs Building (IAB)
  28. · Starts in 3h 49m

    Creative Aging: Canvas of Memories with Natalie Del Villar

    With Natalie Del Villar
    Flatbush, Caribbean Literary & Cultural Center
  29. · Starts in 5h 19m

    Crafting Community: Work on Personal Projects & Make New Friends

    Free
    Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library, Manhattan
    Free
  30. · Starts in 5h 49m

    NY | Hands On: Lotería

    Free
    American Indian Museum
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  31. · Starts in 6h 19m

    Collage Party

    Central Library, Info Commons Lab
  32. · Starts in 6h 49m

    Halloween Prelude: Haunted Greenwich Village Tour

    By Exploring NYC History and NeighborhoodsFree
    Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center, Manhattan
    Free
  33. · Starts in 8h 49m

    Visita Guiada en Español: Diseñados para ser Rojos

    Free
    Poster House
    Free
  34. · Starts in 9h 49m

    Hereafter Hours

    By The Green-Wood Cemetery
  35. · Starts in 9h 49m

    Red Hook Art Project: Adult Figure Drawing Night

    Red Hook Art Project Studio, Brooklyn
  36. · Starts in 9h 49m

    Halloween Movie Night: Honoring Tim Curry

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  37. · Starts in 10h 19m

    Hereafter Hours

    By The Green-Wood Cemetery
  38. · Starts in 10h 49m

    Halloween Screening: Train to Busan

    With Yeon Sang-hoFree
    Asian Art Museum
    FreeUnconfirmedNotable speaker
    Unconfirmed
  39. · Starts in 10h 49m

    Hereafter Hours

    By The Green-Wood Cemetery
  40. · Starts in 11h 19m

    Hereafter Hours

    By The Green-Wood Cemetery
  41. · Starts in 11h 49m

    The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Original Cast Spooktacular Tour

    With Barry Bostwick, Nell Campbell and 1 more
    The Town Hall
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  42. · Starts in 11h 49m

    Hereafter Hours

    By The Green-Wood Cemetery
  43. · Starts in 12h 19m

    Hereafter Hours

    By The Green-Wood Cemetery
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  1. · Starts in 3h 49m

    Weekly AFSC Action Hour for Palestine

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  2. · Starts in 8h 49m

    Tech Happy Hour by Startup Grind

    Time Out Market Union Square, Manhattan
  3. · Starts in 9h 49m

    Movies Under the Stars: Hoppers | PG

    Free
    Kissena Corridor Park, Manhattan
    Free
Open Friday, 2026-10-30

Saturday · Oct 31, 2026

42 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. Tastes of Chinatown: Neighborhood History and Food Tour

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  4. Knifesmithing 101: Forge a Survival Knife

    Craftsman Ave, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  5. Mixed Media Collage Workshop with Anthony Ciambella

  6. Woodworking for Beginners: Make a Side Table

    Craftsman Ave, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  7. Intro to Leatherwork: Make a Leather Tote Bag

    Craftsman Ave, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  8. NYC Drawing the Dance Workshop

    Dixon Place, Manhattan

  9. Stained Glass Art for Beginners

    Ticketed
    Craftsman Ave, Brooklyn

  10. Poughkeepsie, A Fall Photo-Walk

    Grand Central Terminal, Manhattan

  11. Before-Hours Tours With an Art Historian

    MoMA, Manhattan

  12. Open Studio: Sculpture Garden Reimagined

    Free
    Hirshhorn Museum
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  13. Drawing in Nature

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  14. Repurposeful Ancestry Lab Repair Walk: Flatbush to Courtelyou

    Flatbush Library

  15. Walking Tour: Downtown New York Architecture in 1776

    By AIA New York / Center for Architecture · with William M. SingerTicketed
    Alexander Hamilton U.S. Customs House
    ★ Pick

  16. Exhibition Workshop: Halloween Amulet Making

    With Carl Walsh and Leopoldo Fox-ZampiccoliFree
    Institute for the Study of the Ancient World
    Free★ Pick

  17. NY | Hands On: Lotería

    Free
    American Indian Museum
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  18. Drawing Session in Exhibit on Loss, Disappearance, & Identity (in Spanish & English)

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  19. ICP Photobook Club: Japanese Women Photographers x Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon

    Free
    International Center of Photography
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  20. Capturing the Scent of Time: Bilingual Bookmaking Workshop #2

    Adams Street Library

  21. Nyc Marathon Poster Making Marathon

    With Andrea HerradaTicketed
    Recess Grove, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  22. Northwest Bronx: Van Cortlandt Park Hike and the Fieldston Historic District

    By Exploring NYC History and NeighborhoodsFree
    Van Cortlandt House Museum, The Bronx
    Free

  23. Art Studio

    Free
    Portrait Gallery
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  24. Zine Club x BPL

    Central Library, Art Studio

  25. Pumpkin Painting: Creative Minds

    Free
    Anacostia Community Museum
    Free

  26. Docent led tours of the Historic Conference House Museum

    Free
    Conference House Park
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  27. NYC Photo Walk: East Village | Halloween Spirit

    PlantShed Cafe, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  28. Gowanus Dredgers’ Members Exhibition

    Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club Boathouse, Brooklyn

  29. Chinese Brush Painting

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  30. Mini Clay Alebrijes

    New York Botanical Garden
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  31. Exploring the Ghosts of New York City's Elevated Railroads

    City Hall Park (Jacob Wrey Mould Fountain), Manhattan
    ★ Pick

  32. Sky Studio: Make a Zine

    Sky Room South

  33. BYOB Hand Building

    Ticketed
    BCI Studio - Buildin...
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  34. Hereafter Hours

    By The Green-Wood Cemetery

  35. Hereafter Hours

    By The Green-Wood Cemetery

  36. Hereafter Hours

    By The Green-Wood Cemetery

  37. Hereafter Hours

    By The Green-Wood Cemetery

  38. Hereafter Hours

    By The Green-Wood Cemetery

  39. Hereafter Hours

    By The Green-Wood Cemetery
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  1. ARTmobile @ Redemption Church Fall Festival

    Coffey Park

  2. Creation Station

    By The New York Society LibraryFree
    Children's Library
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  3. Rocky Horror Movie Party

    Ticketed
    Recess Grove, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
Open Saturday, 2026-10-31

Sunday · Nov 1, 2026

7 events shown on this page

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

    Craftsman Ave, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  2. Walk-In Workshop: Fall Foodscapes

    Staten Island Children's Museum
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  3. Water Marbling Workshop

    The Arts Building, Manhattan

  4. Intro to Woodworking: Make a Custom Longboard

    Craftsman Ave, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  5. Hands in Clay: A Pottery Workshop for Beginners

    Art Barrio, Queens
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

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

    Craftsman Ave, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
Show 1 more on Sunday · rated lower

  1. Union Square Holiday Market

    Union Square
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
Open Sunday, 2026-11-01
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