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140 events

Monday · Nov 2, 2026

19 events shown on this page

  1. Exclusive Tour Inside the Woolworth Building: NYC’s Cathedral of Commerce

    The Woolworth Building (Inside Lobby), Manhattan

  2. Secrets of the East River: NYC's Hidden Infrastructure by Ferry

    Starbucks (110 Pearl Street), Manhattan

  3. This Isn’t Working | Work-in-Progress by Sean Donovan

    Arts Center at Governors Island, Manhattan

  4. Teen Art Hour

    Free
    Gerritsen Beach Public Library, Brooklyn
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  5. Workshop with Sankai Juku

    By NYU Skirball
    NYU Skirball Center, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  6. Between Crown and Congress: New York's Jews During the American Revolution - Liberty 250® Lecture — Fraunces Tavern® Museum

    With Zachary Edinger
    Fraunces Tavern® Museum, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  7. The Wisdom Bar – Historical Migrations of Tacos in the USA: Taco Lovers

    By The Wisdom BarTicketed
    Room 52, Manhattan
  8. · Starts in 15 min

    Truth on Trial: 80 Years After Nuremberg A Conversation

    By Center for Jewish History · with Natalie Livingstone, Nadav Eyal and 1 moreTicketed
    Center for Jewish History, Manhattan
  9. · Starts in 15 min

    Heated Rivalry: The Unauthorized Musical Parody Panel

    The Ripped Bodice, Brooklyn
  10. · Starts in 45 min

    AFTERIMAGES: Music of Christopher Berg

    By Kaufman Music CenterTicketed
    Merkin Concert Hall, Manhattan
  11. · Starts in 2h 45m

    Hillbilly Allegedly: An Evening with the Vice President

    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. Teen Time

    Free
    Brower Park Library, Brooklyn
    Free

  3. Discover Green-Wood Trolley Tour

    Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  4. Babies & Toddlers Playtime

    Free
    Gerritsen Beach Public Library, Brooklyn
    Free

  5. Forest for Trees Collective

    Governors Island, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  6. Geography of Success: Is the Game Rigged?

    By After 5 SocietyTicketed
    Broadway Comedy Club, Manhattan

  7. Lectures on Tap - "Jimi Hendrix in New York: The Making of a Legend"

    By Lectures on TapTicketed
    Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn
  8. · Starts in 15 min

    Weekly Rehearsal

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

Tuesday · Nov 3, 2026

18 events shown on this page

  1. PhDs & Pints: The Science of Being You

    Sugar Mouse NYC, Manhattan

  2. Moving the Millions

    Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  3. Live Ice Choreography

    Free
    Winter Village Overlook, Bryant Park, Manhattan
    Free

  4. AIMLC Meetup: Did AI Break the Navier-Stokes Equations?

    11 W 19th St, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  5. Law Across Two Countries

    By New York Hungarian Scientific SocietyTicketed
    Consulate General of Hungary, Manhattan

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

    By Lectures on TapTicketed
    SoHo, Manhattan

  7. Lectures on Tap - “Radical New York: From Anarchists to Occupy Wall Street”

    By Lectures on TapTicketed
    Williamsburg, Brooklyn

  8. Brooklyn Women’s Chorus Rehearsal

    By Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture
    Brooklyn

  9. The New York Groove Live w/New York Metro Weather

    By CaveatTicketed
    Caveat, Manhattan

  10. Real Life Tonight

    By CaveatTicketed
    Caveat, Manhattan
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  1. Afterschool Playtime

    Free
    Gerritsen Beach Public Library, Brooklyn
    Free

  2. Discover Green-Wood Trolley Tour

    Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  3. Schapiro17 at Third Street Music School

    Third Street Music School Settlement, Manhattan

  4. Folk Jams in Greeley Square Park

    Free
    Greeley Square Park, Manhattan
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  5. Tuesdays at the Red Room

    The Red Room at KGB, Manhattan

  6. American Museum of Natural History

    Ticketed
    American Museum of Natural History, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  7. Jonathan Leibovitz, clarinet

    By Kaufman Music CenterTicketed
    Merkin Concert Hall, Manhattan

  8. Movie Nights at Bella Abzug Park: Clueles

    Free
    Bella Abzug Park, Manhattan
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
Open Tuesday, 2026-11-03

Wednesday · Nov 4, 2026

19 events shown on this page

  1. Transatlantic Policy Breakfast

    Penn Club, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

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

    SoHo, Manhattan

  3. Downtown Voices: Mozart Mass

    Trinity Church, Manhattan

  4. Bach at One: Bach’s Italian Muses

    Trinity Church, Manhattan

  5. The Invention of Park Avenue

    By The Skyscraper Museum · with Carol WillisFree
    The Skyscraper Museum, Manhattan
    Free★ Pick

  6. Library Lab: Oobleck

    Free
    Brower Park Library, Brooklyn
    Free

  7. Arts, Culture & Fun: BE BOLD - Ballet Programming

    Free
    Williamsbridge Oval, Manhattan
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  8. Skirball Salon: On Butoh

    By NYU Skirball
    NYU Skirball Center, Manhattan

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

    With Daniel MucidaFree
    Simons Foundation, Manhattan
    Free

  10. The Boathouse Jam: Winter Edition

    Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club Boathouse, Brooklyn

  11. Psychedelics & Creativity in a Quantum World: Neuroscience

    By The Wisdom BarTicketed
    The Velvet, Brooklyn
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  1. I Love R&B Wednesday New York

    Polygon Brooklyn, Brooklyn

  2. Afterschool Playtime

    Free
    Gerritsen Beach Public Library, Brooklyn
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  3. Midtown Music in Greeley Square Park

    Free
    Greeley Square Park, Manhattan
    Free

  4. Discover Green-Wood Trolley Tour

    Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  5. Storytime

    Free
    Gerritsen Beach Public Library, Brooklyn
    Free

  6. Frank Maza Featuring Javier Limon Present: Back Then

    Cafe Wha?, Manhattan

  7. American Museum of Natural History

    Ticketed
    American Museum of Natural History, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  8. Body Snatching: The Dark Secret Behind Modern Medicine

    By After 5 SocietyTicketed
    Broadway Comedy Club, Manhattan
Open Wednesday, 2026-11-04

Thursday · Nov 5, 2026

26 events shown on this page

  1. Bad Art Club: Clay

    Free
    Brower Park Library, Brooklyn
    Free

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

    Midtown Manhattan, Manhattan

  3. Rudy Francisco Live in New York

    Rodney's, Manhattan

  4. Mussorgsky’s Pictures from Exhibition

    Steinway Hall, Manhattan

  5. Discover Green-Wood Trolley Tour

    Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  6. Brainy Babies Gerritsen Beach

    Free
    Gerritsen Beach Public Library, Brooklyn
    Free

  7. Новый Амстердам → Нью-Йорк и его первые еврейские жители

    National Museum of the American Indian, Manhattan

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

    littlefield, Brooklyn

  9. Chelsea Market, High Line & Hudson Yards Food & History Tour

    Chelsea Market, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  10. Site Visit | Resilience Infrastructure: East Side Coastal Resiliency

    By NYU Center for Urban Science + ProgressFree
    Manhattan
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  11. MƒA Thursday Think: From Classrooms to Systems

    With Dr. Jose Vilson
    Math for America, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  12. Sankai Juku: TOTEM—Void and Height

    By NYU SkirballTicketed
    NYU Skirball Center, Manhattan

  13. The New Consort: Flung from the Garden

    By Kaufman Music CenterTicketed
    Merkin Concert Hall, Manhattan

  14. One Man Funeral

    By CaveatTicketed
    Caveat, Manhattan
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  1. Slumber Party

    Brooklyn Comedy Collective, Brooklyn

  2. STC: School of Rock

    Murray Kahn Theater, Manhattan

  3. Deerhoof, Mercy, My Trio

    Elsewhere - The Hall, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  4. Reggaeton Bar in Manhattan Party at San Antonios, Latin Thursday Night

    San Antonios, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  5. Brainy Babies @ Brower Park Library

    Free
    Brower Park Library, Brooklyn
    Free

  6. Perreo Thursdays

    The Delancey, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  7. Love Thursdays: The Ultimate R&B Experience

    Abyss Lounge, Brooklyn

  8. Tokyo Kanpai Boys Live Show

    High Line Comedy Club, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  9. Comedy Club

    Greenwich Village Comedy Club, Manhattan

  10. STEM Explorers at 67th Street Library

    67th Street Library, Manhattan

  11. American Museum of Natural History + All Ticketed Exhibitions

    Ticketed
    American Museum of Natural History, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  12. 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
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  1. Humanist Happy Hour

    By New York Society for Ethical Culture
    Elliott Library (507), Manhattan

  2. Arguments and Grievances (NYCF)

    By CaveatTicketed
    Caveat, Manhattan
Open Friday, 2026-11-06

Saturday · Nov 7, 2026

10 events shown on this page

  1. Fall Foliage Walk: Greenwood Cemetery to Prospect Park

    By Exploring NYC History and NeighborhoodsFree
    Green-Wood Cemetery Education & Welcome Center (opening), Brooklyn
    Free

  2. Discovery Hike: Waterfront Ecosystems

    Free
    Ward's Island Footbridge (in Randall's Island Park), Manhattan
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  3. Sofar Sounds

    Recess Grove, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  4. Tom D's Big New York Show

    By Caveat
    Caveat, Manhattan
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  1. Early Morning Opening: To the Stars Space Exploration

    By Intrepid Museum
    Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, Manhattan

  2. Drunk Black History - New York Comedy Festival Edition

    By CaveatTicketed
    Caveat, Manhattan

  3. Moms Against Sketch Comedy

    By Caveat
    Caveat, Manhattan

  4. Concert - Every Tribe Church: Celebration of Gospel

    By New York Society for Ethical Culture
    Adler Hall, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  5. Overnights

    By Intrepid Museum
    Intrepid Museum, Manhattan

  6. The Fantasy Tavern

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

Sunday · Nov 8, 2026

6 events shown on this page

  1. Gary's Backyard Mushroom Walk

    By New York Mycological Society
    Central Park, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  2. Sunday Platform with Richard Koral + Activity Day

    By New York Society for Ethical Culture
    Ceremonial Hall (4th Floor), Manhattan

  3. Young Ethical Explorers: Happy Bones Festival

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

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

    By Caveat
    Caveat, Manhattan
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  1. Transit Tots

    By New York Transit MuseumTicketed
    New York Transit Museum, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  2. Movers and Makers: Family Tour and Workshop

    By New York Transit MuseumTicketed
    New York Transit Museum, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
Open Sunday, 2026-11-08
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