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164 events

Sunday · Nov 1, 2026

36 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. Digital Collage with Adobe CC and its Free Alternatives

    Powerhouse Arts, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  10. Stained Glass Art for Beginners

    Ticketed
    Craftsman Ave, Brooklyn

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

    Craftsman Ave, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  12. Walk-In Workshop: Fall Foodscapes

    Staten Island Children's Museum
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  13. Water Marbling Workshop

    The Arts Building, Manhattan

  14. Intro to Woodworking: Make a Custom Longboard

    Craftsman Ave, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  15. Hands in Clay: A Pottery Workshop for Beginners

    Art Barrio, Queens
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

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

    Craftsman Ave, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

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

    89 East 42nd Street, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  18. Festival of Arts and Music

    Prospect Park Boathouse, Brooklyn

  19. Family Day

    Sky Rooms North and South

  20. Education Resource Room: Día de los Muertos

    By The Noguchi Museum
    The Noguchi Museum

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

    Free
    Printed Matter, Manhattan
    Free

  22. Día de los Muertos Celebration

    Morbid Anatomy, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  23. Beyond the Studio Workshop: Embroidery with Capital Stitch Co

    With Miri Artyukhina
    American Art Museum
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  24. Our General Meeting – Special Guest Dr. David Helfand

    With Dr. David HelfandFree
    Hofstra University, Berliner Hall, Room 117
    FreeUnconfirmedHidden gem
    Unconfirmed
  25. · Starts in 17 min

    Seabird ID Mini-Workshop

    Avalon Seawatch
  26. · Starts in 17 min

    Bracelet-Making Party

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  27. · Starts in 17 min

    NY | Hands On: Lotería

    Free
    American Indian Museum
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  28. · Starts in 17 min

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

    Prospect Park Boathouse, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  29. · Starts in 2h 17m

    Hegel's Phenomenology of Spirit (week 4)

    By NYC Philosophy and Psychology Readers CommunityFree
    Maiden Lane Public Atrium, Manhattan
    FreeHidden gem
  30. · Starts in 2h 47m

    BYOB Intro to Pottery Wheel

    Ticketed
    Brooklyn Clay Indust...
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  31. · Starts in 3h 17m

    Special Instructions hosted by Ella Hussle

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  32. · Starts in 5h 47m

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

    By CaveatTicketed
    Caveat, Manhattan
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  1. Union Square Holiday Market

    Union Square
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  2. Hop-On Hop-Off Bus: Brooklyn Bridge, Financial District

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  3. Creation Station

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

  4. Open Hours at the Environmental Education Center (Weekends)

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
Open Sunday, 2026-11-01

Monday · Nov 2, 2026

26 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. Welding 101: Make a Rose out of Steel

    Craftsman Ave, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  4. Explore a Major NYC Park

    Free
    Bryant Park Shop by the Fountain, Manhattan
    Free

  5. Point-and-Shoot Photography for Beginners (Part 1)

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    Free

  6. Zine-Making with Collage Techniques

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    Free

  7. Fort Hamilton Writers Circle

    Fort Hamilton, Meeting Room

  8. Portrait Photography Demonstration for Focusing on the Individual

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  9. Mending Session: Socks & Knitwear

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  10. Print Making

    With Danielle Mascolo
    New Utrecht, Auditorium
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  11. Knit 2 Gether

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  12. Creative Writing Workshop

    Central Library, Art Studio
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

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

    With Rebecca Willett
    Warren Weaver Hall 1302
    UnconfirmedHidden gem
    Unconfirmed

  14. e-NABLE Design Meeting

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  15. Critical Classicality: Book Talk and Poetry Reading

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

  16. Is America a failed experiment?

    Rhodes + Rawlings Auditorium, Klarman Hall
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  17. Woodshop Safety Check

    With Darin
    Brooklyn Spark
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  18. La Moskitia: Honduras’ Last Marine Frontier

    By The Explorers ClubTicketed
    Explorers Club Headquarters
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  19. Cold Process Soap Making for Beginners

    By Brooklyn Brainery
    Brooklyn Brainery, Brooklyn

  20. Pneuhaus: Building with Air

    With August Lehrecke
    Harvard University Graduate School of Design

  21. We Chose to Go to the Moon

    Free
    The New York Historical, Robert H. Smith Auditorium
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  22. Special Viewing: We Chose to Go to the Moon

    Free
    The New York Historical, Robert H. Smith Auditorium
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

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

    By Symphony SpaceTicketed
    Symphony Space
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  1. Public Craft Night Mondays and Thursdays

    NYC Resistor, Brooklyn

  2. Hop-On Hop-Off Bus: Brooklyn Bridge, Financial District, Memorial

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  3. Middle School Makerspace

    Ryder, Tech Center
Open Monday, 2026-11-02

Tuesday · Nov 3, 2026

27 events shown on this page

  1. Live @ Aloft Series, featuring art by Symplee Tufts

    Free
    W xyz Lounge @ Aloft Harlem Hotel
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

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

    Art Barrio, Queens
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  3. Absorption

    With Nivia Hernandez, Daniel Anthony Vasquez and 1 more
    TSA
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  4. Election Day School Holiday in Prospect Park

    Free
    Prospect Park Audubon Center
    Free

  5. K-12 Teacher Professional Development Workshop

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  6. Fall Discovery Days

    By Brooklyn Botanic Garden
    Discovery Garden

  7. Urban Portrait Photography Walk with Professional Models

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    Free

  8. Jaeyoung Byun: Portfolio Building Workshop

    With Jaeyoung Byun
    314F
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  9. Introduction to Excel Workshop

    With Anokhina, Irina
    383 - PC Multimedia Classroom
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  10. Shooting Video with Your iPhone workshop

    With Jang-Houston, Han
    384 - MAC Multimedia Classroom
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  11. Creative Aging: The Joy of Creating

    Fort Hamilton, Meeting Room
    CancelledUnconfirmed
    CancelledUnconfirmed

  12. Theater Workshop

    Central Library, Info Commons Lab
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

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

    With Sarah Feingold
    Clinton Hill, Meeting Room

  14. Kitchen Table Histories

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

  15. Far from Home: Diaspora Networks, Religion, and Identity Abroad on the Ancient Indian Ocean

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  16. Intro to Linocut

    With MICHELE GODWINTicketed
    EFA Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop, Manhattan

  17. Kill Your Stage Fright

    With Patryk Szwichtenberg
    Library for Arts & Culture

  18. Streetscape Photographers Discuss Their Book Blending New York History, Culinary Culture, & Interior Design

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    FreeHidden gem

  19. Origami Group Meet-Up

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  20. Saratoga Writers' Workshop

    With Marae HartFree
    Saratoga, Meeting Room
    Free

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

    By Lectures on TapTicketed
    SoHo, Manhattan

  22. 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

  23. Astrology, Magic, and Technology in City Life, 1400-1550

    With Anthony Grafton
    2nd Floor Flex Space
    UnconfirmedHidden gem
    Unconfirmed

  24. ARE Workshop Fall 2026: Project Development & Documentation

    By AIA New York / Center for Architecture
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

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

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
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  1. How Money Works: Financial Education Night

    The Wealth Changer, Brooklyn

  2. Nail Polish Party

    Free
    Gerritsen Beach Public Library, Brooklyn
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
Open Tuesday, 2026-11-03

Wednesday · Nov 4, 2026

11 events shown on this page

  1. 2026 Innovation Conference and Record Awards

    With Billie Tsien, Tod Williams and 7 more
    Museum of Jewish Heritage
    UnconfirmedHidden gem
    Unconfirmed

  2. SOSV Deep Tech Summit

    With Jennifer Doudna, David Sinclair and 2 more
    Conflicting details
    Conflicting details

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

    SoHo, Manhattan

  4. Hands On Teachers and Students Show

    Plymouth Center for the Arts
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  5. Make and Race Your own Pinewood Car

    Craftsman Ave, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  6. Ikebana Wednesdays: An Evening of Contemporary Ikebana

    36 E Broadway, Manhattan

  7. Green-Wood on Wheels: Stroller-Friendly Tour

    By The Green-Wood CemeteryFree
    The Green-House at Green-Wood
    Free

  8. Free-Form Watercolor Paint & Sip

    Free
    58th Street Library, Manhattan
    Free

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

    With Camille Donoho
    Bryan Research 103
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
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  1. Gingerbread NYC Daytime Member Hours

    By Museum of the City of New York
    Museum of the City of New York
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  2. How to have a Difficult Conversation

    By montefioreeinstein.org
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
Open Wednesday, 2026-11-04
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