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Starts in 9h 38m
FRI, NOV 6 · 5 PM–8 PM
64°F · Chance T-storms
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Pelham Fritz Recreation Center, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Music & nightlife

Holiday silent disco at Pelham Fritz

📍 Pelham Fritz Recreation Center · Harlem, Manhattan
Free
Starts in 10h 8m
FRI, NOV 6 · 5:30 PM–7 PM
64°F · Chance T-storms
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Juilliard Station, Manhattan · official listing on juilliard.edu · checked Oct 30
Music & nightlife

Juilliard Rush Hour Performances (free)

📍 Juilliard Station · Lincoln Square, Manhattan
Free; no tickets required (first come, first served)
Starts in 11h 8m
FRI, NOV 6 · 6:30 PM–7:30 PM
64°F · Chance T-storms
✓ Verified Nov 5, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Whitney Museum of American Art, Manhattan · official listing on whitney.org · checked Nov 5
Music & nightlife

Why We Play: Sport, Art and Youth Identity at the Whitney

📍 Whitney Museum of American Art · Meatpacking District, Manhattan
Free · registration required · Free; registration required, museum admission included
Starts in 1d 7h
SAT, NOV 7 · 2:30 PM–4 PM
63°F · Slight Chance Rain Showers
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Warner Library, Room C, 121 North Broadway, Westchester · official listing on warnerlibrary.org · checked Nov 2
Music & nightlife

Pamela Knowles & Friends: Free Library Jazz Concert

📍 Warner Library, Room C, 121 North Broadway · Tarrytown, Westchester
Free admission
Starts in 1d 11h
SAT, NOV 7 · 7 PM–11 PM
49°F · Partly Cloudy
✓ Verified Oct 31, 2026
Why this place: Free to enter · at 18th Ward Brewing (New Rochelle Taproom), Westchester · official listing on 18thwardbrewing.com · checked Oct 31
Music & nightlife

Free live music: Joe DiOrio at 18th Ward Brewing New Rochelle

📍 18th Ward Brewing (New Rochelle Taproom) · New Rochelle, Westchester
Free to enter · purchases optional · Free show; drinks for purchase
Starts in 1d 12h
SAT, NOV 7 · 7:30 PM–9 PM
52°F · Partly Cloudy
✓ Verified Nov 1, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Rockland Center for the Arts, Nyack & Rockland · official listing on rocklandartcenter.org · checked Nov 1
Music & nightlife

Unspoken Threads: Free Poetry and Music at RoCA

📍 Rockland Center for the Arts · West Nyack, Nyack & Rockland
Free to the public; preregistration required by RoCA.
Starts in 2d 6h
SUN, NOV 8 · 2 PM–5:15 PM
60°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free to enter · at Smalls Jazz Club, Manhattan · official listing on smallslive.com · checked Nov 2
Music & nightlife

Sunday afternoon jam at Smalls with Ryo Sasaki Quartet

📍 Smalls Jazz Club · Manhattan
Free to enter · purchases optional · No cover charge per the official Smalls listing; drinks sold at the bar
Starts in 2d 6h
SUN, NOV 8 · 2 PM–3:30 PM
60°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 4, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Grinton I. Will Library, Will Auditorium, 1500 Central Park , Westchester · official listing on ypl.org · checked Nov 4
Music & nightlife

Aliyah Danielle & The Mosaic

📍 Grinton I. Will Library, Will Auditorium, 1500 Central Park Avenue · Yonkers, Westchester
Free; advance registration strongly encouraged. Seating is limited.
Starts in 2d 10h
SUN, NOV 8 · FROM 6 PM
56°F · Mostly Clear
✓ Verified Nov 5, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Book Club Bar, Manhattan · official listing on bookclubbar.com · checked Nov 5
Music & nightlife

Nightmusic Acoustic Series: Blue Jay at Book Club Bar (free)

📍 Book Club Bar · East Village, Manhattan
Free
Starts in 4d 16h
TUE, NOV 10 · 11:30 PM–12:45 AM (NEXT DAY)
53°F · Mostly Clear
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free to enter · at Mezzrow, Manhattan · official listing on smallslive.com · checked Nov 2
Music & nightlife

Vinyl After Hours at Mezzrow on Tuesday Nov 10 (no cover)

📍 Mezzrow · Manhattan
Free to enter · purchases optional · No cover charge per Mezzrow's listing; drinks are sold at the bar
Starts in 6d 16h
THU, NOV 12 · 11:30 PM–12:45 AM (NEXT DAY)
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free to enter · at Mezzrow, Manhattan · official listing on smallslive.com · checked Nov 2
Music & nightlife

Vinyl After Hours at Mezzrow on Thursday Nov 12 (no cover)

📍 Mezzrow · Manhattan
Free to enter · purchases optional · No cover charge per Mezzrow's listing; drinks are sold at the bar
Starts in 1w 0d
FRI, NOV 13 · 6:30 PM–10 PM
✓ Verified Nov 5, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Whitney Museum of American Art, Manhattan · official listing on whitney.org · checked Nov 5
Music & nightlife

Live Music by Emily A. Sprague and LEYA at Whitney Free Friday Night

📍 Whitney Museum of American Art · Meatpacking District, Manhattan
Free · registration required · Free with Free Friday Nights admission; advance free tickets recommended
Starts in 1w 1d
SAT, NOV 14 · 1 PM–2 PM
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Karen and Richard LeFrak Lobby, David Geffen Hall, 10 Lincol, Manhattan · official listing on lincolncenter.org · checked Nov 2
Music & nightlife

Music and Creativity at Lincoln Center

📍 Karen and Richard LeFrak Lobby, David Geffen Hall, 10 Lincoln Center Plaza · Lincoln Square, Manhattan
Free general admission, first-come, first-served; optional Fast Track reservation.
Starts in 1w 2d
SUN, NOV 15 · 2 PM–3:30 PM
✓ Verified Nov 4, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Grinton I. Will Library, Will Auditorium, 1500 Central Park , Westchester · official listing on ypl.org · checked Nov 4
Music & nightlife

Vincent Herring Quartet

📍 Grinton I. Will Library, Will Auditorium, 1500 Central Park Avenue · Yonkers, Westchester
Free; advance registration strongly encouraged. Seating is limited.
Starts in 1w 2d
SUN, NOV 15 · 5:30 PM–7 PM
✓ Verified Nov 5, 2026
Why this place: Free to enter · at New York Comedy Club East Village, Manhattan · official listing on newyorkcomedyclub.com · checked Nov 5
Music & nightlife

Comedy Mob Open Mic at New York Comedy Club East Village

📍 New York Comedy Club East Village · East Village, Manhattan
Free to enter · purchases optional · FREE show with one item minimum, per New York Comedy Club listing
Starts in 1w 3d
MON, NOV 16 · 9 PM–12:30 AM (NEXT DAY)
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free to enter · at The Back Room, Manhattan · official listing on backroomnyc.com · checked Nov 2
Music & nightlife

Monday Night Jazz at The Back Room (free entry)

📍 The Back Room · Lower East Side, Manhattan
Free to enter · purchases optional · Free entry; tip the band. Prohibition-style drinks sold separately
Starts in 1w 5d
WED, NOV 18 · 6 PM–8 PM
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Morse Hall, The Juilliard School, Manhattan · official listing on juilliard.edu · checked Oct 30
Music & nightlife

Juilliard Concerto Competition Finals (free)

📍 Morse Hall, The Juilliard School · Lincoln Square, Manhattan
Free; no tickets required
Starts in 1w 6d
THU, NOV 19 · 6 PM–7:30 PM
✓ Verified Nov 5, 2026
Why this place: Free to enter · at New York Comedy Club Midtown, Manhattan · official listing on newyorkcomedyclub.com · checked Nov 5
Music & nightlife

Comedy Mob Presents: The Lineup at New York Comedy Club Midtown

📍 New York Comedy Club Midtown · Midtown, Manhattan
Free to enter · purchases optional · FREE show with one item minimum, per New York Comedy Club listing
Starts in 2w 0d
FRI, NOV 20 · 7 PM–11 PM
✓ Verified Oct 31, 2026
Why this place: Free to enter · at 18th Ward Brewing (New Rochelle Taproom), Westchester · official listing on 18thwardbrewing.com · checked Oct 31
Music & nightlife

Free live music: Tim Brown at 18th Ward Brewing New Rochelle

📍 18th Ward Brewing (New Rochelle Taproom) · New Rochelle, Westchester
Free to enter · purchases optional · Free show; drinks for purchase
Starts in 2w 2d
SUN, NOV 22 · 5:30 PM–7 PM
✓ Verified Nov 5, 2026
Why this place: Free to enter · at New York Comedy Club East Village, Manhattan · official listing on newyorkcomedyclub.com · checked Nov 5
Music & nightlife

Comedy Mob Open Mic at New York Comedy Club East Village

📍 New York Comedy Club East Village · East Village, Manhattan
Free to enter · purchases optional · FREE show with one item minimum, per New York Comedy Club listing
Starts in 4w 0d
FRI, DEC 4 · 5 PM–8 PM
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Pelham Fritz Recreation Center, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Music & nightlife

Neon glow holiday silent disco

📍 Pelham Fritz Recreation Center · Harlem, Manhattan
Free
Starts in 4w 2d
SUN, DEC 6 · 2 PM–3:30 PM
✓ Verified Nov 4, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Grinton I. Will Library, Will Auditorium, 1500 Central Park , Westchester · official listing on ypl.org · checked Nov 4
Music & nightlife

Mimi Hilaire Trio

📍 Grinton I. Will Library, Will Auditorium, 1500 Central Park Avenue · Yonkers, Westchester
Free; advance registration strongly encouraged. Seating is limited.
Starts in 5w 0d
SAT, DEC 12 · HOURS TBC
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · seasonal special · at Venues across Manhattan (posted the week before), Manhattan · official listing on santacon.nyc · checked Oct 26
Music & nightlife

SantaCon NYC

📍 Venues across Manhattan (posted the week before) · Manhattan
Some venues need an organizer pass; see official site
Starts in 7w 6d
THU, DEC 31 · 6 PM–12:30 AM (NEXT DAY)
✓ Verified Oct 31, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Times Square, Manhattan · official listing on timessquarealliance.org · checked Oct 31
Music & nightlife

Times Square New Year's Eve Ball Drop

📍 Times Square · Midtown, Manhattan
Free

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