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Starts in 11h 52m
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 12h 22m
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 13h 22m
FRI, NOV 6 · 6:30 PM–8 PM
63°F · Chance T-storms
✓ Verified Nov 5, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Bushwick Comedy Club, Brooklyn · official listing on bushwickcomedy.com · checked Nov 5
Music & nightlife

Bushwick Comedy Club Friday Night Open Mic

📍 Bushwick Comedy Club · Bushwick, Brooklyn
Free
Starts in 13h 22m
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 15h 52m
FRI, NOV 6 · 9 PM–4 AM (NEXT DAY)
62°F · Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Elsewhere, Brooklyn · official listing on elsewhere.club · checked Oct 30
Music & nightlife

Chatroom: OSGEMEOS (free with RSVP, 21+)

📍 Elsewhere · Bushwick, Brooklyn
Free with RSVP · 21+
Starts in 15h 52m
FRI, NOV 6 · 9 PM–11:30 PM
62°F · Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free · pay what you wish · at LunÀtico, Brooklyn · official listing on barlunatico.com · checked Nov 2
Music & nightlife

Reginald Chapman's Chaphouse at LunÀtico

📍 LunÀtico · Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn
Suggested donation; pay what you wish; dinner and cocktails are paid separately.
Starts in 16h 52m
FRI, NOV 6 · 10 PM–4 AM (NEXT DAY)
62°F · Mostly Cloudy
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · at House of Yes, Brooklyn · official listing on calendar.houseofyes.org · checked Oct 30
Music & nightlife

House of Grooves: Eli Escobar All Night (21+)

📍 House of Yes · Bushwick, Brooklyn
Paid · tickets on the House of Yes site · 21+
Starts in 1d 5h
SAT, NOV 7 · 11 AM–5 PM
62°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Lafayette Avenue outside BAM Rose Cinemas, Brooklyn · official listing on bam.org · checked Oct 29
Music & nightlife

Playback's Free Street Party Outside BAM

📍 Lafayette Avenue outside BAM Rose Cinemas · Fort Greene, Brooklyn
Free street-party admission; optional purchases and separately ticketed films extra.
Starts in 1d 12h
SAT, NOV 7 · FROM 6 PM
55°F · Mostly Clear
✓ Verified Nov 1, 2026
Why this place: Free · pay what you wish · at Pete's Candy Store, Brooklyn · official listing on petescandystore.com · checked Nov 1
Music & nightlife

Bright Five tech salon at Pete's Candy Store (21+)

📍 Pete's Candy Store · Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Suggested donation; pay what you wish; Free to attend; 21+; 21+
Starts in 1d 13h
SAT, NOV 7 · 6:30 PM–8 PM
55°F · Mostly Clear
✓ Verified Nov 5, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Bushwick Comedy Club, Brooklyn · official listing on bushwickcomedy.com · checked Nov 5
Music & nightlife

Bushwick Comedy Club Saturday Night Open Mic

📍 Bushwick Comedy Club · Bushwick, Brooklyn
Free
Starts in 1d 15h
SAT, NOV 7 · 9 PM–11:30 PM
52°F · Partly Cloudy
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free · pay what you wish · at LunÀtico, Brooklyn · official listing on barlunatico.com · checked Nov 2
Music & nightlife

Anant Pradhan with Larry McDonald (Jamaican jazz) at LunÀtico

📍 LunÀtico · Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn
Suggested donation; pay what you wish; dinner and cocktails are paid separately.
Starts in 1d 16h
SAT, NOV 7 · FROM 10 PM
52°F · Partly Cloudy
✓ Verified Nov 1, 2026
Why this place: Free · at House of Yes, Brooklyn · official listing on calendar.houseofyes.org · checked Nov 1
Music & nightlife

Scorpio Stings with Junior Sanchez (21+)

📍 House of Yes · Bushwick, Brooklyn
Paid · tickets on the House of Yes site · 21+
Starts in 1d 17h
SAT, NOV 7 · 10:30 PM–4 AM (NEXT DAY)
52°F · Partly Cloudy
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Elsewhere, Brooklyn · official listing on elsewhere.club · checked Oct 30
Music & nightlife

Flava D + Made to Order at Elsewhere (21+)

📍 Elsewhere · Bushwick, Brooklyn
Paid; 21+
Starts in 2d 8h
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 11h
SUN, NOV 8 · FROM 5 PM
58°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 1, 2026
Why this place: Free · pay what you wish · at Pete's Candy Store, Brooklyn · official listing on petescandystore.com · checked Nov 1
Music & nightlife

Sunday music open mic at Pete's Candy Store (21+)

📍 Pete's Candy Store · Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Suggested donation; pay what you wish; Free to attend; 21+; 21+
Starts in 2d 12h
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 2d 14h
SUN, NOV 8 · 8 PM–11 PM
54°F · Clear
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Wonderville, Brooklyn · official listing on wonderville.nyc · checked Nov 2
Music & nightlife

Wonderville Karaoke (21+)

📍 Wonderville · Bushwick, Brooklyn
Free · 21+
Starts in 2d 15h
SUN, NOV 8 · 9 PM–11:30 PM
54°F · Mostly Clear
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free · pay what you wish · at LunÀtico, Brooklyn · official listing on barlunatico.com · checked Nov 2
Music & nightlife

Yacouba Sissoko & Siya (Malian kora) at LunÀtico

📍 LunÀtico · Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn
Suggested donation; pay what you wish; dinner and cocktails are paid separately.
Starts in 3d 12h
MON, NOV 9 · 6 PM–9 PM
56°F · Mostly Clear
✓ Verified Oct 31, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Public Records, Brooklyn · official listing on dice.fm · checked Oct 31
Music & nightlife

Civic Crash Course talk at Public Records (free RSVP, 21+)

📍 Public Records · Gowanus, Brooklyn
Free · registration required · Free with RSVP on DICE; RSVP does not guarantee entry, first come first served; 21+ · 21+
Starts in 3d 13h
MON, NOV 9 · 7 PM–9 PM
55°F · Mostly Clear
✓ Verified Nov 5, 2026
Why this place: Free to enter · at Mood Ring, Brooklyn · official listing on moodringnyc.club · checked Nov 5
Music & nightlife

Rant Comedy Open Mic at Mood Ring (21+)

📍 Mood Ring · Bushwick, Brooklyn
Free to enter · purchases optional · Free entry; full bar service. 21+ with ID · 21+
Starts in 3d 14h
MON, NOV 9 · 7:30 PM–9 PM
55°F · Mostly Clear
✓ Verified Nov 5, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Bushwick Comedy Club, Brooklyn · official listing on bushwickcomedy.com · checked Nov 5
Music & nightlife

Bushwick Comedy Club Monday Night Open Mic

📍 Bushwick Comedy Club · Bushwick, Brooklyn
Free
Starts in 3d 15h
MON, NOV 9 · 9 PM–2 AM (NEXT DAY)
52°F · Mostly Clear
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free to enter · at Mood Ring, Brooklyn · official listing on moodringnyc.club · checked Nov 2
Music & nightlife

Free late-night karaoke at Mood Ring (21+)

📍 Mood Ring · Bushwick, Brooklyn
Free to enter · purchases optional · Free to sing and enter; full bar service. 21+ with ID · 21+
Starts in 4d 13h
TUE, NOV 10 · 6:30 PM–8 PM
61°F · Mostly Clear
✓ Verified Nov 5, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Bushwick Comedy Club, Brooklyn · official listing on bushwickcomedy.com · checked Nov 5
Music & nightlife

Bushwick Comedy Club Tuesday Night Open Mic

📍 Bushwick Comedy Club · Bushwick, Brooklyn
Free
Starts in 4d 18h
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 5d 13h
WED, NOV 11 · 7 PM–2 AM (NEXT DAY)
54°F · Partly Cloudy
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at SILO Brooklyn, Brooklyn · official listing on dice.fm · checked Nov 2
Music & nightlife

Open Decks w/ Steen, MZ3 and Spam at SILO (21+)

📍 SILO Brooklyn · Bushwick, Brooklyn
Free · registration required · Free with advance RSVP on DICE; 21+ · 21+
Starts in 5d 14h
WED, NOV 11 · 7:30 PM–9 PM
54°F · Partly Cloudy
✓ Verified Nov 5, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Bushwick Comedy Club, Brooklyn · official listing on bushwickcomedy.com · checked Nov 5
Music & nightlife

Bushwick Comedy Club Wednesday Night Open Mic

📍 Bushwick Comedy Club · Bushwick, Brooklyn
Free
Starts in 6d 13h
THU, NOV 12 · 6:30 PM–8 PM
✓ Verified Nov 5, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Bushwick Comedy Club, Brooklyn · official listing on bushwickcomedy.com · checked Nov 5
Music & nightlife

Bushwick Comedy Club Thursday Night Open Mic

📍 Bushwick Comedy Club · Bushwick, Brooklyn
Free
Starts in 6d 18h
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 0d
FRI, NOV 13 · FROM 10 PM
✓ Verified Nov 1, 2026
Why this place: Free · at House of Yes, Brooklyn · official listing on calendar.houseofyes.org · checked Nov 1
Music & nightlife

Rhythm in Ritual by Xeno Collective (21+)

📍 House of Yes · Bushwick, Brooklyn
Paid · tickets on the House of Yes site · 21+
Starts in 1w 0d
FRI, NOV 13 · FROM 10 PM
✓ Verified Nov 1, 2026
Why this place: Free · at House of Yes, Brooklyn · official listing on calendar.houseofyes.org · checked Nov 1
Music & nightlife

Inner Sin: Henrik Schwarz Live (21+)

📍 House of Yes · Bushwick, Brooklyn
Paid · tickets on the House of Yes site · 21+
Starts in 1w 0d
FRI, NOV 13 · 10:30 PM–4 AM (NEXT DAY)
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Elsewhere, Brooklyn · official listing on elsewhere.club · checked Oct 30
Music & nightlife

Cut Copy (DJ set) at Elsewhere (21+)

📍 Elsewhere · Bushwick, Brooklyn
Paid; 21+
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 1d
SAT, NOV 14 · FROM 10 PM
✓ Verified Nov 1, 2026
Why this place: Free · at House of Yes, Brooklyn · official listing on calendar.houseofyes.org · checked Nov 1
Music & nightlife

Full Throttle: Mha Iri (21+)

📍 House of Yes · Bushwick, Brooklyn
Paid · tickets on the House of Yes site · 21+
Starts in 1w 1d
SAT, NOV 14 · 10:30 PM–4 AM (NEXT DAY)
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Elsewhere, Brooklyn · official listing on elsewhere.club · checked Oct 30
Music & nightlife

X-Coast (open to close) at Elsewhere (21+)

📍 Elsewhere · Bushwick, Brooklyn
Paid; 21+
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 3d
MON, NOV 16 · 9 PM–2 AM (NEXT DAY)
✓ Verified Nov 5, 2026
Why this place: Free to enter · at Mood Ring, Brooklyn · official listing on moodringnyc.club · checked Nov 5
Music & nightlife

Free late-night karaoke at Mood Ring (21+)

📍 Mood Ring · Bushwick, Brooklyn
Free to enter · purchases optional · Free to sing and enter; full bar service. 21+ with ID · 21+
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–9 PM
✓ Verified Oct 27, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Brooklyn Museum Lobby, 1st Floor, Brooklyn · official listing on brooklynmuseum.org · checked Oct 27
Music & nightlife

Salsa Party at the Brooklyn Museum

📍 Brooklyn Museum Lobby, 1st Floor · Prospect Heights, Brooklyn
Free; registration encouraged
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 · FROM 10 PM
✓ Verified Nov 1, 2026
Why this place: Free · at House of Yes, Brooklyn · official listing on calendar.houseofyes.org · checked Nov 1
Music & nightlife

FUTCH: Queer Women's Dance Party (21+)

📍 House of Yes · Bushwick, Brooklyn
Paid; 21+
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 2w 4d
TUE, NOV 24 · 7 PM–10 PM
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Wonderville, Brooklyn · official listing on wonderville.nyc · checked Nov 2
Music & nightlife

Wonderville Last-Tuesday PLAYTEST (21+)

📍 Wonderville · Bushwick, Brooklyn
Free · 21+
Starts in 3w 1d
SAT, NOV 28 · 7 PM–2 AM (NEXT DAY)
✓ Verified Nov 3, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Wonderville, Brooklyn · official listing on wonderville.nyc · checked Nov 3
Music & nightlife

The Donut Lounge at Wonderville (21+)

📍 Wonderville · Bushwick, Brooklyn
Free · 21+
Starts in 3w 1d
SAT, NOV 28 · FROM 10 PM
✓ Verified Nov 1, 2026
Why this place: Free · at House of Yes, Brooklyn · official listing on calendar.houseofyes.org · checked Nov 1
Music & nightlife

Curiouser & Curiouser with Felix Da Housecat (21+)

📍 House of Yes · Bushwick, Brooklyn
Paid · tickets on the House of Yes site · 21+
Starts in 3w 1d
SAT, NOV 28 · 10:30 PM–3 AM (NEXT DAY)
✓ Verified Oct 31, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Elsewhere, Brooklyn · official listing on elsewhere.club · checked Oct 31
Music & nightlife

DICKAPPOINTMENT Invites TROMAC (21+)

📍 Elsewhere · Bushwick, Brooklyn
Paid; 21+
Starts in 3w 3d
MON, NOV 30 · 7 PM–10 PM
✓ Verified Nov 1, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Wonderville, Brooklyn · official listing on wonderville.nyc · checked Nov 1
Music & nightlife

Robot Karaoke at Wonderville (21+)

📍 Wonderville · Bushwick, Brooklyn
Free · 21+
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 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 5w 2d
SUN, DEC 13 · 8 PM–11 PM
✓ Verified Nov 5, 2026
Why this place: Free to enter · at Wonderville, Brooklyn · official listing on wonderville.nyc · checked Nov 5
Music & nightlife

Wonderville Karaoke (21+)

📍 Wonderville · Bushwick, Brooklyn
Free to enter · purchases optional · No cover stated on the official event page; tip the bartender and buy drinks. Arcade cabinets free to play. 21+. · 21+
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
Starts in 7w 6d
THU, DEC 31 · 10 PM–12:30 AM (NEXT DAY)
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Grand Army Plaza / Prospect Park, Brooklyn · official listing on prospectpark.org · checked Oct 26
Music & nightlife

Prospect Park New Year's Eve Fireworks

📍 Grand Army Plaza / Prospect Park · Prospect Park, Brooklyn
Free

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