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The Rink at Bryant Park (free-admission ice skating)
Canstruction: giant sculptures made of food cans
SKULLPANDA “OFF MODE” pop-up experience
Holiday Shops at Bryant Park Winter Village
The Grand Ofrenda at Times Square
Free Entry to Vessel and Edge for Runners
Chinatown Ice Cream Factory
Japan Village food hall in Industry City
Artists & Fleas Chelsea Market
Bronx Medal Monday
Day of the Dead Family Celebration at Green-Wood
FOSSS Guided Music Production Session (Beginners) at Central Library
Biology on Tap: science, drinks and trivia at Pete's Candy Store (21+)
Juilliard Composition Concert (free)
Vinyl After Hours at Mezzrow (no cover)
Spyder sample sale
Veronica Beard Sample Sale
Election Day Nature Programs at Prospect Park Audubon Center
Fusalp sample sale
SEA New York sample sale
Shape Up NYC: Latin Dance Fitness
Economy Candy: old-school candy store since 1937
Raaka Chocolate factory store in Red Hook
El Hombrecito: Colombian Music and Visual Storytelling
Shape Up NYC: Cardio Dance
Shape Up NYC: Dance Fitness
Juilliard Rush Hour Performances (free)
Shape Up NYC: Flow Dance Cardio
I PLAY ROCKY Advance Screening
Rhythm & Dance Games Night at Wonderville (21+)
Eiffel Tower Mic: free 21+ open mic at Brooklyn Comedy Collective
Pump Up: The Jam weekly improv jam at Brooklyn Comedy Collective (21+)
Malika Zarra Quartet at LunÀtico
Vinyl After Hours at Mezzrow on Tuesday (no cover)
Union Square Greenmarket
Eloise at the Plaza Event
Le Carrousel Extravaganza: Repertorio Español/Scaramouches Puppet Theatre
Senior Happy Hour
Shape Up NYC: Caribbean Dance Fitness
Dance Fitness Beats at Hudson Guild (Shape Up NYC)
Dance Fitness World Wide Beats in Astoria (Shape Up NYC)
Armed Objects: Weapons, Ornamentation and the Museum (CBH Talk)
Wednesday trivia at Pete's Candy Store (21+)
Gustavo Figueiredo Trio (NYC debut) at LunÀtico
Vinyl After Hours at Mezzrow on Wednesday (no cover)
Prospect Park Stroller Walk
Craft & Chill
Greenbelt Adult Hike - High Rock Park - Pouch Camp
Free Environmental Education Center Open Hours
Climate Ready Workshop at Queens Public Library Ravenswood
Red Parry NYC vs. Wonderville Street Fighter Tournament (21+)
Demon Time improvised sketch night at Brooklyn Comedy Collective (21+)
J. Walter Hawkes & Friends play Bennie Green at LunÀtico
Karaoke Thursday at The Rabbit Hole, Astoria (21+)
Mousse T. at Public Records (21+)
Magnetic Me’s Holiday Playhouse
Free tasting: Sun Yum XO Sauce at Pearl River Mart Foods
TGIF! Afterschool story and craft hour at Green-Wood
NYSCI Free Community Hours (Fridays)
Kiehl's Williamsburg grand opening weekend
Open Tech Lab for Teens: 3D printing, robotics, VR (Queens Central Library)
Holiday silent disco at Pelham Fritz
Louis Vuitton First Friday at The Frick Collection
Chatroom: OSGEMEOS (free with RSVP, 21+)
Reginald Chapman's Chaphouse at LunÀtico
House of Grooves: Eli Escobar All Night (21+)
FAD Market fall pop-up in Dumbo
Meet the Tree Day (Rockefeller tree arrival)
Early Morning Opening: To the Stars! Space Exploration (sensory-friendly)
Queens County Parks Super Hike
Every Play Counts, Every Player Matters
Shape Up NYC: Dance Fitness
Christ Church Pelham Classic Car Show
Care Bears Meet the Tree Day
The Hormone Project with LOLA
Teen sculpture workshop: Arts and Activism
Café Colmado test kitchen: taste a new release free
MoMA PS1 November Open House
Family Art Project: Raptors in Autumn Sky
Introduction to Birdwatching Outings in Prospect Park
Dumboween
Meet the Fleet at Riverside Park's Compost Compound
Edgar Allan Poe Cottage Weekend Visits
Smorgasburg Williamsburg (Saturdays)
Playback's Free Street Party Outside BAM
Artists & Fleas Williamsburg
Nature's Workshop: Fall Foliage Leaf Art in Lincoln Terrace Park
Saturday house tours at the Wyckoff House Museum
Traditional Indigenous crafts at Bronx River House
Tree Maintenance Workshop at Snug Harbor
Bronx River Foodway's 5th Annual Community Banquet
Indigenous Art Workshop with NAIC-NY
Exhibit: The Shirley Chisholm Way at Lefferts Historic House
Nathan Fielder Look-Alike Contest
Family Time: Día de Muertos at The Bronx Museum
Environmental Education Center: Saturday Open Hours
Autumn Eco Crafts and Exploration
Create Your Own: Seasonal Door Sign
Antiques Appraisal & Garden Party at Growing Good Community Garden
Diwali Lights Up Asia Society
The Lott House: Update Talk at Salt Marsh Nature Center
Dragon Dance: free Pokémon Champions tournament at Wonderville (21+)
Pamela Knowles & Friends: Free Library Jazz Concert
New Italian Cinema Events
Nature Journaling: Nature After Dark at Brooklyn Bridge Park
Bright Five tech salon at Pete's Candy Store (21+)
Free live music: Joe DiOrio at 18th Ward Brewing New Rochelle
Unspoken Threads: Free Poetry and Music at RoCA
Anant Pradhan with Larry McDonald (Jamaican jazz) at LunÀtico
Scorpio Stings with Junior Sanchez (21+)
Flava D + Made to Order at Elsewhere (21+)
Benji B, Louise Chen, Hidden Spheres and more at Public Records (21+)
Young Adult Friction indie + alt dance party at Union Hall (21+)
Sleepy Hollow Street Fair
Family Art Project: Raptors in Autumn Sky
Kid Birding in Fort Tryon Park
Whitney Free Second Sunday
The Owls of Staten Island
Smorgasburg Prospect Park (Sundays)
Faire & Flourish Holiday Market at Jody's Club Forest
Fairy and Gnome Day
Nature's Workshop: Create Your Own Nature Field Guide
Sunday afternoon jam at Smalls with Ryo Sasaki Quartet
Sunday music open mic at Pete's Candy Store (21+)
Yacouba Sissoko & Siya (Malian kora) at LunÀtico
Grand Central Holiday Fair
Le Carrousel Extravaganza: Zing! Kids Fitness
Civic Crash Course talk at Public Records (free RSVP, 21+)
Alice + Olivia Sample Sale
Shape Up NYC: Latin Dance Fitness
Rag & Bone Sample Sale
Isabel Marant Sample Sale
Shape Up NYC: Cardio Dance
Shape Up NYC: Dance Fitness
Free Evening Juggling Class at Bryant Park
Shape Up NYC: Flow Dance Cardio
Shape Up NYC: Soca Sweat Dance Fitness
Thrifting 101: Free Online Workshop
Vinyl After Hours at Mezzrow on Tuesday Nov 10 (no cover)
NYC Veterans Day Parade
Art Week NYC
Boogie Down Service Project
Alex Crane Sample Sale
Proper Cloth Sample Sale
NYC Parks Girls Flag Football Festival
Le Carrousel Extravaganza: Repertorio Español/Scaramouches Puppet Theatre
Senior Happy Hour
Storytime: Lenape and Corn
Craft & Chill
Union Square Holiday Market
Shape Up NYC: Dance Fitness Fiesta
Mark West lecture on pareidolia and form at Cooper Union
Vinyl After Hours at Mezzrow on Thursday Nov 12 (no cover)
DURATIONS festival club night: Dasha Rush, Decoder and more at Public Records (21+)
Rhythm in Ritual by Xeno Collective (21+)
Inner Sin: Henrik Schwarz Live (21+)
Cut Copy (DJ set) at Elsewhere (21+)
Free Play Night: Jake Korolev + stjarnafaen at Wonderville (21+)
Beach & park clean-up at Conference House Park
Brooklyn Flea Holiday Market in Dumbo
Shape Up NYC: Dance Fitness
Roebling Rink Opening Day: Free Morning Skate Sessions
Roebling Rink Opening Day Celebration
Pearl River Food Truck Festival
Writing & Dramaturgy: A Bilingual Talk
Designing Women Market at The New York Historical
Rose's Pineapple Shorts pop-up at Pearl River Mart Foods
Outdoor Skills: Fire Building in Van Cortlandt Park
S.T.E.A.M Saturday: Sewing History at Lewis Latimer House
Día de los Hongos: Free Myco-Drawing and Mushroom Walk at Green-Wood
Holiday Vendor Market at the St. George Theatre
Fairfield University Art Museum Family Day
Fire Cider Workshop at Randall's Island Urban Farm
Music and Creativity at Lincoln Center
Poetry Writing Workshop at Brooklyn Public Library Central
Cars & Tea @ Gatcha
Juilliard MAP Open Recital (free)
Smash Bash Vol. 28 Super Smash Bros. Night at Wonderville (21+)
Ridgewood Rendezvous Drag Show at Cassette (21+)
Full Throttle: Mha Iri (21+)
X-Coast (open to close) at Elsewhere (21+)
Pre-Thanksgiving Bird Walk in Prospect Park
Autumn Leaves Story Time and Craft at Greenbelt Nature Center
Gobble Games Family Board Game Extravaganza
Ricitos and the Three Bears
ArtAccess Museum Explorers for Children with Disabilities
Junior Volunteer Corps: Family Leaf Raking in Prospect Park
Battle of Fort Washington 250th Anniversary in Fort Tryon Park
Nature's Workshop: Bird Friendly Windows in Kissena Park
Nature's Workshop: Natural Inks and Dyes in Inwood Hill Park
Le Carrousel Extravaganza: Music with FunkyTown Playground
Wedding Salon NYC November 16
Harlem Holiday Lights
Le Carrousel Extravaganza: Magic with Lee Barrett
At the Hearth: Make a Pinch Pot with Greenwich House Pottery
Juilliard Concerto Competition Finals (free)
Comfy Classical at Dyckman Farmhouse
Life Drawing Class at Brooklyn Public Library Central
Giving Thanks to Community at Success Garden
Nature Storytime at Brooklyn Bridge Park
Salsa Party at the Brooklyn Museum
Intermediate Chess Class at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library
Discostan with Omid Walizadeh and Mansaf Mama at Public Records (21+)
Mall at Bay Plaza Christmas Tree Lighting
Free live music: Tim Brown at 18th Ward Brewing New Rochelle
FUTCH: Queer Women's Dance Party (21+)
Outdoor Skills Workshop: Hiking Basics in Bronx Park
Beginner Fishing at Baisley Pond Park
Free tasting: KYUNU instant noodles at Pearl River Mart Foods
Queens Center 'Let It Glow' Tree Lighting
Sinéad, ketia, Bennet and more at Public Records (21+)
Tamagotchi Times Square Spectacular (30th anniversary)
Muscoot Farm Holiday Gift Market
Outdoor Skills: Knot Tying in Travers Park
Magnetic Archery in Owl's Head Park
Free Adult Printmaking Workshop at Queens Museum
Patchogue Holiday Boat Parade (30th)
Le Carrousel Extravaganza: Music with Andy & Suzanna
FOCKER IN-LAW Advance Screening
Santa's Mailbox in White Plains
Le Carrousel Extravaganza: Magic with Looney Louie
100th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Greenwich Reindeer Festival & Santa's Workshop
Palmer Square Annual Tree Lighting
Northport Village Christmas Tree Lighting
Hidden Gems of Queens: Springfield Park Walk
Santa's Arrival & Lighting of the Morristown Green
5th Avenue Tree Lighting & Small Business Saturday in Park Slope
Manhasset Holiday Lighting Ceremony
Westfield Christmas Tree Lighting
Curiouser & Curiouser with Felix Da Housecat (21+)
DICKAPPOINTMENT Invites TROMAC (21+)
Cinthie, Amir Alexander and more at Public Records (21+)
Afrobeat Nights NYC at The Sultan Room (21+)
FAD Market holiday pop-up at Empire Stores
Robot Karaoke at Wonderville (21+)
Columbus Circle Holiday Market
Historic Downtown Jersey City Tree & Menorah Lighting
White Plains City Lights tree lighting
Holiday Tree Lighting
Springfield Park Christmas Tree Lighting
Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting
CloseKnit at Noble Maritime
NYSE Tree Lighting
Dumbo Holiday Tree Lighting
Madison Square Park Holiday Tree Lighting
JC Library Holiday Tree Lighting
Greenwich Tree Lighting
Neon glow holiday silent disco
Fort Greene Park Tree Lighting
Bayard Cutting Arboretum Holiday Tree Lighting
Mount Kisco Holiday Tree Lighting
Ridgefield Holiday Stroll
Zoodohos Peghe Church Christmas Tree Lighting
Stony Point Holiday Parade
Festival of Lights: Santa in the Park
Wave Hill Artisan Market
Snug Harbor Holiday Hop
Jersey City Happy Holiday Market
Sparkill Winter Wonderland
Dumbo Shop the Studios
Darien An Old Fashioned Holiday & Tree Lighting
Holiday Lights at Crawford Park
Woodside Holiday Tree Lighting
Bronx Little Italy Christmas Tree Lighting
Fort Lee Holiday Night Market
Holiday on the Hudson tree lighting
Nanuet Tree Lighting Festival
Yorktown Holiday Electric Lights Parade & Tree Lighting
Main Street Pops Artisan Holiday Market
Dickens Festival Carols & Crafts
Festival of Lights: Chanukah
Astoria Park holiday festival & tree lighting
Bay Shore Holiday Spectacular & Tree Lighting
Tree Lighting at Argyle Park
Rye Holiday Bonfire & Sing Along
Stamford Heights & Lights
Long Beach Christmas Tree Lighting
Nyack Holiday Lights
SantaCon NYC
Winter Wreath Workshop
Newark Museum of Art Community Day: Winter Wonderland
Sleepy Hollow–Tarrytown Winter Stroll
Elf on the Shelf kids' craft at Oak Ridge
Ranger holiday tea time at Biddle House
Handmade nature ornaments workshop
Winter Solstice Campfire and Storytelling
Times Square New Year's Eve Ball Drop
Prospect Park New Year's Eve Fireworks
49th Annual Three Kings Day Parade
2027 TCS New York City Marathon
🗽 Other places to go
Jefferson Market Garden
📍 Greenwich Ave between Sixth Ave & W 10th St, New York, NY 10011
A free, volunteer-run flower garden behind the old courthouse library, open to visitors April through October.
○ Closed for the season
Official site ↗Harry Potter New York
📍 935 Broadway, New York, NY 10010
Three floors of wands, robes and Butterbeer, plus paid VR experiences.
● Open now
Official site ↗M&M'S New York
📍 1600 Broadway, New York, NY 10019
Three floors and a wall of M&M's in every color.
● Open now
Official site ↗Hershey's Chocolate World Times Square
📍 20 Times Square (701 Seventh Ave), New York, NY 10036
Make-your-own candy bars, giant Reese's and s'mores.
● Open now
Official site ↗LEGO Store Fifth Avenue
📍 636 Fifth Ave, New York, NY 10020
Big LEGO NYC builds, a Pick & Build wall and a minifigure factory.
● Open now
Official site ↗Nintendo New York
📍 10 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10020
Nintendo's flagship store, with game demos and a display of vintage consoles.
● Open now
Official site ↗FAO Schwarz
📍 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10111
The classic toy store with the giant floor piano from "Big."
● Open now
Official site ↗Disney Store Times Square
📍 1540 Broadway, New York, NY 10036
Disney's two-floor Times Square store.
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