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MoMA PS1 Open House
PS1 throws open the doors — sound bath in the morning, stoop sale out front.
Sat Nov 7
MoMA PS1↗
MoMA PS1↗
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NYCFrom $15
2026 New York State Yoyo Contest
Yo-yo pros, high-flying tricks, a school gym in Park Slope.
Sat Nov 7
St. Stanislaus Kostka Catholic Academy↗
St. Stanislaus Kostka Catholic Academy↗
NYCFrom $25
The Sturbridge Show NYC | November 6 & 7, 2026
Two days of old clothes, old jewelry and old textiles crammed into the Altman Building.
Sat Nov 7
The Altman Building↗
The Altman Building↗
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Pumpkin Smash!
Bring your gourd to Pier 84 and watch it become compost.
Sat Nov 7
Hudson River Park's Pier 84↗
Hudson River Park's Pier 84↗
BrooklynFree
Pratt Fine Arts MFA Open Studios + Artist Resource Fair
MFA studios wide open in the Navy Yard — half-finished work, plus a resource fair for artists.
Sat Nov 7
Brooklyn Navy Yard, Dock 72↗
Brooklyn Navy Yard, Dock 72↗
NYCFrom $5
The Second Annual NYC Indie Horror Book Fair
Five dollars and a room full of weird little horror booksellers in Ridgewood — the kind of fair where you leave with three zines you...
Sat Nov 7
Gottscheer Hall↗
Gottscheer Hall↗
NYCFrom $15
Mindful Matter Market
A market that happens on the sixth floor, which means you have to actually go up there to find out what's inside.
Sat Nov 7
327 W 36th St, 6th Floor↗
327 W 36th St, 6th Floor↗
NYCFrom $15
20th Annual Korean American Film Festival New York (KAFFNY)
Twenty years of Korean American films at SVA in Chelsea, with three shows a day so you can actually stack them.
Sat Nov 7
SVA Theatre↗
SVA Theatre↗
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The 36th New Italian Cinema Events (N.I.C.E.) Festival
Free Italian film at the Italian Cultural Institute — small room, good cause, free.
Sat Nov 7
Italian Cultural Institute↗
Italian Cultural Institute↗
NYCFrom $15
The 22nd New York City Short Film Festival
22nd edition, two screenings, $15 for students — the kind of festival programming you can actually walk into without a plan.
Sat Nov 7
Leonard Nimoy Thalia Theatre at Symphony Space↗
Leonard Nimoy Thalia Theatre at Symphony Space↗
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Hunter College MFA + BFA Open Studios
More than 100 artist studios open for the evening, plus a student-work fundraiser.
Sat Nov 7
205 Hudson Street↗
205 Hudson Street↗
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Of Blade & Spirit Pop-Up Art Exhibition
Seven Caribbean artists reworking mythology and folklore, showing in Uptown at 421 W 202nd.
Sat Nov 7
421 W 202nd St↗
421 W 202nd St↗
NYCFrom $15
Clownaissance 2: Eclectic Bungaloo
Jesters, bards and costumed revelers take over Rubulad for an eclectic night of clowning around.
Sat Nov 7
Rubulad↗
Rubulad↗
NYCFrom $23.18
BLACKOUT NYC
Live a cappella in Chelsea, no instruments, all voices.
Sat Nov 7
Chelsea Table & Stage↗
Chelsea Table & Stage↗
NYCFrom $10
Feel the News with Marcela Onyango
Headlines get skewered by Marcela Onyango and a guest lineup that is not here to play it safe.
Sat Nov 7
Friends and Lovers↗
Friends and Lovers↗
NYCFrom $10
Peoples' Symphony Concerts Classical Music Series
A community symphony in its 126th season pairs the Balourdet Quartet with violist Jordan Bak.
Sat Nov 7
The High School of Fashion Industries↗
The High School of Fashion Industries↗
BrooklynFrom $7.3
His Kind of Woman
Mitchum, Jane Russell and Vincent Price in a resort noir — one of three casino-noir picks at the Spectacle.
Sat Nov 7
Spectacle Theater↗
Spectacle Theater↗
NYCFrom $20
The Chelsea Symphony: Beethoven's 'Eroica'
A neighborhood orchestra, a church in the city, and a world premiere nobody's heard yet — all for a suggested twenty bucks at the door.
Sat Nov 7
St. Paul's Church↗
St. Paul's Church↗
NYCFrom $28.5
DIWALI AFTER DARK 2026 @ 230 FIFTH AVE NYC | BOLLYWOOD | DESI | NOV 7TH
Diwali After Dark on the roof at 230 Fifth — bollywood cuts, skyline, and a desi crowd that came out for it.
Sat Nov 7
230 Fifth Rooftop Bar↗
230 Fifth Rooftop Bar↗
BrooklynFrom $10
Johnny O'Clock
1947 noir, small theater, three casino films running as a set — the kind of double bill you only find in the Lower East Side.
Sat Nov 7
Spectacle Theater↗
Spectacle Theater↗
NYCFrom $28.5
NYC DIWALI AFTER DARK 2026 @230 FIFTH AVE
Bollywood on the roof at 230 Fifth, with the whole skyline doing the background lighting.
Sat Nov 7
230 Fifth Rooftop Bar↗
230 Fifth Rooftop Bar↗
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Come + Sing: Broadway Finales
Two Broadway finales, one community choir, and a free sing-along dedicated to Gavin Creel.
Sun Nov 8
Lincoln Center's David Rubenstein Atrium↗
Lincoln Center's David Rubenstein Atrium↗
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PokéMarket Pop-Up "QUEENS EDITION" @ Sanger Hall
Free collectibles and art pop-up in Queens, hosted by your friendly neighborhood pop-up people.
Sun Nov 8
Sanger Hall↗
Sanger Hall↗
NYCFree
Pumpkin Smash!
The Lower East Side version — same pumpkin, smaller crowd, actual compost.
Sun Nov 8
LES Ecology Center↗
LES Ecology Center↗
NYCFrom $20
The Brooklyn Silent Film Festival
Silent movies with live accompaniment in a Williamsburg storefront, $20 in advance.
Sun Nov 8
Main Drag Music↗
Main Drag Music↗
BrooklynFrom $10
The Mad Songs of Fernanda Hussein
A three-part documentary collage mixing Gulf War history, archival propaganda, and Iraqi concert footage.
Sun Nov 8
Spectacle Theater↗
Spectacle Theater↗
BrooklynFrom $25
Matana Roberts Presents: “off the record…”
Matana Roberts goes solo at Roulette with new material that grew out of COIN COIN — memory and imagination in one room, no band.
Wed Nov 11
Roulette↗
Roulette↗
NYCFrom $25.93
The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Live with the New York Cast
The Rocky Horror Picture Show with the New York cast, and the audience does its thing.
Fri Nov 13
Berlin↗
Berlin↗