Things to do in New York on Thursday, October 29, 2026

519 events listed in and around New York, each with its time and venue.

Evening

OKTOBER FEST 2026!
Food Festival · Oktoberfest · 5 PM – 8 PM · Astoria
Halloween del Perreo Parrty at San Antonios Reggaeton Bar
Dance Party · Halloween · 5 PM – 3 AM · Flatiron
B2B SaaS Marketing Leaders Roundtable
Talk · Saas Marketing · 5 PM · SoHo
Queens Futsal Club Thursday Game - 5:00PM-7PM@ Sunnyside
Play · Soccer · 5 PM · Long Island City
Halloween Ritmos Jueves De Salsa Romantica Colombian Party at Ritmos 60
Dance Party · Halloween · 5 PM – 4 AM · Astoria
Cocktails & Dance: Salsa Merengue Vallenato Bachata Latin Party NYC
Dance Party · Colombian Cocktails · 5 PM – 4 AM · Astoria
Hatha Yoga + Breath-Work & Mindfulness Meditation
Yoga & Pilates · 5 PM · Williamsburg
Aeterna Fuse
Live Music · Jazz · 5 PM · West Village
Meet for A Happy Hour
Singles · Drinks · 5 PM · Long Island City
A Time Warp to Transylvania: Rocky Horror on Broadway
Musical · Halloween · 5:15 PM – 10 PM · Theater District
The High Society New Orleans Jazz Band
Concert · Jazz · 5:30 PM · Midtown West
Miss Maybell & Her Ragtime Romeos - Birdland Jazz Club & Theater
Concert · Jazz · 5:30 PM · Midtown West
Sip and Paint Party at the Barking DOG- Pet Portrait FUN
Art Class · Pet Portrait · 5:30 PM · Yorkville
China’s Economy, America’s Risks—What Lies Ahead?
Talk · China S Economy · 5:30 PM · Battery Park City
Roxy Bar Presents: Pianist Michael Garin
Live Music · 5:30 PM · Tribeca
"Wellness with Chicas en NY"
Meetup · Wellness · 5:30 PM · Tribeca
"Wellness with Chicas en NY"
Meditation · 5:30 PM · Tribeca
The Fight for Women in Science: Inside The Exceptions with Kate Zernike
Talk · Women In Science · 5:30 PM · New York Genome Center
Puzzle Meetup at Olly
Meetup · Puzzles · 5:30 PM – 9 PM · Hudson Yards
Fitness with Kelly at Gotham Park
Fitness Class · 5:30 PM · Financial District
Spotlight tour: History
Tour · High Line History · 5:30 PM · Chelsea
The High Society New Orleans Jazz Band - Birdland Jazz Club & Theater
Concert · Jazz · 5:30 PM · Midtown West
Sip and Paint a Pet Portrait Fun- Barking Dog New York
Art Class · Pet Portraits · 5:30 PM · Yorkville
Nervous to Handy: A Beginners Tools, Drills, & Home Skills Class
Class · Home Skills · 5:30 PM · Long Island City
K-Movie Talk: Korean vs. American Zombies — From "Train to Busan" to "Colony"
Meetup · Zombie Films · 5:30 PM · Lincoln Center
NYC Ladies Fright Night
Networking · Halloween · 5:30 PM · Gramercy
Letting Go to Music: An In-Person Release Session 🎶
Meditation · 5:45 PM · Letting Go Center
The Way of A Spiritual Gangster Author Appearance & Signing with Ian Lopatin
Books & Readings · 6 PM · Midtown East
NIGHT LAB I | MATERIALS OF TOMORROW
Talk · Materials · Sold out · 6 PM – 9 PM · Chinatown
Thursday early open mic for comedy, 6pm every week at the Producers club
Comedy Open Mic · 6 PM · Theater District
ISLAA Thursdays: Three Women Artists and their New York Stories
Film · Women Artists · Sold out · 6 PM · Tribeca
Vegan Drinks!
Meetup · Vegan Community · 6 PM – 9 PM · Lower East Side
NYC-EJA 35th Anniversary Celebration
Meetup · Environmental Justice · 6 PM – 10:30 PM · Boerum Hill
Law, Real Estate & Construction Networking Event @ Hudson Yards
Networking · Real Estate · 6 PM – 9 PM · Hudson Yards
Sponsor NYC-EJA 35th Anniversary Celebration
Meetup · 6 PM – 10 PM · Boerum Hill
Free Drag Prize Trivia + Bingo
Trivia · 6 PM · Chinatown
Form & Memorie
Meetup · 6 PM – 9 PM · Turtle Bay
Write Night: Halloween Edition with @misswordpower
Writing Group · Halloween · 6 PM · Astoria
October Journaling Happy Hour
Meetup · Journaling · Sold out · 6 PM · Greenpoint
FILM SCREENING: The Platform
Film · 6 PM · The People's Forum
Refuge Thursday: The Drop with Tasha Blank & Friends
Dance Party · Electronic · 6 PM – 10 PM · Bushwick
UX Happy Hour irl (open to all levels)
Networking · 6 PM · Alphabet City
Times sQueer Social ~ LGBTQ Networking Event
Networking · LGBTQ Professionals · 6 PM – 9 PM · Times Square
Dave Stoler Duo
Concert · Jazz · 6 PM · West Village
BLADE Movie Night
Film · Vampire Movies · 6 PM · Williamsburg
AI x Wellness x Tech Mixer: Tools, Habits & Human Connection
Networking · AI Wellness · 6 PM – 9 PM · The Lobby Bar & Garden
This Thursday !! Halloween Fashion Show & Costume Party
Nightlife · 6 PM – 11 PM · Stuyvesant Town
LaJuné McMillian: To See for Oneself
Museum & Gallery · 6 PM · Lower East Side
6PM Weekday Open Mics @ Eastville Comedy
Comedy Open Mic · 6 PM · Boerum Hill
Lawrence - Staycation
Concert · Singer-Songwriter · 6 PM · Downtown Brooklyn
Fireside Chat with Aaron Rubin (ShipHero)
Talk · Shiphero · 6 PM · Hudson Yards
Pride Toastmasters Meeting: (In-Person) Open to public
Class · Public Speaking · 6 PM · The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
NYC REAL ESTATE: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW
Talk · Real Estate · 6 PM · Chelsea
Workshop: How AI Founders Can Shape Policy in NYC
Class · AI Policy · 6 PM · Union Square
Korean Food Night for Founders: Kimbap + Makgeolli & Soju Tasting (w/ Corgi + Cooley LLP)!
Tasting · Korean Food · 6 PM · Flatiron
OPEN HAUNTED HOUSE - PRIDE TOASTMASTERS
Meetup · Halloween · 6 PM · The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
Sound Bath Ceremony
Meditation · 6 PM · Garment District
LOCS halloween pregame!
Nightlife · 6 PM – 9 PM · Alphabet City
Architecture Alumni Group Fall Social
Networking · Architecture · 6 PM – 10 PM · Lower East Side
Closing the Fulfillment Gap: Finding Joy in the Work Life You Want
Talk · 6 PM · Union Square
NY Real Estate Entrepreneur Mixer - Serhant Office
Networking · Real Estate · 6 PM – 9 PM · Tribeca
Comedy Mob Presents: The Lineup
Stand-up · 6 PM · Kips Bay
Tough Stuff: Book Launch and Panel Discussion
Talk · Tough Stuff · Sold out · 6 PM · Downtown Brooklyn
Opening night - What’s seen, staring at the ceiling - Ethan Caflisch
Museum & Gallery · Ethan Caflisch · 6 PM · SoHo
David Gilmore Quartet
Concert · Jazz · 6 PM · West Village
The Brooklyn Go Club at Whole Foods Brooklyn
Game Night · 6 PM – 9:30 PM · Park Slope
Sound Bath in a Salt Cave
Meditation · 6 PM · Midtown
Last Chance!! Halloween Pop Up Shop On a Yacht
Market · Halloween · 6 PM – 11 PM · Stuyvesant Town
Poetry Reading by J Brooke!
Books & Readings · Poetry · 6 PM · Astoria
Walk, Run, Roll
Meetup · Walking · 6 PM · Greenpoint
Gurleen Pannu: Monster (IN HINDI)
Stand-up · 6 PM · Kips Bay
Halloween Drag Show + Games
Trivia · Halloween · 6 PM · SoHo
NYC | The Retail Social Network
Networking · Retail · 6 PM – 9 PM · Garment District
Paige Fish on tour
Concert · 6 PM · Lower East Side
HALLOWEEN BOAT RIDE PARTY
Dance Party · Halloween · 6 PM – 11 PM · Stuyvesant Town
Times sQueer Social
Networking · LGBTQ Community · 6 PM – 9 PM · Times Square
After-Hours Pastel Painting Workshop @ AKC Museum of the Dog
Art Class · Pastel Painting · 6 PM · Murray Hill
Troy's Mic Drop Thursdays @TheCopa
Karaoke · 6 PM – 4 AM · Hell'S Kitchen
NYC Pride Open House & Queer Halloween Party
Meetup · Halloween · 6 PM – 9 PM · West Village
ZUMBAWEEN
Dance Fitness · 6 PM · East Harlem
The Brooklyn Blueprint: Business, Culture & Community, Powered by JP Morgan Chase & Co
Networking · Brooklyn Business · 6 PM · Fort Greene
Exclusive Business Networking & Social Mixer at Hudson Yards
Networking · 6 PM – 9 PM · Hudson Yards
Troy's Mic Drop Thursdays
Karaoke · 6 PM – 4 AM · Hell'S Kitchen
Careers in Responsible Business Panel and Networking Reception
Talk · Responsible Business · 6 PM · Lincoln Center
Free! Fencing Meetup at 100 Hester St New York, NY 10002
Play · Racket Sports · 6 PM – 9 PM · Chinatown
David Gilmore Quintet
Concert · Jazz · 6 PM · West Village
Leo Bar Happy Hour
Happy Hour · Drinks · 6 PM · Upper East Side
"Lowest Rate" 1/3 NLH ($100min-$500max) MIDTOWN CLUBHOUSE
Poker · 6 PM – 9 AM · Garment District
Halloween Decor Tour with Just Ask Christine
Tour · Halloween · 6 PM · Yorkville
King & Queen of the Cypher
Live Music · 6 PM – 9:30 PM · West Village
Marginalia Literary Salon 003 | The Picture of Dorian Gray
Book Club · 6 PM · NoMad
Owls By Day | Mothership Radio
Concert · 6 PM · East Village
ACOTAR Release Party: A Court of Splintered Harmony @ TALEA
Meetup · Book Release · 6 PM – 9 PM · Williamsburg
Thursday Board Games
Game Night · 6 PM – 10 PM · Boerum Hill
The Origins of NYU Athletics: A Conversation with Russ Hamberger
Talk · History · 6 PM · NoHo
YPT October Happy Hour (Spooky edition)
Happy Hour · 6 PM · Lower East Side
Entrepreneur Mixer
Networking · Entrepreneurs · 6 PM – 9 PM · Hudson Yards
NSN Get Connected: Sales Excellence Master Class
Class · Sales Excellence · 6 PM – 9 PM · Times Square
NYC Tech Mixer 2026
Networking · 6 PM – 9 PM · Greenpoint
You’re Invited: A Journey Through Spice
Class · Spice · 6 PM · Nolita
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