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

Disrupt Through Art Gala
Volunteering · Art · 6 PM – 9 PM · Two Bridges
Shut Up & Write!® [Brooklyn, NY/Brooklyn Heights Library]
Writing Group · 6 PM · Brooklyn Heights
Romanian Art After the Iron Curtain
Talk · History · 6 PM · Tribeca
Halloween Pumpkin Carving @The BREAKROOM LOUNGE
Craft Workshop · Pumpkin Carving · 6 PM – 9:30 PM · Bushwick
Book Talk | Carryout
Talk · Carryout · 6 PM · Five Points
Finance and Business Leader Happy Hour
Networking · Finance · 6 PM – 9 PM · Midtown West
October Jam: THURS, 10/29 - 6-8 Euphoria, Studio 3 GUITAR SLOTS FULL
Open Mic · Blues · 6 PM · Flatiron
Professional Studio Lighting : Oct. 29 , Thursday 6:15 PM-8:00 PM. In-person
Class · Studio Lighting · 6:15 PM · Greenwich Village
bconnected NYC | Biotech & Life Sciences Networking Event
Networking · Biotech · 6:30 PM · Midtown East
Healing & Health Meditation
Meditation · 6:30 PM · Tribeca
"China Institute Gallery At 60, 1966 - 2026: ... " @ China Institute Of America
Meetup · Chinese Art · 6:30 PM · Battery Park City
Boardgame Night ! 桌游之夜 with 老赵
Game Night · 6:30 PM · Greenwich Village
Pumpkin Decorating Workshop 🎃
Craft Workshop · Pumpkin Decorating · Sold out · 6:30 PM · Garment District
Healthcare Connect NYC: Medicine, Dental, Wellness & Business Social
Networking · Healthcare · 6:30 PM · The Lobby Bar & Garden
Hot & Fresh Burlesque
Drag & Burlesque · 6:30 PM · Bushwick
From The Caves: Murray's Cheeses & Red Wine Pairing
Tasting · Red Wine · 6:30 PM · West Village
Joanne - The Biggest Little Room in NYC - Dinner and A Show Prefix
Dinner · Italian Food · 6:30 PM · Upper West Side
Trixx
Stand-up · 6:30 PM · Chelsea
Community Land Trust Town Hall
Talk · Community Land Trust · 6:30 PM · Alphabet City
KAANY ARCHITALK SERIES XIII : Togather with Prof. Eugene Kwak
Talk · Architecture · 6:30 PM · Garment District
Thursday Evening Low Intensity 5K
Run Club · 6:30 PM · Long Island City
Juanga Lakunza Trio
Concert · Jazz · 6:30 PM · Bushwick
Lauren Klein, Tanvi Sharma, & Silas Munro present Data by Design
Books & Readings · Data By Design · 6:30 PM · Lower East Side
Pan Arcadia x Cooking Class x No Stupid Questions
Concert · Indie / Alternative · 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM · Bushwick
Capital Markets, Onchain with Stellar
Talk · Capital Markets · 6:30 PM · Garment District
Lucas Sin's 10 Course Canto Tasting Menu 🇨🇳 @ LOK KEE
Dinner · Cantonese Food · 6:30 PM · Chinatown
dara5 X TED - Dinner with Dr Heather Berlin
Dinner · 6:30 PM – 10 PM · Hudson Yards
Chinese / HK Mahjong on the Upper West Side! (Thursday)
Game Night · Mahjong · 6:30 PM · Upper West Side
Célibataires Francophones à NYC
Singles · 6:30 PM · Chelsea
Film Screening | October
Film · 6:30 PM · East Harlem
Introduction to modern times Meditation: The 6-Phase Meditation
Meditation · 6:30 PM · Upsoul Center
Walter Annenberg Lecture: Alex Da Corte
Talk · 6:30 PM · West Village
Black Readers Meet Up
Meetup · Black Readers · 6:30 PM · Crown Heights
TAP Comes to Nomad! | Gluten Free Community Event
Meetup · Gluten Free · 6:30 PM · NoMad
Rib Cage Costume Workshop
Craft Workshop · Costume Making · 6:30 PM – 10 PM · Bushwick
Fresh Pasta & Pesto Cooking Class NYC + Complimentary Prosecco
Cooking Class · Pasta · 6:30 PM · Theater District
10/29/26 Talitha Dance Manhattan Zumba
Fitness Class · 6:30 PM · Greenwich Village
Literary Dinner: On Dystopias
Dinner · Dystopias · Sold out · 6:30 PM · Chinatown
Let's practice Mandarin (Chinese) and English
Language · Mandarin · 6:30 PM · Midtown East
Salsa Classes for Beginners on Thursdays
Class · Salsa · 6:30 PM · Garment District
Candlelight Ghost Tours
Tour · Ghost Stories · 6:30 PM – 10 PM · NoHo
Game Night, Back In Person!
Game Night · 6:30 PM – 10 PM · Astoria
Group $ex Magic Ritual (Oct 2026)
Meetup · Magic Ritual · 6:30 PM · Koreatown
Christ Church All Hallows Eve Service 2026
Faith & Spiritual · Halloween · 6:30 PM · Lenox Hill
Thursday Trivia Night!
Trivia · 6:30 PM · Alphabet City
Wellness Thursdays: Breath and Meditation Workshop
Meditation · 6:30 PM · Central Park
The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Live With the New York Cast (Early)
Film · 6:30 PM · East Village
Dialogue and Discourse: Embodied Histories
Talk · Art And History · 6:30 PM · Upper East Side
Weekly Japanese & English Conversation
Language · Japanese · 6:30 PM · Midtown East
Is Everything Predictable?: AI, Prediction Markets, and the Philosophy of Foresight
Class · Prediction Markets · 6:30 PM · Greenpoint
The Library for the Performing Arts Play Club [IN PERSON]
Book Club · Plays · 6:30 PM · Lincoln Center
Midterm Mania: Panel & Party
Talk · 6:30 PM – 1 AM · Greenpoint
New York Flyers Run Club - Thursday Night Group Run
Run Club · 6:30 PM · Maine Monument
Beginners Hip Hop at Broadway Dance Center | NOT FREE
Class · Hip Hop · 6:45 PM · Broadway Dance Center
Thursday Game Night @ Astoria Food Pantry
Game Night · 6:45 PM – 2 AM · Astoria
MacDougal Street
Stand-up · 6:45 PM · Greenwich Village
Music Industry 101, Session 1: Songwriting & Publishing
Talk · Songwriting · 7 PM · Chinatown
Open Mic Night
Open Mic · 7 PM – 10 PM · Tribeca
Danny Lipsitz & His Brass Tacks
Live Music · Jazz · 7 PM · West Village
fat Black Pussycat Lounge
Stand-up · 7 PM · Greenwich Village
MAD R.A.D® RECKLESS 10K
Race · Running · 7 PM – 2 AM · Williamsburg
A Final Reading with The Center for Fiction / Susan Kamil 2026 Emerging Writer Fellows
Books & Readings · Published Work · 7 PM · The Center for Fiction
CWP Halloween Treat: The Man Who Laughs
Film · 7 PM · The Center at West Park
20 Years of Nekrogoblikon with Special Guests Aborted
Concert · Metal · 7 PM · Brooklyn Bowl
Maybe Happy Ending
Musical · 7 PM · Midtown West
HARBOUR
Concert · 7 PM · Union Square
Schmigadoon!
Musical · 7 PM · Midtown West
Slam Frank
Concert · 7 PM · East Village
Sip & Paint: Halloween Edition
Art Class · Halloween · 7 PM · Park Slope
Work In Progress: A Queer Literary Open Mic
Books & Readings · Writing · 7 PM · Bushwick
Billy Crystal: 860
Stand-up · 7 PM · Midtown West
Poker NLH 2/5
Poker · 7 PM – 6 PM · Midtown
MJ
Musical · 7 PM · Midtown West
NYC Meetup
Meetup · 7 PM – 10 PM · Garment District
Chicago
Musical · 7 PM · Midtown West
The Pregame: Halloween Weekend Starts Thursday
Drag & Burlesque · Halloween · 7 PM – 10 PM · Bushwick
Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical
Musical · 7 PM · Midtown West
Meditation and Tacos Meetup!
Meditation · 7 PM · Park Slope
In-Person Class: Classic and Creative Cocktails (NYC- Even Hotel)
Cooking Class · Cocktails · 7 PM · Murray Hill
SUPERHEROES × JIMMY Launch Party
Meetup · Launch Party · 7 PM – 11:30 PM · Williamsburg
GOLDILOCKS SPORTS NIGHT
Watch Party · 7 PM · East Village
Queer D&D Night
Tabletop Games · 7 PM · Greenpoint
breath // bass: live techno breathwork trip
Meditation · Techno · 7 PM · Williamsburg
BoogieManja
Improv · 7 PM · Williamsburg
The Witching Hour: Yoga and Ritual
Yoga & Pilates · 7 PM · Greenpoint
Tomodachi!
Live Music · 7 PM · Culture Lab LIC
Velvet Requiem: A Sapphic Murder Mystery Dinner Party
Escape Room · Sapphic Mystery · Sold out · 7 PM · Bed-Stuy
Casual Drinks, Conversations, and Trivia
Meetup · Trivia · 7 PM – 10 PM · Fort Greene
Chamber Music on Jay Street
Concert · Classical · 7 PM · Brooklyn Heights
Adorning with Buttons
Craft Workshop · Button Design · 7 PM · Bed-Stuy
German Zombie Films
Film · 7 PM – 10 PM · Union Square
Making Better Bets: A Field Guide to Product Strategy with Andrew Skotzko
Talk · Product Strategy · 7 PM · Flatiron
Wicked (NY)
Musical · 7 PM · Midtown West
Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Cinema
Talk · Stanley Kubrick · 7 PM · Two Bridges
Man/Woman/Chainsaw
Concert · Indie / Alternative · 7 PM · East Village
An Archival Séance: The Critical Record with Marina Otero Verzier
Talk · History · 7 PM · Boerum Hill
A Ghost in Your Ear
Immersive · 7 PM · Greenwich Village
Ron Carter's Foursight Quartet with Renee Rosnes at Birdland
Live Music · Jazz · 7 PM · Midtown West
Thursday Gaming!
Game Night · 7 PM – 10 PM · Midtown West
Carnegie Science Spooky Social: Planet X, Killer Asteroids & Other Things Lurking in Space
Talk · Science · 7 PM – 10 PM · Lower East Side
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