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

Fun Free Ticket Comedy Show Meetup!
Stand-up · 7 PM · West Village
Cheat Codes Live: Go-To-Market, AI Tools & Personal Branding (NYC Edition)
Learning · 7 PM – 10 PM · Garment District
10 minute talk and Guided Meditation
Meditation · 7 PM · Diamond Way Buddhist Center NYC
Unmatched NYC: A Spooky Singles Halloween Party
Singles · Halloween · 7 PM – 11 PM · Financial District
Little Shop Of Horrors
Musical · 7 PM · Midtown West
Tanya Moberly: Repertoire With Mark Janas
Concert · 7 PM · Midtown West
The Good Time
Improv · 7 PM · Williamsburg
Lord Debacle Presents HELL-O-WEEN (free alt punk show and arcade games)
Live Music · Punk · 7 PM · Bedford-Stuyvesant
Hendrik Meurkens Quintet
Concert · Jazz · 7 PM – 10 PM · West Village
Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Theater · 7 PM · Midtown West
Halloween Costume Contest
Meetup · Halloween · 7 PM · Lower East Side
The NYC Business Networking Event!
Networking · Business · 7 PM · Midtown
Thursday Comedy Meetup! Free Tickets!
Stand-up · 7 PM · West Village
New York Short Film Fest & New York Documentary Film Fest Kickoff Party
Meetup · Film Festivals · 7 PM – 10 PM · East Village
Eve’s Bayou
Film · 7 PM · Fort Greene
Daily & Weekly Planning with Astrology
Talk · Astrology · 7 PM · Turtle Bay
The ROOFTOP Lounge HALLOWEEN Space Pumpkin Carnival by Mars {Social} Club
Networking · Halloween · 7 PM – 11 PM · Financial District
SOLD OUT - Sophia Bush: And I Will Tell You Mine
Books & Readings · 7 PM · Greenwich Village
International Anthem presents Jeremiah Chiu - EDGE CONDITIONS Album Release
Concert · Electronic · 7 PM – 10 PM · Boerum Hill
The Cure's Disintegration Listening Session with Andi
Concert · Rock · 7 PM – 10 PM · Little Italy
Pumpkins and Prosecco at the UES
Craft Workshop · Pumpkin Painting · 7 PM – 11 PM · Yorkville
The Good Time
Improv · 7 PM · Williamsburg
5IVEDOLLAHOLLAWEEN
Concert · 7 PM – 2:30 AM · Bushwick
More Heart
Concert · 7 PM · Bushwick
HMU BIPOC Mixer & Open House
Networking · Bipoc Community · 7 PM – 10 PM · Chinatown
Nick Mestad's Sketch Level 2 Class Show (2/2)
Variety Show · 7 PM · Williamsburg
No. 08 — Murder Mystery: A Halloween Affair 🕯️🖤
Escape Room · Halloween · 7 PM – 10 PM · Flatiron
Rian Keating: When You Go Down To The Sea
Concert · 7 PM · Midtown West
Halloween Party
Dance Social · Folk / Americana · 7 PM · Garment District
Tempo Thursdays
Run Club · 7 PM · Alphabet City
Drag Bingo NYC - Ultimate Drag Queen Bingo & Drag Show in NYC
Bingo · 7 PM · Hell'S Kitchen
NYC LIVE TALENT & TABLE TOP GAMES - Mr. Bell's Cuisine & Sports Bar
Live Music · Jazz · 7 PM · Bushwick
Y2K Baby One More Time
Dance Party · 7 PM – 12 AM · Crown Heights
GUTTERWEEN THURS! BIKINI KILL (Mixed State), THE REPLACEMENTS (Bastards of Young), JOY DIVISION/ NEW ORDER (Weird Magazines), PIXIES (Things on Fire), SMASHING PUMPKINS
Cover Band · Rock · 7 PM · Williamsburg
The Hails, The Ocho
Concert · Indie / Alternative · 7 PM – 10:30 PM · Bushwick
In-Store: Itamar Vieira Junior: Saving the Fire w/ Radha Vatsal
Books & Readings · 7 PM · Brooklyn Heights
Spin Cycle
Concert · 7 PM · Tribeca
Canceled Comedy
Stand-up · 7 PM · Chelsea
Why Believe in Jesus?
Faith & Spiritual · Gospel Of John · 7 PM · Crown Heights
August Ponthier's 2nd Annual Spooky Spectacular
Concert · Singer-Songwriter · 7 PM · East Village
Egyptian Meditation with Divine Union - Isis & Osiris
Class · Egyptian Meditation · 7 PM · Yoko Maria Healing Center
Cacao + Life Force Activation: A Heart-Opening Experience
Meditation · 7 PM · Chelsea
Once Upon a Time in Harlem
Arts · 7 PM · Fort Greene
IIDA NY COLOR INVASION® 2026
Networking · 7 PM – 11 PM · Hudson Yards
Hendrik Meurkens Quartet
Concert · Jazz · 7 PM – 10 PM · West Village
Hamilton (NY)
Musical · 7 PM · Midtown West
YHWH Nailgun
Concert · Indie / Alternative · 7 PM · Greenpoint
Sixth Street Readings—October 2026
Books & Readings · 7 PM · East Village
Tango en El Barrio
Class · Tango · 7 PM · Upper East Side
Friendship Comedy Night
Meetup · Friendship · 7 PM – 10 PM · Lower East Side
Pop-Up Boutique Café / Fashion, Coffee & Wine
Market · Fashion · 7 PM – 10 PM · Lower East Side
The Lion King (New York, NY)
Musical · 7 PM · Times Square
The Lost Boys
Theater · 7 PM · Midtown West
AWOL - After Work Origami Lovers
Craft Workshop · Origami · 7 PM · NoMad
Thursday Evening 6ish Mile Run - LIC Route Halloween Themed Run
Run Club · 7 PM · Sunnyside
TANGO MILONGA GROUP CLASSES WITH JON TARIQ MANHATTAN — NY TANGO SCHOOL NYC
Class · Tango · 7 PM – 10 PM · Midtown
The Traitors: New Blood Watch Party
Watch Party · The Traitors · 7 PM · East Village
Noe Socha Album Launch Party
Concert · Jazz · 7 PM · Greenwich Village
Speed Dating for Singles ages 30s and 40s
Singles · Dating · 7 PM · Midtown West
FranCon 2026
Dance Party · Fran Lebowitz · 7 PM – 10 PM · East Village
KINTSUGI x NextJump
Meetup · 7 PM · Chelsea
Buffy The Vampire Slayer Trivia Night at Pig Beach!
Trivia · Buffy · 7 PM · Long Island City
Sweet Avenue Run Club
Run Club · 7 PM · Sunnyside
Folk Dance Thursday nights in Brooklyn Heights
Dance Social · Folk / Americana · 7 PM · Zion Lutheran Church
Planet X, Killer Asteroids & Other Things Lurking in Space
Class · Space · 7 PM – 10 PM · Lower East Side
#AmsterYardSoundsClassical: California Frontiers
Concert · Classical · 7 PM · Turtle Bay
Day of the Dead Workshop
Art Class · 7 PM · Alphabet City
GREEN JELLY & MORE @ LUCKY 13 SALOON
Live Music · 7 PM – 11:30 PM · Columbia Street Waterfront District
Singles Connect
Singles · Dinner · 7 PM · Midtown East
Poets Royale: a reading
Books & Readings · 7 PM · Chelsea
"Lowest Rate" 2/5 PLO ($300min-$1500max) MIDTOWN CLUBHOUSE
Poker · 7 PM – 9 AM · Garment District
NYC Stand-Up | Thurs, October 29th @7 PM
Stand-up · 7 PM · Midtown West
Focal Point - LIC
Game Night · 7 PM – 11 PM · Long Island City
Paint 'n Sip with Meg from Soulvine Artistry
Art Class · Painting · 7 PM · Red Hook
Aladdin
Musical · 7 PM · Midtown West
Thursday Night Kirtan
Faith & Spiritual · Kirtan · 7 PM · Bhakti Center
Sip, Mingle & Match: Singles 30+ Mixer
Singles · 7 PM · The Lobby Bar & Garden
School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play
Theater · 7 PM · Midtown West
3D Printing 101 at Fat Cat Fab Lab
Class · 3d Printing · Sold out · 7 PM · West Village
Christine Ebersole with Billy Stritch
Concert · 7 PM · Midtown West
WhatIfWe Singles Halloween Party
Singles · Halloween · 7:30 PM – 11 PM · Williamsburg
The Holes - Thursday, October 29th
Theater · 7:30 PM · Lower East Side
Poetry & Song: Naomi Shihab Nye & Haleh Liza Gafori
Books & Readings · Poetry · 7:30 PM · The Sheen Center for Thought & Culture
Astoria Speed Dating Event | Ages 30s & 40s | Astoria, Queens @ Nisi
Singles · Dating · 7:30 PM · Astoria
Village Underground
Stand-up · 7:30 PM · Greenwich Village
30s & 40s Speed Dating Event @ Nisi in Astoria, Queens for NYC Singles
Singles · 7:30 PM · Astoria
30s & 40s Speed Dating | Nisi Astoria | Speed Dating Events | Queens NYC
Singles · 7:30 PM · Astoria
Jazz with Ryan Weisheit- Cellar Series
Live Music · Jazz · 7:30 PM · Williamsburg
Be Holding
Arts · 7:30 PM · Fort Greene
NYC Founder Dinner
Networking · Founders · 7:30 PM · Williamsburg
Open mic Thursdays 730pm & 9pm
Books & Readings · 7:30 PM – 10:30 PM · Theater District
Harryween Dance Party!
Dance Party · Halloween · 7:30 PM – 11 PM · NoHo
ROOFTOP BOOGIE NIGHTS @230 Fifth Rooftop
Dance Party · Disco / Funk · 7:30 PM – 11 PM · Midtown West
CLUB KID – NYC Special Nightlife Community Screening
Film · Nightlife · 7:30 PM · East Village
Post "'China Institute Gallery At 60, ... ' @ China Institute Of America" Nosh
Dinner · Chinese Art · 7:30 PM · Battery Park City
Thursday Night Sunset Run
Run Club · 7:30 PM · West Village
Radel Ortiz
Stand-up · 7:30 PM · Williamsburg
Jon Regen Quartet LIVE at Roxy Bar
Live Music · Jazz · 7:30 PM · Tribeca
Midnight
Arts · 7:30 PM · Gramercy
Astoria Speed Dating Event | 30s & 40s Speed Dating @ Nisi Astoria
Singles · Speed Dating · 7:30 PM · Astoria
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