Things to do in New York on Friday, October 30, 2026

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

Evening

"Love Is Blind" 20s & 30 Speed Dating
Singles · 6:30 PM · Lower East Side
"LOVE" IS IT REALLY BLIND SPEED DATING FOR SINGLES 22-38!
Singles · Speed Dating · 6:30 PM · Lower East Side
Fun & Games Singles Social In NYC
Singles · 6:30 PM – 10 PM · Lower East Side
The Friday Improv Jam ($10)
Improv · 6:30 PM · Garment District
🎃👻 230 FIFTH HALLOWEEN BASH — ROOFTOP PARTY, COSTUMES & DANCING! 🕺💃🌃
Dance Party · Halloween · 6:30 PM – 11 PM · NoMad
Fun & Games Singles Social Mingle In NYC
Singles · 6:30 PM – 10 PM · Lower East Side
Natalie Brooke & Matt Jalbert Band
Concert · Rock · 6:30 PM · East Village
GAME NIGHT GETAWAY!
Game Night · 6:30 PM – 10 PM · Lower East Side
Game Night Social (Free Drink, Ping Pong, Pool, DJ)
Meetup · Ping Pong · 6:30 PM – 10 PM · Lower East Side
Design your own textile art with wool
Craft Workshop · Textile Art · 6:30 PM – 10 PM · Greenpoint
Friday Evening Beginner Run
Run Club · 6:30 PM · John Murray Park
"PLAY & CONNECT" GAME NIGHT GETAWAY!
Singles · Games · 6:30 PM – 10 PM · Lower East Side
Shearing, Warmachine, Chemical, German Suplex
Concert · 6:30 PM · East Village
I DO the Bending Live Podcast Recording!
Live Podcast · 6:30 PM · Bed-Stuy
The St7eets Are Watching: Knicks vs. Sixers Watch Party w/ Carmelo Anthony
Watch Party · Basketball · 6:30 PM – 10:30 PM · Chelsea
Joanne - The Biggest Little Room in NYC - Dinner and A Show Prefix
Dinner · Italian · 6:30 PM · Upper West Side
20s-30s Smart is Sexy Speed Dating with Thought Provoking Icebreakers
Singles · Speed Dating · 6:30 PM · Midtown West
Hillai Govreen Quartet
Concert · Jazz · 6:30 PM · Bushwick
"LOVE" IS IT REALLY BLINS 20'S & 30'S SPEED DATING!
Singles · Dating · 6:30 PM · Lower East Side
Salsa Classes for Beginners on Fridays
Class · Salsa · 6:30 PM · Garment District
Instructed Figure Drawing
Art Class · 6:30 PM · Union Square
Lowelyfe: Turf Wars - Season 1 : Round 2
Theater · 6:45 PM · Lenox Hill
Unsound New York: Memoir, Grief & Music: Matthew Schnipper in conversation with Emily Witt
Talk · Memoir · 6:45 PM · Boerum Hill
Singles with Advanced Degrees ages 40s & 50s Speed Dating, NYC
Singles · 7 PM · Flatiron
ATAUD Oct 30th
Social · 7 PM – 4 AM · Crown Heights
14 Course Korean Tasting Menu by CCW S2 Chef Hasung Lee @ OYATTE 🇰🇷
Dinner · Korean Food · 7 PM · Murray Hill
NYC Gamer Mixer – Where Pixels Meet People
Meetup · Gaming · 7 PM · Financial District
Hehe With GG: Boo! Niggas
Comedy · 7 PM · Crown Heights
TAL 23 | Femme 3
Game · Boxing & MMA · 7 PM – 10:30 PM · Bushwick
Boo B*tch: A Halloween Concert by The Femmes Band
Concert · 7 PM · West Village
Wicked (NY)
Musical · 7 PM · Midtown West
Times Square Comedy | Fri, October 30th @7 PM
Stand-up · 7 PM · Midtown West
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Dance Party · Electronic · 7 PM – 10 PM · Hell'S Kitchen
Heart Beats
Dance Party · 7 PM – 10 PM · Bushwick
Laissez Faire HALLOWEEN PARTY 2026
Nightlife · 7 PM · Financial District
Juan Gabriel Eterno Tour
Concert · Regional Mexican · 7 PM · Williamsburg
An Evening With God Street Wine
Concert · Rock · 7 PM · Union Square
Hamilton (NY)
Musical · 7 PM · Midtown West
School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play
Theater · 7 PM · Midtown West
Neurosis
Concert · Metal · 7 PM · Greenpoint
The Lost Boys
Theater · 7 PM · Midtown West
Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Theater · 7 PM · Midtown West
Christine Ebersole with Billy Stritch
Concert · 7 PM · Midtown West
Day of the Dead Workshop
Art Class · 7 PM · Alphabet City
Rec Center Realness! A Sober And Socializing Game Night & Halloween Party
Game Night · Halloween · 7 PM – 10 PM · Bushwick
Buena Vista Social Club
Musical · 7 PM · Midtown West
Warren Wolf Quartet
Concert · Jazz · 7 PM – 10 PM · West Village
[happy hour] Heart Beats
Dance Party · 7 PM – 10 PM · Bushwick
Grain: A Movement Performance and Conversation
Dance Show · Movement Performance · 7 PM · Downtown Brooklyn
Poker NLH 2/5
Poker · 7 PM – 6 PM · Midtown
Senri Oe Trio
Concert · Jazz · 7 PM · Midtown West
AfroDance at Ailey Extension | NOT FREE
Class · Afro Dance · 7 PM · Theater District
Ataud
Dance Party · 7 PM – 4 AM · Crown Heights
Kid Charlemagne - The Music of Steely Dan
Cover Band · Rock · 7 PM · Midtown East
Horror Film Night
Film · 7 PM – 10:30 PM · West Village
Old Yorkers
Improv · 7 PM · Williamsburg
JD Halloween Part I: After Dark with Ayanna Heaven, Akanbi, LaFHomme, SAY3
Dance Party · Halloween · 7 PM – 4 AM · Bushwick
Nosferatu Meets Incarnate Jazz
Concert · Jazz · 7 PM – 10:30 PM · Murray Hill
BLOODBATH
Dance Show · Sold out · 7 PM · Williamsburg
Old Yorkers
Improv · 7 PM · Williamsburg
A Few Good Men
Theater · 7 PM · Lincoln Center - Vivian Beaumont Theater
AFTER DARK Halloween Experience
Immersive · Halloween · 7 PM – 11:30 PM · East Village
Shungu - FAITH IN THE UNKNOWN Live Film & Score
Film · 7 PM – 10 PM · Boerum Hill
Little Shop Of Horrors
Musical · 7 PM · Midtown West
The Lion King (New York, NY)
Musical · 7 PM · Midtown West
Schmigadoon!
Musical · 7 PM · Midtown West
Pre-Halloween Dinner
Dinner · Red Wine · 7 PM · Midtown East
Wine 101: Orange vs. Rosé
Tasting · Wine · 7 PM · Red Hook
Bad Bunny Immersive Experience NYC | Brooklyn Reggaeton Party
Dance Party · Reggaeton · 7 PM · Williamsburg
Haunted Scavenger Hunt
Escape Room · 7 PM · Financial District
The Exorcist
Film · 7 PM · Fort Greene
Riding 4 Rookies- NYC *Bedroom Tips
Fitness Class · 7 PM · Garment District
My Dream My Dream My Dream: Level Up w/ Tallie Class Show
Theater · Clown Town · 7 PM · Williamsburg
Werkin Girls Drag Queen Show NYC - An Unforgettable NYC Drag Experience
Drag & Burlesque · 7 PM · Hell'S Kitchen
Jamie Allan's Amaze
Magic · 7 PM · Midtown West
Guerilla Toss, Ben Katzman's DeGreaser
Concert · Indie / Alternative · 7 PM – 10 PM · Bushwick
Costume Dance Party w/ The Disco Killers
Dance Party · Halloween · 7 PM · Lower East Side
Live Sounds - Brianna Tang
Concert · Classical · 7 PM · East Village
Rich Townsend & the Magnificent NighTrain
Live Music · Blues · 7 PM · West Village
Friday Night Japanese & English Social
Language · 7 PM · Midtown East
Slam Frank
Theater · 7 PM · East Village
The Armored League: Femme 3
Game · Boxing & MMA · 7 PM – 10:30 PM · Williamsburg
Friday Night Drink and Draw in Greenpoint, Brooklyn
Art Class · Figure Drawing · 7 PM – 10 PM · Greenpoint
Bulldog Poker 1/3 NL Holdem Friday Night
Poker · 7 PM – 5 AM · Park Slope
My Dream My Dream My Dream: Level Up w/ Tallie Class Show
Theater · 7 PM · Williamsburg
NYC LIVE TALENT OPEN MIC & POETRY - Mr. Bell's Cuisine & Sports Bar
Open Mic · Jazz · 7 PM · Bushwick
In-Person Class: Intro to Wine Tasting (NYC)
Tasting · Wine · 7 PM · Garment District
Nicolas Caged: A Tiny Jazz Murder Mystery
Escape Room · Murder Mystery · 7 PM – 10 PM · Cobble Hill
Live Music at 87 Ludlow
Live Music · 7 PM · Lower East Side
Ronni Faust: Thanks For The Mammaries
Theater · 7 PM · Midtown West
Karaoke N' Chill: BKLYN
Karaoke · Hip-Hop / Rap · 7 PM – 10 PM · Crown Heights
Abolish Everything: World Championship III
Improv · 7 PM · Lower East Side
The Great Gatsby
Musical · 7 PM · Midtown West
Boo B*tch LIVE at Groove
Concert · 7 PM · West Village
New York Comedy Club Presents
Stand-up · 7 PM · Kips Bay
Ricky Ritzel’s Broadway
Live Music · Classical · 7 PM · Midtown West
Heathers: The Musical
Musical · 7 PM · Midtown West
Haunted NYC Scavenger Hunt (Clues, Spells, and Curses!)
Escape Room · Haunted History · 7 PM · Financial District
The Play That Goes Wrong
Theater · 7 PM · Midtown West
GUTTERWEEN FRIDAY! DISTILLERS (Brody, Baby (Members of Doomstompers, Sadlands, Early Riser, Fat Heaven), GREEN DAY (The Greener Days), CREED (Steal, Cheat & Gamble), HEART
Cover Band · Rock · 7 PM · Williamsburg
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