Things to do in New York on Thursday, November 5, 2026

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

Evening

The Lion King (New York, NY)
Musical · 7 PM · Times Square
Little Shop Of Horrors
Musical · 7 PM · Midtown West
Thursday Comedy Meetup! Free Tickets!
Stand-up · 7 PM · West Village
Tempo Thursdays
Run Club · 7 PM · Alphabet City
The 92nd St Y Singers
Concert · 7 PM · Midtown West
Nerd Nite
Learning · 7 PM · Lower East Side
Jimin Han
Books & Readings · 7 PM · Chinatown
Tango en El Barrio
Class · Tango · 7 PM · Upper East Side
Millennials' Interfaith Wine Tasting - Thanksgiving Edition
Tasting · Wine · 7 PM · Lenox Hill
Happy Hour: Sex Over Thirty
Bar & Lounge · 7 PM – 10 PM · Bushwick
A Ghost in Your Ear
Theater · 7 PM · Greenwich Village
Hudson Westbrook
Concert · Country · 7 PM · Midtown West
Willie Jones III Quintet
Concert · Jazz · 7 PM – 10 PM · West Village
Chess Night @ Bibliotheque
Game Night · Chess · 7 PM – 10 PM · SoHo
Pale Ramon Album Release Show w/ Ann Marie Nacchio & Jordan Popky
Concert · Punk · 7 PM · Williamsburg
Thursday Evening 6ish Mile Run - LIC Route
Run Club · 7 PM · Sunnyside
Make Alfredo Pasta With Chef Jimi - Pasta Making Cooking Class in NYC | Classpop!™
Cooking Class · Alfredo Pasta · 7 PM · Bushwick
Intellectual Salon Series - Dr. Eric Verdin
Talk · 7 PM · Midtown East
Incense Making Workshop + Tea Party
Craft Workshop · Incense Making · 7 PM · Bed-Stuy
Jazz Night: Bulatkin, Herak, & Guests [concert: Offbeat Bohemia]
Concert · Jazz · 7 PM – 11 PM · Czech Center New York
10 minute talk and Guided Meditation
Class · Buddhism · 7 PM · Diamond Way Buddhist Center NYC
ReCON - Coinspiracy II
Meetup · 7 PM – 12:30 AM · Times Square
Six (New York, NY)
Musical · 7 PM · Midtown West
EARTH TO EMILY
Concert · Pop · 7 PM – 10 PM · Bushwick
The Good Time
Improv · 7 PM · Williamsburg
Hamilton (NY)
Musical · 7 PM · Midtown West
Slam Frank
Arts · 7 PM · East Village
Caroline Choe
Books & Readings · 7 PM · Five Points
[happy hour] super sweet
Happy Hour · 7 PM – 10 PM · Bushwick
Jason Marsalis Presents the Rare Works of Ellis Marsalis
Concert · Jazz · 7 PM · Dizzy's Club - Jazz at Lincoln Center
New York Rangers vs. Philadelphia Flyers
Game · Hockey · 7 PM · MSG
Flower Face, Julia Barfield
Concert · Indie / Alternative · 7 PM – 10 PM · Boerum Hill
MJ
Musical · 7 PM · Midtown West
Gary Wright
Concert · Blues · 7 PM · Greenwich Village
Hyeseung Song
Books & Readings · 7 PM · Five Points
Millennial Speed-Dating (Monogamous)
Singles · Dating · 7 PM · Greenpoint
Gram Parsons 80th Birthday Party
Meetup · Gram Parsons · 7 PM · East Village
Cyrille Aimée
Concert · Jazz · 7 PM · Midtown West
Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical
Musical · 7 PM · Midtown West
Willie Jones III Quintet
Concert · Jazz · 7 PM · Midtown West
30s & 40s Speed Dating @ Pod 42: NYC Speed Dating Events
Singles · 7 PM · Hell'S Kitchen
Open mic Thursdays 730pm & 9pm
Open Mic · 7:30 PM – 10:30 PM · Theater District
Jon Regen Quartet LIVE at Roxy Bar
Live Music · 7:30 PM · Tribeca
1-3 NL Holdem' sometimes PLO
Poker · 7:30 PM – 2 AM · Park Slope
Traveling Craftsmen of Ancient Greece
Talk · Ancient Greece · 7:30 PM · Union Square
Heathers: The Musical
Musical · 7:30 PM · Midtown West
Heart of a Dog
Theater · 7:30 PM · Garment District
Somm Like it Hot: Wine Tasting Comedy Show
Tasting · 7:30 PM · Greenpoint
Haymakers for Hope - Hope NYC XIV
Game · Boxing & MMA · 7:30 PM · Manhattan Center Hammerstein Ballroom
A Night Out Benefiting Little Essentials
Volunteering · NYC Families · 7:30 PM – 10:30 PM · Chelsea
Disco Thursdays @230 Fifth Rooftop
Dance Party · Disco / Funk · 7:30 PM – 11 PM · Midtown West
Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
Musical · 7:30 PM · Midtown West
Tristan & Yseult
Theater · 7:30 PM · DUMBO
Rudy Francisco Live in New York
Books & Readings · Poetry · 7:30 PM · Sutton Place
Celebrations: For Our Time
Concert · Classical · 7:30 PM · West Village
Ron Vincent Sextet
Concert · Jazz · 7:30 PM · West Village
It's a Wonderful Life
Theater · 7:30 PM · Midtown West
Midnight
Theater · 7:30 PM · Gramercy
ROOFTOP BOOGIE NIGHTS @230 Fifth Rooftop
Rooftop Party · Disco / Funk · 7:30 PM – 11 PM · Midtown West
Gutter: Comic Night
Books & Readings · Comics · 7:30 PM · Bushwick
Usual Suspects
Comedy · 7:30 PM · Williamsburg
Here There Are Blueberries
Theater · 7:30 PM · Midtown West
Nori Reed: Nori Is Present LIVE at Union Hall
Stand-up · 7:30 PM · Park Slope
UpDating
Social · 7:30 PM – 10:30 PM · Chelsea
Oh, Mary!
Theater · 7:30 PM · Midtown West
Sam Shepard's Fool for Love - Presented by Shepherd Collective
Theater · 7:30 PM · Union Square
Sam Tallent
Stand-up · 7:30 PM · Red Hook
Bingo Comedy Show
Stand-up · 7:30 PM · Gramercy
Support Women DJs Open Decks
Open Mic · 7:30 PM – 12:30 AM · Williamsburg
Thursday Night Sunset Run
Run Club · 7:30 PM · West Village
Michelle Branch: Everywhere And Back Again Tour
Concert · Pop · 8 PM · Upper West Side
Olafur Arnalds
Concert · Classical · 8 PM · Midtown West
Perfect Crime
Theater · 8 PM · The Theater Center
11/05: Love Thursdays: The R&B You Don’t Hear | Open Bar 8-9
Dance Party · R&B / Soul · 8 PM – 2 AM · Bushwick
Afters: A Gathering Series
Meetup · 8 PM – 11 PM · East Village
Harrison Kealy / Justin Royal
Live Music · Indie / Alternative · 8 PM · East Village
Stand-Up Comedy NYC | Thursday Night Laughs at UES Comedy Club
Stand-up · 8 PM · Lenox Hill
Outer Heaven presents: Jivan Calderone - Willy Gorgon
Dance Party · 8 PM – 4 AM · Lower East Side
The Great Gatsby
Theater · 8 PM · Midtown West
August Wilson's Seven Guitars
Theater · 8 PM · Lincoln Center - Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater
Wanted
Theater · 8 PM · Midtown West
Once More, With Feeling: Live! 25th Anniversary Show
Theater · Buffy · 8 PM – 11 PM · Park Slope
Sid Sriram
Concert · Jazz · 8 PM · Greenwich Village
Sahba Motallebi & Ensemble: Persian Music – an Evening of Solidarity and Harmony (RBA)
Concert · World · 8 PM · Boerum Hill
Who Let the Chu Out?: Tobias + Chuwee
Dance Party · 8 PM – 2 AM · Williamsburg
Kickin It with Kiki Line Dance Party At Hard Rock Cafe
Dance Party · Country · 8 PM · Midtown West
The Longest Johns
Concert · Folk / Americana · 8 PM · Midtown West
Maestro Jon Tariq’s Book is out & available on Amazon Get your copy online today
Books & Readings · 8 PM · Garment District
Salón Parcha: Boleros y Bailables with Gabriel Garzón-Montano & Ella Bric
Concert · Latin · 8 PM – 11:30 PM · Williamsburg
Boy Harsher
Concert · Electronic · 8 PM · Knockdown Center
Madds Buckley 2026/2027 North American Tour
Concert · 8 PM · Chelsea
Dave Schools and Friends
Concert · 8 PM · Brooklyn Bowl
Christian Sparacio
Concert · 8 PM · East Village
Ólafur Arnalds
Concert · Classical · 8 PM · Midtown West
Blindspot Release Show
Concert · 8 PM · Prospect Heights
Diwali with Aayka
Meetup · Diwali · Sold out · 8 PM – 11 PM · Williamsburg
Salón Parcha Featuring Gabriel Garzón Montano, Music Director Ella Bric
Concert · R&B / Soul · 8 PM · Williamsburg
Matched Speed Dating in Williamsburg | Cityswoon | Ages 30-42
Singles · 8 PM · Williamsburg
Sid Sriram
Live Music · 8 PM · Greenwich Village
Downstate
Theater · 8 PM · Midtown West
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