Things to do in New York on Thursday, November 12, 2026

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

Morning

NY-NJ Harbor & Estuary Program Conference 2026
Talk · Harbor And Estuary · 9 AM – 5 PM · CUNY Graduate Center
Generative AI for Business Professionals | New York City, NY | Nov 12th
Class · Generative AI · 9 AM – 5 PM · Battery Park City
2026 Diversity & Procurement Summit
Talk · Procurement · 9 AM – 3:40 PM · Tribeca
Education x AI Futures Workshop, with Plan A
Class · AI Futures · 9:30 AM · West Village
Banksy Museum - Flexiticket
Museum & Gallery · Banksy · 10 AM · SoHo
DOLCE and SALATO Fest
Food Festival · Italian · 10 AM – 6 PM · SoHo
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show
Family Show · 10 AM · Gramercy
Clinton Hill Middle School Tour
Meetup · Middle School · Sold out · 10:30 AM · Bed-Stuy
Museum of Chinese in America General Admission
Museum & Gallery · Chinese America · 11 AM · SoHo
iOS App Development
Class · Software · 11 AM · Downtown Brooklyn

Afternoon

Community Composting with El Garden and Big Reuse
Class · Composting · 12 PM · EL Garden
Exhibition Tour: Roy Lichtenstein: Like New
Tour · Roy Lichtenstein · 12 PM · West Village
Axel Tosca’s Cuban Jam
Concert · Latin · 12 PM · Greenwich Village
From Storytime to Screentime at The Paley Museum
Family Learning · Children S Books · 12:30 PM · Midtown West
CUNY Graduate Center Digital Initiatives at PIT-NY Regional Hub Activation
Meetup · 1 PM – 5 PM · Oculus World Trade Center
Here There Are Blueberries
Theater · 1 PM · Midtown West
Time for (Nov) Book Club
Book Club · 1 PM · Tribeca
Exhibition Tour: “Untitled” (America)
Tour · America · 1 PM · West Village
The Outsiders
Musical · 1 PM · Midtown West
Just In Time
Musical · 1 PM · Midtown West
DAYDREAM | Air Becomes Art - Balloon Museum
Immersive · Air Art · 1:30 PM · Financial District
ffVC Annual General Meeting 2026
Meetup · 1:30 PM – 6 PM · Koreatown
Exhibition Tour: The Lost World: The Art of Minnie Evans
Tour · 2 PM · West Village
study hall ; livecode sessions w MDN expressions in ambient, dub, and jungle
Concert · Electronic · 2 PM · Williamsburg
The Great Gatsby
Musical · 2 PM · Midtown West
Downstate
Theater · 2 PM · Midtown West
In Person: Creating Content Your Customers Value, BK 11/12
Class · Marketing · 3 PM · Chase Community Center Branch
Christmas Spectacular Starring The Radio City Rockettes
Family Show · Christmas · 3 PM · Radio City
Your Stack Is Your Self-Portrait
Museum & Gallery · 4 PM – 8:30 PM · Chelsea
Boulevard Presents: Lumina NYC Fall
Meetup · 4:30 PM – 7:30 PM · Chinatown

Evening

HAPPY HOUR AT THE RIPPLE ROOM FOR PODCAST LOVERS (AKA TINK DRINKS)
Happy Hour · Podcasts · 5 PM – 8 PM · Nolita
Dev Community Android Meetup Giveback
Meetup · Android · 5 PM · Chelsea
AI/ML Lecture & Networking @ Intuit
Talk · AI · 5 PM – 8 PM · Greenwich Village
NYC E-Commerce Seller Club November Mixer
Networking · E Commerce · 5 PM · Long Island City
Student Discount Day
Museum & Gallery · 5 PM · SoHo
What Makes a Good Life? A Guided Public Discussion on AI
Talk · AI · 5 PM · West Village
Cocktails & Dance: Salsa Merengue Vallenato Bachata Latin Party NYC
Dance Party · Latin · 5 PM – 4 AM · Astoria
Aeterna Fuse
Live Music · Jazz · 5 PM · West Village
International Elementary School Tour
Talk · 5 PM · Bed-Stuy
A Fragile Himalaya: Disaster, Adaptation, and the Challenge of Rebuilding
Talk · Climate · 5 PM · Greenwich Village
Cocktails & Dance: Salsa Merengue Vallenato Bachata Latin Party NYC
Dance Party · Latin · 5 PM – 4 AM · Astoria
Operators Club: AI, Knowledge & Golf
Meetup · Golf · 5:30 PM · Koreatown
The High Society New Orleans Jazz Band
Concert · Jazz · 5:30 PM · Midtown West
Hatha Yoga + Breath-Work & Mindfulness Meditation
Yoga & Pilates · 5:30 PM · Williamsburg
🍸 Social Thursdays 🥂 [RSVP on LetsBunch.com Required]
Meetup · Social · 5:30 PM · Garment District
Downtown Middle School Tour
Talk · Middle School · Sold out · 5:30 PM · Downtown Brooklyn
New York Affordable Housing Forum
Talk · Affordable Housing · 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM · SoHo
NYC E-Commerce Seller Club November Meetup
Networking · E Commerce · 5:30 PM · Long Island City
SDR Leaders of USA – NYC | Strategic Enterprise SDR Teams
Networking · Sdr Leaders · 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM · Flatiron
Deep Tech & Robotics Mixer (NYC)
Networking · Robotics · 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM · Lower East Side
Roxy Bar Presents: Pianist Michael Garin
Live Music · 5:30 PM · Tribeca
2026 Real Estate Rockers in Relief
Concert · 6 PM · Gramercy
OutPro Networking for LGBTQ Professionals + Allies- NYC
Networking · LGBTQ Professionals · 6 PM – 9 PM · Flatiron
AI As Your Career Coach - Practice Conversations That Advance Your Career
Class · AI · 6 PM · Midtown
Art + Furniture: A Conversation with Dennis Miller
Talk · Design · 6 PM · Lenox Hill
Dr. Francis Collins - The 2026 Gotto Lecture
Talk · Science · 6 PM · Midtown East
Psychic Telephone: Artist Talk
Talk · Psychic Telephone · 6 PM · East Village
Emma - Young China Watcher Event Placeholder
Meetup · China · 6 PM · Greenwich Village
Steve Fidyk Quintet
Concert · Jazz · 6 PM · West Village
New York ~ Talent Collective: Mentoring & Giving Back with Jericho Project
Volunteering · Career Mentoring · 6 PM · Chelsea
AiPrise Executive Dinner | New York City Compliance & Risk Leaders
Dinner · Compliance And Risk · 6 PM – 9 PM · Hudson Yards
Verified NYC Kickoff Drinks
Meetup · Kickoff Drinks · 6 PM · NoMad
New Earth Dialogues: In conversation with Mae-Ling Lokko
Talk · Building Materials · 6 PM · SoHo
AI for Regulated Industries - Encord
Talk · AI · 6 PM – 11 PM · Nolita
AREPA Fireside Chat with Andrew Chung & Fred Cooper November 12, 2026
Networking · Finance & Investing · 6 PM · Midtown
Launch of "The Cambridge History of Irish Poetry"
Talk · Irish Poetry · 6 PM · Greenwich Village
Poetry & Our Spiritual Lives: A Reading and Panel Discussion
Talk · Spirituality · 6 PM · Chelsea
An Evening of Real Connection & Conversation Follia
Meetup · Conversation · 6 PM · Union Square
Tick Tock Into the Holidays
Networking · AI · 6 PM · Tribeca
Dialogue + Studio: Embroidery Night School with Grant Jonathan
Craft Workshop · Embroidery · 6 PM · Lincoln Center
Affordable Housing Roundtable with Annie Barrett and Pamela Cabrera
Talk · Affordable Housing · 6 PM · Boerum Hill
Screening: The Silent (R)evolution
Film · 6 PM · West Village
THE ANATOMY OF A STITCH: INTRO TO CROCHET w/ CAMRYN EASLEY
Craft Workshop · Crochet · 6 PM · The People's Forum
Evan Schwam Quartet
Concert · Jazz · 6 PM · West Village
The Banksy Museum New York!
Immersive · 6 PM · SoHo
Find Your Truth: Breakthrough to Your Next Level
Class · Mindset · 6 PM – 9 PM · Gramercy
Know It Alls - Trivia Game Show
Variety Show · 6 PM · Lower East Side
Open Studio: Postcards, Prints, and Paper
Craft Workshop · Prints And Paper · 6 PM – 9 PM · East Harlem
Founders Live New York City
Networking · Startups · 6 PM – 9 PM · Little Italy
Evan Schwam Quartet
Concert · Jazz · 6 PM · West Village
SIBERIAN SHAMANISM: RETURN THE LOST PART OF YOUR SOUL
Class · Shamanism · 6 PM – 9 PM · Chelsea
RAMHT 2026 New York City
Talk · Brain Medicine · 6 PM – 9 PM · Union Square
Mosaic Workshop : Coasters - Greats of Craft, LIC
Craft Workshop · Mosaic Coasters · 6 PM · Long Island City
HuLane: NYC Edition
Meetup · 6 PM – 10 PM · Hell'S Kitchen
Elizabeth Johnson Solo Exhibition Opening Reception
Museum & Gallery · 6 PM · Chinatown
The AI Accord:Who Owns the Future of Media? Experts in the room to help unpack questions around AI/ Creative Content & why it matters now
Talk · AI And Media · 6 PM · Flatiron
Founders Live NYC
Networking · Startups · 6 PM – 9 PM · Little Italy
Salón Metropolis
Arts · 6:30 PM · Lower East Side
THE ENERGY RESET CIRCLE
Meditation · 6:30 PM · Balance Arts Center
TABLE TALK: A Networking Event for Creatives
Networking · Creatives · 6:30 PM · Park Slope
Modern Families: Expansive Depictions of Love
Talk · Modern Families · 6:30 PM · Lower East Side
French Social Night - Wine is Blind
Tasting · Wine · 6:30 PM · Little Italy
Fall Togetherhood Partner Dinner
Dinner · 6:30 PM · Midtown
Bogna Konior and Xin Wang Unpack “Machine Decision is Not Final”
Talk · AI · 6:30 PM · DUMBO
Boardgame Night ! 桌游之夜 with 老赵
Game Night · 6:30 PM · Greenwich Village
Trivium
Concert · Metal · 6:30 PM · Midtown West
Dinner at Kyuramen Morningside Heights location
Meetup · Ramen · 6:30 PM · Morningside Heights
THE Q4 FINANCIAL LOCK-IN
Meetup · Finance · 6:30 PM · Midtown
Too Much & Extra: Open Mic (November)
Open Mic · 6:30 PM – 10:30 PM · Sunnyside
An UNMUTED Debate: MAHA: Mission Accomplished?
Talk · 6:30 PM · East Village
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