Things to do in New York on Friday, November 20, 2026

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

Evening

James Ivy
Concert · Indie / Alternative · 6 PM · Lower East Side
Brooklyn Nets & Networking Night
Networking · 6 PM – 10 PM · Barclays
An Evening With Eilen Jewell with Special Guest Andy Friedman
Concert · Country · 6 PM · Chelsea
The Authors Night Experience | Live Music, Poetry & Book Signings
Books & Readings · 6 PM · Garment District
Secret Headliner
Stand-up · 6:15 PM · Upper West Side
The Friday Improv Jam ($10)
Improv · 6:30 PM · Garment District
Friday Improv Jam 6:30-8:30pm ($10)
Improv · 6:30 PM · Garment District
Puff-Puff Playtest Pop-up
Game Night · 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM · Garment District
Drye/Marinaro Dance Company WE MOVE : ICONS
Dance Show · 6:30 PM – 10 PM · Williamsburg
DIRTY CIRCUS: Variety Show
Dance Party · 6:30 PM · Bushwick
Joanne - The Biggest Little Room in NYC - Dinner and A Show Prefix
Dinner · Italian Food · 6:30 PM · Upper West Side
Mason Jennings
Concert · Folk / Americana · 6:30 PM · West Village
Date Night at the Banksy Museum
Museum & Gallery · Banksy · 6:30 PM · SoHo
Cheese & Wine Pairing: Holiday Crowd Pleasers
Tasting · Wine And Cheese · 6:30 PM · West Village
Instructed Drawing Night at the Met
Art Class · Charcoal Drawing · 6:30 PM · The Met
Second Nature: Gender and Sexuality in the Animal World
Film · 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM · Flatiron
Rest Practice: Yoga Nidra & Sound Journey
Meditation · 6:30 PM · Williamsburg
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Singles · 7 PM · Midtown West
The Play That Goes Wrong
Theater · 7 PM · Midtown West
Pigeons Playing Ping Pong
Concert · Rock · 7 PM · Brooklyn Bowl
NBA x AI Research: Brooklyn Nets vs. Orlando Magic Luxury Suite
Game · Basketball · 7 PM – 10 PM · Barclays
A Ghost in Your Ear
Theater · 7 PM · Greenwich Village
FashionSpeak Fridays: Doll Dressing
Talk · Dolls · 7 PM · Union Square
Here There Are Blueberries
Theater · 7 PM · Midtown West
Schmigadoon!
Musical · 7 PM · Midtown West
Little Shop Of Horrors
Musical · 7 PM · Midtown West
Aladdin
Musical · 7 PM · Midtown West
Body, Mask & Gag w/ Anya Opshinsky Class Show
Variety Show · 7 PM · Williamsburg
Wicked (NY)
Musical · 7 PM · Midtown West
Beneath the Tree
Arts · 7 PM · Lower East Side
Cabaret Room: Matthew Brookshire: Me by the Sea, 7:00pm
Concert · Singer-Songwriter · 7 PM · East Village
Six (New York, NY)
Musical · 7 PM · Midtown West
The Outsiders
Musical · 7 PM · Midtown West
Downstate
Theater · 7 PM · Midtown West
The Salon Presents: Open Mic Night
Open Mic · 7 PM · Fort Greene
New York Engineering, Energy & Transportation Networking Event
Networking · Engineering · 7 PM · Battery Park City
A Few Good Men
Theater · 7 PM · Lincoln Center - Vivian Beaumont Theater
Jazz Night at Kaufman Music Center
Concert · Jazz · 7 PM · Kaufman Music Center
All Decked Out: A Cyberdeck "Open Mic"
Meetup · Cyberdeck · 7 PM · Boerum Hill
Chloe Gong + Shannon J. Spann: Deadlock
Books & Readings · 7 PM · Greenwich Village
Benny Green Trio
Concert · Jazz · 7 PM – 10 PM · West Village
Kaufman Music Center Presents: Jazz Night
Concert · Jazz · 7 PM · Kaufman Music Center
Maybe Happy Ending
Musical · 7 PM · Midtown West
MJ
Musical · 7 PM · Midtown West
The Lion King (New York, NY)
Musical · 7 PM · Midtown West
Surrender & Shine with Yin + Reiki
Yoga & Pilates · 7 PM · Casa Wellness
Killer Comedy Night at Don’t Tell Mama
Stand-up · 7 PM · Midtown West
Buena Vista Social Club
Musical · 7 PM · Midtown West
The Pineapple Thief
Concert · Indie / Alternative · 7 PM · Union Square
Much Ado About Nothing
Theater · 7 PM · Winter Garden Theatre
Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Theater · 7 PM · Midtown West
Bad Bunny Immersive Experience NYC | Brooklyn Reggaeton Party
Dance Party · Bad Bunny · 7 PM · Williamsburg
Spoken Moon Open Mic: What Phase Are You In?
Books & Readings · Spoken Word · 7 PM – 11 PM · Prospect Heights
Hamilton (NY)
Musical · 7 PM · Midtown West
Brooke Candy, Bbyafricka, Mel 4evr
Concert · Electronic · 7 PM – 10:30 PM · Williamsburg
The Great Gatsby
Musical · 7 PM · Midtown West
Slam Frank
Arts · 7 PM · East Village
Our Findings Show
Comedy · 7 PM · Lower East Side
¡A Very Boripino Xmas Burlesque Show!
Drag & Burlesque · 7 PM · Crown Heights
STING 3.0 Tour
Concert · Rock · 7 PM · Downtown Brooklyn
It's a Wonderful Life
Theater · 7 PM · Midtown West
End of Year Celebration
Meetup · Year End · 7 PM – 10 PM · Garment District
Seth’s Cabaret Showcase
Stand-up · 7 PM · Midtown West
Abriendo Puertas: An Intro to Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy for Latinx/e Clinicians
Class · Ketamine Psychotherapy · 7 PM – 10 PM · Gramercy
Bad Magicians
Magic · 7 PM · Williamsburg
Mimi & The Podd Brothers
Live Music · Jazz · 7 PM · West Village
Miss Madeline
Concert · Pop · 7 PM – 10:30 PM · Williamsburg
CATS: The Jellicle Ball
Musical · 7 PM · Midtown West
An Evening with Charlie Blasberg & The Immortals
Concert · Rock · 7 PM · Chelsea
TGIF with Duchovny & Olestra
Improv · 7 PM · Williamsburg
noise dept.
Concert · 7 PM · East Village
Jamie Allan's Amaze
Magic · 7 PM · Midtown West
The Lost Boys
Arts · 7 PM · Midtown West
Christian Singles | Speed Dating
Singles · Christian · 7 PM · NoMad
Blue Man Group - A New Holiday Surprise
Immersive · 7 PM · Midtown West
New York Comedy Club Presents
Stand-up · 7 PM · Kips Bay
Brooklyn Nets v. Orlando Magic (Emirates NBA Cup Group Play)
Game · Basketball · 7:30 PM · Barclays
BrownstoneJAZZ FEST CONCERT SERIES
Concert · Jazz · 7:30 PM · Bedford-Stuyvesant
Singles Mixer at Beekman Hotel in NYC!
Singles · 7:30 PM – 10:30 PM · Financial District
Ivy League Singles Mixer at Beekman Hotel in NYC!
Singles · 7:30 PM – 10:30 PM · Financial District
Best Night Ever Comedy Show
Stand-up · 7:30 PM · Bushwick
¡A Very Boripino Xmas Burlesque Show!
Drag & Burlesque · 7:30 PM · Crown Heights
Jazz at Lincoln Center Presents: Wynton Marsalis Quintet
Concert · Jazz · 7:30 PM · Kaufman Music Center
Stand Up Comedy at Grove 34!
Stand-up · 7:30 PM · Astoria
Oh, Mary!
Theater · 7:30 PM · Midtown West
Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company Collage Revisited & Story/
Dance Show · 7:30 PM · Chelsea
Memories of Storm & Light: Mendelssohn, Schumann, Pasquini
Concert · Classical · 7:30 PM · Chelsea
Inter Alia
Theater · 7:30 PM · Midtown West
Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
Musical · 7:30 PM · Midtown West
Tristan & Yseult
Theater · 7:30 PM · DUMBO
Midnight
Theater · 7:30 PM · Gramercy
Intelligent Singles Mixer at Beekman Hotel in NYC!
Singles · 7:30 PM – 10:30 PM · Financial District
Wanted
Theater · 7:30 PM · Midtown West
Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical
Musical · 7:30 PM · Midtown West
Just In Time
Musical · 8 PM · Midtown West
No/Pen Mic
Books & Readings · Open Mic · 8 PM · Chinatown
Perfect Crime
Theater · 8 PM · The Theater Center
SOLD OUT* West 22nd
Concert · 8 PM · Lower East Side
AUTUMN LIGHTS FESTIVAL
Festival · EDM · 8 PM · Long Island City
CupcakKe
Concert · Hip-Hop / Rap · 8 PM · Hell'S Kitchen
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