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

August Wilson's Seven Guitars
Theater · 8 PM · Lincoln Center - Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater
Somewhere Funny, Nowhere Serious
Stand-up · 8 PM · Flatiron
The Conversation
Musical · 8 PM · NoHo
Aneesa Strings
Concert · Jazz · 8 PM · Greenwich Village
Guster
Live Music · 8 PM · Williamsburg
Love Isn’t Blind | A Comedy/Dating Show Where the Men Can’t Speak
Stand-up · 8 PM · Gowanus
Billy Crystal: 860
Stand-up · 8 PM · Midtown West
Chicago
Musical · 8 PM · Midtown West
A Kidman Carol
Theater · 8 PM · Midtown West
Jessica Cook: Fuguist (Night 2)
Arts · 8 PM · Boerum Hill
New York Comedy Club Presents
Stand-up · 8 PM · East Village
THE JAM VOL. XI
Open Mic · 8 PM – 12:30 AM · DUMBO
West 22nd
Concert · Folk / Americana · 8 PM · Lower East Side
Outer Heaven presents: Zeina
Dance Party · 8 PM – 4 AM · Lower East Side
Live Band Country Karaoke
Karaoke · Country · 8 PM – 11:30 PM · East Village
GAME NIGHT @ Elevated NYC Fridays
Game Night · 8 PM – 1 AM · ELEVATED NYC
Breaks: A Solo Performance by Jessica Cook (Night 2)
Theater · 8 PM · Boerum Hill
Friday Comedy Show
Stand-up · 8 PM · Boerum Hill
Galileo
Theater · 8 PM · Midtown West
Weston Estate
Concert · Pop · 8 PM · Chelsea
15-Minute Tour: The Lost World: The Art of Minnie Evans
Tour · Minnie Evans · 8 PM · West Village
Puffsgiving: Pass the Paint - Sip, Puff & Paint #12
Art Class · Painting · 8 PM – 12 AM · Downtown Brooklyn
LCD Soundsystem
Concert · Electronic · 8 PM · Knockdown Center
LPR Presents: John C. Reilly is Mister Romantic
Concert · 8 PM · Midtown West
The Holes - Friday, November 20th
Theater · 8 PM · Lower East Side
230 Fifth Fridays @ 230 Fifth Rooftop
Dance Party · 8 PM – 2:30 AM · Midtown West
Live at the Barbershop NYC: Hottest Stand Up Comedy Show in NYC! BYOB!
Stand-up · 8:15 PM · Lower East Side
Free Dance Classes with Ailey Extension
Class · Dance · 8:30 PM · West Village
Maria Schneider Orchestra
Concert · Jazz · 8:30 PM · Midtown West
Reza Khan Shadow Dancers Album release show
Concert · 8:30 PM · Midtown West
Christian Open Mic Night
Open Mic · Gospel / Christian · 8:30 PM · Bushwick
New York Comedy Club Presents
Stand-up · 8:30 PM · Upper West Side
Friends! The Musical Parody (New York)
Musical · 8:30 PM · The Theater Center
Comedy With a View | NYC’s Top Venue | All-Star Stand Up Comedy
Stand-up · 8:30 PM · Flatiron
The Letdown Goes Long
Improv · 8:30 PM · Williamsburg
Not Like Other Girls Improv
Improv · 8:30 PM · Williamsburg
Charlie Sigler Quartet
Concert · Jazz · 9 PM · Bushwick
For Opal, Whiskey Ginger
Concert · Rock · 9 PM · Lower East Side
Steve Slagle Quartet
Concert · Jazz · 9 PM · West Village
A+ Asian Comedy. Asian Stand Up Comedy in NYC's Broadway Theater District
Stand-up · 9 PM · Theater District
Time Warp NYC 2026
Dance Party · Techno · 9 PM · New York Navy Yard
Mike Ledonne Trio
Concert · Jazz · 9 PM · West Village
The Cafe Wha? House Band | Friday Set 1 | 9:00 pm
Live Music · Pop · 9 PM · West Village
Open Mic Night at Nook
Open Mic · Singer-Songwriter · 9 PM · Bushwick
Friday Night Comedy | Late Night Stand-Up on the Upper East Side
Stand-up · 9 PM · Lenox Hill
Finally Friday with Sameer Naseem
Stand-up · 9:15 PM · Williamsburg
The 9:30 Comedy Show - Williamsburg
Stand-up · 9:30 PM · Williamsburg
Laughmasters
Stand-up · 9:30 PM · Lower East Side
Phantasma: TYGAPAW, 1morning, Ether Pleaser + purp, Amadeezy, Tromac b2b King Virgo
Dance Party · Electronic · 9:30 PM – 3 AM · Bushwick

Late

Truth, Wraz x Hypho, DR USHUU, Neumonic, ISDED, SISTER GAIA
Dance Party · Electronic · 10 PM – 4 AM · Williamsburg
Night & Day 24h: ATEQ, Caim, Daura, ERIS, GNMR, J. Richards, Kurilo, Lis Dalton, Onirik, + more
Dance Party · Electronic · 10 PM – 10 PM · Bushwick
REGGAETON Latin Rooftop Party - FRIDAYS @ Hotel Chantelle
Dance Party · Reggaeton · 10 PM – 4 AM · Lower East Side
Eptic
DJ Set · Electronic · 10 PM – 4 AM · Williamsburg
Jr Mack Band
Live Music · Blues · 10 PM · Greenwich Village
#1 AVENIDA DE PERREO - Latin Reggaeton Rooftop Party
Dance Party · Reggaeton · 10 PM – 4 AM · Chelsea
Carozilla + Muscle Memory
Dance Party · Electronic · 10 PM – 4 AM · Bushwick
Friday Showcase
Stand-up · 10 PM · Boerum Hill
PROVOKE: Hot Queer Chaos @ The Stonewall Inn
Dance Party · 10 PM – 3 AM · West Village
NEW YORK CITY BOAT PARTY | STATUE OF LIBERTY Cruise
Dance Party · Pop · 10 PM – 2 AM · Two Bridges
Live at the Barbershop: Friday Night Stand Up Comedy in New York City! BYOB
Stand-up · 10 PM · Lower East Side
FUTCH
Nightlife · 10 PM · Bushwick
Fractals presents: GWELD (Live)
Live Music · 10 PM – 4 AM · Midtown West
Bad Bunny Night NYC | La Casita Brooklyn Reggaeton Party Every Friday
Dance Party · Bad Bunny · 10 PM · Williamsburg
Exclusive Nights at Sugardaddy's Gentlemen's Club - Queens NY
Dance Party · 10 PM · Long Island City
#1 REGGAETON ROOFTOP | Latin Rooftop Party - FRIDAYS @ Hotel Chantelle
Dance Party · Reggaeton · 10 PM – 4 AM · Lower East Side
Reggaeton NYC Friday Rave at Club 51 - 18+
Dance Party · Reggaeton · 10 PM · Midtown West
RNB Experience Fridays at South Beach Astoria | Weekly Friday Party NYC
Dance Party · R&B / Soul · 10 PM · Astoria
Reggaeton Fridays
Dance Party · Reggaeton · 10 PM – 4 AM · Lower East Side
Bobby Harden with Off Da Hook
Live Music · R&B / Soul · 10 PM · West Village
Brooklyn Dub Club XII: OBF x Iration Steppas
Dance Party · Reggae / Caribbean · 10 PM – 3 AM · Bed-Stuy
THE Y2K Parrty at the Legendary Mehanata NYC - 18
Dance Party · 2000s · 10 PM – 4 AM · Lower East Side
SAZONAO
Dance Party · 10 PM – 4 AM · Crown Heights
Friday Nights
Dance Party · 10 PM – 4 AM · Lower East Side
Lujuria: Spanish Dark Dance
Dance Party · 10:30 PM – 3 AM · Bushwick
Lady Starlight live / Amotik / Nymph / Courtesy / Meilgaarden / Giovannii
Dance Party · Techno · 10:30 PM – 7 AM · BASEMENT
REGGAETON SPACE | Latin Reggaeton Party @ Copa
Dance Party · Reggaeton · 10:30 PM – 4 AM · Hell'S Kitchen
49th & Main (DJ Set), Mona Matsuoka, Tre Reynolds, Denninger / Heedon / Kipp + more
Dance Party · 10:30 PM – 4 AM · Bushwick
49th & Main (DJ Set), Mona Matsuoka, Tre Reynolds + more
Dance Party · Electronic · 10:30 PM – 4 AM · Williamsburg
TAKE ME OUT [2000s DISCO PUNK NITE]
Dance Party · 2000s Punk · 11 PM – 2 AM · East Village
R&B Fridays at Champagne Problems
Dance Party · R&B / Soul · 11 PM – 4 AM · Nolita
Bachata Fridays at Concord NYC | Traditional Bachata Night
Dance Social · Salsa & Bachata · 11 PM · Lower East Side
NUEVAYOL Fridays - The Latin Sound of NYC @ Out Of Ordinary
Dance Party · Reggaeton · 11 PM – 4 AM · Flatiron
This is a SOCA Party - Brooklyn - 3 Year Anniversary
Dance Party · Reggae / Caribbean · 11 PM – 4 AM · Bushwick
Apollo Studio presents
Nightlife · 11 PM – 6 AM · Greenpoint
Reggaeton Rooftop Friday
Dance Party · Reggaeton · 11 PM · Long Island City
Reggaeton Times Square Friday
Dance Party · Reggaeton · 11 PM · Midtown West
Revival: The Invitation
Nightlife · 11 PM – 4 AM · Williamsburg
ORBE, Laia / Rolando, jay york / Jesse Dorris
Dance Party · 11 PM – 4 AM · Boerum Hill
Reggaeton Warehouse (21+)
Dance Party · Reggaeton · 11 PM – 4 AM · Bushwick
The Get It Goin Amateur Show
Stand-up · 11:30 PM · Boerum Hill
Round Midnight Solo Piano with Miki Yamanaka
Concert · Jazz · 11:55 PM · West Village
Eric Wyatt Quartet
Open Mic · Jazz · 11:55 PM – 4 AM · West Village
Round Midnight Solo Piano with Miki Yamanaka
Concert · Jazz · 11:55 PM · West Village
KARAOKE TREMENDOUS
Karaoke · 11:59 PM – 3:30 AM · Park Slope
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