Things to do in New York on Thursday, November 26, 2026

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

After midnight

CLOSED / HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
Bar & Lounge · 12:01 AM – 11 PM · Bedford-Stuyvesant

Morning

Premium Thanksgiving Parade Viewing Brunch PARKLINE ART GALLERY 2026
Brunch · Thanksgiving Parade · Sold out · 7:30 AM – 11:30 AM · Central Park
VIEW NYC's THANKSGIVING PARADE RIGHT ON 6th AVE! Fabulous Food & Drink
Brunch · Thanksgiving · 7:30 AM – 12:30 PM · Central Park
Premium Thanksgiving Parade Viewing Brunch CENTRAL PARK STUDIO 2026
Brunch · Thanksgiving · 7:30 AM – 11 AM · Midtown West
Premium Thanksgiving Parade Viewing Brunch CENTRAL PARK ART GALLERY 2026
Brunch · Sold out · 7:30 AM – 11:30 AM · Central Park
NYC Thanksgiving Day Parade Viewing Brunch 6TH AVENUE ART GALLERY 2026
Meetup · Thanksgiving · 7:30 AM – 11:30 AM · Central Park
NYC Thanksgiving Day Parade Viewing Brunch at GABRIEL'S RESTAURANT 2026
Brunch · Thanksgiving · Sold out · 7:30 AM – 11:30 AM · Central Park
NYC Thanksgiving Day Parade Viewing Brunch 6TH AVENUE LOUNGE 2026
Brunch · 7:30 AM – 11:30 AM · 6th Avenue Lounge | PREMIUM VIEWS OF THE THANKSGIVING PARADE
Thanksgiving Day Parade Viewing Brunch @ Toast Cafe -DIRECT VIEWS ON 2ND FL
Brunch · Thanksgiving · 8 AM – 12 PM · Midtown West
NYC Thanksgiving Day Parade Viewing Brunch 6TH AVENUE LOFT 2026
Brunch · 8 AM – 11:30 AM · Midtown West
100th Annual Thanksgiving Day Parade Brunch - Sarabeth's Central Park 2026
Brunch · Thanksgiving · Sold out · 8 AM – 12 PM · Central Park
Exclusive Thanksgiving Parade Viewing Brunch at CENTRAL PARK LOFT 2026
Brunch · Sold out · 8 AM – 11:30 AM · Central Park
NYC Thanksgiving Day Parade Viewing Brunch QUALITY BISTRO RESTAURANT 2026
Brunch · Thanksgiving · 8 AM – 12 PM · Central Park
NYC Thanksgiving Parade Viewing Brunch QUALITY MEATS RESTAURANT 2026
Brunch · Thanksgiving · 8 AM – 12 PM · Central Park
100th Annual Thanksgiving Day Parade Brunch- Residence Inn by Marriott 2026
Brunch · Thanksgiving · Sold out · 8 AM – 12 PM · Midtown West
Thanksgiving Parade Viewing 2026 @ Monarch Rooftop & Indoor Lounge
Watch Party · Sold out · 8 AM – 12:30 PM · Midtown West
DAYDREAM | Air Becomes Art - Balloon Museum
Immersive · 9 AM · Financial District
AI Agents for Business - New York
Class · AI Agents · 10 AM – 1 PM · NoMad
Banksy Museum - Flexiticket
Museum & Gallery · Banksy · 10 AM · SoHo
CLOSED FOR THANKSGIVING
Meetup · 11:42 AM – 11:42 AM · West Village

Afternoon

NYC Thanksgiving Day PLAYWRIGHT - Thanksgiving Prix Fixe Menu 2026 - Nov 26
Dinner · Thanksgiving · 12 PM – 10 PM · Times Square
Axel Tosca’s Cuban Jam
Concert · Latin · 12 PM · Greenwich Village
CLOSED FOR THANKSGIVING
Live Music · 12:16 PM – 12:16 PM · West Village
From Storytime to Screentime at The Paley Museum
Family Show · Children S Books · 12:30 PM · Midtown West
Jam in the Cafe
Open Mic · Jazz · 2 PM – 6 PM · West Village
Christmas Spectacular Starring The Radio City Rockettes
Dance Show · Christmas · 2 PM · Radio City
The Banksy Museum New York!
Museum & Gallery · Street Art · 4 PM · SoHo

Evening

Friendsgiving Dinner 🦃
Dinner · Thanksgiving · 5 PM – 9 PM · Koreatown
Cocktails & Dance: Salsa Merengue Vallenato Bachata Latin Party NYC
Dance Party · Salsa & Bachata · 5 PM – 4 AM · Astoria
Cocktails & Dance: Salsa Merengue Vallenato Bachata Latin Party NYC
Dance Party · Latin · 5 PM – 4 AM · Astoria
CLOSED Thursday, November 26th for holiday
Bar & Lounge · 5 PM – 3 AM · Bushwick
Student Discount Day
Museum & Gallery · Art · 5 PM · SoHo
Reggaeton on Houston - Latin & Reggaeton Party NYC
Dance Party · Reggaeton · 5 PM – 3 AM · Lower East Side
NYC Traditional Thanksgiving Buffet Family Dinner Cruise
Dinner · 5 PM – 8 PM · Two Bridges
Aeterna Fuse
Live Music · Jazz · 5 PM · West Village
David Ostwald's Louis Armstrong Eternity Band
Concert · Jazz · 5:30 PM · Midtown West
The Closed Mic Amateur Show Featuring Whitney Chanel
Stand-up · 6 PM · Boerum Hill
Fresh Pasta & Pesto Cooking Class NYC + Complimentary Prosecco
Cooking Class · Pasta · 6:30 PM · Theater District
Joanne - The Biggest Little Room in NYC - Dinner and A Show Prefix
Dinner · Italian Food · 6:30 PM · Upper West Side
Brooklyn Experimental Electronic Music November Artist Showcase
Concert · Electronic · 7 PM · Bushwick
ANDERSON BROTHERS: THE AMERICAN SONGBOOK
Concert · Jazz · 7 PM · Midtown West
Alex and Terrell's Meditation and Hypnosis
Meditation · 7 PM – 10:30 PM · Park Slope
Adjua Ajamu Acoustic
Live Music · Blues · 7 PM · Greenwich Village
Thanksgiving with Herlin Riley
Live Music · Jazz · 7 PM · Dizzy's Club - Jazz at Lincoln Center
Chicago
Musical · 7 PM · Midtown West
Times Square Comedy | Thurs, November 26th @7 PM
Stand-up · 7 PM · Midtown West
Disco Thursdays @230 Fifth Rooftop
Dance Party · Disco / Funk · 7:30 PM – 11 PM · Midtown West
ROOFTOP BOOGIE NIGHTS @230 Fifth Rooftop
Dance Party · Disco · 7:30 PM – 11 PM · Midtown West
Jon Regen Quartet LIVE at Roxy Bar
Live Music · Jazz · 7:30 PM · Tribeca
Happy Thanksgiving! Bar opens at 8pm
Watch Party · 8 PM · East Village
Chief Adjuah
Concert · Jazz · 8 PM · Greenwich Village
Live at the Barbershop NYC: Hottest Stand Up Comedy Show in NYC! BYOB!
Stand-up · 8:30 PM · Lower East Side
Nicholas Biello Quartet
Concert · Jazz · 9 PM · West Village
NYC Stand-Up | Thurs, November 26th @9 PM
Stand-up · 9 PM · Midtown West
Nick Biello Quartet
Concert · Jazz · 9 PM · West Village

Late

Exclusive Nights at Sugardaddy's Gentlemen's Club - Queens NY
Bar & Lounge · Gentlemen S Club · 10 PM · Long Island City
Organ Monk Trio
Live Music · Jazz · 10 PM · West Village
36th ANNUAL JIMI HENDRIX BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION
Cover Band · Rock · 10 PM · Greenwich Village
David Morales
Live Music · 10 PM – 4 AM · Bushwick
Jam Session Hosted By Matt Snow
Open Mic · Jazz · 11:55 PM – 4 AM · West Village
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