Things to do in New York on Friday, December 4, 2026

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

Morning

Center for Communication x BRIC: Women + Media Career Summit
Talk · Media Careers · 8:30 AM – 5 PM · Fort Greene
HSS Rehabilitation Total Knee and Hip Arthroplasty Certification
Class · Arthroplasty · 9 AM – 5 PM · Upper East Side
DAYDREAM | Air Becomes Art - Balloon Museum
Immersive · 9 AM · Financial District
Dumbo: Mysha x Maman Mornings
Meetup · Moms · 9:30 AM · DUMBO
UES: Mysha x Maman Mornings
Meetup · Moms · 9:30 AM · Yorkville
18th Street: Mysha x Maman Mornings
Meetup · Moms · 9:30 AM · Union Square
UWS: Mysha x Maman Mornings
Meetup · Moms · 9:30 AM · Upper West Side
Greenpoint: Mysha x Maman Mornings
Meetup · New Mothers · 9:30 AM · Greenpoint
Tribeca: Mysha x Maman Mornings
Meetup · Moms · 9:30 AM · Tribeca
Cobble Hill: Mysha x Maman Mornings
Meetup · Moms · 9:30 AM · Cobble Hill
Banksy Museum - Flexiticket
Museum & Gallery · 10 AM · SoHo
Christmas Spectacular Starring The Radio City Rockettes
Dance Show · Classical · 10 AM · Radio City
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show
Theater · 10 AM · Gramercy
New York Ultimate Food Vendors Festival & Artisan Market 2026
Food Festival · 10 AM · Metropolitan Pavilion
Museum of Chinese in America General Admission
Museum & Gallery · Chinese American · 11 AM · SoHo

Afternoon

The Sam Dillon / Andrew Gould Quintet
Concert · Jazz · 12 PM · Greenwich Village
Addressing Youth Suicide: A Matter of Life and Death
Talk · Youth Suicide · 12 PM · Turtle Bay
From Storytime to Screentime at The Paley Museum
Family Learning · 12:30 PM · Midtown West
Sip Into the Holidays: A Boozy Christmas Cocktail Class!
Cooking Class · Cocktails · 4 PM · Astoria
Spanish Safari, Food for beginners: Sat Dec 04, 4:15 PM. In-Person/Outdoors
Language · Spanish Food · 4:15 PM · Greenwich Village
The Banksy Museum New York!
Immersive · 4:30 PM · SoHo

Evening

Medellin Fridays - Colombian Latin & Reggaeton Party NYC
Dance Party · Reggaeton · 5 PM – 3 AM · Lower East Side
Rooftop AFTERWORK FRIDAYS and LATE NIGHT @230 Fifth Rooftop
Rooftop Party · 5 PM – 2:30 AM · Midtown West
AFTER WORK ROOFTOP PARTY @ 230 Fifth Rooftop
Rooftop Party · 5 PM · Midtown West
INKwell Times Sq Harbor Club Grown Folk Fridays Afterwork
Dance Party · R&B / Soul · 5 PM – 11 PM · Midtown West
Neighbor Holiday Party | Raising a glass with neighbors
Meetup · Holiday · 5 PM · Chelsea
Reggaeton on Houston - Latin & Reggaeton Party NYC
Dance Party · Reggaeton · 5 PM – 3 AM · Lower East Side
Birdland Big Band
Concert · Jazz · 5:30 PM · Midtown West
Zine 101: Easiest Zine Layout
Craft Workshop · Zine Layout · 6 PM · Bushwick
Wine & Cheese: Perfect Holiday Picks
Tasting · Wine · 6 PM · Little Italy
Miguel Zenon Duo
Concert · Jazz · 6 PM · West Village
David Smith Quartet
Concert · Jazz · 6 PM · West Village
EFT Tapping x The Lifted Method
Class · Eft Tapping · 6 PM · Williamsburg
David Smith Quintet
Concert · Jazz · 6 PM · West Village
Intro to Boro: Pendants, Marbles and More with David Bradsher
Craft Workshop · Glass Art · 6 PM – 9 PM · Downtown Brooklyn
Cannavita Gallery Night: Free Art, Gaming, Comics & Cosplay Experience
Museum & Gallery · Comics · 6 PM – 11 PM · Astoria
Rohan Joshi
Stand-up · 6 PM · Union Square
Miguel Zenon Duo
Concert · Jazz · 6 PM · West Village
Film Makers Gathering
Meetup · Filmmakers · 6:30 PM · Greenwich Village
Date Night at the Banksy Museum
Museum & Gallery · Banksy · 6:30 PM · SoHo
Joanne - The Biggest Little Room in NYC - Dinner and A Show Prefix
Dinner · Italian Food · 6:30 PM · Upper West Side
The Center for Fiction 2026 First Novel Fête
Books & Readings · First Novels · 6:30 PM · The Center for Fiction
House of Yes XMAS SPECTACULAR!
Nightlife · 6:30 PM · Bushwick
Melt & Mingle: Raclette Party & Cheese Tasting
Tasting · Cheese · 6:30 PM · West Village
Charm School: Tiny Food, Holiday Edition! with Tine Bird
Craft Workshop · Tiny Food · 6:30 PM · Prospect Heights
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
Schmigadoon!
Musical · 7 PM · Midtown West
Aladdin
Musical · 7 PM · Midtown West
Buster Williams Quartet
Concert · Jazz · 7 PM · Midtown West
Little Shop Of Horrors
Musical · 7 PM · Midtown West
The Great Gatsby
Musical · 7 PM · Midtown West
Just Indonesian Dinner
Dinner · Indonesian Food · 7 PM – 10 PM · Boerum Hill
Hamilton (NY)
Musical · 7 PM · Midtown West
Maybe Happy Ending
Musical · 7 PM · Midtown West
Wicked (NY)
Musical · 7 PM · Midtown West
Grenwich & Lennox Brooklyn Event for Riftborne
Books & Readings · 7 PM · Park Slope
MJ
Musical · 7 PM · Midtown West
The Lost Boys
Concert · 7 PM · Midtown West
It's a Wonderful Life
Theater · 7 PM · Midtown West
The Lion King (New York, NY)
Musical · 7 PM · Midtown West
Cabaret Room: Yuka Mito Holiday Show – Jazz & Holiday Magic, 7:00pm
Concert · Jazz · 7 PM · East Village
Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Theater · 7 PM · Midtown West
The Play That Goes Wrong
Theater · 7 PM · Midtown West
Killer Comedy Night at Don’t Tell Mama
Stand-up · 7 PM · Midtown West
Sonatas for Guitar and Piano: Bach - Carulli - Ponce
Concert · Classical · 7 PM · Morningside Heights
Immigrant Jam
Stand-up · 7 PM · Lower East Side
Clay Workshop
Craft Workshop · Clay · 7 PM · The Bernie Wohl Center at Goddard Riverside
Brandee Younger
Concert · Jazz · 7 PM · Midtown West
The Conversation
Musical · Love · 7 PM · NoHo
Demetri Martin: Standup Comedy for Christmas
Stand-up · 7 PM · Red Hook
The Outsiders
Musical · 7 PM · Midtown West
Downstate
Theater · 7 PM · Midtown West
Buena Vista Social Club
Musical · 7 PM · Midtown West
Inter Alia
Theater · 7 PM · Midtown West
Saigon
Theater · 7 PM – 10:20 PM · DUMBO
August Wilson's Seven Guitars
Theater · 7 PM · Lincoln Center - Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater
Six (New York, NY)
Musical · 7 PM · Midtown West
Blue Man Group - A New Holiday Surprise
Theater · 7 PM · Midtown West
Jamie Allan's Amaze
Magic · 7 PM · Midtown West
A Few Good Men
Theater · 7 PM · Lincoln Center - Vivian Beaumont Theater
Buster Williams
Concert · Jazz · 7 PM – 10 PM · West Village
Dogs In A Pile
Concert · Rock · 7 PM · Union Square
Leslie & Sandy’s Best Attempt at Putting on a Pretty Dang Good Holiday Show
Drag & Burlesque · Holiday · 7 PM · Midtown West
ZULAN
Concert · 7 PM · Downtown Brooklyn
ISMO: Live!
Stand-up · 7:15 PM · Williamsburg
David Smith Quintet
Concert · Jazz · 7:30 PM · West Village
Kyle Gordon
Stand-up · 8 PM · Chelsea
The Slipper Room Show! December 4
Arts · 8 PM · Lower East Side
The Hold Steady
Concert · Indie / Alternative · 8:30 PM · Brooklyn Bowl
Yll Limani - International Live Tour 2026 - New York
Concert · 9 PM · Manhattan Center Hammerstein Ballroom
Daily Bread
Concert · Electronic · 9 PM · Williamsburg
WOR$T MAN IN AMERICA - THE ALBUM RELEASE PARTY
Concert · 9 PM – 5 AM · Williamsburg

Late

John Hebert Quartet
Concert · Jazz · 10:30 PM · West Village
Cindy Blackman Santana
Concert · Jazz · 10:30 PM · Greenwich Village
Eric Wyatt Quartet
Concert · Jazz · 10:30 PM · Midtown West
House of Heavy
Concert · Pop · 11 PM · Flatiron District
Guest Event: Kit & Caboodle's Tropical Holiday Special. December 4
Theater · Tropical Holiday · 11:30 PM · Lower East Side
Matt Martinez Quartet
Concert · Jazz · 11:55 PM – 4 AM · West Village
William Hill III Solo
Concert · Jazz · 11:55 PM · West Village
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