Things to do in New York on Wednesday, December 16, 2026

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

Morning

NYC 1 Million Cups
Networking · Entrepreneurs · 8:30 AM · Midtown West
Banksy Museum - Flexiticket
Museum & Gallery · Banksy · 10 AM · SoHo
Museum of Chinese in America General Admission
Museum & Gallery · Chinese American History · 11 AM · SoHo
Christmas Spectacular Starring The Radio City Rockettes
Dance Show · Christmas · 11 AM · Radio City

Afternoon

Bryan Eng Trio
Concert · Jazz · 12 PM · Greenwich Village
Barclays Center Tours
Tour · 12 PM · Barclays
William Hill III Trio
Concert · 12 PM · Greenwich Village
From Storytime to Screentime at The Paley Museum
Family Learning · Children S Books · 12:30 PM · Midtown West
MJ
Musical · 1 PM · Midtown West
Inter Alia
Theater · 1 PM · Midtown West
Galileo
Musical · Galileo · 1 PM · Midtown West
August Wilson's Seven Guitars
Theater · 1 PM · Lincoln Center - Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater
Midday Jazz: A Yuletide Celebration
Concert · Jazz · 1 PM · Midtown East
Wanted
Theater · 2 PM · Midtown West
Maybe Happy Ending
Musical · 2 PM · Midtown West
Buena Vista Social Club
Musical · 2 PM · Midtown West
Midnight
Theater · 2 PM · Gramercy
A Few Good Men
Theater · 2 PM · Lincoln Center - Vivian Beaumont Theater
The Lost Boys
Concert · 2 PM · Midtown West
The Conversation
Musical · 2 PM · NoHo
Billy Crystal: 860
Stand-up · 2 PM · Midtown West
Just In Time
Musical · 2 PM · Midtown West
Much Ado About Nothing
Theater · 2 PM · Winter Garden Theatre
Mercredi Français
Language · French · 2 PM · Midtown East
Wicked (NY)
Musical · 2 PM · Midtown West
Here There Are Blueberries
Theater · 2 PM · Midtown West
The Outsiders
Theater · 2 PM · Midtown West
Schmigadoon!
Musical · 2 PM · Midtown West
Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical
Musical · 2 PM · Midtown West
Final Film Screenings
Film · 3:30 PM · Battery Park City

Evening

A Kidman Carol
Theater · 5 PM · Midtown West
DAYDREAM | Air Becomes Art - Balloon Museum
Immersive · Balloon Art · 5:15 PM · Financial District
NY Holiday Party
Meetup · Holiday · 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM · Two Bridges
David Ostwald's Louis Armstrong Eternity Band
Concert · Jazz · 5:30 PM · Midtown West
The Banksy Museum New York!
Immersive · Banksy · 6 PM · SoHo
Gong Journey with Samer Ghadry
Meditation · 6 PM · Williamsburg
Startups & Networking in NYC Manhattan
Networking · Startups · 6 PM – 9 PM · East Village
Tom Dempsey/Tim Ferguson Quartet
Concert · Jazz · 6 PM · West Village
Tech Networking Event by Startup Valley in NYC Manhattan
Networking · Startups · 6 PM – 9 PM · East Village
Supper Club with Chama Mama
Dinner · Supper · 6 PM – 10 PM · Red Hook
Startup Pitch & Networking in NYC Manhattan
Networking · Startups · 6 PM – 9 PM · East Village
Chris Simpson (of Mineral)
Concert · Indie / Alternative · 6 PM · Lower East Side
Dave DeMotta Trio
Concert · Jazz · 6 PM · West Village
Innovation in Public Mixer 6.0 · Year in Review
Networking · Founders · 6 PM – 10 PM · Chelsea
Chris Simpson (of Mineral)
Concert · Indie / Alternative · 6 PM · Lower East Side
Real Estate and Business Networking | Multi-Industry Event - FiDi
Networking · Real Estate · 6 PM · Financial District
Pitch Roast Live Dune
Stand-up · 6:30 PM · Lower East Side
Indoor Pickleball Social
Play · Pickleball · 6:30 PM · Downtown Brooklyn
From GAZA with LOVE
Arts · 6:30 PM · The People's Forum
Saturn Being Shady
Class · Astrology · 6:30 PM · Upper West Side
Joanne - The Biggest Little Room in NYC - Dinner and A Show Prefix
Dinner · Italian Food · 6:30 PM · Upper West Side
Brice & Wen Present: Survivor 51 Finale Party
Watch Party · Survivor · 6:30 PM · Union Square
The Feels NY ed 74: a mindful singles event in NYC
Singles · Dating · 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM · Chelsea
Clifford Odets' Awake and Sing!
Theater · 7 PM · Midtown West
Six (New York, NY)
Musical · 7 PM · Midtown West
Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Theater · 7 PM · Midtown West
Saigon
Theater · 7 PM – 10:20 PM · DUMBO
Stacey Kent
Concert · Jazz · 7 PM · Midtown West
It's a Wonderful Life
Theater · 7 PM · Midtown West
Night Lovell
Concert · Hip-Hop / Rap · 7 PM · Greenpoint
Jr Mack Acoustic
Live Music · Blues · 7 PM · Greenwich Village
Chicken Big
Stand-up · 7 PM · Williamsburg
Sound + Fury Trivia Nights
Trivia · 7 PM · Downtown Brooklyn
The Lion King (New York, NY)
Musical · 7 PM · Times Square
The Great Gatsby
Musical · 7 PM · Midtown West
The Play That Goes Wrong
Theater · 7 PM · Midtown West
Aladdin
Musical · 7 PM · Midtown West
Little Shop Of Horrors
Musical · 7 PM · Midtown West
Jamie Allan's Amaze
Magic · 7 PM · Midtown West
Chris Botti
Concert · Jazz · 7 PM · Greenwich Village
Hamilton (NY)
Musical · 7 PM · Midtown West
Brooklyn Nets v. Dallas Mavericks
Game · Basketball · 7:30 PM · Barclays
National Sawdust Presents: Silkroad Up-Close featuring Yacouba Sissoko & Mike Block Duo and Maeve Gilchrist and Seamus Egan
Concert · 7:30 PM · Williamsburg
Oh, Mary!
Theater · 7:30 PM · Midtown West
Annual Art-full Alvin Ailey Outing + Holiday Drinks (members only)
Dance Show · 7:30 PM – 10:30 PM · New York City Center
2026 ONEUS World Tour: Full Moon
Concert · K-Pop · 7:30 PM · Times Square
An Evening of Stand Up with Trevor Noah
Stand-up · 7:30 PM · Upper West Side
Nick Hempton Quartet
Concert · Jazz · 8 PM · West Village
Nick Hempton Quartet
Concert · Jazz · 8 PM · Midtown West
Out The Bag presents: Choukroun b2b Monk
Live Music · 8 PM – 4 AM · Lower East Side
Killer Queen Open Hive Night
Game Night · Killer Queen · 8 PM · Bedford-Stuyvesant
If Found Please Call: A Stand-Up Comedy Show
Stand-up · 8 PM · Williamsburg
ANDREA BOCELLI "Romanza - 30th Anniversary World Tour"
Concert · Classical · 8 PM · MSG
Phil Kadet Quartet performs "A Charlie Brown Christmas"
Cover Band · Jazz · 8:30 PM · East Village
Frank Vignola's Guitar Night
Concert · Jazz · 8:30 PM · Midtown West
Kuni Mikami Trio
Concert · Jazz · 9 PM · West Village
Alex Weitz Trio
Concert · Jazz · 9 PM · West Village
Torture Chamber VOL 15 - DJ SOUL SLINGER, Eric Yaz (Washington DC), Decibel Flekx, MTECH
Dance Party · 9 PM – 4 AM · Bushwick
Rooftop Bachata Party @230 Fifth Rooftop
Dance Party · Salsa & Bachata · 9 PM · Midtown West
Alex Weitz Trio
Concert · Jazz · 9 PM · West Village
Sorry We're Here
Variety Show · 9:30 PM · Lower East Side

Late

Exclusive Nights at Sugardaddy's Gentlemen's Club - Queens NY
Dance Party · 10 PM · Long Island City
Doc French Band
Live Music · Blues · 10 PM · Greenwich Village
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