Things to do in New York on Thursday, December 17, 2026

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

Morning

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show
Family Show · 10 AM · Gramercy
The Banksy Museum New York!
Museum & Gallery · 10 AM · SoHo
Banksy Museum - Flexiticket
Museum & Gallery · Banksy · 10 AM · SoHo
Christmas Spectacular Starring The Radio City Rockettes
Dance Show · Christmas · 11 AM · Radio City
Museum of Chinese in America General Admission
Museum & Gallery · 11 AM · SoHo

Afternoon

Barclays Center Tours
Tour · 12 PM · Barclays
Axel Tosca’s Cuban Jam
Concert · Latin · 12 PM · Greenwich Village
From Storytime to Screentime at The Paley Museum
Family Learning · 12:30 PM · Midtown West
The Outsiders
Musical · 1 PM · Midtown West
Kid's Kitchen: Hands-On Pizza Alla Pala
Kids Class · Pizza · 1 PM · Financial District
Just In Time
Musical · 1 PM · Midtown West
Jamie Allan's Amaze
Magic · 2 PM · Midtown West
The Play That Goes Wrong
Theater · 2 PM · Midtown West
The Great Gatsby
Musical · 2 PM · Midtown West
DAYDREAM | Air Becomes Art - Balloon Museum
Immersive · 2:45 PM · Financial District

Evening

Cocktails & Dance: Salsa Merengue Vallenato Bachata Latin Party NYC
Dance Party · Latin · 5 PM – 4 AM · Astoria
Student Discount Day
Museum & Gallery · 5 PM · SoHo
Cocktails & Dance: Salsa Merengue Vallenato Bachata Latin Party NYC
Dance Party · Latin · 5 PM – 4 AM · Astoria
Reggaeton on Houston - Latin & Reggaeton Party NYC
Dance Party · Reggaeton · 5 PM – 3 AM · Lower East Side
Roxy Bar Presents: Pianist Michael Garin
Live Music · 5:30 PM · Tribeca
The High Society New Orleans Jazz Band
Concert · Jazz · 5:30 PM · Midtown West
COIN BASED | PubKey NYC
Social · 6 PM · West Village
Astro Magic Monthly Workshop
Class · Astrology · 6 PM · Upper West Side
Mary Ann McSweeney Quartet
Concert · Jazz · 6 PM · West Village
Eric Comstock / Barbara Fasano Quartet
Concert · Jazz · 6 PM · West Village
A Very Mercury Christmas - 20th Anniversary show! Featuring Yule Dogs
Concert · Rock · 6:30 PM · Lower East Side
Rest Practice: Yoga Nidra & Sound Journey
Meditation · 6:30 PM · Williamsburg
House of Yes XMAS SPECTACULAR!
Arts · 6:30 PM · Bushwick
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
NYC Rooftop Networking for Founders & Creatives | Welcome Drink Included
Networking · Founders · 6:30 PM – 10:30 PM · Garment District
Young in France | Diamond Field | Turbo Goth
Concert · 6:30 PM · East Village
Noches de Cine: TheyDream
Film · 6:30 PM · East Harlem
Inter Alia
Theater · 7 PM · Midtown West
Cabaret Room: SIDNEY MYER, 7:00pm
Concert · 7 PM · East Village
Robby Hoffman: Live Special Taping
Stand-up · 7 PM · Midtown West
Guest Event: Nerdlesque NYC: The Nightmare Before Nerdlesque. December 17
Drag & Burlesque · Christmas · 7 PM · Lower East Side
Thee Sinseers: Love Stories Tour
Concert · R&B / Soul · 7 PM · Lower East Side
It's a Wonderful Life
Theater · 7 PM · Midtown West
Magnolia Boulevard, Madison Hughes
Concert · R&B / Soul · 7 PM · Greenwich Village
Six (New York, NY)
Musical · 7 PM · Midtown West
Maybe Happy Ending
Musical · 7 PM · Midtown West
Little Shop Of Horrors
Musical · 7 PM · Midtown West
Facts Machine: Science Comedy & Trivia!
Comedy · 7 PM · Lower East Side
Much Ado About Nothing
Theater · 7 PM · Winter Garden Theatre
Christian Sands Quartet: Christmas Stories
Concert · Jazz · 7 PM · Dizzy's Club - Jazz at Lincoln Center
Schmigadoon!
Musical · 7 PM · Midtown West
Billy Crystal: 860
Stand-up · 7 PM · Midtown West
Here There Are Blueberries
Theater · 7 PM · Midtown West
The Conversation
Musical · 7 PM · NoHo
CATS: The Jellicle Ball
Musical · Cats · 7 PM · Midtown West
Hamilton (NY)
Musical · 7 PM · Midtown West
Michael Weiss Quartet - Barry Harris Birthday Celebration
Concert · Jazz · 7 PM – 10 PM · West Village
Saigon
Theater · 7 PM – 10:20 PM · DUMBO
Lazer Dim 700 - Winter Tour
Concert · Hip-Hop / Rap · 7 PM · Greenpoint
Chris Botti
Concert · Jazz · 7 PM · Greenwich Village
Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical
Musical · 7 PM · Midtown West
The Lion King (New York, NY)
Musical · 7 PM · Times Square
Blue Man Group - A New Holiday Surprise
Theater · Holiday Surprise · 7 PM · Midtown West
Clifford Odets' Awake and Sing!
Theater · 7 PM · Midtown West
A Few Good Men
Theater · 7 PM · Lincoln Center - Vivian Beaumont Theater
Aladdin
Musical · 7 PM · Midtown West
Thee Sinseers: Love Stories Tour
Concert · R&B / Soul · 7 PM · Lower East Side
Wanted
Theater · 7 PM · Midtown West
Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Theater · 7 PM · Midtown West
Kidz Theater: "Annie Jr" — The Center at West Park
Family Show · 7 PM · The Center at West Park
Stacey Kent
Concert · Jazz · 7 PM · Midtown West
Chicago
Musical · 7 PM · Midtown West
Buena Vista Social Club
Musical · 7 PM · Midtown West
A Kidman Carol
Theater · 7 PM · Midtown West
Galileo
Musical · Galileo · 7 PM · Midtown West
Michael Weiss Quartet - Barry Harris Birthday Celebration
Concert · Jazz · 7 PM · Midtown West
The Lost Boys
Arts · 7 PM · Midtown West
Downstate
Theater · 7 PM · Midtown West
WordHack
Talk · Books & Writing · 7 PM · Bushwick
Holiday Cookie Decorating Workshop With Chef Mimi - Cooking Class in NYC | Classpop!™
Cooking Class · 7 PM · Bushwick
The Good Time
Improv · 7 PM · Williamsburg
August Wilson's Seven Guitars
Theater · 7 PM · Lincoln Center - Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater
MJ
Musical · 7 PM · Midtown West
BoogieManja
Comedy · 7 PM · Williamsburg
Jon Regen Quartet LIVE at Roxy Bar
Live Music · Jazz · 7:30 PM · Tribeca
Oh, Mary!
Theater · 7:30 PM · Midtown West
Disco Thursdays @230 Fifth Rooftop
Dance Party · Disco / Funk · 7:30 PM – 11 PM · Midtown West
Midnight
Theater · 7:30 PM · Gramercy
ROOFTOP BOOGIE NIGHTS @230 Fifth Rooftop
Dance Party · Disco / Funk · 7:30 PM – 11 PM · Midtown West
The Italian Light
Concert · Classical · 7:30 PM · Yorkville
Don't Stop I'm About to Jazz
Stand-up · 7:30 PM · Red Hook
ANDREA BOCELLI "Romanza - 30th Anniversary World Tour"
Concert · Classical · 8 PM · MSG
Lady A: This Winter's Night Tour 2026
Concert · Country · 8 PM · Upper West Side
Perfect Crime
Theater · 8 PM · The Theater Center
Holidelic
Concert · 8 PM · Chelsea
Ka Baird & Chris Ryan Williams “Enthalpy” Record Release // Leila Bordreuil & Luke Stewart
Concert · 8 PM · Boerum Hill
Community Writing Night
Class · Writing · 8 PM · Alphabet City
THROUGH TO US by Matthew O'Neill
Concert · Electronic · 8:30 PM · Williamsburg
Demon Time
Improv · 8:30 PM · Williamsburg
STEVE OLIVER - HOLIDAY CONCERT
Concert · 8:30 PM · Midtown West
The Hugh Pool Band
Live Music · Blues · 9 PM · East Village
Colin Stranahan Quintet
Concert · Jazz · 9 PM · West Village
Raphael Silverman Trio
Concert · Jazz · 9 PM · West Village
There's Something Here
Stand-up · 9:15 PM · Williamsburg
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