Things to do in New York on Friday, December 18, 2026

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

Morning

DAYDREAM | Air Becomes Art - Balloon Museum
Immersive · 9 AM · Financial District
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show
Theater · 10 AM · Gramercy
Christmas Spectacular Starring The Radio City Rockettes
Family Show · 10 AM · Radio City
Banksy Museum - Flexiticket
Museum & Gallery · 10 AM · SoHo
Museum of Chinese in America General Admission
Museum & Gallery · Chinese In America · 11 AM · SoHo

Afternoon

The Mingus Dynasty
Cover Band · Jazz · 12 PM · Greenwich Village
From Storytime to Screentime at The Paley Museum
Family Learning · Children S Books · 12:30 PM · Midtown West
The Banksy Museum New York!
Museum & Gallery · Street Art · 12:30 PM · SoHo
Family Fun: Holiday Cookie Decorating (Holiday Edition)
Cooking Class · 2 PM · Financial District
Juliette Mapp + Vicky Shick
Dance Show · 3 PM – 3 PM · East Village
Bowery Art Space
Arts · 4 PM · Lower East Side

Evening

Rooftop AFTERWORK FRIDAYS and LATE NIGHT @230 Fifth Rooftop
Rooftop Party · 5 PM – 2:30 AM · Midtown West
NYC PubKey Privacy Pop-up
Talk · Privacy Tools · 5 PM – 9 PM · West Village
INKwell Times Sq Harbor Club Grown Folk Fridays Afterwork
Dance Party · R&B / Soul · 5 PM – 11 PM · Midtown West
Reggaeton on Houston - Latin & Reggaeton Party NYC
Dance Party · Reggaeton · 5 PM – 3 AM · Lower East Side
Medellin Fridays - Colombian Latin & Reggaeton Party NYC
Dance Party · Reggaeton · 5 PM – 3 AM · Lower East Side
AFTER WORK ROOFTOP PARTY @ 230 Fifth Rooftop
Rooftop Party · 5 PM · Midtown West
Roxy Bar Presents: Pianist Michael Garin
Live Music · 5:30 PM · Tribeca
Birdland Big Band
Concert · Jazz · 5:30 PM · Midtown West
Pete Malinverni Trio
Concert · Jazz · 6 PM · West Village
Pursuit of Happiness [2010s Matinee]
Dance Party · EDM · 6 PM – 10 PM · Lower East Side
Senses Fail Presents Still Searching
Concert · Emo & Pop-Punk · 6 PM · Greenpoint
电影hangout pt.2
Meetup · 6 PM – 9 PM · Greenwich Village
Popping Bubbles Bootcamp with Lucky Kernan
Class · Glassblowing · 6 PM – 9 PM · Downtown Brooklyn
Roberta Piket/Billy Mintz Quintet
Concert · Jazz · 6 PM · West Village
Group VortexHealing® with Simon
Meditation · 6 PM · Upper West Side
Date Night at the Banksy Museum
Museum & Gallery · Banksy Art · 6:30 PM · SoHo
The Friday Improv Jam ($10)
Improv · 6:30 PM · Garment District
Screaming Circle: Breathwork for Catharsis
Meditation · 6:30 PM · Williamsburg
Daytime Today
Improv · 6:30 PM · Chelsea
Joanne - The Biggest Little Room in NYC - Dinner and A Show Prefix
Dinner · Italian · 6:30 PM · Upper West Side
Luke Abranches & Wyatt Feegrado: Sibling Rivalry Tour
Concert · 6:30 PM · Union Square
Most Decadent HOLIDAY Cheese and Wine Tasting
Tasting · Cheese And Wine · 6:30 PM · West Village
House of Yes XMAS SPECTACULAR!
Arts · 6:30 PM · Bushwick
Friday Improv Jam 6:30-8:30pm ($10)
Improv · 6:30 PM · Garment District
No. 10 — Dinner with Santa & White Elephant 🎅
Dinner · White Elephant · 7 PM – 10 PM · Flatiron
The Lost Boys
Theater · 7 PM · Midtown West
An Evening With Richard Saunders
Concert · 7 PM · Chelsea
Bad Bunny Immersive Experience NYC | Brooklyn Reggaeton Party
Dance Party · Bad Bunny · 7 PM · Williamsburg
Wicked (NY)
Musical · 7 PM · Midtown West
SosMula - TILL THE LAST STAR DIES TOUR 2026
Concert · Hip-Hop / Rap · 7 PM – 10 PM · Bushwick
Matchbox 90s Singles Party (Ages 35-55) | Algorithmic Matchmaking @ Blind Barber
Singles · 7 PM – 10 PM · Alphabet City
CATS: The Jellicle Ball
Musical · 7 PM · Midtown West
MJ
Musical · 7 PM · Midtown West
Jamie Allan's Amaze
Magic · 7 PM · Midtown West
Aladdin
Musical · 7 PM · Midtown West
Chris Botti
Concert · Jazz · 7 PM · Greenwich Village
Cabaret Room: Hans Pieter Herman – “The Flying Dutchman” Holiday Edition, 7:00pm
Concert · 7 PM · East Village
Saigon
Theater · 7 PM – 10:20 PM · DUMBO
A Kidman Carol
Theater · 7 PM · Midtown West
Buena Vista Social Club
Musical · Latin · 7 PM · Midtown West
Kidz Theater: "Annie Jr" — The Center at West Park
Musical · 7 PM · The Center at West Park
Galileo
Theater · 7 PM · Midtown West
The Play That Goes Wrong
Theater · 7 PM · Midtown West
Here There Are Blueberries
Theater · 7 PM · Midtown West
Schmigadoon!
Musical · 7 PM · Midtown West
August Wilson's Seven Guitars
Theater · 7 PM · Lincoln Center - Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater
New York Rangers vs. Nashville Predators
Game · 7 PM · MSG
Hamilton (NY)
Musical · 7 PM · Midtown West
Miss Maybell
Live Music · Jazz · 7 PM · Greenwich Village
Inter Alia
Theater · 7 PM · Midtown West
The Great Gatsby
Musical · 7 PM · Midtown West
Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Theater · 7 PM · Midtown West
It's a Wonderful Life
Theater · 7 PM · Midtown West
Six (New York, NY)
Musical · 7 PM · Midtown West
The Outsiders
Musical · 7 PM · Midtown West
Kevin Hays Quartet w. Ben Wendel
Concert · Jazz · 7 PM · Midtown West
Little Shop Of Horrors
Musical · 7 PM · Midtown West
Downstate
Theater · 7 PM · Midtown West
Much Ado About Nothing
Theater · 7 PM · Winter Garden Theatre
The Lion King (New York, NY)
Musical · 7 PM · Times Square
Kevin Hays Quartet w. Ben Wendel
Concert · Jazz · 7 PM – 10 PM · West Village
A Few Good Men
Theater · 7 PM · Lincoln Center - Vivian Beaumont Theater
NYC Singles Party for 35-55 | 90s Night I NYC
Singles · 7 PM – 10 PM · Alphabet City
Three-Day Champion
Stand-up · 7 PM · Lower East Side
The Conversation
Musical · 7 PM · NoHo
Maybe Happy Ending
Musical · 7 PM · Midtown West
Blue Man Group - A New Holiday Surprise
Immersive · 7 PM · Midtown West
Oh, Mary!
Theater · 7:30 PM · Midtown West
Brooklyn Nets v. Orlando Magic (80s Night)
Game · Basketball · 7:30 PM · Barclays
Juliette Mapp + Vicky Shick
Dance Show · 7:30 PM – 7:30 PM · East Village
Son Lux, mmeadows, Vines
Concert · Indie / Alternative · 7:30 PM – 11 PM · Red Hook
The Italian Light
Concert · Classical · 7:30 PM · Murray Hill
Stand Up Comedy at Grove 34!
Stand-up · 7:30 PM · Astoria
Wanted
Theater · 7:30 PM · Midtown West
Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical
Musical · 7:30 PM · Midtown West
Midnight
Theater · 7:30 PM · Gramercy
Brett Eldredge: Glow 10 Year Anniversary Tour
Concert · Country · 8 PM · Upper West Side
The Cropsey Records Christmas Rumble
Game · Pro Wrestling · 8 PM · Chelsea
Live Band Country Karaoke
Karaoke · Country · 8 PM – 11:30 PM · East Village
AACM NYC: Celebrating 61 Years of Creative Music with Thurman Barker, The Rhythm Method, Noah Barker, and David Virelles
Concert · Jazz · 8 PM · Boerum Hill
Perfect Crime
Theater · Runaway Bride · 8 PM · The Theater Center
Naughty or Fried? - Sip, Puff & Paint #13
Art Class · Painting · 8 PM – 12 AM · Downtown Brooklyn
Matt Rogers: THIS TIME IT'S *REALLY* CHRISTMAS Tour
Concert · 8 PM · Lower East Side
Fcukers
Concert · Electronic · 8 PM · Downtown Brooklyn
The Slipper Room Show! December 18
Arts · 8 PM · Lower East Side
Caelan Cardello Trio
Concert · Jazz · 9 PM · West Village
90's HOLIDAY PARTY w/ Stifler's Mom-The Ultimate 90's Experience
Cover Band · 90s Rock · 9:30 PM · Midtown East

Late

KPop Club Night (18+)
Dance Party · Kpop · 10 PM · Union Square
Guest Event: Parlor: The Fricks Variety Hour. December 18
Theater · 11:30 PM · Lower East Side
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