tuesday

tues: vote! polls are open 6am-9pm. find your poll site here.

tues 11am-5pm (+ 11/6-8, 11/14): 42nd westbeth flea market: shop art, clothing, jewelry, books, housewares, and more at westbeth artists housing (west village). $10 bag sale 11/14. note: cash + checks only. >>

tues 12:30pm: ice theatre of new york: 2026-27 city skate performances: ice theatre of new york’s annual ice dance series returns for another season of pop-up performances at public outdoor skating rinks. today’s kick-off: bryant park (midtown). free admission. >>

tues thru 11/15: the 15th annual gotham storytelling festival: hear stories about people being where they are not from: as a traveler, an immigrant, an emigrant, an expat, a displaced person, or simply moving to the big city (or a small town) at this year’s ‘stranger in a strange land’ edition of frigid new york’s gotham storytelling festival. under st. marks theater (east village), $7-25. >>

sponsored: tues thru 11/29: save 25% on the dog show!: how do dogs really feel about taking baths? sticking their heads out of car windows? working as police dogs? and, most importantly, sniffing another dog’s behind? find out in the dog show: come. sit. stay, the new laugh out loud comedy from 13-time emmy winner and two-time grammy winner david javerbaum (executive producer and head writer of the daily show with jon stewart; creator of @thetweetofgod). now playing at the triad theater. use code ‘dogshow25’ at checkout to get exclusive tickets today! >>

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wednesday

weds + thurs: new york documentary film festival: cinema village hosts a two-day showcase of independent documentaries, featuring four blocks of shorts and two feature-lengths. $15. >>

weds 6:30pm: jenna lyons: on fashion, creativity, and building a distinctive brand: fashion icon and parsons alum jenna lyons joins journalist and cultural critic david colman for a conversation about her creative journey, her approach to building a distinctive brand, and her perspective on the evolving fashion industry. the new school’s tishman auditorium (greenwich village/union square), free admission. >>

weds 7pm: doctors without boundaries: real-life er doctor aaron bola hosts a comedy show where standups with a tendency towards t.m.i. tell stories about their weirdest diagnoses, and the docs give a detailed breakdown of the history of each condition and what people diagnosed with it should know. audience members can even ask their own embarrassing medical questions via a ‘no co-pay’ question box. featuring brittany carney, nadia pinder, jack cloonan, and shafi hossain. caveat (les), $13.61 with promo code ‘resident’ (reg. $24-25). >>

weds 7pm (wednesdays): baby shoes comedy: clare donaher and alex murdoch’s baby shoes comedy show delivers grown-up laughs with a fresh lineup of comedians each week. tonight’s show features amanda gordon, seynique smythe, jenny gorelick, and lucas stone. black cat les, free admission. >>

weds 7:30pm: awkward teenage years: laugh and reminisce as storytellers relive their growing-up joys and traumas for your entertainment. hosted by will clegg and featuring stories by james park, tracy rowland, andrew mcgill, adrianne frost, and carma anderson. under st. marks theater (east village), pay-what-you-can admission ($7 min). >>

weds 7:30pm (monthly): cold plunge with kurt braunohler: comedian and actor kurt braunohler (bananas podcast, bob’s burgers) hosts the cold plunge stand-up show at park slope’s union hall. tonight’s performers: adam pally (sonic), ahamed weinberg (late bloomer), nonye brown-west (npr), and isabel hagen (on a string). $12 adv, $15 door. >>

thursday

thurs thru 12/12: yoshitomo nara exhibition: timed to coincide with yoshitomo nara: sentinels of stillness at the hirshhorn sculpture garden in washington, dc, david zwirner’s 19th and 20th street galleries in chelsea present the first major new york exhibition of artist yoshitomo nara in nearly a decade, featuring new paintings and drawings, recent sculptures, and early works selected by the artist. opening reception 11/5 6-8pm. free admission. >>

thurs thru sat: new york classical players: the new york classical players continues its 17th concert season with a program featuring lars-erik larsson’s concertino for double bass, kevin puts’s credo, and brahms’s double concerto at flushing town hall (thurs), the church of st. luke + st. matthew in clinton hill (fri), and w3 auditorium (sat). free admission. >>

thurs 6-8pm (monthly): dumbo first thursday gallery walk: explore dumbo’s waterfront arts scene at the first thursday gallery walk, a self-guided tour of galleries open late for receptions, artist talks, and special events. rsvp for an optional hour-long insider’s tour highlighting a specific gallery or exhibition. free admission. >>

thurs 7pm: the new york times opinion writers unpack the 2026 midterm elections: brooklyn public library hosts a live taping of the opinions podcast, featuring michelle cottle, david french, and jamelle bouie in a broad conversation about what the results could mean for the next two years and the road to the 2028 presidential election. bpl – central library (prospect park), free admission. >>

thurs 7pm (monthly): the rally reading series: the rally reading series (‘the heart of a march in the body of a reading series’) continues its 10th season with an evening of readings and discussion with kevin nguyen, e.y. zhao, and aurora huiza. hosted by ryan d. matthews. pete’s candy store (williamsburg), free admission. >>

thurs 7:30pm: top shelf stories: julia whitehouse serves up an evening of carefully crafted storytelling at ucb (east village). tonight’s lineup: susan kent, courtney antonioli, sharon spell, and danny artese, plus one open mic slot reserved for an audience member. hosted by julia whitehouse. $10. >>

thurs 7:30pm: voices of a people’s history: inspired by dave zirin’s new biography, the people’s historian: the outsized life of howard zinn, actors wallace shawn, jessica hecht, and arian moayed, comedian hari kondabolu, musician ali dineen, poet staceyann chin, and other guests will perform readings and musical selections inspired by the life and work of historian howard zinn. lincoln center’s david rubenstein atrium (uws), free admission. >>

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“If you spend more money at Petco than at Whole Foods, then this is your show!” – Robert Bannon, The Roundtable on The Broadway Podcast Network

The Dog Show: Come. Sit. Stay, is the new laugh out loud comedy from 13-time Emmy winner and two-time Grammy winner David Javerbaum (Executive Producer and Head Writer of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart; creator of @TheTweetOfGod).

The Dog Show is inspired by a simple idea: dogs are wonderful, indispensable, and endlessly fascinating. Through a series of comedic monologues brought to life by Broadway stars, The Dog Show explores the wonderfully strange world of dogs and our very human tendency to see ourselves in them through loyalty, love, and zest for life.

How do dogs really feel about taking baths? Sticking their heads out of car windows? Working as police dogs? And, most importantly, sniffing another dog’s behind? Find out in The Dog Show!

Don’t miss this “Delightful, delicious and feel-good” (Nitelife Exchange) show now playing at the Triad Theater through November 29 only.

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friday

🎃 fri-mon: halloween plans? check out our roundup of 50+ halloween parties events in nyc for $40 and under here.

sponsored: fri thru 11/22: exclusive discount on the ask! tickets from $39: emmy nominated stranger things actor shannon purser makes their off-broadway debut alongside five-time golden globe nominee marilu henner in the ask, written by matthew freeman and directed by jessi d. hill. now playing at theater 555 through november 22. >>

fri thru 11/9 (10am-7pm): the 34th annual canstruction competition and exhibition: architects, engineers, and contractors turn thousands of unopened cans of food into 22 elaborate sculptures inspired by pop culture, new york landmarks, the odyssey, the knicks, and more. the creations will be on display throughout brookfield place, and visitors can vote for their favorites before the cans are donated to city harvest. guided tours are offered at select times on 10/31, 11/4, 11/5, and 11/7. free admission. >>

fri thru 11/3: the new york short film festival: autumn 2026: cinema village, $15. >>

sponsored: fri thru sun: get $35 tickets to the ripple, the wave that carried me home at playwrights horizons!: it’s 1960s kansas, and janice’s parents are fighting for the integration of public swimming pools — a fierce civil rights struggle that overshadows her childhood and drives a wedge between janice and her family. it’s also 30 years later, when janice is asked to speak at a ceremony honoring her father, forced to reckon with the scars of a past she has tried to forget. a piercing, theatrically vivid story about the personal toll of fighting for justice, and the ultimate challenge of forgiveness. get $35 tickets (incl. fees) with code ‘ripplesk’ for tier 1 and tier 2 tickets for friday-sunday performances through 11/1. >>

fri 12-6pm: sva bfa animation students’ eighth annual ‘undies’ screening: sva theatre (chelsea) and online, free admission. >>

fri 8:30pm: bitches brew comedy show: this women-produced-and-hosted comedy show conjures up big laughs in the back room of halyards (gowanus). tonight’s lineup includes gastor almonte, jonathan van halem, andrea allan, jake valesquez, temi adeoye, and blair dawson. free admission (a tip jar will be passed around at the end of the show). >>

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The Dog Show: Come. Sit. Stay, is the new comedy from 13-time Emmy winner and two-time Grammy winner David Javerbaum (Executive Producer and Head Writer of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart; creator of @TheTweetOfGod).

Through a series of comedic monologues brought to life by Broadway stars, The Dog Show explores the wonderfully strange world of dogs and our very human tendency to see ourselves in them through loyalty, love, and zest for life.

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Click here and use code DOGSHOW25 at checkout to get exclusive tickets today!

saturday

sat thru 1/30/2027: (weds-sat 11am-5pm): the 46th annual original art exhibition: the museum of illustration at the society for illustrators (ues) showcases nearly 200 illustrations from the year’s best children’s books published in the u.s. $18 general, $12 seniors/students. >>

sponsored: sat 7:30pm: $10 tickets/kids free to see two-time grammy-nominated dover quartet: peoples’ symphony concerts presents a soulful program of quartets by dvořák and brahms and a special orchestration of rattle songs (pura fe) by indigenous composer jerod impichchaachaaha’ tate at washington irving campus (gramercy). >>

sunday

sun 2am: daylight saving time ends: treat: the clocks roll back an hour at 2am sunday morning (or saturday night, if you prefer to think of it that way), giving you an extra hour of halloween fun, or an extra hour of sleep if you make it home early.

sun (first wave starts at 8am. opening ceremony is friday 10/30 at 4:30pm): new york city marathon: watch and cheer on 50,000 runners from around world as they race 26.2 miles through the city’s five boroughs. here are some helpful links:
► opening ceremony >>
► course map >>
► recommended viewing locations >>
► road closures >>
► train/bus service changes >>

sun 11am-2:30pm: free bike helmets: the department of transportation keeps its free bike helmet program rolling, with personally fitted helmets available for riders of all ages at john jay park (ues). while supplies last. >>

sun 7pm: new york natives: an indigenous variety show: hosts kaley morrison and kendall davis mark the beginning of native heritage month with a night of indigenous stand ups, humorists, character comedians, and musical acts at ucb (east village). $13.50 with promo code ‘nynnov’ (reg. $18.50). >>

sun thru 12/6 (sundays): sundays with steven: double features chosen by steven spielberg, pairing one of his films with another that influenced or inspired it. museum of modern art (midtown), $14 general, $12 seniors, $10 students. >>

sun thru 12/27: criterion presents: kubrick – a complete film retrospective: museum of the moving image (astoria), $17.50 general, $12 seniors/students. >>

monday

mon thru 11/22: spark musical theatre festival: emerging artists theatre company’s inaugural spark musical theatre festival presents 26 short and full-length ‘works-in-progress’ musicals with post-show talkbacks at the 28th street theatre. $20+. >>

mon 4:15pm, 7pm: (monthly): movie musical mondays: meet me in st. louis: a series of iconic movie musicals hits the big screen at village east by angelika. the 2026 season continues with vincente minnelli’s meet me in st. louis (1944), starring judy garland, margaret o’brien, and mary astor. $19. >>

mon 7pm (monthly): biology on tap:: bio and beer blend at the biology on tap speaker series, featuring talks, trivia, and prizes. pete’s candy store (williamsburg), free admission ($5 suggested donation). >>

mon 7pm: blow my mind live! fact-a-thon: @blowmymind.tv brings its viral fact show to the stage, where 20 contestants will go head-to-head in heated rounds to compete for ‘best fact.’ the final winner gets a prize and a guest spot on blow my mind. hosted by sarah adelman. promo code ‘theskint’ gets you 40% off tickets and a drink. >>

mon 7pm (monthly): living radio: contemporary radio drama, with a revisionist twist: inspired by current events, five new radio plays imagine what a slightly-altered world could look like. under st. marks theater (greenwich village), pay-what-you-can admission ($7 min). >>

mon 7:30pm (monthly): miss manhattan non-fiction reading series: elyssa goodman and r.c. gstaad iii’s monthly showcase presents an evening of readings from writers laurie gwen shapiro (the aviator and the showman), terese svoboda (hitler and my mother in law), beowulf sheehan (the father to the man), and evan silver aka tiresias (epiphany). niagara bar (east village), free admission. >>

mon 9:30pm: hillbilly allegedly: an evening with the vice president: comedian and jd vance impersonator dan wilbur embodies jd vance for a one-man show promising to set the record straight on the vp’s ohio upbringing, rise to political power, conversion to trumpism, and 2028 aspirations, with surprise guests joining the proceedings. caveat (les), $15 adv, $20 door. >>

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