⚡OCT 20·New York Knicks Basketball@Madison Square Garden9:30 PM·Best of Brooklyn Stand-Up Comedy@The Tiny Cupboard9:30 PM·Monday Night Comedy Show@St. Mark's Comedy Club10:00 PM·T Blues Band | Mack / Crenshaw@John's of Bleecker Street10:00 PM·T Blues Band | Mack / Crenshaw@Terra Blues10:15 PM·Brandon Suarez Quartet@The Django11:00 PM·Stand Up Comedy In The Heart Of NYC@Broadway Comedy ClubOCT 20·Bywater Call@Iridium Jazz ClubOCT 20·FRED HERSCH TRIO + 2@Village VanguardOCT 20·Gabriel Alegría Afro-Peruvian Sextet: From Lima With Love@The Brightside TavernOCT 20·Lexi Jayde@The Bowery BallroomOCT 20·Modern Widows Club® 2026 Legacy & Leadership Awards Dinner@Liberty House Wedding & Event VenueOCT 20·New York Knicks Basketball@Madison Square Garden9:30 PM·Best of Brooklyn Stand-Up Comedy@The Tiny Cupboard9:30 PM·Monday Night Comedy Show@St. Mark's Comedy Club10:00 PM·T Blues Band | Mack / Crenshaw@John's of Bleecker Street10:00 PM·T Blues Band | Mack / Crenshaw@Terra Blues10:15 PM·Brandon Suarez Quartet@The Django11:00 PM·Stand Up Comedy In The Heart Of NYC@Broadway Comedy ClubOCT 20·Bywater Call@Iridium Jazz ClubOCT 20·FRED HERSCH TRIO + 2@Village VanguardOCT 20·Gabriel Alegría Afro-Peruvian Sextet: From Lima With Love@The Brightside TavernOCT 20·Lexi Jayde@The Bowery BallroomOCT 20·Modern Widows Club® 2026 Legacy & Leadership Awards Dinner@Liberty House Wedding & Event VenueOCT 20·New York Knicks Basketball@Madison Square Garden9:30 PM·Best of Brooklyn Stand-Up Comedy@The Tiny Cupboard9:30 PM·Monday Night Comedy Show@St. Mark's Comedy Club10:00 PM·T Blues Band | Mack / Crenshaw@John's of Bleecker Street10:00 PM·T Blues Band | Mack / Crenshaw@Terra Blues10:15 PM·Brandon Suarez Quartet@The Django11:00 PM·Stand Up Comedy In The Heart Of NYC@Broadway Comedy ClubOCT 20·Bywater Call@Iridium Jazz ClubOCT 20·FRED HERSCH TRIO + 2@Village VanguardOCT 20·Gabriel Alegría Afro-Peruvian Sextet: From Lima With Love@The Brightside TavernOCT 20·Lexi Jayde@The Bowery BallroomOCT 20·Modern Widows Club® 2026 Legacy & Leadership Awards Dinner@Liberty House Wedding & Event Venue
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Art & theater events in NYC

New York never runs out of options, from Lower East Side basements and Williamsburg warehouses to West Village jazz rooms and Bushwick lofts. Art and theater cover gallery openings, plays, screenings and live performance.

317 events coming up across 78 venues in NYC, including 59E59 Theaters, The Metropolitan Museum of Art and David H. Koch Theater. The first starts Tuesday, Oct 20.

The Haunted Keyboard
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The Haunted Keyboard
Oct 20Chelsea Table & Stage
2:22 – A Ghost Story
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2:22 – A Ghost Story
Oct 20Lucille Lortel Theatre
Unsaid
ArtsArt Gallery
Unsaid
Oct 20Pro Arts Jersey City
7-Week Adult Wheel Course
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7-Week Adult Wheel Course
Oct 20Blue Skies Pottery
Exhibition: “V I C I N I”
ArtsArt Gallery
Exhibition: “V I C I N I”
Oct 20IECC CASA COLOMBO
2:22 – A Ghost Story
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2:22 – A Ghost Story
Oct 20 · 12:00 AMOff Broadway Floral Events
Craft Café
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Craft Café
Oct 20Ivy Mane
Opening Day Preview Designing the Gilded Age: Drawings from the Studios of Louis C. Tiffany
ArtsArt Gallery
Opening Day Preview Designing the Gilded Age: Drawings from the Studios of Louis C. Tiffany
Oct 20 · 10:00 AMThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
Storytime at The Met—Drip! Drop! Splash!
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Storytime at The Met—Drip! Drop! Splash!
Oct 20 · 10:15 AMThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
Creative Encounters—Chain Making with Joy Harvey
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Creative Encounters—Chain Making with Joy Harvey
Oct 20 · 2:00 PMThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Beethoven Lecture I
Oct 20 · 6:30 PMChamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
The Unbelievers
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The Unbelievers
Oct 20 · 7:00 PMNew York City Center
Mrs. Stern Wanders the Prussian State Library
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Mrs. Stern Wanders the Prussian State Library
Oct 20 · 7:00 PM59E59 Theaters
Book Launch at Columbus Circle: Red Seal by Rosa Kwon Easton in conversation with Eve Chung
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Book Launch at Columbus Circle: Red Seal by Rosa Kwon Easton in conversation with Eve Chung
Oct 20 · 7:00 PMPOWERHOUSE Books
Mrs. Stern Wanders the Prussian State Library
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Mrs. Stern Wanders the Prussian State Library
Oct 20 · 7:00 PM59E59 Theaters
CO_LABaret
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CO_LABaret
Oct 20 · 7:00 PMLaurie Beechman Theater
Book Launch: Notice and Do by Sam Kelly in conversation with Richelle Fredson
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Book Launch: Notice and Do by Sam Kelly in conversation with Richelle Fredson
Oct 20 · 7:00 PMPOWERHOUSE Arena
2:22 – A Ghost Story
ArtsTheater
2:22 – A Ghost Story
Oct 20 · 7:00 PMLucille Lortel Theatre
Book Launch at Columbus Circle: Red Seal by Rosa Kwon Easton in conversation with Eve Chung
ArtsOther
Book Launch at Columbus Circle: Red Seal by Rosa Kwon Easton in conversation with Eve Chung
Oct 20 · 7:00 PMPOWERHOUSE Books
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Verdi’s Macbeth
Oct 20 · 7:30 PMMetropolitan Opera House
School Girls – Benefit Night
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School Girls – Benefit Night
Oct 20 · 7:30 PMSamuel J Friedman Theatre
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creation stories and all the important importants
Oct 20 · 7:30 PMLincoln Center Theater
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Drink + Draw with a Live Model
Oct 20 · 7:30 PMQED Astoria
ArtsTheater
A FEW GOOD MEN
Oct 20 · 8:00 PMLincoln Center Theater
What You Missed On Glee
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What You Missed On Glee
Oct 20 · 9:30 PMLaurie Beechman Theater
Unsaid
ArtsArt Gallery
Unsaid
Oct 21Pro Arts Jersey City
Exhibition: “V I C I N I”
ArtsArt Gallery
Exhibition: “V I C I N I”
Oct 21IECC CASA COLOMBO
7-Week Adult Wheel Course
ArtsOther
7-Week Adult Wheel Course
Oct 21Blue Skies Pottery
How does it feel to look at nothing
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How does it feel to look at nothing
Oct 21Brooklyn Academy of Music
ArtsOther
PLAZA
Oct 21Lincoln Center
Craft Café
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Craft Café
Oct 21Ivy Mane
Cheek to Cheek: A Golden Age Revue
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Cheek to Cheek: A Golden Age Revue
Oct 21Chelsea Table & Stage
Aliza Kelly’s Haunted Tea Party: The Spooky Season Astrology Tour
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Aliza Kelly’s Haunted Tea Party: The Spooky Season Astrology Tour
Oct 21 · 7:00 PMJoe's Pub
Mrs. Stern Wanders the Prussian State Library
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Mrs. Stern Wanders the Prussian State Library
Oct 21 · 7:00 PM59E59 Theaters
BEYOND THE STARDUST
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BEYOND THE STARDUST
Oct 21 · 7:00 PMThe Flea Theater
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ABT - Petal
Oct 21 · 7:30 PMDavid H. Koch Theater
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ABT - Petite Mort
Oct 21 · 7:30 PMDavid H. Koch Theater
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ABT - Paquita
Oct 21 · 7:30 PMDavid H. Koch Theater
Alissa Finn
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Alissa Finn
Oct 21 · 9:30 PMLaurie Beechman Theater
American Dance Guild to Present 70th Anniversary Festival at Ailey Theater
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American Dance Guild to Present 70th Anniversary Festival at Ailey Theater
Oct 22Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
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Andrea Kleine
Oct 22The Chocolate Factory Theater
The Fantasticks
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The Fantasticks
Oct 22 · 12:00 AMSt. James Theatre
American Dance Guild to Present 70th Anniversary Festival
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American Dance Guild to Present 70th Anniversary Festival
Oct 22Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
The Fantasticks
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The Fantasticks
Oct 22The Hayes Theater
Village Wooing
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Village Wooing
Oct 22Richard Rodgers Theatre
Storytime at The Met—Drip! Drop! Splash!
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Storytime at The Met—Drip! Drop! Splash!
Oct 22 · 10:15 AMThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
Hello, Met! (Ages 2–4)
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Hello, Met! (Ages 2–4)
Oct 22 · 11:00 AMThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
Mrs. Stern Wanders the Prussian State Library
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Mrs. Stern Wanders the Prussian State Library
Oct 22 · 2:00 PM59E59 Theaters

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