⚡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 this weekend

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.

55 events this weekend across 25 venues in NYC, including David H. Koch Theater, The Metropolitan Museum of Art and 59E59 Theaters. The first starts Friday, Oct 23.

Toi, moi, Tituba…
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Toi, moi, Tituba…
Oct 23Brooklyn Academy of Music
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PLAZA
Oct 23Lincoln Center
I Guess It Was My Destiny To Live So Long
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I Guess It Was My Destiny To Live So Long
Oct 23Brooklyn Academy of Music
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Arts4Choice: Artists Advocating for All Through Art Birthday Special
Oct 23Freddy's Bar and Backroom
Met Expert Talks at The Met Cloisters—Otherworlds
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Met Expert Talks at The Met Cloisters—Otherworlds
Oct 23 · 3:00 PMThe Met Cloisters
Painting Lab (Ages 9–12)
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Painting Lab (Ages 9–12)
Oct 23 · 3:30 PMThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
Lips: Rocky Horror
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Lips: Rocky Horror
Oct 23 · 6:30 PMHouse of Yes
Book Launch: Arguments by Benjamin Gucciardi in conversation with Pádraig Ó Tuama
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Book Launch: Arguments by Benjamin Gucciardi in conversation with Pádraig Ó Tuama
Oct 23 · 7:00 PMPOWERHOUSE Arena
Broadway Bloodbath
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Broadway Bloodbath
Oct 23 · 7:00 PMLaurie Beechman Theater
BEYOND THE STARDUST
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BEYOND THE STARDUST
Oct 23 · 7:00 PMThe Flea Theater
Mrs. Stern Wanders the Prussian State Library
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Mrs. Stern Wanders the Prussian State Library
Oct 23 · 7:00 PM59E59 Theaters
Mrs. Stern Wanders the Prussian State Library
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Mrs. Stern Wanders the Prussian State Library
Oct 23 · 7:00 PM59E59 Theaters
School Girls – Benefit Night
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School Girls – Benefit Night
Oct 23 · 7:00 PMSamuel J Friedman Theatre
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Mozart’s Così fan tutte
Oct 23 · 7:30 PMMetropolitan Opera House
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creation stories and all the important importants
Oct 23 · 7:30 PMLincoln Center Theater
Trouble x Diamond Terrifier: Emanate / Crenellate with Antenes, Luke Stewart, Patrick Higgins, Dome Theater, and DJ sets by R. Gamble & Heidi Sabertooth
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Trouble x Diamond Terrifier: Emanate / Crenellate with Antenes, Luke Stewart, Patrick Higgins, Dome Theater, and DJ sets by R. Gamble & Heidi Sabertooth
Oct 23 · 8:00 PMRoulette
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A FEW GOOD MEN
Oct 23 · 8:00 PMLincoln Center Theater
The Unbelievers
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The Unbelievers
Oct 23 · 8:00 PMNew York City Center
Maggie Wirth and Adam Tilford
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Maggie Wirth and Adam Tilford
Oct 23 · 9:30 PMLaurie Beechman Theater
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Saturday Salons
Oct 24The Chocolate Factory Theater
The Eldritch Spooktacular Halloween Pageant
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The Eldritch Spooktacular Halloween Pageant
Oct 24Heights Players Inc
Weekend Member Mornings
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Weekend Member Mornings
Oct 24 · 9:00 AMThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
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ABTKids Performances
Oct 24 · 11:00 AMDavid H. Koch Theater
Seeing Through Making
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Seeing Through Making
Oct 24 · 11:00 AMThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Eldritch Elementary Spooktacular Halloween Pageant – A Participation Play for Children
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The Eldritch Elementary Spooktacular Halloween Pageant – A Participation Play for Children
Oct 24 · 12:00 PMHeights Players Inc
Cameron Russell & Mei Tao: “Supremely Unequivocal in Our Commitment to this Moment of Being” Opening Day
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Cameron Russell & Mei Tao: “Supremely Unequivocal in Our Commitment to this Moment of Being” Opening Day
Oct 24 · 1:00 PMQueens Botanical Garden
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Mazzoli's Lincoln in the Bardo
Oct 24 · 1:00 PMMetropolitan Opera House
Mrs. Stern Wanders the Prussian State Library
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Mrs. Stern Wanders the Prussian State Library
Oct 24 · 2:00 PM59E59 Theaters
The Broadway Magic Hour With Jim Vines & Carl Mercurio
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The Broadway Magic Hour With Jim Vines & Carl Mercurio
Oct 24 · 2:00 PMBroadway Comedy Club
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ABT - Ballet Imperial
Oct 24 · 2:00 PMDavid H. Koch Theater
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ABT - Mercurial Son
Oct 24 · 2:00 PMDavid H. Koch Theater
The Eldritch Elementary Spooktacular Halloween Pageant – A Participation Play for Children
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The Eldritch Elementary Spooktacular Halloween Pageant – A Participation Play for Children
Oct 24 · 2:00 PMHeights Players Inc
Book Club at Powerhouse Arena: Fruit Fly by Josh Silver
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Book Club at Powerhouse Arena: Fruit Fly by Josh Silver
Oct 24 · 5:00 PMPOWERHOUSE Arena
An Evening of Hocus Pocus
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An Evening of Hocus Pocus
Oct 24 · 7:00 PMLaurie Beechman Theater
BEYOND THE STARDUST
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BEYOND THE STARDUST
Oct 24 · 7:00 PMThe Flea Theater
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The Nightmare Before Christmas Sing-a-long!
Oct 24 · 7:30 PMQED Astoria
Switch n’ Play Presents: Slash n’ Spray
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Switch n’ Play Presents: Slash n’ Spray
Oct 24 · 8:00 PMLittlefield
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Puccini’s La Bohème
Oct 24 · 8:00 PMMetropolitan Opera House
Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
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Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
Oct 25Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Brooklyn
We’ll See
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We’ll See
Oct 25 · 12:00 AMThe Public Theater
Fallen Angels by Noël Coward
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Fallen Angels by Noël Coward
Oct 25Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Brooklyn
Poetry Overnight at BAM
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Poetry Overnight at BAM
Oct 25Brooklyn Academy of Music
Weekend Member Mornings
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Weekend Member Mornings
Oct 25 · 9:00 AMThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
Discoveries (Ages 14–22)—Fabulous Fashion!
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Discoveries (Ages 14–22)—Fabulous Fashion!
Oct 25 · 11:00 AMThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
A Close Look at Jewish Ritual Art
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A Close Look at Jewish Ritual Art
Oct 25 · 11:00 AMThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
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ABT - Ballet Imperial
Oct 25 · 12:00 PMDavid H. Koch Theater
The Eldritch Elementary Spooktacular Halloween Pageant – A Participation Play for Children
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The Eldritch Elementary Spooktacular Halloween Pageant – A Participation Play for Children
Oct 25 · 12:00 PMHeights Players Inc
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ABT - Mercurial Son
Oct 25 · 12:00 PMDavid H. Koch Theater

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