YOUR CULTURAL PASS / NYC

NYC Cultural Calendar

Explore New York cultural events by date and find a plan worth leaving home for.

Upcoming events

Wed, Nov 18, 2026 · 7:00 PM EST · The Jazz Gallery

Adam O'Farrill's ELEPHANT

ELEPHANT by Adam O'Farrill Adam O'Farrill -trumpet, electronics Yvonne Rogers -piano Walter Stinson -bass Russell Holzman -drums 7pm Tickets 9pm Tickets 7pm Livestream 9pm Livestream Acclaimed trumpeter and composer

Wed, Nov 18, 2026 · 7:30 PM EST · Pete's Candy Store

Trivia

Free show at Pete's Candy Store; see the official calendar for details.

Wed, Nov 18, 2026 · 8:00 PM EST · Wonderville

Killer Queen Open Hive Night

Come learn how to play the only 10-player arcade game from some of NYC’s best players!

Wed, Nov 18, 2026 · 10:00 PM EST · Pete's Candy Store

Hump Night w/ DJ R.A.K

Free show at Pete's Candy Store; see the official calendar for details.

Wed, Nov 18, 2026 · 10:00 PM EST · Starr Bar

Pulse Sessions

A free, weekly hip-hop and jazz jam session headed by multi-instrumentalist Elisha Henis and drummer extraordinaire, Cinque Kemp.

Thu, Nov 19, 2026 · 5:30 PM EST · The People's Forum

REVERENT PORTRAITS w/ S. YEMISI ADEYEMO

REVERENT PORTRAITS: DRAWING, PAINTING, AND ASSEMBLAGE w/ S. YEMISI ADEYEMO One-day | Thursday, November 19 | 5:30-8:30PM | Sliding scale, $30-50 In this three-hour workshop, participants will learn the fundamentals of portrait drawing and create a small, embel...

Thu, Nov 19, 2026 · 6:00 PM EST · Center for Book Arts

2026 Annual Chapbook Reading

Public Event 2026 Annual Chapbook Reading Nikky Finney, Ansel Elkins, Hajer Requiq, and Michael Prior, with Roni Gross, Rebecca Josephson, Barbara Henry, and Myong Jin Nov 19, 6pm Details

Thu, Nov 19, 2026 · 6:00 PM EST · Center for Book Arts

Image Making on Letterpress #2: CMYK Photopolymer Printing

Virtual & In Person – Letterpress Image Making on Letterpress #2: CMYK Photopolymer Printing Elizabeth Castaldo Thursday, November 19th from 6PM to 9PM ET (Virtual), Saturday and Sunday, December 5th & 6th, from 11AM to 5PM ET (In-Person) $490 + a $75 material...

Thu, Nov 19, 2026 · 6:00 PM EST · The People's Forum

Community Conversations: Zionism, US Empire, and the Racial State

Join scholar and activist Emmaia Gelman for a conversation about Zionism as a “movement from above” — an elite project of racial state-making in alignment with U.S. imperialism. Through the lens of her deep research into the Anti-Defamation League, she will sh...

Thu, Nov 19, 2026 · 6:00 PM EST · Starr Bar

Golfers: A Sketch Comedy Show

From their humble beginnings at the Brooklyn Comedy Collective, GOLFERS have emerged as one of New York City's most promising sketch comedy groups, according to themselves!

Thu, Nov 19, 2026 · 7:00 PM EST · Union Pool

PAT PARTY

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Thu, Nov 19, 2026 · 7:00 PM EST · Elsewhere

James Ivy, Harry Teardrop

A concert w/ James Ivy in Zone One @ Elsewhere in Bushwick on 11.19! Tickets start at $20 • 7pm • 16+ | Genre: Indie

Thu, Nov 19, 2026 · 7:00 PM EST · Elsewhere

Sassy 009 - In the Round, Lipsticism

A concert w/ Sassy 009 in The Hall @ Elsewhere in Bushwick on 11.19! Tickets start at $20 • 7pm • 16+ | Genre: Indie, Electronic

Thu, Nov 19, 2026 · 7:00 PM EST · The Jazz Gallery

Jeremy Dutton

Jeremy Dutton -drums Skylar Tang -trumpet Ben Sherman - tenor saxophone Jonathan Paik - piano Harish Raghavan - bass 7pm tickets 9pm tickets Livestream 7pm Livestream 9pm Moving in a matrices of sound, Houston born

Thu, Nov 19, 2026 · 7:00 PM EST · The Broadway

Tugg w/ The Stems, April Sugar + sparklymeat

Tugg headline The Broadway with support from The Stems, April Sugar and sparklymeat Tickets 7PM 21+ $12 in advance // $15 day of show