YOUR CULTURAL PASS / NYC

NYC Cultural Venues

Discover independent venues and cultural spaces across New York City, with their upcoming events in one place.

Independent places

East Harlem

CCCADI Firehouse

CCCADI's East Harlem cultural home for Afro-Diasporic exhibitions, performances, archives, education, and public gathering.

Lower East Side

Caveat

A below-street cabaret comedy theater focused on smart, playful, and science-minded performance.

Greenwich Village

Center for Architecture

A public cultural venue for exhibitions, education, and dialogue about architecture and urban design.

NoMad

Center for Book Arts

Center for Book Arts' NoMad exhibition, workshop, and event space for book arts, printmaking, binding, and independent publishing programs.

Williamsburg

Center for Performance Research

A Williamsburg arts space supporting experimental dance, performance, rehearsal, and artist-led public programs.

East Village

City Lore

An East Village gallery and cultural center presenting folklore, poetry, exhibitions, performances, and public programs.

Chelsea

City Winery NYC

A Manhattan concert venue hosting Belongó's reviewed 2026 benefit performance.

Crotona Park East

Crotona Park Amphitheater

The Bronx park amphitheater hosting the reviewed annual Crotona Park Jams and other public neighborhood cultural programs.

Lower East Side

Cuchifritos Gallery + Project Space

Artists Alliance's public gallery and project space inside Essex Market, presenting experimental exhibitions and programs.

Chelsea

Death Ave

A Chelsea restaurant and event space hosting public cultural gatherings, including the collective's reviewed comics networking program.

Lower East Side

Dixon Place

A Lower East Side performance venue and artistic incubator for original multidisciplinary work.

Columbus Circle

Dizzy’s Club

Jazz at Lincoln Center's intimate club for nightly performances in Frederick P. Rose Hall.

East Village

Drom

An East Village club presenting eclectic live music, including independent rock, singer-songwriters, jazz, and global sounds.

East Harlem

El Barrio Artspace PS109

Belongó's East Harlem organizational home and a cultural arts building serving artists and community programs.

Nolita

Elizabeth Street Garden

A volunteer-run community green space in Nolita hosting free public cultural programming.

Bushwick

Elsewhere

A multi-room independent music venue and nightclub in Bushwick presenting concerts, DJs, and community programs.

West Village

Film Forum

A nonprofit four-screen cinema presenting independent premieres and repertory programming in Greenwich Village.

Lower East Side

First Street Green

A community garden and public arts space presenting concerts, exhibitions, workshops, and neighborhood cultural programs.

Flushing

Flushing Town Hall

A landmark Queens arts center presenting global music, dance, theater, education, and community festivals.

Long Island City

Flux IV

Flux Factory's multidisciplinary Long Island City project space for exhibitions, performance, workshops, and free public programs.

East Village

Frederick P. Rose Auditorium

The Cooper Union's public auditorium for lectures, screenings, panels, and cultural programs at 41 Cooper Square.

Tribeca

Friedrichs Pontone

A Tribeca contemporary art gallery presenting emerging and established artists and cross-cultural programs.

Greenpoint

Good Room

Good Room is a Greenpoint venue listed for music and dance. Check its website for current details and programming.