Things to do in New York tonight
Wednesday, October 14, 2026. Updated at 10:04 PM Eastern.
What is there to do in New York tonight?
220 events are listed in the New York area tonight, Wednesday, October 14, 2026. That includes 86 live music, 45 nightlife and 33 comedy events. 26 are potentially free.
What is the best comedy show in New York tonight?
Tonight's awesome comedy includes:
Josh & Aaron Do Improv (Feat. Mary Beth Barone), 9:30 PM, The Bell House, Bed-Stuy. Heat 76Comedian Lea’h Sampson Back At Union Hall ( ONE NIGHT ONLY ), 10:00 PM, Union Hall, Park Slope. Heat 51
Chicken Big, 7:00 PM, Brooklyn Comedy Collective. Heat 48
Good Eggs Presented by Mark Normand, Gary Vider, Matt Ruby, 8:00 PM, New York Comedy Club East Village, East Village. Heat 46
Wednesday Night Scene Jam!, 10:00 PM, The PIT Loft, Chelsea. Heat 45
Open Mic (FREE), Tonight, Tomorrow, Fri, Sat, Mon and Tue, various times, QED. Heat 41 Potentially free.Free Comedy Club Tix! Top NYC Comics!, Tomorrow, Tonight, Sat, Sun, Mon and Tue, various times, Greenwich Village Comedy Club, West Village. Heat 35 Potentially free.
Good Eggs Presented by Mark Normand, Gary Vider, Matt Ruby, 8:00 PM, New York Comedy Club on 4th Street, East Village. Heat 34
What is the best live music concert in New York tonight?
Exciting options for live music tonight:
Finn Askew, 10:00 PM, Baby's All Right, Williamsburg. Heat 68
Harry Styles: Together, Together, Tonight, Fri and Sat, 8:00 PM, Madison Square Garden, Chelsea. Heat 61
Blue Note's 45th Anniversary Celebration Hosted by Robert Glasper, 8:00 PM, Blue Note Jazz Club, West Village. Heat 58
Alder Maze | Loose | Cult Vacant, 9:30 PM, Bowery Palace, East Village. Heat 58
The Cafe Wha? House Band, Tonight, Tomorrow, Fri, Sat and Sun, 9:00 PM, Cafe Wha?, West Village. Heat 58
Don Was and The Pan-Detroit Ensemble, 7:30 PM, Le Poisson Rouge, West Village. Heat 57
David Lopato Trio, 6:00 PM, Smalls Jazz Club, West Village. Heat 56
Ghost Rocket Showcase, 6:30 PM, Drom, East Village. Heat 56
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What is the best tech event in New York tonight?
At least 1 tech event tonight, so here it is plus more later this week:
AI and the Future of Education, Tonight, 6:30 PM, Elebash Recital Hall, The Graduate Center, Midtown. Heat 22 Potentially free.
DA Incubator, Tomorrow, 5:30 PM, The Dream Center, Harlem. Heat 17
NYC IT & Tech Social Mixer – Every Friday @ 7PM, Fri, 7:00 PM, The Irish American Pub, Financial District.
AI Tech Founders & Investors: Pitch & Connect I Manhattan, New York, Tomorrow, 6:00 PM, Whiskey Cellar NYC, East Village.
unmixed Panel: Music, Copyright & AI, Fri, 7:00 PM, Signal, Bushwick. Potentially free.Latin Tech House Club Manhattan, Fri, 10:00 PM, The Club Room at Chantelle, Lower East Side.
Inside the Emerging AI initiatives Shaping Global Brands, Tomorrow, 5:30 PM, West 38th Street, Midtown.
eChai New York Startup Mixer, Tomorrow, 6:30 PM, Mr. Purple, Lower East Side.
What is the best event to learn AI and coding in New York tonight?
At least 1 AI and coding event tonight, so here it is plus more later this week:
- unmixed Panel: Music, Copyright & AI, Fri, 7:00 PM, Signal, Bushwick. Potentially free.
Optimizing Human Performance in the AI Era, Sat, 9:00 AM, Culinary Arts School and Conference Center.
AI in the Ballot Box (2026 Edition), Tue, 5:30 PM, Columbia University Davis Auditorium, Harlem.
NYC Tech Startups, Investors, Experts Networking & Pitch Event, Tue, 7:00 PM, The Laurels Cafe and Bar.
What is the best healthy activity in New York tonight, with health-oriented people?
This week's awesome healthy activities include:
Free Assessment Session for Competitive Youth Beach Volleyball Program, Tomorrow, 4:30 PM, QBK Sports. Heat 40
Weekend Warm-Up (skate), Fri, 4:00 PM, Xanadu, Bushwick. Heat 26
Sunday Skate Club: Back to the 90s edition feat. DJ Yoda (Live AV Set), Dio Garcia | Club Flush: Vinyl Break Radio (skate), Mon, 5:00 AM, Xanadu, Bushwick. Heat 24Acroyoga Learning Lab : Tuesdays Acroyoga, Tue, 7:00 PM, Ripley-Grier Studios (Two locations close by each other; check e-mail the day of for most up-to-date location), Midtown. Heat 19
Go Purple Go Pink Day (DV/ Breast Cancer Awareness Event), Tomorrow, 11:00 AM, Brownsville Neighborhood Health Action Center. Heat 18
NYC Vintage Pop Up Shop at Unearth Vintage Thrift Store Brooklyn, Sat, 12:00 PM, Unearth Vintage, Brooklyn Heights. Heat 18
Dance Cardio, Sat, 10:00 AM, Pearl Studios, Midtown. Heat 17
Outdoor Yoga in Prospect Park | Wednesdays in Brooklyn | 6:30pm, Sat, 9:15 AM, Prospect Park Yoga - Grand Army Plaza. Heat 16
What is the best way to meet people in New York tonight?
Ways to meet people tonight:
Halloween Costume Party & Tango Social – Win Trophies!, 8:00 PM, The Ginger Man. Heat 19
2000s Pop Culture Trivia at Black Bear!, 7:30 PM, Black Bear Hoboken Bar & Grill. Potentially free.
Trivia!, 7:00 PM, Nook, Bushwick. Potentially free.
ROM COM IRL: The Musical Improv Rom Com Dating Show, 7:30 PM, Sid Gold's Request Room, Chelsea.
Trivia Night, 6:30 PM, Olly Olly Market.
Trivia Wednesdays @ Gun Hill Publick House, 7:00 PM, Gun Hill Publick House, Long Island City.
General Knowledge Trivia at The Ale House!, 7:30 PM, The Ale House. Potentially free.
Adult Playhouse Wednesdays, 8:00 PM, Jamagrille. Potentially free.
Where is the best place to go dancing salsa in New York tonight?
This week's awesome salsa nights include:
Bachata Party Williamsburg Brooklyn | Viva Toro - NYC Events Guide, Sat, 7:00 PM, Viva Toro. Heat 12
Jueves de Salsa Romantica - Salsa & Latin Party NYC, Tomorrow, time not listed, Ritmos 60.
Salsa on Steinway - Colombian Dance Party in Astoria Queens, Tomorrow, Fri, Sat and Sun, various times, Ritmos 60, Astoria.
Jueves de Salsa Romantica - Thursdays at Ritmos 60 Colombian Bar NYC, Tomorrow, time not listed, Ritmos 60, Astoria.
Bachata y Mas, Sun, 6:00 PM, La Diáspora, Chinatown.
Bachata Night : Una Noche En El Campo, Sat, 8:45 PM, Ceviche 517.
Salsa Boat Party y mas NYC | Orquesta En Vivo, Sat, 10:45 PM, Skyport Marina, Chelsea.
Bachathursdays (FREE SOCIAL), Tomorrow and Fri, time not listed, Lancer's Restaurant. Potentially free.
Where is the best EDM in New York tonight?
EDM nights tonight:
Groove Train Feat. Armando X (Free With Rsvp), 9:00 PM, Danger Danger, Bushwick. Heat 72 Potentially free.
Open Decks w/ Steen and Monkey Wrench Techno, 7:00 PM, SILO Brooklyn, Bushwick. Heat 54 Potentially free.Aguacero, 8:00 PM, Damballa, Williamsburg. Heat 14 Potentially free.
Open Decks with STEEN and Monkey Wrench Techno, 7:00 PM, Silo, Williamsburg.
Where is the best secret party in New York tonight?
Tonight's nightlife lineup:
- Groove Train Feat. Armando X (Free With Rsvp), 9:00 PM, Danger Danger, Bushwick. Heat 72 Potentially free.
Elsewhere Presents: Chanel Beads @ Knockdown Center, 7:00 PM, Knockdown Center, Bushwick. Heat 59
Ambré NYC Afterparty, 10:00 PM, The Sultan Room, Bushwick. Heat 56
- Open Decks w/ Steen and Monkey Wrench Techno, 7:00 PM, SILO Brooklyn, Bushwick. Heat 54 Potentially free.
- Elsewhere PresentsElsewhere Presents: Chanel Beads @ Knockdown Center live Elsewhere presents, 7:00 PM, Elsewhere, Bushwick. Heat 53
TUCKWILD: Elly DJ, Miss Woman The Woman, De De-Lite, SLUTZ, Giovanni Luciano, DJ Delish, 10:00 PM, Bossa Nova Civic Club. Heat 48
Alex Hing, 5:00 PM, Mad Radio NYC, Williamsburg. Heat 43 Potentially free.
Afrobeats Happy Hour, 5:00 PM, Acoustik Garden Lounge. Heat 33 Potentially free.
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What are the best tours of New York tonight?
This week's awesome tours include:
A Cruise Crew Reckoning - 20 Years of Mission: Impossible III, Tomorrow, 6:30 PM, Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Lower Manhattan, Liberty Street, New York, NY, USA, Financial District. Heat 22
Brooklyn Vegan Art CrawlTM, Sat, 12:30 PM, L Train Station, Bushwick.
Solve the mysteries of New York with our thrilling escape game!, Tomorrow, Sat, Sun, Mon and Tue, various times, The Obelisk, Upper West Side.
- Park TourPark Tour, Mon, 11:00 AM, Bryant Park, Midtown.
Awesome NYC Downtown Rock Music Tour, Mon and Tue, 10:00 AM, Meet at Hard Rock Cafe, Times Square: Broadway/7th Ave @ W43rd Street, Midtown.
Belleville Bash Scavenger Hunt, Tomorrow, Mon and Tue, various times, Belleville Park.
Brooklyn Blitz Scavenger Hunt, Tomorrow, Sat, Sun, Mon and Tue, various times, The River Café, Dumbo.
Groovy Governors Island Scavenger Hunt, Tomorrow, Sat, Sun, Mon and Tue, various times, Liggett Terrace.
What is fun and free to do in New York tonight?
Tonight's potentially free fun:
- Groove Train Feat. Armando X (Free With Rsvp), 9:00 PM, Danger Danger, Bushwick. Heat 72 Potentially free.
- Open Decks w/ Steen and Monkey Wrench Techno, 7:00 PM, SILO Brooklyn, Bushwick. Heat 54 Potentially free.
- Alex Hing, 5:00 PM, Mad Radio NYC, Williamsburg. Heat 43 Potentially free.
- Open Mic (FREE), Tonight, Tomorrow, Fri, Sat, Mon and Tue, various times, QED. Heat 41 Potentially free.
(IN-PERSON) Cantor Mo Glazman: Sacred Sounds, 6:30 PM, The Temple Emanu-El Streicker Center, Upper East Side. Heat 36 Potentially free.
- Afrobeats Happy Hour, 5:00 PM, Acoustik Garden Lounge. Heat 33 Potentially free.
Msg Event Space, Tonight, Tomorrow, Sun, Mon and Tue, various times, The Speakeazy, Chelsea. Heat 28 Potentially free.
Manhattan Arts Grants Applicant Lab, 5:00 PM, Abrons Arts Center, Lower East Side. Heat 23 Potentially free.
All potentially free events in New York over the next 30 days
What is the best free art class in New York tonight?
This week's awesome free art classes include:
DOWNSTAIRS: BIPOC Goth Craft Circle, Mon, 7:00 PM, Purgatory. Heat 26FREE Book Art Workshop: Stick Binding Nature Book, Mon, 6:00 PM, Hoboken Historical Museum.
Stella’s Juice Box Craft Night, Tomorrow, 6:30 PM, Stella’s Juice Box, Greenpoint.
Sat 10.17 Warm Leatherette @ Hart Bar // No Cover, Sat, 10:00 PM, Hart Bar, Bushwick.
What is the best free tech event in New York tonight?
At least 1 free tech event tonight, so here it is plus more later this week:
- Panel Discussion: Music, Copyright & AI – UNMIXED, Fri, 7:00 PM, Signal, Bushwick.
What is the best free dance event in New York tonight?
This week's awesome free dance events include:
Beginner Bachata - LI, Fri, 7:30 PM, Nieves Latin DanceStudio.
Bachathursdays (FREE SOCIAL), Fri, time not listed, Lancer's Restaurant.
Caribbean Saturdays at Kiss Lounge Soca Reggae Hip hop, Sat, 8:00 PM, Kiss Entertainment - Best Nightclub & DJs - Queens NY.
Gyalhattan : A Dancehall/Hip-Hop Party, Sat, 10:00 PM, Deluxx Fluxx, East Village.
Safaera, Sat, 11:00 PM, The Delancey, Lower East Side.
Intro to Tango with TriANGulO, Sun, 3:00 PM, Essex Market.Beginner Salsa - BK, Sun 7:00 PM; Mon 6:00 PM, Nieves Latin DanceStudio, Williamsburg.
Beginner Salsa - LI, Tue, 7:30 PM, Nieves Latin DanceStudio.
What is the best free reset and health and wellness event in New York tonight?
This week's awesome free reset events include:
Breast Cancer Awareness 5K Run/Walk, Sat, 12:00 PM, Outdoor, Bronx. Heat 9
Saturday Long Run, Sat, 2:00 AM, Luke's Lobster Brooklyn Bridge Park, Dumbo.
pilates & lattes, Sat, 9:00 AM, Eatontown.
[FREE] Maternal Yoga - East Harlem, Tomorrow 10:00 AM; Mon 1:00 PM, East Harlem Neighborhood Health Action Center, Harlem.
New Mom Run Club IRL Run, Sat, 9:00 AM, Prospect Park, Flatbush.
The Renaissance Run Club (NYC WEEKLY RUNS), Sat, 9:00 AM, Central Park Lower Loop, Upper West Side.
Lace Up, Brooklyn. We’re Moving Together., Sat, 10:00 AM, Metamorphoses Fitness, Williamsburg.
Saturday Sprint Sessions, Sat, 10:00 AM, McCarren Park Track, Greenpoint.
What is the best free comedy show in New York tonight?
At least 2 free comedy shows tonight, so here they are plus more later this week:
- Open Mic (FREE), Tonight, Tomorrow, Fri, Sat, Mon and Tue, various times, QED. Heat 41
Ambush: Live Comedy in the Camper | Dead Letter No.9, Tonight, 8:30 PM, Dead Letter No. 9.
FREE Comedy Show Tickets! Times Square Stand Up, Tomorrow, Sat, Sun, Mon and Tue, various times, Broadway Comedy Club, Midtown. Heat 32
Brownie Points Comedy Show, Tomorrow, 9:30 PM, Flophouse comedy club, Williamsburg. Heat 32
Join the Webb, Sun, 4:00 PM, Alphaville, Bushwick. Heat 22FREE Comedy show in the Upper East Side, Mon, 7:00 PM, Rodney's Comedy Club. Heat 21
Pump Up: The Jam, Tue, 8:30 PM, Brooklyn Comedy Collective. Heat 21
What is the best free live music in New York tonight?
At least 2 free live music shows tonight, so here they are plus more later this week:
Single Release Show, Tonight, 6:00 PM, Lucinda's, East Village. Heat 22
The Bello Bash, Tonight, 9:00 PM, Groove, SoHo.
Mickey Perez (Public Service) Presents Bebop Porú (Rsvp), Fri, 10:00 PM, Danger Danger, Bushwick. Heat 57Jazz With Joelle (Halloween Edition), Tomorrow, 9:30 PM, Old Flings, Lower East Side. Heat 27
Rev. Vince Anderson & The Love Choir!, Mon, 8:30 PM, Union Pool, Williamsburg. Heat 20
Boobees Live: A Variety Show, Sun, 7:30 PM, Alphaville, Bushwick. Heat 19Jazz Lab NY: Adult Student Jazz Small Groups, Tomorrow, 7:30 PM, Sugar Mouse NYC, East Village. Heat 17
The Brass Tree live at the Queens Botanical Garden, Sun, 11:00 AM, Queens Botanical Garden. Heat 15
What is the best free yoga or fitness class in New York tonight?
This week's awesome free yoga and fitness classes include:
[SOLD OUT] Madoka Magica Drinking Game Marathon, Fri, 5:00 PM, Seventh Heaven Bar & Karaoke, Bushwick.Sunday Morning Run, Sun, 3:00 AM, Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 5, Brooklyn Heights.
What is the best free event to meet people in New York tonight?
Free ways to meet people tonight:
Trivia!, 7:00 PM, Nook, Bushwick.
What is the best free family activity in New York tonight?
This week's awesome free family activities include:
Free Inclusive Family Program -Make a Mash-Up Creature, Sun, 10:30 AM, Lehman College Art Gallery, Bronx. Heat 21
Knicks Watch Party: Home Opener, Tue, 6:00 PM, Olly Olly Market, Chelsea. Heat 14
Indian Folk Tales Storytime with Meera Venkatesan, Sat, 9:30 AM, fontainhas + (/du.kaan/), Brooklyn Heights. Heat 10
The Great Pumpkin Spooktacular, Sat, 12:00 PM, Soundview Park, Bronx.
- Brooklyn Bridge Park'sBrooklyn Bridge Park's Harvest Festival, Sat, 11:00 AM, Brooklyn Bridge Park - Pier 6 Lawn, Brooklyn Heights.
What is the best free museum or culture event in New York tonight?
This week's awesome free culture events include:
Emcee Presents: A Clockwork Orange, Sun, 5:00 PM, Moondog HiFi, Bushwick. Heat 34
Member Mornings: Iris van Herpen, Sat, time not listed, Brooklyn Museum, Prospect Heights. Heat 34
Pop-Up Talks: Iris van Herpen, Sat, time not listed, Brooklyn Museum, Prospect Heights. Heat 31Film Makers Meet, Sat, 6:00 PM, Longliveproductions, Long Island City. Heat 29
Wordplay, Sat, time not listed, Noguchi Museum. Heat 23
Niu Lai (2026) Free Film Screening, Tomorrow and Sun, 5:00 PM, Seventh Heaven Bar & Karaoke, Bushwick. Heat 22Karma 회생 | Intro + Q&A, Fri, 7:30 PM, Korean Cultural Center New York, Midtown. Heat 18
OHNY Weekend, Sat, 12:00 PM, Alice Austen House, Long Island City. Heat 16
What is free to do for a date night in New York tonight?
Tonight's free Night Out options (caveat emptor):
- Groove Train Feat. Armando X (Free With Rsvp), 9:00 PM, Danger Danger, Bushwick. Heat 72 Potentially free.
- Open Decks w/ Steen and Monkey Wrench Techno, 7:00 PM, SILO Brooklyn, Bushwick. Heat 54 Potentially free.
- Alex Hing, 5:00 PM, Mad Radio NYC, Williamsburg. Heat 43 Potentially free.
- Open Mic (FREE), Tonight, Tomorrow, Fri, Sat, Mon and Tue, various times, QED. Heat 41 Potentially free.
- Afrobeats Happy Hour, 5:00 PM, Acoustik Garden Lounge. Heat 33 Potentially free.
Where in New York are tonight's events?
East Village has 22 events listed tonight and Williamsburg has 22. West Village has 16, Lower East Side has 15 and Bushwick has 13.
Around town tonight:
| Area | Listed tonight | Event with the highest heat signal |
|---|---|---|
| East Village | 22 | Alder Maze | Loose | Cult Vacant, 9:30 PM, Bowery Palace, East Village. Heat 58 |
| Williamsburg | 22 | Finn Askew, 10:00 PM, Baby's All Right, Williamsburg. Heat 68 |
| West Village | 16 | Blue Note's 45th Anniversary Celebration Hosted by Robert Glasper, 8:00 PM, Blue Note Jazz Club, West Village. Heat 58 |
| Lower East Side | 15 | Outer Heaven presentsOuter Heaven presents: Robbie Lumpkin, 8:00 PM, Outer Heaven, Lower East Side. Heat 51 |
| Bushwick | 13 | Groove Train Feat. Armando X (Free With Rsvp), 9:00 PM, Danger Danger, Bushwick. Heat 72 Potentially free. |
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