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Wednesday Nov. 19, 2025

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11 am – 5 pm

TMS Makeup Shop NYC

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Noon – 6 pm

Life is Drag by Rachel Rampleman

Art
LGBTQ+

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Noon – 5 pm

L’Alliance New York Announces North American Premiere of Les tutomouves 2025 Crossing The Line Festival

L’Alliance New YorkManhattan

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Noon – 8 pm

Dress, Dreams, and Desire: Fashion and Psychoanalysis

Art
Free

The Museum at FITChelsea

The Murder at the Museum

2 – 4:30 pm

The Murder at the Museum of Natural History Scavenger Hunt

American Museum of Natural HistoryNew York, NY

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3 – 4:30 pm

Truman vs. Israel: Abzug and the Undressing of Truman

Theater

Theater at St. ClementsTheater District

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3 – 4 pm

Faber Recreation Center Youth Drop-In Programs Seasonal Crafts

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Community
Family

Faber ParkStaten Island

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3 – 6 pm

Jennifer’s Playground Free Afterschool Program

Ages: 5 – 12
Community
Family
Free

Jennifer’s PlaygroundStaten Island

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3:30 – 5:30 pm

Faber Recreation First Lego League Robotics

Ages: 9 and up
Community
Family
Free

Faber ParkStaten Island

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5 – 6 pm

Faber Recreation Center Youth Drop-In Programs Game Zone

Ages: 5 and up
Community
Family
Free

Faber ParkStaten Island

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7 pm

Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion

Theater

Theater RowManhattan

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7 – 9 pm

NIN HAO SOUNDS: Staff After Hours

Music

Nin HaoBrooklyn

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7:30 – 10 pm

WORD PLAY – Free Poetry Jam

Sugar MouseEast Village

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7:30 – 9 pm

Truman vs. Israel: Abzug and the Undressing of Truman

Theater

Theater at St. ClementsTheater District

8 – 11:30 pm

Bluegrass Wednesdays at MATHILDE

Music

Mathilde 676 5th aveBrooklyn

8:15 – 9:30 pm

Pineapple Improv – TV Show Filming

Ages: 9 and up
Comedy
Family
Free

Zeam StudiosManhattan

Thursday Nov. 20

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Various

Big Apple Circus at Lincoln Center

Ages: All
Attractions
Family

Damrosch Park at Lincoln CenterUpper West Side

RCCS Dress Rehearsal

Various

Christmas Spectacular Starring The Radio City Rockettes

Radio City Music HallManhattan

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All day

Helen Frankenthaler: A Grand Sweep

Ages: All
Art
Family

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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Various

Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas Light Trail

New York Botanical GardenBronx

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All day

Ruth Asawa: A Retrospective

Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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2 am – 3 pm

Public Gallery Tour

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7:30 – 8:30 am

Hot26 Yoga with Dana

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8 am – 10 pm

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant ParkManhattan

Watson Adventures

8 am – 5 pm

Watson Adventures’ Murder at the Met Scavenger Hunt

The Metropolitan Museum of ArtUpstate NY

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8 am – 5 pm

The Museum of Modern Art Presents New Photography 2025: Lines of Belonging

Ages: All
Art
Family

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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8 am – 5 pm

Voices & Visions Performance Workshops

Dance
LGBTQ+

Ailey ExtensionManhattan

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8 am – 5 pm

THE GUGGENHEIM FELLOWSHIP AT 100 A New Special Exhibit Celebrating a Century of Cultural Impact

Art

The New York HistoricalManhattan

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8:30 am – 5 pm

Stephen Prina: A Lick and a Promise

Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

9 am

The Rink at Rockefeller Center

Ages: All
Attractions
Family

The Rink at Rockefeller CenterManhattan

10 am – 5 pm

Mysteries from the Deep: Exploring Underwater Archaeology

Ages: All
Attractions
Family

Intrepid MuseumManhattan

10 am – 6 pm

Blazing A Trail: Dorothy Waugh’s National Parks Posters

Poster HouseManhattan

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