# Things to do in New York City on Wednesday 28 October

Things to do in New York City on Wednesday 28 October: 591 events, among them 251 in exhibitions and museums, 55 in workshops and courses, 46 in talks and readings, 43 in concerts, 37 in theatre, 34 in comedy and 125 others.

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## When

- [Today](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/?format=markdown): 622
- [Tomorrow](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/tomorrow/?format=markdown): 865
- [Weekend](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/?format=markdown): 1,479
- [This week](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/week/?format=markdown): 2,411

## Where

- [Berlin](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/2026-10-28/?format=markdown): 984
- [London](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-10-28/?format=markdown): 965
- [New York City](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/2026-10-28/?format=markdown): 614
- [Zürich](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/zurich/2026-10-28/?format=markdown): 156

## What

- [Anything](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/2026-10-28/?format=markdown): 591
- [The best](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/2026-10-28/best/?format=markdown): 18
- [Concerts](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/2026-10-28/concerts/?format=markdown): 43
- [Theatre](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/2026-10-28/theatre/?format=markdown): 37
- [Party and club](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/2026-10-28/party-club/?format=markdown): 21
- [Comedy](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/2026-10-28/comedy/?format=markdown): 34
- [Film](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/2026-10-28/film/?format=markdown): 33
- [Exhibitions and museums](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/2026-10-28/exhibitions-museums/?format=markdown): 251
- [Festivals and street parties](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/2026-10-28/festivals-street/?format=markdown): 6
- [Talks and readings](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/2026-10-28/talks-readings/?format=markdown): 46
- [Dance](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/2026-10-28/dance/?format=markdown): 4
- [Food and drink](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/2026-10-28/food-drink/?format=markdown): 13
- [Markets](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/2026-10-28/markets/?format=markdown): 5
- [Tours and walks](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/2026-10-28/tours/?format=markdown): 8
- [Quiz and games](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/2026-10-28/quiz-games/?format=markdown): 7
- [Kids and family](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/2026-10-28/kids-family/?format=markdown): 9
- [Workshops and courses](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/2026-10-28/workshops-courses/?format=markdown): 55
- [Sport](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/2026-10-28/sport/?format=markdown): 3
- [Demos](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/2026-10-28/demos/?format=markdown): 3
- [Worship](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/2026-10-28/worship/?format=markdown): 12
- [Art](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/2026-10-28/art/?format=markdown): 248
- [Music](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/2026-10-28/music/?format=markdown): 67
- [Painting](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/2026-10-28/art/painting/?format=markdown): 59
- [Stage](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/2026-10-28/stage/?format=markdown): 52
- [Society](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/2026-10-28/society/?format=markdown): 50
- [Religion](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/2026-10-28/religion/?format=markdown): 36
- [Contemporary art](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/2026-10-28/art/contemporary/?format=markdown): 34
- [Photography exhibitions](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/2026-10-28/art/photography/?format=markdown): 27
- [Stand-up](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/2026-10-28/comedy/stand-up/?format=markdown): 27
- [Occasions](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/2026-10-28/occasion/?format=markdown): 25
- [Sculpture exhibitions](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/2026-10-28/art/sculpture/?format=markdown): 23
- [History](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/2026-10-28/history/?format=markdown): 23
- [Literature](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/2026-10-28/literature/?format=markdown): 23
- [Church events](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/2026-10-28/religion/christian/?format=markdown): 21
- [Jazz](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/2026-10-28/music/jazz/?format=markdown): 20
- [Halloween](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/2026-10-28/occasion/halloween/?format=markdown): 17
- [Installations](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/2026-10-28/art/installation/?format=markdown): 16
- [Design](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/2026-10-28/art/design/?format=markdown): 13
- [Community](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/2026-10-28/community/?format=markdown): 13
- [Media art](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/2026-10-28/art/media-art/?format=markdown): 12

## Wednesday 28 October

- 10:00 CONSTANTIN BRANCUSI: THE ARTIST AND HIS STUDIO AT MoMA — Romanian Cultural Center — CONSTANTIN BRANCUSI: THE ARTIST AND HIS STUDIO AT MoMA is a landmark exhibition at The Museum of Modern Art dedicated to Constantin Brancusi, a revolutionary … — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/constantin-brancusi-the-artist-and-his-studio-at-moma-55443/
- 18:00 In the Heights — New York City Center — from $2556 — The musical 'In the Heights' is performed on the mainstage of New York City Center. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/in-the-heights-54195/
- 19:00 Stranger Things: The First Shadow — Marquis Theatre — $69 — A Broadway play that takes audiences on a pulse-racing adventure, hailed by critics as a jaw-dropping, must-see theatrical marvel. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/stranger-things-the-first-shadow-66825/
- 19:30 Hadestown — The Walter Kerr Theatre — Hadestown is a Tony Award-winning Broadway musical now in its fifth record-breaking year. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/hadestown-52966/
- 20:00 Harry Styles: Together, Together — Madison Square Garden — A pop concert by the singer Harry Styles, given as part of his world tour. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/harry-styles-together-together-53698/
- 22:20 Chungking Express — The Metrograph — A screening of the film "Chungking Express". — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/chungking-express-56652/
- until 8 Nov Photography and the Black Arts Movement, 1955–1985 — Gladstone Gallery — Photography and the Black Arts Movement, 1955–1985 is an exhibition on the role photography played in shaping a distinctly Black artistic and cultural … — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/photography-and-the-black-arts-movement-19551985-66542/
- until 8 Jan Pre-Existing Condition — Greenwich House Theater — from $62 — Pre-Existing Condition is a powerful new play about a woman rebuilding her life after escaping an abusive relationship. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/pre-existing-condition-54201/
- until 22 Nov Siphon — Tuomas A. Laitinen — Pioneer Works — Siphon is a multimedia exhibition built around an immersive multichannel video of octopuses, whose shifting camouflage patterns, skin textures, and colors … — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/siphon-tuomas-a-laitinen-54876/
- until 3 Feb The Heart of the Matter — Gladstone Gallery — The Heart of the Matter is an extensive retrospective of the work of artist Carrie Mae Weems, presented by C/O Berlin. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/the-heart-of-the-matter-66532/
- until 17 Jan Cezanne and Us — Matthew Marks Gallery — $19 — "Cezanne and Us" is an exhibition about the painter Paul Cezanne (1839–1906) and his artistic legacy. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/cezanne-and-us-66847/
- until 31 Jan Histories of Landscapes. From Monet to Hockney (1890 - 2025) — Gladstone Gallery — 14 euros — An exhibition of landscape painting from 1890 to the present day, running from the nineteenth century's triumph to contemporary reinventions of the genre. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/histories-of-landscapes-from-monet-to-hockney-1890-2025-66527/
- until 10 May Roy Lichtenstein: Like New — Whitney Museum of American Art — Free — Roy Lichtenstein: Like New is an art exhibition on Floor 5 of a museum, open from October 11, 2026 through May 10, 2027. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/roy-lichtenstein-like-new-53892/
- until 1 Nov TROMA-GEDDON — Anthology Film Archives — $14 — TROMA-GEDDON is a film series celebrating Troma Entertainment, the proudly low-budget and defiantly tasteless New York studio behind hundreds of over-the-top … — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/troma-geddon-51044/
- until 1 Nov London City Ballet — The Joyce Theater — London City Ballet, an award-winning company and former resident company of Sadler's Wells, returns after its successful 2024 revival tour. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/london-city-ballet-56638/
- Robert Glasper feat. Meshell Ndegeocello, Isaiah Sharkey, & Chris Dave — Blue Note Jazz Club — $20 — A concert at Blue Note Jazz Club in New York featuring pianist, producer, and composer Robert Glasper, a five-time Grammy winner known for blending jazz, R&B, … — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/robert-glasper-feat-meshell-ndegeocello-isaiah-sharkey-chris-51367/
- American Ballet Theatre’s “The Dream” — Young People's Chorus of New York City — American Ballet Theatre’s “The Dream” is a one-act classical ballet performed with live vocal accompaniment by the Young People’s Chorus of New York City. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/american-ballet-theatres-the-dream-57590/
- until 18 Jan Henri Matisse – Alex Katz: The Silence of Painting — Gladstone Gallery — An exhibition presenting works by Alex Katz alongside those of Henri Matisse, whose paintings deeply influenced the American artist as a young man. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/henri-matisse-alex-katz-the-silence-of-painting-66513/
- 12:00 “The Bicentennial Revisited: The Spirit of ’76?” Exhibition — King Manor Museum — Free — King Manor Museum presents the exhibition “The Bicentennial Revisited: The Spirit of ’76?”. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/the-bicentennial-revisited-the-spirit-of-76-exhibition-53025/
- 11:00 “Founding Principals” Exhibition — Historic Richmond Town — A two-gallery exhibition at Historic Richmond Town titled “Founding Principles: The Declaration of Independence, Civics, and Staten Island.” It is presented … — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/founding-principals-exhibition-53026/
- 12:00 “Black People and the Battle of Brooklyn” Exhibit — Lefferts Historic House — “Black People and the Battle of Brooklyn” is a pop-up exhibit in the yard of Lefferts Historic House. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/black-people-and-the-battle-of-brooklyn-exhibit-53028/
- 19:00 Big City Folk Song Club (Fall 2026 / Spring 2027) — Irish Arts Center — Free — Big City Folk Song Club (Fall 2026 / Spring 2027) is a free concert series in New York City and one of the best places in the city to hear new music. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/big-city-folk-song-club-fall-2026-spring-2027-66667/
- 12:00 ARTECHOUSE: Twilight Zone - Hidden Wonders of The Ocean — Chelsea Market — Twilight Zone: Hidden Wonders of the Ocean is an immersive exhibition at Chelsea Market that takes visitors into the bioluminescent realm of the ocean … — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/artechouse-twilight-zone-hidden-wonders-of-the-ocean-51812/
- 18:00 Traditional Irish Sessions in the Café (Fall 2026 / Spring 2027) — Irish Arts Center — Free — Free evenings of traditional Irish music sessions held in a café, open to players and audience alike. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/traditional-irish-sessions-in-the-cafe-fall-2026-spring-2027-66669/
- 10:00 Fall Complete LUCID BODY Basics w/ Fay Simpson — Lucid Body House — $600 — Fall Complete LUCID BODY Basics w/ Fay Simpson is an acting workshop course of eight Thursday sessions combining Basics Level 1 and 2. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/fall-complete-lucid-body-basics-w-fay-simpson-53657/
- 11:00 Studio Visits: A Behind-the-Scenes Arts Experience — Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan — Studio Visits: A Behind-the-Scenes Arts Experience is a five-session program that takes participants across New York City to visit artists in their private … — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/studio-visits-a-behind-the-scenes-arts-experience-53805/
- 19:00 Heartbeat Opera Presents: Queeney Todd — Judson Memorial Church — $500 — Heartbeat Opera's 'Queeney Todd: The Demon Bottom of Fleet Street' is the company's 11th Annual Drag Opera Extravaganza, a fusion of drag, opera, and theatre … — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/heartbeat-opera-presents-queeney-todd-53330/
- 18:30 Religious Freedom & Immigration Rights: Lessons from the Frontlines — Union Theological Seminary — $180 — An online course examining the tension between religious freedom and U.S. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/religious-freedom-immigration-rights-lessons-from-the-frontl-57267/
- 19:00 Rough Draft Festival — LaGuardia Community College — Free — The Rough Draft Festival is a series of performances and conversations presenting works in progress. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/rough-draft-festival-53430/
- 14:00 Trick or Treating with NYT Games — 150 2nd Avenue, New York, NY 10003, United States — Free — Trick or Treating with NYT Games is a day of Halloween-themed tricks and treats at Lil Sweet Treat in the East Village. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/trick-or-treating-with-nyt-games-67280/
- 17:00 Marcela & Tatiana: An Evening of Short Films — Alphaville — Free — An evening of short films at Alphaville, presented by ALPHAVILLE and open to guests 21 and over. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/marcela-tatiana-an-evening-of-short-films-50941/
- 17:10 Digger — Quad Cinema — Digger is a feature film screening. Alejandro G. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/digger-55091/
- 17:30 The 2026 Good Karma South Comedy Festival Presents: Master the Art of Emceeing (Workshop) — BK Made Comedy — $15 — A comedy workshop teaching the art of emceeing. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/the-2026-good-karma-south-comedy-festival-presents-master-th-51339/
- 17:30 RisoLAB Talks vol. 5 — Printed Matter, Inc. — RisoLAB Talks vol. 5 is an evening of conversation celebrating two new print projects by the SVA RisoLAB's Summer 2026 Artists in Residence, Travess Smalley … — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/risolab-talks-vol-5-55018/
- 18:00 Live Podcast Taping: "Locating Girlhood" — American Folk Art Museum — $15 — A live podcast taping of Person Place Thing held in the galleries of the American Folk Art Museum. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/live-podcast-taping-locating-girlhood-50997/
- 18:00 Crafting Community Care: DIY Fire Ciders — Brooklyn Botanic Garden — Free — A workshop where participants make fire cider, a folk remedy of pungent and spicy herbs infused in apple cider vinegar and honey, traditionally prepared for … — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/crafting-community-care-diy-fire-ciders-51533/
- 18:00 A Lithic PressPoetry Reading — Howl! Happening — A poetry reading presenting poets from the press Lithic Press, held as the press's first reading in New York. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/a-lithic-presspoetry-reading-53062/
- 18:00 The Flight Nurses’ War: The American Women Who Saved Thousands of Lives at Iwo Jima and Okinawa — Hunter College — A talk at Roosevelt House marking the New York launch of historian Leah Garrett's new book, The Flight Nurses’ War: The American Women Who Saved Thousands of … — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/the-flight-nurses-war-the-american-women-who-saved-thousands-53086/
- 18:00 Thin Line Between Justice & Vigilantism: Public Safety, Police Legitimacy & Trust — John Jay College of Criminal Justice — A lecture at John Jay College of Criminal Justice titled "Thin Line Between Justice & Vigilantism: Public Safety, Police Legitimacy & Trust," the 32nd Lloyd … — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/thin-line-between-justice-vigilantism-public-safety-police-l-53318/
- 18:00 Houdini Among the Villagers: The Magician’s Life and Afterlife in Greenwich Village — Church of the Village — Free — A panel talk about Harry Houdini's rise to fame in New York, including the East Village, and his place in the history of stage magic. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/houdini-among-the-villagers-the-magicians-life-and-afterlife-53911/