# The best things to do in New York City today The best things to do in New York City today, Thursday 29 October: 16 events, among them 8 in exhibitions and museums, 3 in film, 3 in theatre, 1 in dance and 1 in concerts. ## When - [Today](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/today/best/?format=markdown): 16 - [Tomorrow](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/tomorrow/best/?format=markdown): 22 - [Weekend](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/best/?format=markdown): 32 - [This week](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/week/best/?format=markdown): 38 ## Where - [Berlin](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/today/best/?format=markdown): 34 - [London](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/today/best/?format=markdown): 22 - [New York City](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/today/best/?format=markdown): 16 - [Zürich](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/zurich/today/best/?format=markdown): 2 ## What - [Anything](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/?format=markdown): 862 - [The best](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/today/best/?format=markdown): 16 - [Concerts](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/today/concerts/?format=markdown): 55 - [Theatre](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/today/theatre/?format=markdown): 36 - [Party and club](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/today/party-club/?format=markdown): 40 - [Comedy](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/today/comedy/?format=markdown): 35 - [Film](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/today/film/?format=markdown): 45 - [Exhibitions and museums](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/today/exhibitions-museums/?format=markdown): 271 - [Festivals and street parties](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/today/festivals-street/?format=markdown): 11 - [Talks and readings](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/today/talks-readings/?format=markdown): 67 - [Dance](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/today/dance/?format=markdown): 6 - [Food and drink](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/today/food-drink/?format=markdown): 20 - [Markets](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/today/markets/?format=markdown): 6 - [Tours and walks](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/today/tours/?format=markdown): 21 - [Quiz and games](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/today/quiz-games/?format=markdown): 23 - [Kids and family](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/today/kids-family/?format=markdown): 62 - [Workshops and courses](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/today/workshops-courses/?format=markdown): 123 - [Sport](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/today/sport/?format=markdown): 5 - [Demos](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/today/demos/?format=markdown): 2 - [Worship](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/today/worship/?format=markdown): 26 - [Art](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/today/art/?format=markdown): 291 - [Stage](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/today/stage/?format=markdown): 59 - [Painting](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/today/art/painting/?format=markdown): 73 - [History](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/today/history/?format=markdown): 35 - [Photography exhibitions](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/today/art/photography/?format=markdown): 29 - [Documentary photography exhibitions](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/today/art/photography/documentary-photography/?format=markdown): 4 - [Music](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/today/music/?format=markdown): 100 - [Sculpture exhibitions](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/today/art/sculpture/?format=markdown): 25 - [Nature](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/today/nature/?format=markdown): 16 - [Musicals](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/today/stage/musical/?format=markdown): 9 - [Installations](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/today/art/installation/?format=markdown): 16 - [Society](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/today/society/?format=markdown): 81 - [Black history](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/today/history/black-history/?format=markdown): 1 - [Drama](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/today/stage/theatre/drama/?format=markdown): 10 - [Horror films](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/today/film/horror/?format=markdown): 18 - [Animals](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/today/nature/animals/?format=markdown): 1 - [Landscape painting exhibitions](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/today/art/painting/landscape-painting/?format=markdown): 4 - [Pop art](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/today/art/painting/pop-art/?format=markdown): 1 - [Dramas](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/today/film/drama/?format=markdown): 10 - [Ballet](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/today/stage/ballet/?format=markdown): 2 ## Thursday 29 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/ - 10:40 Naza — IFC Center — Naza is a documentary screening at a Manhattan movie theater. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/naza-53163/ - 16:15 2046 — The Metrograph — 2046 is a film screening. Directed by Wong Kar-wai, this sort-of sequel to Days of Being Wild and In the Mood for Love is set in the '60s and follows Tony … — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/2046-56654/ - 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 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/ - 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/ - 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/ - 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/