# Folk in New York City this week

Folk in New York City this week, Thursday 29 October to Wednesday 4 November: 23 events, among them 19 in concerts, 2 in theatre, 1 in exhibitions and museums and 1 in workshops and courses.

## When

- [Today](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/today/music/folk/?format=markdown): 5
- [Tomorrow](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/tomorrow/music/folk/?format=markdown): 7
- [Weekend](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/music/folk/?format=markdown): 14
- [This week](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/week/music/folk/?format=markdown): 23
- [Thursday 29 October](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/2026-10-29/music/folk/?format=markdown): 5
- [Friday 30 October](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/2026-10-30/music/folk/?format=markdown): 7
- [Saturday 31 October](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/2026-10-31/music/folk/?format=markdown): 6
- [Sunday 1 November](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/2026-11-01/music/folk/?format=markdown): 8
- [Monday 2 November](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/2026-11-02/music/folk/?format=markdown): 7
- [Tuesday 3 November](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/2026-11-03/music/folk/?format=markdown): 4
- [Wednesday 4 November](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/2026-11-04/music/folk/?format=markdown): 6

## Where

- [Berlin](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/week/music/folk/?format=markdown): 29
- [London](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/week/music/folk/?format=markdown): 57
- [New York City](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/week/music/folk/?format=markdown): 23
- [Zürich](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/zurich/week/music/folk/?format=markdown): 17

## What

- [Anything](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/week/?format=markdown): 2,378
- [The best](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/week/best/?format=markdown): 39
- [Concerts](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/week/concerts/?format=markdown): 256
- [Theatre](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/week/theatre/?format=markdown): 90
- [Party and club](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/week/party-club/?format=markdown): 158
- [Comedy](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/week/comedy/?format=markdown): 125
- [Film](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/week/film/?format=markdown): 157
- [Exhibitions and museums](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/week/exhibitions-museums/?format=markdown): 292
- [Festivals and street parties](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/week/festivals-street/?format=markdown): 55
- [Talks and readings](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/week/talks-readings/?format=markdown): 219
- [Dance](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/week/dance/?format=markdown): 19
- [Food and drink](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/week/food-drink/?format=markdown): 48
- [Markets](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/week/markets/?format=markdown): 12
- [Tours and walks](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/week/tours/?format=markdown): 53
- [Quiz and games](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/week/quiz-games/?format=markdown): 68
- [Kids and family](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/week/kids-family/?format=markdown): 202
- [Workshops and courses](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/week/workshops-courses/?format=markdown): 408
- [Sport](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/week/sport/?format=markdown): 24
- [Demos](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/week/demos/?format=markdown): 16
- [Worship](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/week/worship/?format=markdown): 156
- [Irish folk](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/week/music/folk/irish/?format=markdown): 4
- [Irish trad](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/week/music/folk/irish/irish-trad/?format=markdown): 4
- [Singer-songwriter](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/week/music/folk/singer-songwriter/?format=markdown): 3
- [Country](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/week/music/folk/country/?format=markdown): 3
- [Bluegrass](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/week/music/folk/country/bluegrass/?format=markdown): 3
- [Stage](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/week/stage/?format=markdown): 141
- [Society](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/week/society/?format=markdown): 195
- [Americana](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/week/music/folk/americana/?format=markdown): 2
- [Religion](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/week/religion/?format=markdown): 232
- [Church events](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/week/religion/christian/?format=markdown): 165
- [Musicals](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/week/stage/musical/?format=markdown): 16
- [History](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/week/history/?format=markdown): 71
- [Literature](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/week/literature/?format=markdown): 120
- [Drama](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/week/stage/theatre/drama/?format=markdown): 18
- [Migration](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/week/society/migration/?format=markdown): 5
- [All saints day](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/week/religion/christian/all-saints-day/?format=markdown): 1
- [Indie-folk](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/week/music/folk/indie-folk/?format=markdown): 1

## Thursday 29 October

- 19:00 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/
- 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/
- 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/
- 22:00 Richard Peter Morris — Pete's Candy Store — Free — A live music performance of roots and folk songwriting at Pete's Candy Store. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/richard-peter-morris-54752/
- until 31 Jan Call and Response: Songbooks to power the movement — Interference Archive — An exhibition of songbooks from Interference Archive's collection, opening with an evening event. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/call-and-response-songbooks-to-power-the-movement-53177/

## Friday 30 October

- 20:00 Daniels And Baker Folk and More DUO — Freddy's — Daniels And Baker Folk and More DUO is a live music show at Freddy's Bar. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/daniels-and-baker-folk-and-more-duo-52711/
- 18:00 Ibrahima Sow/Duff McIntosh — P.I.T. Records and Books — A live music event that is part of a continuing benefit series, featuring an opening set by a contemporary radical folk singer and former member of the … — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/ibrahima-sowduff-mcintosh-54881/
- 18:00 Ebony Loren — Perelman Performing Arts Center — Free — A free live music performance on the Lobby Stage of the Perelman Performing Arts Center. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/ebony-loren-67042/

## Saturday 31 October

- 19:00 Cruzando Ensueños | Across Borders | Musical Monologue — Terraza 7 — "Cruzando Ensueños | Across Borders | Musical Monologue" is a performance ritual honoring migrants who have died at the borders. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/cruzando-ensuenos-across-borders-musical-monologue-56359/
- 20:00 Peoples’ Voice Cafe — Judson Memorial Church — $20 — Peoples’ Voice Cafe is an alternative coffeehouse offering live and live-stream entertainment in New York City. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/peoples-voice-cafe-53333/

## Sunday 1 November

- 13:00 All Saints’ Day Concert — Marble Collegiate Church — All Saints’ Day Concert is a church concert at Marble Collegiate Church in New York City. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/all-saints-day-concert-53774/
- 20:00 LPR Presents: Carsie Blanton w/ The Burning Hell — Littlefield — $35–40 — A live concert evening presented by LPR at Littlefield in Brooklyn. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/lpr-presents-carsie-blanton-w-the-burning-hell-53613/
- Sunday Night Traditional Irish Seisiún — 11th Street Bar — Sunday Night Traditional Irish Seisiún is a traditional Irish music session held every Sunday night, one of the longest running seisiúns in NYC. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/sunday-night-traditional-irish-seisiun-50704/
- 14:00 Babe Grass — Saint Lydia's — Babe Grass is an all-levels bluegrass jam for babes and theys. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/babe-grass-55619/
- 21:00 MILLÁR — Pete's Candy Store — Free — MILLÁR is a live music show at Pete's Candy Store. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/millar-54762/

## Monday 2 November

- 18:00 Sean-nós Singing with Madelyn Monaghan: Intermediate — New York Irish Center — $210/course — "Sean-nós Singing with Madelyn Monaghan: Intermediate" is a 7-week course on sean-nós, the Irish traditional style of singing, running Mondays from November 2 … — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/sean-nos-singing-with-madelyn-monaghan-intermediate-54309/
- 20:00 Irish Traditional Music Session — Landmark Tavern — An Irish traditional music session at the Landmark Tavern, where musicians are welcome to join in. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/irish-traditional-music-session-53502/
- 19:00 What the Folk?! — The Green Room 42 — $27.95 — An evening of Folk music and similar stylings at The Green Room 42, an intimate cabaret space in Manhattan. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/what-the-folk-56613/
- 21:30 Johnny Zarfati — Pete's Candy Store — Free — Johnny Zarfati is a live music show at Pete's Candy Store in Brooklyn. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/johnny-zarfati-54767/

## Tuesday 3 November

- 20:00 Live Weekly Bluegrass with Allison Kelly — Lucinda's — Free — A live bluegrass performance by Allison Kelly, taking place at Lucinda's. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/live-weekly-bluegrass-with-allison-kelly-53660/

## Wednesday 4 November

- 20:00 Punch Brothers — Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall — from $52 — Punch Brothers is a concert by a virtuosic, boundary-pushing acoustic band at Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/punch-brothers-66911/
- 18:30 Twangville Presents: Brandon Callies, Robert Cody Maxwell, and Bird Streets — Groove — Twangville Presents: Brandon Callies, Robert Cody Maxwell, and Bird Streets is a live rock and roll show at Groove in New York City. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/twangville-presents-brandon-callies-robert-cody-maxwell-and-52950/
- 18:00 *CANCELLED* Eleni Drake — Mercury Lounge — $18–20 — A live concert by the artist Eleni Drake at the small music venue Mercury Lounge in New York City. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/cancelled-eleni-drake-53933/