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Talks, Lectures & Courses in New York
Talks, lectures, tours and short courses in all five boroughs, each checked against the venue’s own listing.
81 talks and courses in New York
DAILY · 11 AM–7 PMReading Room
Bryant Park · Midtown
Recurring
Free
THU–SUN · 11 AMSeasonal Highlights Tour
Brooklyn Botanic Garden · Brownstone Brooklyn
Recurring
Free with garden admission
SUN, OCT 25Geology: Central Park Rocks!
Central Park · Midtown · 1 h
One-time
Free
SUN, OCT 25Nocturnal Creatures and Wildlife Hike
Van Cortlandt Park · The Bronx · 1.5 h
One-time
Free
MON, OCT 26New Dendrology at the Arsenal Gallery
Central Park · Midtown · 8 h
One-time
Free
MON, OCT 26Intro to Freelance: Conditioning Lab
FlowerSchool New York · Midtown · 3 h
One-time
$200.00 (plus $5.00 ticket service fee)
MONDAYS · 11 AMBryant Park Tours
Bryant Park · Midtown
Recurring
Free · Eventbrite registration
MON, OCT 26Intro to Freelance: Professional Skills
FlowerSchool New York · Midtown · 2 h
One-time
$250.00 (plus $6.25 ticket service fee)
MON, OCT 26Wild Oyster Survey
Randall's Island Park · Midtown · 2 h
One-time
Free · registration required
MONDAYS · 5 PM · SEPTEMBEREvening Birding in Central Park with Gabriel Willow
Central Park · Lower Manhattan
Recurring
Free
TUE 8 AM · THU & FRI 5 PM · 1 SEP–10 OCTBirding Tours
Bryant Park · Midtown
Recurring
Free
TUE, OCT 27New Dendrology at the Arsenal Gallery
Central Park · Midtown · 8 h
One-time
Free
TUE, OCT 27Aaron Gilbert: Alex Katz Chair in Painting Artist Talk
The Cooper Union · Lower Manhattan · 1.5 h
One-time
Free · registration required
TUE, OCT 27New York Architecture & Design Publishing Today
The Cooper Union · Lower Manhattan · 2 h
One-time
Free · registration required
TUE, OCT 27Public Art Fund Talks: Genesis Belanger
The Cooper Union · Lower Manhattan · 1 h
One-time
offered free of charge
TUE, OCT 27New York Times Games Night: Connections, the Book
92NY · Upper Manhattan
One-time
Not published on the listing
TUE, OCT 27Stargazing on the High Line
The High Line · Midtown · 2 h
One-time
Free
WED, OCT 28New Dendrology at the Arsenal Gallery
Central Park · Midtown · 8 h
One-time
Free
WED, OCT 28Tales from the Urban Forest: Halloween Tree Walk
Straus Square · Lower Manhattan · 1 h
One-time
See listing
THU, OCT 29New Dendrology at the Arsenal Gallery
Central Park · Midtown · 8 h
One-time
Free
THU, OCT 29The Hidden World of Lichens
New York Botanical Garden · The Bronx · 3 h
One-time
See listing
THU, OCT 29Floral Photography & Marketing 101
FlowerSchool New York · Midtown · 4.5 h
One-time
$160.00 (plus $4.00 ticket service fee)
THU, OCT 29Wild Wisdom: Essential Wilderness Skills
New York Botanical Garden · The Bronx · 3 h
One-time
See listing
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THU, OCT 29Haunted History: The Age of the Witch Hunts
Brooklyn Brainery · Brownstone Brooklyn · 1.5 h
One-time
$12
THU, OCT 29Design Across Time: A Conversation with the Curators
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum · Upper Manhattan · 2 h
One-time
$20 Adult, $10 Museum Member, $12 Educator, Senior, Student, Visitors with Disabilities
THU, OCT 29Christine Chang: Dialogue as Method — Objects, Thresholds & Off-Modern Ruins
The Cooper Union · Lower Manhattan · 2 h
One-time
Free · registration required
THU, OCT 29Fashion Icons with Fern Mallis: Iris van Herpen
92NY · Upper Manhattan
One-time
Not published on the listing
FRIDAYS · 9 AM · SEPTEMBERMorning Birding at Prospect Park with Gabriel Willow
Prospect Park · Lower Manhattan
Recurring
Free
FRI, OCT 30New Dendrology at the Arsenal Gallery
Central Park · Midtown · 8 h
One-time
Free
FRI, OCT 30Nike: Form Follows Motion Before-Hours Gallery Talk
Museum of Arts and Design · Midtown · 1 h
One-time
$50 general, $40 members
FRI, OCT 30Haunted Highland Walk
NYC Parks · Midtown · 2.5 h
One-time
Free · registration required
FRI, OCT 302026 Spooky Snug Harbor Tour
Snug Harbor Cultural Center · Staten Island · 1.5 h
One-time
Free · registration required
SAT, OCT 31Halloween Hike to Heyerdahl Hill
Blood Root Valley · Staten Island · 1.5 h
One-time
Free · registration required
SATURDAYS · 2:15 PMGovernors Island Bird Tour
Governors Island · Lower Manhattan
Recurring
Free
SAT, OCT 312026 Spooky Snug Harbor Tour
Snug Harbor Cultural Center · Staten Island · 1.5 h
One-time
Free · registration required
SUN, NOV 1Pruning Principles and Practices
New York Botanical Garden · The Bronx · 3 h
One-time
See listing
SUN, NOV 1Discovery Hike: Micro Hike
Van Cortlandt Park · The Bronx · 1 h
One-time
Free
MON, NOV 2New Dendrology at the Arsenal Gallery
Central Park · Midtown · 8 h
One-time
Free
MON, NOV 2Neil deGrasse Tyson with Lesley Stahl: Take Me to Your Leader
92NY · Upper Manhattan
One-time
Not published on the listing
TUE, NOV 3New Dendrology at the Arsenal Gallery
Central Park · Midtown · 8 h
One-time
Free
TUE, NOV 3Soil Science for Gardeners
New York Botanical Garden · The Bronx · 2 h
One-time
See listing
TUE, NOV 3Type@Cooper Lecture: On Designing Rempart
The Cooper Union · Lower Manhattan · 2 h
One-time
Free · registration required
TUE, NOV 3Manuel Bouzas: Reporting From the Field
The Cooper Union · Lower Manhattan · 2 h
One-time
Free · registration required
WED, NOV 4New Dendrology at the Arsenal Gallery
Central Park · Midtown · 8 h
One-time
Free
WED, NOV 4The Art and Science of Seaweed
New York Botanical Garden · The Bronx · 1.5 h
One-time
See listing
THU, NOV 5New Dendrology at the Arsenal Gallery
Central Park · Midtown · 8 h
One-time
Free
THU, NOV 5Flower Shop Tour
FlowerSchool New York · Midtown · 5.5 h
One-time
$150.00 (plus $3.75 ticket service fee)
THU, NOV 5Basic Design and Installation of Irrigation Systems
New York Botanical Garden · The Bronx · 6.5 h
One-time
See listing
THU, NOV 5Greenbelt Adult Hike - High Rock Park - Pouch Camp
High Rock Park · Staten Island · 2 h
One-time
Free · registration required
THU, NOV 5Fall Foliage Tour
Snug Harbor Cultural Center · Staten Island · 1.5 h
One-time
Free · registration required
THU, NOV 5Intro to AutoCAD for Landscapes
New York Botanical Garden · The Bronx · 3 h
One-time
See listing
FRI, NOV 6New Dendrology at the Arsenal Gallery
Central Park · Midtown · 8 h
One-time
Free
SAT, NOV 7Summer on the Hudson: Meet the Fleet
Riverside Park · Midtown · 2 h
One-time
Free
SAT, NOV 7Staten Island North Shore Parks Super Hike
Snug Harbor Cultural Center · Staten Island · 2 h
One-time
Free
SAT, NOV 7Save the Date: Community Banquet
Concrete Plant Park · The Bronx · 4 h
One-time
Free · registration required
SAT, NOV 7Discovery Hike: Waterfront Ecosystems
Randall's Island Park · Midtown · 1 h
One-time
Free · registration required
SAT, NOV 7Fall Foliage Tour
Snug Harbor Cultural Center · Staten Island · 1.5 h
One-time
Free · registration required
SUN, NOV 8Fall Birding
Wave Hill · The Bronx · 1.5 h
One-time
$20, including admission to the ground. Wave Hill members save 10%
Bike Tour: Trucks, Trains and Tugboats
Newtown Creek Alliance · North Brooklyn · 2 h
One-time
See listing
MON, NOV 9BookTalk: Curious Matter, Exhibitions, Books and the Practice of Inquiry
Center for Book Arts · Midtown
One-time
$5
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TUE, NOV 10The Olympics That Weren't: NYC's Bid for the 2012 Games (Part 1)
Brooklyn Brainery · Brownstone Brooklyn · 1.5 h
One-time
$10
TUE, NOV 10Stanley Wolukau-Wanambwa: Henry Wolf Chair in Photography Artist Talk
The Cooper Union · Lower Manhattan · 1.5 h
One-time
Free · registration required
TUE, NOV 10Annie Proulx with Michael Cunningham: Stories
92NY · Upper Manhattan
One-time
Not published on the listing
THU, NOV 12Diary of an ORT Teacher Curriculum Workshop
Battery Park Conservancy Wagner Pavilion · Lower Manhattan · 1 h
One-time
See listing
THU, NOV 12Mark West: Seeing Things, Pareidolia and the Discovery of Form
The Cooper Union · Lower Manhattan · 2 h
One-time
Free · registration required
THU, NOV 12Victoria Johnson on Frederic Church
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum · Upper Manhattan · 1.5 h
One-time
$20 Adult, $10 Museum Member, $12 Educator, Senior, Student, Visitors with Disabilities
THU, NOV 12Munk Debate: Fareed Zakaria and Patrick Deneen on America's Liberal Reckoning
92NY · Upper Manhattan
One-time
Not published on the listing
SAT, NOV 14Intro to Plant-Microbe Interactions
New York Botanical Garden · The Bronx · 2 h
One-time
See listing
SAT, NOV 14Talks of the Town: Loring McMillen's Map of the American Revolution
Historic Richmond Town · Staten Island · 1 h
One-time
See listing
MON, NOV 16Director's Talks: Maria Nicanor in Conversation with Mattaforma
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum · Upper Manhattan · 1.5 h
One-time
$25 Adult, $10 Museum Member, $12 Educator, Senior, Student, Visitors with Disabilities
TUE, NOV 17Sean Lally: Snags, Glitches and Unintended Consequences
The Cooper Union · Lower Manhattan
One-time
Not published on the listing
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TUE, NOV 17The Olympics That Weren't: NYC's Bid for the 2012 Games (Part 2)
Brooklyn Brainery · Brownstone Brooklyn · 1.5 h
One-time
$10
WED, NOV 18Artist Talk: Alexandria Smith
Greenwich House Pottery · Lower Manhattan · 1 h
One-time
See listing
WED, NOV 18In the Room: Sixty Years on the Front Line of History
The Cooper Union · Lower Manhattan · 1.5 h
One-time
Free · registration required
THU, NOV 19Chapbook Competition Poetry Reading and Launch
Center for Book Arts · Midtown
One-time
Free
THU, NOV 19Director's Talks: Maria Nicanor in Conversation with Josh Tafoya
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum · Upper Manhattan · 2 h
One-time
$25 Adult, $10 Museum Member, $12 Educator, Senior, Student, Visitors with Disabilities
THU, NOV 19David Reinfurt for Open Flat File
The Cooper Union · Lower Manhattan
One-time
Not published on the listing
TUE, DEC 1Mah Jongg Day: History, Strategy & Gameplay
92NY · Upper Manhattan
One-time
Not published on the listing
THU, DEC 17Lyricist Lounge Presents Origin Stories
David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center · Midtown
One-time
Free
MON, JAN 11Intro to Freelance: Conditioning Lab
FlowerSchool New York · Midtown · 3 h
One-time
$215.00 (plus $5.38 ticket service fee)
THU, JAN 14Floral Photography & Marketing 101
FlowerSchool New York · Midtown · 4.5 h
One-time
$175.00 (plus $4.38 ticket service fee)