36 upcoming · checked by a human
Things to do in NYC today, Thu, Oct 29
36 things happening in New York today, 3 of them free, and 7 that start at 5pm or later if you’re looking for tonight. Each one checked against the venue’s own listing; the price is the one they print.
MoMA
THRU SAT, OCT 31Family Drop-in Mask MakingMoMA · MidtownIncluded with museum admission (free for children 16 and under)Details →Brooklyn Craft Company
$85THRU WED, NOV 4Knitting 102: Halle HoodBrooklyn Craft Company · North Brooklyn$85Details →Bronx River Art Center
WED & THU · 6:30 PM · TERM ENDS 27 AUGStained Glass (Adult Term)Bronx River Art Center · The Bronx$270 for the term ($45 per class)Details →Bronx River Art CenterTHURSDAYS · 6:30 PM · TERM ENDS 27 AUGWatercolor for AdultsBronx River Art Center · The Bronx$182 for the term ($26 per class)Details →Bronx River Art CenterTHURSDAYS · 6:30 PM · TERM ENDS 27 AUGPottery: Wheel & Clay (Adult Term)Bronx River Art Center · The Bronx$294 for the term ($42 per class)Details →Art Lab
$296THURSDAYS · 6:30–9:30 PM · 8-WEEK TERMCeramic Handbuilding and Small SculptureArt Lab · Staten Island$296Details →Bryant Park
FreeMOST EVENINGS · UNTIL 11 SEPBryant Park Picnic Performances presented by Bank of AmericaBryant Park · MidtownFreeDetails →Riverside Park
FreeTHURSDAYS · AT DUSK · FREESummer on the Hudson: Movies on the Waterfront - Audience Choice!Riverside Park · Upper ManhattanFreeDetails →Bronx River Art Center
TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS · 7 PMPottery Evenings (Tuesdays and Thursdays)Bronx River Art Center · The Bronx$35 (Teens), $42 (Adults)Details →Bronx River Art Center
THURSDAYS · 7:00 PMThursday PotteryBronx River Art Center · The Bronx$35 (Teens), $42 (Adults)Details →The Cooper Union
THRU SAT, OCT 31Guild & GreyshkulThe Cooper Union · Lower ManhattanNot published on the listingDetails →Textile Arts Center Gallery
THRU SUN, NOV 1Ten Years of Brooklyn Lace GuildTextile Arts Center Gallery · Brownstone BrooklynSee listingDetails →Greenwich House Pottery
$310THRU TUE, NOV 3Beginning Handbuilding Four-Week IntroGreenwich House Pottery · Lower Manhattan$310Details →Greenwich House Pottery Chelsea
$310THRU SAT, NOV 7Beginning Handbuilding Four-Week Intro (Saturday Mornings)Greenwich House Pottery Chelsea · Lower Manhattan$310Details →Greenwich House Pottery Chelsea
$310THRU SAT, NOV 7Beginning Handbuilding with Carlos LaraGreenwich House Pottery Chelsea · Lower Manhattan$310Details →Brooklyn Metal Works
THRU WED, NOV 11Foldover Link BraceletsBrooklyn Metal Works · Brownstone Brooklynthe studio doesn't publish a price on this listing; check its booking pageDetails →Center for Book Arts
$175–$525THRU THU, NOV 12Make the Thing: Small Press Publishing BootcampCenter for Book Arts · Midtown$175–$525Details →Brooklyn Metal Works
THRU FRI, NOV 13Metalsmithing for Flameworkers: Glass Beads into JewelryBrooklyn Metal Works · Brownstone Brooklynthe studio doesn't publish a price on this listing; check its booking pageDetails →Brooklyn Brainery
$135THRU SUN, NOV 15A Month of WatercolorBrooklyn Brainery · Brownstone Brooklyn$135Details →Greenwich House Pottery Chelsea$470THRU WED, DEC 9Beginning Wheel Throwing (Wednesday Mornings)Greenwich House Pottery Chelsea · Lower Manhattan$470Details →Greenwich House Pottery Chelsea$470THRU WED, DEC 9Beginning Wheel Throwing with Ye'ela WilschanskiGreenwich House Pottery Chelsea · Lower Manhattan$470Details →Greenwich House Pottery Chelsea$470THRU WED, DEC 9Beginning Handbuilding with Anjuli WrightGreenwich House Pottery Chelsea · Lower Manhattan$470Details →Greenwich House Pottery Chelsea$470THRU WED, DEC 9Beginning Handbuilding (Wednesday Mornings)Greenwich House Pottery Chelsea · Lower Manhattan$470Details →Choplet Ceramics Studio
$420THRU THU, DEC 10Six-Week Ceramics Session: Wheel and Handbuilding (Greenpoint)Choplet Ceramics Studio · North Brooklyn$420Details →Choplet Greenpoint$420THRU THU, DEC 10All-Level Wheel, 6-Week CourseChoplet Greenpoint · North Brooklyn$420Details →Greenwich House Pottery Chelsea$470THRU THU, DEC 10Beginning Handbuilding with Keira PhillipsGreenwich House Pottery Chelsea · Lower Manhattan$470Details →Greenwich House Pottery Chelsea$470THRU THU, DEC 10Mixed-Level Wheel Throwing (Thursday Evenings)Greenwich House Pottery Chelsea · Lower Manhattan$470Details →Greenwich House Pottery Chelsea$470THRU THU, DEC 10Mixed-Level Wheel Throwing with Ryan RennieGreenwich House Pottery Chelsea · Lower Manhattan$470Details →Brooklyn Metal Works
THRU WED, DEC 16Wax Carving for Jewelry: Beginner CourseBrooklyn Metal Works · Brownstone BrooklynEarly Bird $580 (through Sept 30, 2026); Regular $620Details →Brooklyn Metal Works
THRU WED, DEC 16Spoons and Ladles: Forged Metal UtensilsBrooklyn Metal Works · Brownstone BrooklynEarly Bird $580 (through Sept 30, 2026); Regular $620Details →Brooklyn Metal Works
THRU THU, DEC 17Jewelry Metalsmithing: Beginner CourseBrooklyn Metal Works · Brownstone BrooklynEarly Bird $580 (through Sept 30, 2026); Regular $620Details →Brooklyn Metal Works
THRU THU, DEC 17Jewelry 2: Hollow Forms and RivetingBrooklyn Metal Works · Brownstone BrooklynEarly Bird Special $580 (through July 30th, 2026); Regular $620Details →Brooklyn Metal Works
THRU THU, DEC 17Wax Carving Projects: Gemstone SettingsBrooklyn Metal Works · Brownstone BrooklynEarly Bird Special $580 (through September 30th, 2026); regular price $620Details →Brooklyn Metal Works
THRU FRI, DEC 18The Essential Bezel: Stone Setting in SilverBrooklyn Metal Works · Brownstone BrooklynEarly Bird $580 (through Sept 30, 2026); Regular $620Details →Brooklyn Metal Works
THRU MON, DEC 21Wax Carving 2: Relief, Piercing and Mold ModelsBrooklyn Metal Works · Brownstone BrooklynEarly Bird $580 (through Sept 30, 2026); regular $620Details →Brooklyn Metal Works
THRU MON, DEC 21Metal Forming for JewelryBrooklyn Metal Works · Brownstone BrooklynEarly Bird pricing discount will be in affect until October 11th, when the course will rise to $580.Details →
THRU SAT, OCT 31Family Drop-in Mask MakingMoMA · MidtownIncluded with museum admission (free for children 16 and under)Details →Brooklyn Craft Company$85THRU WED, NOV 4Knitting 102: Halle HoodBrooklyn Craft Company · North Brooklyn$85Details →Bronx River Art CenterWED & THU · 6:30 PM · TERM ENDS 27 AUGStained Glass (Adult Term)Bronx River Art Center · The Bronx$270 for the term ($45 per class)Details →Bronx River Art CenterTHURSDAYS · 6:30 PM · TERM ENDS 27 AUGWatercolor for AdultsBronx River Art Center · The Bronx$182 for the term ($26 per class)Details →Bronx River Art CenterTHURSDAYS · 6:30 PM · TERM ENDS 27 AUGPottery: Wheel & Clay (Adult Term)Bronx River Art Center · The Bronx$294 for the term ($42 per class)Details →Art Lab$296THURSDAYS · 6:30–9:30 PM · 8-WEEK TERMCeramic Handbuilding and Small SculptureArt Lab · Staten Island$296Details →Bryant ParkFreeMOST EVENINGS · UNTIL 11 SEPBryant Park Picnic Performances presented by Bank of AmericaBryant Park · MidtownFreeDetails →Riverside ParkFreeTHURSDAYS · AT DUSK · FREESummer on the Hudson: Movies on the Waterfront - Audience Choice!Riverside Park · Upper ManhattanFreeDetails →Bronx River Art CenterTUESDAYS & THURSDAYS · 7 PMPottery Evenings (Tuesdays and Thursdays)Bronx River Art Center · The Bronx$35 (Teens), $42 (Adults)Details →Bronx River Art CenterTHRU SAT, OCT 31Guild & GreyshkulThe Cooper Union · Lower ManhattanNot published on the listingDetails →Textile Arts Center GalleryTHRU SUN, NOV 1Ten Years of Brooklyn Lace GuildTextile Arts Center Gallery · Brownstone BrooklynSee listingDetails →Greenwich House Pottery$310THRU TUE, NOV 3Beginning Handbuilding Four-Week IntroGreenwich House Pottery · Lower Manhattan$310Details →Greenwich House Pottery Chelsea$310THRU SAT, NOV 7Beginning Handbuilding Four-Week Intro (Saturday Mornings)Greenwich House Pottery Chelsea · Lower Manhattan$310Details →Greenwich House Pottery Chelsea$310THRU SAT, NOV 7Beginning Handbuilding with Carlos LaraGreenwich House Pottery Chelsea · Lower Manhattan$310Details →Brooklyn Metal WorksTHRU WED, NOV 11Foldover Link BraceletsBrooklyn Metal Works · Brownstone Brooklynthe studio doesn't publish a price on this listing; check its booking pageDetails →Center for Book Arts$175–$525THRU THU, NOV 12Make the Thing: Small Press Publishing BootcampCenter for Book Arts · Midtown$175–$525Details →Brooklyn Metal WorksTHRU FRI, NOV 13Metalsmithing for Flameworkers: Glass Beads into JewelryBrooklyn Metal Works · Brownstone Brooklynthe studio doesn't publish a price on this listing; check its booking pageDetails →Brooklyn Brainery$135THRU SUN, NOV 15A Month of WatercolorBrooklyn Brainery · Brownstone Brooklyn$135Details →Greenwich House Pottery Chelsea$470THRU WED, DEC 9Beginning Wheel Throwing (Wednesday Mornings)Greenwich House Pottery Chelsea · Lower Manhattan$470Details →Greenwich House Pottery Chelsea$470THRU WED, DEC 9Beginning Wheel Throwing with Ye'ela WilschanskiGreenwich House Pottery Chelsea · Lower Manhattan$470Details →Greenwich House Pottery Chelsea$470THRU WED, DEC 9Beginning Handbuilding with Anjuli WrightGreenwich House Pottery Chelsea · Lower Manhattan$470Details →Greenwich House Pottery Chelsea$470THRU WED, DEC 9Beginning Handbuilding (Wednesday Mornings)Greenwich House Pottery Chelsea · Lower Manhattan$470Details →Choplet Ceramics Studio$420THRU THU, DEC 10Six-Week Ceramics Session: Wheel and Handbuilding (Greenpoint)Choplet Ceramics Studio · North Brooklyn$420Details →Choplet Greenpoint$420THRU THU, DEC 10All-Level Wheel, 6-Week CourseChoplet Greenpoint · North Brooklyn$420Details →Greenwich House Pottery Chelsea$470THRU THU, DEC 10Beginning Handbuilding with Keira PhillipsGreenwich House Pottery Chelsea · Lower Manhattan$470Details →Greenwich House Pottery Chelsea$470THRU THU, DEC 10Mixed-Level Wheel Throwing (Thursday Evenings)Greenwich House Pottery Chelsea · Lower Manhattan$470Details →Greenwich House Pottery Chelsea$470THRU THU, DEC 10Mixed-Level Wheel Throwing with Ryan RennieGreenwich House Pottery Chelsea · Lower Manhattan$470Details →Brooklyn Metal WorksTHRU WED, DEC 16Wax Carving for Jewelry: Beginner CourseBrooklyn Metal Works · Brownstone BrooklynEarly Bird $580 (through Sept 30, 2026); Regular $620Details →Brooklyn Metal WorksTHRU WED, DEC 16Spoons and Ladles: Forged Metal UtensilsBrooklyn Metal Works · Brownstone BrooklynEarly Bird $580 (through Sept 30, 2026); Regular $620Details →Brooklyn Metal WorksTHRU THU, DEC 17Jewelry Metalsmithing: Beginner CourseBrooklyn Metal Works · Brownstone BrooklynEarly Bird $580 (through Sept 30, 2026); Regular $620Details →Brooklyn Metal WorksTHRU THU, DEC 17Jewelry 2: Hollow Forms and RivetingBrooklyn Metal Works · Brownstone BrooklynEarly Bird Special $580 (through July 30th, 2026); Regular $620Details →Brooklyn Metal WorksTHRU THU, DEC 17Wax Carving Projects: Gemstone SettingsBrooklyn Metal Works · Brownstone BrooklynEarly Bird Special $580 (through September 30th, 2026); regular price $620Details →Brooklyn Metal WorksTHRU FRI, DEC 18The Essential Bezel: Stone Setting in SilverBrooklyn Metal Works · Brownstone BrooklynEarly Bird $580 (through Sept 30, 2026); Regular $620Details →Brooklyn Metal WorksTHRU MON, DEC 21Wax Carving 2: Relief, Piercing and Mold ModelsBrooklyn Metal Works · Brownstone BrooklynEarly Bird $580 (through Sept 30, 2026); regular $620Details →Brooklyn Metal WorksTHRU MON, DEC 21Metal Forming for JewelryBrooklyn Metal Works · Brownstone BrooklynEarly Bird pricing discount will be in affect until October 11th, when the course will rise to $580.Details →Tonight
Starting at 5pm or later: Stained Glass (Adult Term) · Watercolor for Adults · Pottery: Wheel & Clay (Adult Term) · Ceramic Handbuilding and Small Sculpture · Bryant Park Picnic Performances presented by Bank of America · Summer on the Hudson: Movies on the Waterfront - Audience Choice! · Thursday Pottery.
How today’s list works
This page shows what is on today in New York, worked out when you open it in ET. Recurring things appear on the days they actually happen, and exhibitions or light shows that run for weeks are here on every day they’re open. Studios that take bookings on any day are left out so they don’t bury what’s only on today.
Planning ahead? This weekend, the week in New York, every event this week and free events.
Questions people ask
What is there to do in New York today for free?＋
3 of today’s events are free, and each is marked on its card. The free events page has the full list for the coming days.
What’s on in New York tonight?＋
7 events start at 5pm or later today; they’re listed under “Tonight” above and in time order in the list.
Are these events checked?＋
Yes. Every listing is read off the venue’s own page by a person before it goes live, and public submissions wait for review. The date and price are the ones the venue prints.