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Stumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best things to do in New York City in November 2026: 241 picks, refreshed weekly. November opens with the TCS New York City Marathon streaming through all five boroughs (November 1) and closes with the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade — its 100th edition in 2026 (November 26). In between, the holiday city assembles itself: the Rockettes' Christmas Spectacular opens November 4, holiday markets rise in Bryant Park, Union Square and Grand Central, the Rockefeller tree arrives mid-month, and the Nutcracker opens Thanksgiving weekend. Broadway's starriest fall openings land here too.
The New York Botanical Garden, Bronx Park, BronxReconrabbit · CC0 · Wikimedia CommonsBronx Park, Bronx
Nearly 200 New York landmark replicas built from palm fronds, pinecones and cinnamon sticks, with model trains looping the Haupt Conservatory.
The New York Botanical Garden, Bronx Park, BronxReconrabbit · CC0 · Wikimedia CommonsNearly 200 New York landmark replicas built from palm fronds, pinecones and cinnamon sticks, with model trains looping the Haupt Conservatory.
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The Peterson House, Greenwich Village, ManhattanSpencer Means · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsGreenwich Village, Manhattan
A free, two-day holiday experience in a restored Greenwich Village townhouse, styled by editors.
The Peterson House, Greenwich Village, ManhattanSpencer Means · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA free, two-day holiday experience in a restored Greenwich Village townhouse, styled by editors.
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Union Square, ManhattanSilver Dovelet · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsUnion Square, Manhattan
Around 185 vendor stalls fill Union Square Park's south plaza with handmade gifts, local art and.
Union Square, ManhattanSilver Dovelet · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsAround 185 vendor stalls fill Union Square Park's south plaza with handmade gifts, local art and.
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Pioneer Works, Red Hook, BrooklynRed Hook, Brooklyn
Sleeping octopuses shift colour at room scale in Tuomas A. Laitinen's immersive video, made with an Okinawa neuroscience lab, in Red Hook.
Pioneer Works, Red Hook, BrooklynSleeping octopuses shift colour at room scale in Tuomas A. Laitinen's immersive video, made with an Okinawa neuroscience lab, in Red Hook.
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Beacon Theatre, The Town Hall and venues citywide, Upper West Side, ManhattanSarah_Ackerman from New York, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsUpper West Side, Manhattan
Marc Maron, Ilana Glazer, Ziwe, Daniel Sloss and Jordan Klepper headline ten days of stand-up across Beacon Theatre and Town Hall.
Beacon Theatre, The Town Hall and venues citywide, Upper West Side, ManhattanSarah_Ackerman from New York, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsMarc Maron, Ilana Glazer, Ziwe, Daniel Sloss and Jordan Klepper headline ten days of stand-up across Beacon Theatre and Town Hall.
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Todd Haimes Theatre, Times Square, ManhattanEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsTimes Square, Manhattan
Bill Irwin adapts and stars in Molière's hypochondria farce, with Rachel Bloom and Brooks Ashmanskas, in early previews on 42nd Street.
Todd Haimes Theatre, Times Square, ManhattanEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsBill Irwin adapts and stars in Molière's hypochondria farce, with Rachel Bloom and Brooks Ashmanskas, in early previews on 42nd Street.
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Barclays Center, 620 Atlantic Ave, BrooklynAEMoreira042281 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons620 Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn
The League of Legends World Championship Final takes over Barclays Center for its arena showdown.
Barclays Center, 620 Atlantic Ave, BrooklynAEMoreira042281 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe League of Legends World Championship Final takes over Barclays Center for its arena showdown.
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Whitney Museum of American Art, Meatpacking District, ManhattanKidfly182 · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsMeatpacking District, Manhattan
More than 100 net art works the Whitney commissioned for artport, its online gallery, gathered for the platform's 25th anniversary.
Whitney Museum of American Art, Meatpacking District, ManhattanKidfly182 · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsMore than 100 net art works the Whitney commissioned for artport, its online gallery, gathered for the platform's 25th anniversary.
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Bryant Park, ManhattanKiran891 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsBryant Park, Manhattan
Free ping-pong, petanque, Le Carrousel and lawn games fill Midtown's Bryant Park — a leafy.
Bryant Park, ManhattanKiran891 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsFree ping-pong, petanque, Le Carrousel and lawn games fill Midtown's Bryant Park — a leafy.
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New York City Center, Midtown, ManhattanPaulo Barcellos Jr. · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsMidtown, Manhattan
David Mendizabal directs the Encores! gala staging of Lin-Manuel Miranda and Quiara Alegria Hudes's Washington Heights musical for three weeks.
New York City Center, Midtown, ManhattanPaulo Barcellos Jr. · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsDavid Mendizabal directs the Encores! gala staging of Lin-Manuel Miranda and Quiara Alegria Hudes's Washington Heights musical for three weeks.
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Hauser & Wirth 22nd Street, Chelsea, ManhattanChelsea, Manhattan
Radical Italian artist Carol Rama's provocative, body-obsessed work fills the Hauser & Wirth Chelsea gallery — free and closing at month's end.
Hauser & Wirth 22nd Street, Chelsea, ManhattanRadical Italian artist Carol Rama's provocative, body-obsessed work fills the Hauser & Wirth Chelsea gallery — free and closing at month's end.
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City Hall Park, Civic Center, ManhattanMomos · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsCivic Center, Manhattan
Concrete birds pluck pennies from the City Hall Park fountain and two bronze Lady Justices preside — Genesis Belanger's first big public show.
City Hall Park, Civic Center, ManhattanMomos · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsConcrete birds pluck pennies from the City Hall Park fountain and two bronze Lady Justices preside — Genesis Belanger's first big public show.
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Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Prospect Heights / Crown Heights, BrooklynKing of Hearts · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsProspect Heights / Crown Heights, Brooklyn
Brooklyn Botanic Garden opens its illuminated Lightscape trail for the holiday season.
Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Prospect Heights / Crown Heights, BrooklynKing of Hearts · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsBrooklyn Botanic Garden opens its illuminated Lightscape trail for the holiday season.
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Lefferts Historic House, Prospect Park, BrooklynEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsProspect Park, Brooklyn
A free Prospect Park exhibit honors Shirley Chisholm through seven life lessons, Al Johnson portraits and rare campaign memorabilia.
Lefferts Historic House, Prospect Park, BrooklynEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA free Prospect Park exhibit honors Shirley Chisholm through seven life lessons, Al Johnson portraits and rare campaign memorabilia.
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The Public Theater (Newman Theater), NoHo, ManhattanNoHo, Manhattan
London's Olivier-winning folk musical lands at the Public: 15 actor-musicians spin Fitzgerald's backward-aging tale in a Cornish fishing village.
The Public Theater (Newman Theater), NoHo, ManhattanLondon's Olivier-winning folk musical lands at the Public: 15 actor-musicians spin Fitzgerald's backward-aging tale in a Cornish fishing village.
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IFC Center, SVA Theatre and Village East by Angelika, Greenwich Village, ManhattanSeanwebley · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsGreenwich Village, Manhattan
America's largest documentary festival takes over IFC Center, SVA Theatre and Village East for nineteen days of nonfiction premieres.
IFC Center, SVA Theatre and Village East by Angelika, Greenwich Village, ManhattanSeanwebley · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsAmerica's largest documentary festival takes over IFC Center, SVA Theatre and Village East for nineteen days of nonfiction premieres.
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Smack Mellon, DUMBO, BrooklynDUMBO, Brooklyn
Patty Chang, Pat Oleszko and 13 more artists probe labor, from robotic to domestic, in Smack Mellon's 30th-anniversary show in DUMBO.
Smack Mellon, DUMBO, BrooklynPatty Chang, Pat Oleszko and 13 more artists probe labor, from robotic to domestic, in Smack Mellon's 30th-anniversary show in DUMBO.
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Vanderbilt Hall, Grand Central Terminal, Midtown East, ManhattanJazz Guy from New Jersey, United States · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsMidtown East, Manhattan
Six weeks of handmade holiday shopping inside Grand Central's Vanderbilt Hall — indoors and heated.
Vanderbilt Hall, Grand Central Terminal, Midtown East, ManhattanJazz Guy from New Jersey, United States · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsSix weeks of handmade holiday shopping inside Grand Central's Vanderbilt Hall — indoors and heated.
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Chelsea Flea, NoMad, ManhattanSuzanne Szasz / U.S. National Archives and Records Administration · public domain · Wikimedia CommonsNoMad, Manhattan
Fifty-odd vintage and antiques dealers set up outdoors on West 25th Street, the market Condé Nast Traveler calls a haven for curiosities.
Chelsea Flea, NoMad, ManhattanSuzanne Szasz / U.S. National Archives and Records Administration · public domain · Wikimedia CommonsFifty-odd vintage and antiques dealers set up outdoors on West 25th Street, the market Condé Nast Traveler calls a haven for curiosities.
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The Frick Collection, Upper East Side, ManhattanDietmar Rabich · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsUpper East Side, Manhattan
Cree artist Kent Monkman answers the Frick's Vermeer, hanging contemporary work inside a collection that rarely admits any.
The Frick Collection, Upper East Side, ManhattanDietmar Rabich · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsCree artist Kent Monkman answers the Frick's Vermeer, hanging contemporary work inside a collection that rarely admits any.
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Brooklyn Academy of Music, Fort Greene, BrooklynAjay Suresh from New York, NY, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsFort Greene, Brooklyn
BAM's avant-garde festival returns with Rwandan memoir-theater, Odissi-adjacent solo dance, Hanif Abdurraqib's poetry series and Philip Glass.
Brooklyn Academy of Music, Fort Greene, BrooklynAjay Suresh from New York, NY, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsBAM's avant-garde festival returns with Rwandan memoir-theater, Odissi-adjacent solo dance, Hanif Abdurraqib's poetry series and Philip Glass.
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ARTECHOUSE at Chelsea Market, 75 9th Avenue, Chelsea, ManhattanChelsea, Manhattan
ARTECHOUSE and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution open an immersive dive into the ocean's bioluminescent twilight zone beneath Chelsea Market.
ARTECHOUSE at Chelsea Market, 75 9th Avenue, Chelsea, ManhattanARTECHOUSE and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution open an immersive dive into the ocean's bioluminescent twilight zone beneath Chelsea Market.
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Pioneer Works, 159 Pioneer Street, Red Hook, BrooklynRed Hook, Brooklyn
Pioneer Works' fall shows pair LaJuné McMillian's bioluminescent ocean-research installation with Finnegan Shannon's artwork-delivering conveyor belt.
Pioneer Works, 159 Pioneer Street, Red Hook, BrooklynPioneer Works' fall shows pair LaJuné McMillian's bioluminescent ocean-research installation with Finnegan Shannon's artwork-delivering conveyor belt.
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Madison Square Garden, 7th Ave & 32nd Street, ManhattanAjay Suresh from New York, NY, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons7th Ave & 32nd Street, Manhattan
Concert at Madison Square Garden November 14 at 5 PM.
Madison Square Garden, 7th Ave & 32nd Street, ManhattanAjay Suresh from New York, NY, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons