Stumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best things to do in New York City in November 2026: 335 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.
Central Park West to Macy's Herald Square, Upper West Side to Herald Square, ManhattanAllison Meier from Brooklyn, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsMacy's marks its 100th parade, walking helium character balloons and marching bands down Central Park West to Herald Square on Thanksgiving morning.
Central Park West to Macy's Herald Square, Upper West Side to Herald Square, ManhattanAllison Meier from Brooklyn, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsMacy's marks its 100th parade, walking helium character balloons and marching bands down Central Park West to Herald Square on Thanksgiving morning.
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Five-borough course, Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge to Central Park, Central Park South, ManhattanMetropolitan Transportation Authority of the State of New York from United States of America · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsSome 55,000 runners cross the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge and 26.2 miles of all five boroughs, finishing in Central Park before roaring sidewalk crowds.
Five-borough course, Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge to Central Park, Central Park South, ManhattanMetropolitan Transportation Authority of the State of New York from United States of America · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsSome 55,000 runners cross the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge and 26.2 miles of all five boroughs, finishing in Central Park before roaring sidewalk crowds.
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Midtown, ManhattanPhotograph by Mike Peel ( www.mikepeel.net ). · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsBryant Park transforms into NYC's biggest holiday hub: a free-admission ice rink, the European-style Holiday Shops market and The Lodge bar and food hall behind the New York Public Library.
Midtown, ManhattanPhotograph by Mike Peel ( www.mikepeel.net ). · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsBryant Park transforms into NYC's biggest holiday hub: a free-admission ice rink, the European-style Holiday Shops market and The Lodge bar and food hall behind the New York Public Library.
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Radio City Music Hall, Midtown, ManhattanFrank Schulenburg · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsTen Rockettes numbers and Sphere Immersive Sound fill 90 intermission-free minutes at Radio City Music Hall, across a record 230 performances.
Radio City Music Hall, Midtown, ManhattanFrank Schulenburg · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsTen Rockettes numbers and Sphere Immersive Sound fill 90 intermission-free minutes at Radio City Music Hall, across a record 230 performances.
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Winter Garden Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanThe Richard Nixon Presidential Library · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsTom Hiddleston and Hayley Atwell spar as Benedick and Beatrice in Jamie Lloyd's party-pitched Shakespeare, transferred from a record London run.
Winter Garden Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanThe Richard Nixon Presidential Library · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsTom Hiddleston and Hayley Atwell spar as Benedick and Beatrice in Jamie Lloyd's party-pitched Shakespeare, transferred from a record London run.
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David H. Koch Theater, Lincoln Square, ManhattanBillie Grace Ward from New York, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsAll 90 City Ballet dancers, 62 musicians and 125 School of American Ballet children stage Balanchine's growing-tree spectacle at the Koch Theater.
David H. Koch Theater, Lincoln Square, ManhattanBillie Grace Ward from New York, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsAll 90 City Ballet dancers, 62 musicians and 125 School of American Ballet children stage Balanchine's growing-tree spectacle at the Koch Theater.
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American Academy of Arts and Letters, Washington Heights, ManhattanBeyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe Final Fantasy artist's first New York institutional solo show: a Pandora frieze of drawings, free at Audubon Terrace from opening day.
American Academy of Arts and Letters, Washington Heights, ManhattanBeyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe Final Fantasy artist's first New York institutional solo show: a Pandora frieze of drawings, free at Audubon Terrace from opening day.
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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.
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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David Zwirner, 533 West 19th Street and 537 West 20th Street, Chelsea, ManhattanYoshitomo Nara's first major New York solo in nearly a decade fills two Zwirner buildings with new paintings, sculptures and early works.
David Zwirner, 533 West 19th Street and 537 West 20th Street, Chelsea, ManhattanYoshitomo Nara's first major New York solo in nearly a decade fills two Zwirner buildings with new paintings, sculptures and early works.
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The New York Historical, Upper West Side, ManhattanAcroterion · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA Dee Dee Ramone Fender, a Studio 54 opening-night invite and the Saturday Night Fever script tell how broke 1970s NYC birthed disco, punk and hip hop.
The New York Historical, Upper West Side, ManhattanAcroterion · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA Dee Dee Ramone Fender, a Studio 54 opening-night invite and the Saturday Night Fever script tell how broke 1970s NYC birthed disco, punk and hip hop.
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Fifth Avenue, Midtown, ManhattanLt. Matthew Stroup · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsThe country's largest Veterans Day parade fills Fifth Avenue with more than 280 marching units, 20,000 marchers, 25 floats and 150 vehicles.
Fifth Avenue, Midtown, ManhattanLt. Matthew Stroup · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsThe country's largest Veterans Day parade fills Fifth Avenue with more than 280 marching units, 20,000 marchers, 25 floats and 150 vehicles.
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Herald Square, ManhattanJet Lowe · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsMacy's flagship turns its 8th floor into Santaland — an elaborate walk-through North Pole village ending in a visit and photo with Santa.
Herald Square, ManhattanJet Lowe · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsMacy's flagship turns its 8th floor into Santaland — an elaborate walk-through North Pole village ending in a visit and photo with Santa.
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Queens County Farm Museum, Floral Park, QueensDanTD · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsNew York's oldest continuously farmed land switches on an after-dark holiday light walk across 47 acres of Floral Park fields.
Queens County Farm Museum, Floral Park, QueensDanTD · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsNew York's oldest continuously farmed land switches on an after-dark holiday light walk across 47 acres of Floral Park fields.
Add to calendarUnion Square, ManhattanPhotograph by Mike Peel ( www.mikepeel.net ). · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsAround 185 vendor stalls fill Union Square Park's south plaza with handmade gifts, local art and street food from mid-November through Christmas Eve — one of NYC's signature holiday markets.
Union Square, ManhattanPhotograph by Mike Peel ( www.mikepeel.net ). · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsAround 185 vendor stalls fill Union Square Park's south plaza with handmade gifts, local art and street food from mid-November through Christmas Eve — one of NYC's signature holiday markets.
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Brooklyn Children's Museum, Crown Heights, BrooklynDisco roller skating on a rooftop with skyline views returns to Brooklyn Children's Museum, a nod to the legendary Empire Rink — reopening weekend.
Brooklyn Children's Museum, Crown Heights, BrooklynDisco roller skating on a rooftop with skyline views returns to Brooklyn Children's Museum, a nod to the legendary Empire Rink — reopening weekend.
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Carnegie Hall, Midtown, ManhattanTROMDOC · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsGustavo Dudamel leads Puccini in concert with soprano Marina Rebeka and tenor Jonas Kaufmann, back in the Philharmonic's original home.
Carnegie Hall, Midtown, ManhattanTROMDOC · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsGustavo Dudamel leads Puccini in concert with soprano Marina Rebeka and tenor Jonas Kaufmann, back in the Philharmonic's original home.
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Beacon Theatre, The Town Hall and venues citywide, Upper West Side, ManhattanSee-ming Lee 李思明 SML · CC BY-SA 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.
Beacon Theatre, The Town Hall and venues citywide, Upper West Side, ManhattanSee-ming Lee 李思明 SML · CC BY-SA 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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Imperial Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsBilly Crystal turns the house he lost in the Palisades fires into a solo memory play, written by him and directed by Scott Ellis.
Imperial Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsBilly Crystal turns the house he lost in the Palisades fires into a solo memory play, written by him and directed by Scott Ellis.
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The Museum of Modern Art, Midtown, ManhattanJason Persse · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsConstantin Brancusi's rarely lent sculptures fill MoMA's entire sixth floor, rebuilt around his Paris studio at the impasse Ronsin.
The Museum of Modern Art, Midtown, ManhattanJason Persse · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsConstantin Brancusi's rarely lent sculptures fill MoMA's entire sixth floor, rebuilt around his Paris studio at the impasse Ronsin.
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Doris C. Freedman Plaza, Central Park, ManhattanBronze, stone and concrete dogs on leashes take over the Central Park entrance at 60th and Fifth — Camille Henrot's first public show in New York.
Doris C. Freedman Plaza, Central Park, ManhattanBronze, stone and concrete dogs on leashes take over the Central Park entrance at 60th and Fifth — Camille Henrot's first public show in New York.
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BAM Howard Gilman Opera House, Fort Greene, BrooklynBeyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe Philip Glass Ensemble under Michael Riesman plays the 1976 opera in concert, framed by an Es Devlin installation, for its fiftieth year.
BAM Howard Gilman Opera House, Fort Greene, BrooklynBeyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe Philip Glass Ensemble under Michael Riesman plays the 1976 opera in concert, framed by an Es Devlin installation, for its fiftieth year.
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Music Box Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanPhoto: Andreas Praefcke · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsRosamund Pike plays a London Crown Court judge whose ordered life cracks open, in Suzie Miller's follow-up to Prima Facie, played without an interval.
Music Box Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanPhoto: Andreas Praefcke · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsRosamund Pike plays a London Crown Court judge whose ordered life cracks open, in Suzie Miller's follow-up to Prima Facie, played without an interval.
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Hudson Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsJulia Louis-Dreyfus makes her Broadway debut beside Ed Harris, Allison Janney and Joe Keery in a Palm Springs family blowup — previews now.
Hudson Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsJulia Louis-Dreyfus makes her Broadway debut beside Ed Harris, Allison Janney and Joe Keery in a Palm Springs family blowup — previews now.
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Lyceum Theatre, 149 W 45th St, ManhattanEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA stage show at the Lyceum Theatre on West 45th Street, running through the end of the year.
Lyceum Theatre, 149 W 45th St, ManhattanEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA stage show at the Lyceum Theatre on West 45th Street, running through the end of the year.
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