Things to Do in NYC in November: A 2026 Night-Out Guide
Things to do in NYC in November 2026 start with three dates: the TCS New York City Marathon on Sunday, November 1, the Veterans Day Parade on Fifth Avenue on Wednesday, November 11, and the 100th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursday, November 26. After dark, our list has 177 published parties for the month, peaking on Friday, November 13 and at Time Warp NYC in the Brooklyn Navy Yard on November 20 and 21.
November in New York opens with Marathon Sunday and the end of daylight saving time on the same day, puts a parade on Fifth Avenue in the middle, and closes with Thanksgiving week and a long weekend. In between come four full weekends of parties.
We pulled every published party on our list with a November 2026 date: 177 at 45 venues. Brooklyn hosts 97, Manhattan 66 and Queens 14. Saturdays carry 71 and Fridays 64, leaving 42 for Sunday through Thursday. By sound, 45 are tagged house, techno or trance and 36 Latin or reggaeton; 19 are rooftop nights and 26 start before 8 p.m. Below, week by week, are the standout nights, each linked to its party page for tickets, age rules and status, then six happy hours near the busiest venues.
Our picks
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Gowanus, a few blocks from Evalyn's Tap House. Photo: Jim.henderson, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons 1. Evalyn's Tap House Gowanus
Craft Draft Beers $7 · Monday: Beers $8
Tue–Sun 4pm–7pm · Mon all day · 236 Butler Street · Union Street (R)The pub pick, at 236 Butler Street in Gowanus, about a minute on foot from Public Records, which has 16 nights on our November list. Happy hour runs every day: Tuesday through Sunday in the late afternoon with Bavarian pretzels and craft drafts, and Monday from open to close with beers, well drinks and cocktails. Union Street on the R is six minutes away.
Deal checked Oct 21, 2026 on the bar's own site.
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Bushwick, around The Ten Bells Brooklyn. Photo: Noremacmada at English Wikipedia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons 2. The Ten Bells Brooklyn Bushwick
Oysters $1
Daily open to 7pm · 65 Irving Ave · Jefferson Street (L)The oyster pick, on Irving Avenue in Bushwick. Happy hour runs every day until the early evening with discounted oysters, wine specials and Spanish tapas, a light meal before a long night. House of Yes and Sea Wolf are each about three minutes on foot and Elsewhere about seven. Jefferson Street on the L is three minutes away.
Deal checked Oct 22, 2026 on the bar's own site.
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Photo: Edward Walsh (1756-1832), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons 3. Niagara East Village
Draft Beer $5 · House Wine $5
Daily open to 7pm · 112 Avenue A · 1st Avenue (L)The cheap-beer pick, at 112 Avenue A, about a minute from DROM and its throwback nights. Happy hour runs every day from opening until the early evening with draft beer, house wine and well drinks, and the bar lists a second, late-night window from Sunday to Wednesday. First Avenue on the L is seven minutes away.
Deal checked Oct 22, 2026 on the bar's own site.
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The street outside Boho Karaoke Orchard. Photo: Jim.henderson, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons 4. Boho Karaoke Orchard Lower East Side
Shot $4.50 · Draft Beer $5.50
Daily open to 9pm · 152 Orchard St · Delancey Street (F, J, M, Z)The karaoke pick, on Orchard Street about five minutes on foot from The Delancey. Happy hour runs every day from opening into the evening, with lemon drop, kamikaze, sake and soju shots, draft beer, wine, sake or soju bombs and cocktails, and the private rooms have an early-evening rate. Delancey Street on the F, J, M and Z is three minutes away.
Deal checked Oct 18, 2026 on the bar's own site.
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The street outside The Dawson 39. Photo: Elisa.rolle, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons 5. The Dawson 39 Midtown
House White Wine $9.28 · House Red Wine $9.28
Mon–Fri 12pm–7pm · Sat 12pm–1am · Sun 12pm–11pm · 54 West 39th Street · 42nd Street–Bryant Park (7, B, D, F, M)The sports bar pick, an Irish bar and restaurant on West 39th Street, two minutes from 42nd Street-Bryant Park. Happy hour runs from midday on weekdays and all day on Saturday and Sunday, with house wine, spritzes, bottled and draft beer, nachos, wings and pretzel bites. Nebula and the Magic Hour rooftop are four and five minutes away.
Deal checked Oct 18, 2026 on the bar's own site.
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The street outside Glass Ceiling Rooftop. Photo: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons 6. Glass Ceiling Rooftop Koreatown
Martinis (espresso, dirty, cosmo) $15 · Classic cocktails (margarita, old fashioned, seasonal spritz, paloma, mule) $10
Tue–Sat 4:30pm–6pm · Tue–Sat 10pm–12am · 1204 Broadway · 28th Street (R, W)The rooftop pick, at 1204 Broadway, a minute from 28th Street on the R and W. It runs two happy hours Tuesday through Saturday, one in the late afternoon and one late at night, with martinis, classic cocktails such as margaritas and palomas, flatbreads and a Caesar. Somewhere Nowhere, home of Haus of Joon, is about five minutes away.
Deal checked Oct 19, 2026 on the bar's own site.
November 1 to 8: Marathon Sunday, then the first full weekend
The 2026 TCS New York City Marathon is on Sunday, November 1. New York Road Runners says the race finishes in Central Park and that this year marks 50 years of the five-borough course. See where to watch the NYC Marathon for bars along the course. Clocks also fall back an hour early that morning, per NIST, so Halloween Saturday night runs an hour longer. Eight parties close out Halloween weekend on Sunday, including Run Punch Vol. 3, a marathon after-party at Moondog HiFi in Bushwick and Circoloco's Sunday session at Brooklyn Storehouse from midday.
The week of November 2 to 8 has 50 parties, 39 of them on Friday and Saturday. Friday the 6th brings B3K Invites NY with Brutalismus 3000 and Dorian Electra at Knockdown Center in Maspeth, the only November party on our list open to 18 and up, and Eli Escobar all night at House of Yes. Volkoder's set at The Chocolate Factory is already sold out. On Saturday the 7th, Benji B plays Public Records and Zombies in Miami play live at The Chocolate Factory.
November 9 to 15: Veterans Day and the month's busiest Friday
Veterans Day falls on Wednesday, November 11. The United War Veterans Council, which organizes the parade, lists the 2026 New York City Veterans Day Parade on Fifth Avenue that day; start time and route were not posted when we checked, so look at its site before you go. That evening, Date Nite: Vinyl Happy Hour at Sleepwalk in Williamsburg is one of four Wednesday editions this month.
The week has 48 parties, and Friday the 13th is the busiest night of November on our list, with 21. Pick by sound: Cut Copy's DJ set at Elsewhere, Durations with Dasha Rush at Public Records, or The Hustle, a 70s disco night at DROM. Kyle Cooke at Marquee is sold out, and DJ Snake plays Marquee the night before.
Saturday the 14th has 20 more: DAX J open to close at Knockdown Center, DJ Sprinkles at Public Records and Eli Escobar and Bag Raiders at SILO Brooklyn.
November 16 to 22: Time Warp weekend
The third week is quiet midweek and heavy on the weekend: 40 parties, 34 of them on Friday and Saturday. The headline is Time Warp NYC at Duggal Greenhouse in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, listed with a Friday pass, a Saturday pass and a two-day pass for November 20 and 21. Thursday the 19th warms up with Techno Thursday at SILO Brooklyn.
If Time Warp is not your scene, Friday also has Eptic at SILO Brooklyn, Take Me Out, a 2000s disco punk night at DROM, and Kasango at Somewhere Nowhere. Saturday brings Snakehips at Elsewhere and Joshwa open to close at 99 Scott. On Sunday, Shelter with Timmy Regisford starts in the afternoon at Public Records.
November 23 to 29: Thanksgiving week
Thanksgiving is Thursday, November 26, per the federal holiday calendar, and the week has 31 parties on our list. Wednesday the 25th, Thanksgiving Eve, is the big night, with seven parties, among them Flashback with Louie Vega at Superior Ingredients and Soul in the Horn with Natasha Diggs at The Chocolate Factory. Our Thanksgiving Eve plan maps the night, and the Thanksgiving Eve party page keeps the lineup current.
Thursday is the 100th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, which Macy's says airs live on NBC and Peacock. Macy's had not posted a 2026 route map when we checked, so check its site closer to the day. Only one party is listed that night: Groundcontrol's Thanksgiving at Superior Ingredients in Williamsburg.
The long weekend picks up on Friday with Sidepiece at Marquee and Luciid at SILO Brooklyn. Saturday the 28th has 13 parties, led by Felix Da Housecat at House of Yes and MPH at Knockdown Center.
Weekly regulars and happy hours by theme
Some nights repeat all month. Every Friday and Saturday there is a reggaeton rooftop party at Lost in Paradise in Long Island City, Monstera at Sea Wolf in Bushwick, and Reggaeton Fridays and Safaera Saturdays at The Delancey on the Lower East Side. Lyra Rooftop Party runs six nights at Magic Hour in the Garment District, Haus of Joon plays Somewhere Nowhere every Saturday, and Loco Carnaval closes every Sunday there. For the next few days, check this weekend's parties.
The six happy hours above each sit within about seven minutes on foot of a busy party venue, one per theme: a pub, oysters, cheap beer, karaoke, a sports bar and a rooftop. Browse more by theme on our oyster, late-night and rooftop happy hour pages.
Questions
What is happening in NYC in November 2026?
Three big dated events: the TCS New York City Marathon on Sunday, November 1, the Veterans Day Parade on Fifth Avenue on Wednesday, November 11, and the 100th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursday, November 26. Our list also has 177 published parties that month.
When is the NYC Marathon in 2026?
Sunday, November 1, 2026. New York Road Runners says the race finishes in Central Park and marks 50 years of the five-borough course. Our marathon guide lists bars near the course with Sunday happy hours.
What is the busiest party night in NYC in November?
Friday, November 13, with 21 parties on our list. Saturdays November 7 and 14 follow with 20 each, and Time Warp NYC takes over Duggal Greenhouse in the Brooklyn Navy Yard on November 20 and 21.
When is Thanksgiving Eve in 2026?
Wednesday, November 25, the night before Thanksgiving on Thursday, November 26. Our list has seven parties that night in Bushwick, Williamsburg and Chelsea.
Are NYC parties in November 21 and up?
Almost all of them. Of the 177 November parties on our list, 176 are 21 and up; B3K Invites NY at Knockdown Center on November 6 is 18 and up. Check each party page before you go.
When does daylight saving time end in 2026?
Sunday, November 1, at 2 a.m. local time, when clocks go back one hour, according to NIST. That gives Halloween Saturday night an extra hour.
How we put this together
We pulled every published party on our list with a November 2026 night date: 177 parties at 45 venues, last checked October 23, 2026. Party details come from the ticket listings linked on each party page, and we grouped them by week and by genre tags. Happy hour picks come from each bar's own website, last checked between October 18 and October 22, 2026; walking times are straight-line distances between bar and venue coordinates at about 80 meters a minute. The marathon date and course facts come from nyrr.org, the Veterans Day Parade date from uwvc.org, the Macy's parade date and broadcast from macys.com, the Thanksgiving date from opm.gov and the end of daylight saving time from nist.gov. Those pages could not be fetched directly on October 23, 2026, so we confirmed them through web searches limited to each official domain that returned the pages' own text.
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