These 627 activities are worth leaving the house for.
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Mondays
11th St. Bar · Manhattan • $$
Tony DeMarco (aka "the Trad-Father") leads NYC's longest-running Irish trad session every Sunday—high-spirited fiddles, flutes, and an electric atmosphere in a no-frills East Village dive.
Sundays
Cork Wine Bar (Soho) · Manhattan • $$
Sunday evenings at Cork feel like slipping into a secret: live jazz, curated wines, and charcuterie boards in a warm Soho nook where time actually slows down.
Weekends at 4:30pm
Filé Gumbo Bar · Manhattan
Live jazz, bottomless brunch cocktails, and proper New Orleans soul food in a honey-hued Tribeca dining room. The All-In Tiny's Gumbo hits deep, the beignets are worth the trip alone, and the jazz trio somehow makes everything taste even better.
Fridays
The Terrace · Manhattan • $$
Tucked behind a tailor shop in Harlem, this intimate bar comes alive Thursdays with smooth R&B and DJs spinning through the weekend. Sip craft cocktails on the adorable terrace while the vibe keeps you lingering past midnight.
November 21 at 5pm (Next weekend)
181 Cabrini · Washington Heights • Free
Kick off your Saturday with a free swing session at a beloved neighborhood spot. Live jazz, tacos, and cocktails at 181 Cabrini: no cover, just good vibes.
December 21 at 10pm
Terra Blues · Greenwich Village • $$
Bleecker Street's late-night blues refuge, where the T Blues Band trades bandleaders nightly and the grooves run past last call. Jr Mack and SaRon Crenshaw take turns bending strings in a cozy room built for whiskey and wailing guitar.
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Sat Nov 14, 10pm
Phoenix Bar · East Village
$$
Sat Nov 14, 7pm
Only Love Strangers · Lower East Side
$$
Sat Nov 14, 10:30pm
Artspace · Manhattan
Sat Nov 14, 8:30pm
Foxtail · SoHo
Free
Sat Nov 14, 9:30pm
So & So's Neighborhood Piano Bar · Hell's Kitchen
$$$
Sat Nov 14, 9pm
The Stonewall Inn · West Village
Free
Sat Nov 14, 9pm
The Long Room · Manhattan
$$
Sat Nov 14, 7pm
Midnight Blue · Manhattan
$$$
Sat Nov 14, 7pm
Baretto New York · Midtown
$$$$
Sat Nov 14, 9pm
The Duplex · West Village
$$
Sat Nov 14, 7pm
Midnight Blue · Gramercy
$10-$20
Sat Nov 14, 8:30pm
Foxtail · Manhattan
Free
Sat Nov 14, 9pm
Bemelmans Bar · Upper East Side
$25-$35
Sat Nov 14, 8:30pm
Foxtail · Manhattan
$$
Sat Nov 14, 9pm
The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel · Manhattan
Sat Nov 14, 7pm
Jazzcultural · Hell's Kitchen
$25
Sun Nov 15, 3pm
Phoenix Bar · Manhattan
$$
Sun Nov 15, 3pm
Sour Mouse · Lower East Side
$
Sun Nov 15, 4pm
Patrick's on the Hill · Hamilton Heights
$$
Sun Nov 15, 9:30pm
11th St. Bar · Manhattan
$$
Sun Nov 15, 6pm
Frida Midtown · Midtown
$$
Sun Nov 15, 12pm
1803 NYC · Manhattan
$$
Sun Nov 15, 6pm
Cork Wine Bar (Soho) · Manhattan
$$
Sun Nov 15, 6pm
Frida Midtown · Midtown
$$
Sun Nov 15, 5pm
The Wallace Lounge · Upper West Side
$$
Sun Nov 15, 11:30am
Filé Gumbo Bar · Manhattan
Sun Nov 15, 12pm
Paddy Reilly's Music Bar · Kips Bay
$
Sun Nov 15, 5pm
The Long Room · Manhattan
$$
Sun Nov 15, 11pm
Industry Bar · Hell's Kitchen
$$
Sun Nov 15, 5pm
The Long Room · Theater District
$$
Sun Nov 15, 6pm
Cork Wine Bar (Soho) · Manhattan
$$
Sun Nov 15, 6pm
Cellar Dog · West Village
$$
Sun Nov 15, 5pm
The Wallace Lounge · Manhattan
$$
Sun Nov 15, 5pm
The Long Room · Theater District
$$
Sun Nov 15, 12pm
The Throwback · Upper West Side
$$
Sun Nov 15, 10am
ZOI MEDITERRANEAN UES · Upper East Side
$$$
Sun Nov 15, 8pm
Backstage Tavern · Hell's Kitchen
Sun Nov 15, 11am
Samba Kitchen - Restaurante Brasileiro · Hell's Kitchen
Free
Sun Nov 15, 1pm
Haswell Green's · Theater District
$30
Sun Nov 15, 4pm
Nowhere · Manhattan
$
Sun Nov 15, 12pm
Swift Hibernian Lounge · Manhattan
$$
Sun Nov 15, 6pm
Tomi Jazz · Midtown
$$
Sun Nov 15, 12pm
Brady's · Manhattan
$
Sun Nov 15, 5pm
San Antonios · Lower East Side
$
Sun Nov 15, 6pm
Frida Midtown · Midtown
$$
Sun Nov 15, 11:30am
Havana Central Times Square · Manhattan
$$
Sun Nov 15, 2pm
VERS — queer bar, cocktails, snacks, and events · Hell's Kitchen
$$
Sun Nov 15, 11:30am
Filé Gumbo Bar · Tribeca
Sun Nov 15, 9pm
11th St. Bar · East Village
$$
Mon Nov 16, 9:30pm
Club Cumming · Manhattan
Free
Mon Nov 16, 8pm
The Stumble Inn · Manhattan
$$
Mon Nov 16, 11am
Winnie Said · Manhattan
$$
Mon Nov 16, 8pm
The Landmark Tavern · Hell's Kitchen
$$
Mon Nov 16, 3pm
Havana Central Times Square · Manhattan
$$
Mon Nov 16, 4pm
ZOI MEDITERRANEAN UES · Upper East Side
$$$
Mon Nov 16, 5pm
Madame George · Manhattan
$$
Mon Nov 16, 8pm
11th St. Bar · East Village
$$
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