These 112 activities are worth leaving the house for.
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October 29 at 6pm
Banksy Museum New York · SoHo • $0
Drag queen Lolita Starr hosts free trivia and bingo inside the Banksy Museum, and October's edition goes full spooky with a costume contest. Win bragging rights, or blackout bingo for free museum tickets.
October 30 at 6pm
Dutch Baby Bakery · Washington Heights • $$
A neighborhood bakery turns haunted for one night: costumes, spooky trivia, and a Halloween cocktail included with your ticket. Come dressed to win, stay for the treats.
November 2 at 7pm
Caveat · Lower East Side
The viral fact show with 85 million views goes live for the first time. Twenty contestants battle through rounds for the title of Best Fact, a guest spot on the show, and a mysterious prize.
November 11 at 7pm
The Cutting Room · Midtown
Spicy chicken wings, purchased hints, and lip-sync battles complicate real words at the seventeenth annual Kings County Spelling Bee, hosted by Brooklyn Rugby at The Cutting Room.
November 14 at 1pm
The Folly · Greenwich Village • $$
Trivia that actually matters: flex your brain at The Folly's nautical basement bar while funding scholarships for Pingree School students. Ticket includes a drink, so toast Greg Pennington's memory with a frozen Painkiller in hand.
Nov. 19 & Dec. 17 at 7pm
Caveat · Lower East Side • $24.41
Science gets the comedy treatment at Facts Machine, where scientist hosts mix awe-inspiring facts, gloriously bad puns, and live "experiments" (drinking games). Stick around for pub trivia on the night's theme: spooky science for October.
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Tue, Oct 27 · 7:00 PM
Tara Rose | NYC · Manhattan
$15
Tue, Oct 27 · 6:30 PM
Sadie's · Financial District
$$
Tue, Oct 27 · 7:00 PM
Clinton Hall · Midtown
$$
Tue, Oct 27 · 8:00 PM
Workshop · Upper East Side
Tue, Oct 27 · 7:30 PM
The Hunterian · Upper East Side
$$
Tue, Oct 27 · 7:30 PM
The Factory 380 · Kips Bay
$$
Tue, Oct 27 · 7:00 PM
Chelsea · Chelsea
Tue, Oct 27 · 8:00 PM
Lexington Publick · East Harlem
$$
Tue, Oct 27 · 7:30 PM
Stout NYC · Murray Hill
$$
Tue, Oct 27 · 7:00 PM
Clinton Hall · Midtown
$$
Tue, Oct 27 · 7:00 PM
Milk & Hops · Chelsea
$
Tue, Oct 27 · 7:00 PM
Cooper's Craft & Cocktails · East Village
$$
Tue, Oct 27 · 7:00 PM
BarDough · Hell's Kitchen
$$
Tue, Oct 27 · 7:00 PM
e's BAR · Upper West Side
$$
Tue, Oct 27 · 8:00 PM
Idaho · East Village
$$
Tue, Oct 27 · 7:00 PM
Time Out Market Union Square · East Village
Free
Tue, Oct 27 · 8:00 PM
Barrow Street Ale House · West Village
$
Tue, Oct 27 · 8:00 PM
Olde City · Manhattan
Wed, Oct 28 · 8:00 PM
82 Stanton St · Lower East Side
Wed, Oct 28 · 7:30 PM
Parkside Lounge · Manhattan
$$
Wed, Oct 28 · 7:00 PM
Hell's Kitchen · Hell's Kitchen
Wed, Oct 28 · 8:00 PM
Judy Z’s Sports Tavern & Kitchen · West Village
$$
Wed, Oct 28 · 7:30 PM
The Throwback · Manhattan
$$
Wed, Oct 28 · 6:30 PM
Olly Olly Market · Manhattan
$
Wed, Oct 28 · 7:30 PM
The Wolfe · Upper West Side
$$
Wed, Oct 28 · 8:00 PM
Somebody's Darling · Upper East Side
$
Wed, Oct 28 · 8:00 PM
Lenox Hill · Lenox Hill
Wed, Oct 28 · 8:00 PM
Eastpoint Bar · East Village
$$
Wed, Oct 28 · 5:00 PM
Amity Hall Uptown · Upper West Side
Wed, Oct 28 · 7:30 PM
The Wolfe · Upper West Side
$$
Wed, Oct 28 · 8:00 PM
Upper East Side · Upper East Side
Wed, Oct 28 · 8:00 PM
Biddys Pub · Manhattan
$
Wed, Oct 28 · 7:00 PM
The Murray Hill · Manhattan
Thu, Oct 29 · 7:00 PM
Playhouse · Manhattan
$$
Thu, Oct 29 · 7:00 PM
Boris & Horton · East Village
Free
Thu, Oct 29 · 8:00 PM
The Hairy Lemon · East Village
$$
Thu, Oct 29 · 7:00 PM
Sláinte Bar and Lounge · NoHo
$$
Thu, Oct 29 · 7:00 PM
Crossbar - Coffee, Food, Soccer · Upper West Side
Fri, Oct 30 · 7:00 PM
Fornino Pier 6 · Brooklyn
$$
Fri, Oct 30 · 7:00 PM
T-Squared Social · Midtown
$$
Fri, Oct 30 · 7:00 PM
7 E 42nd St · Midtown
Fri, Oct 30 · 7:00 PM
T-Squared Social · Manhattan
$$
Sat, Oct 31 · 7:30 PM
"One Star" · Chelsea
$$
Sun, Nov 1 · 7:00 PM
Little Rebel · East Village
$$
Sun, Nov 1 · 4:00 PM
Pieces · West Village
$$
Mon, Nov 2 · 7:30 PM
Treadwell Park · Upper East Side
$$
Mon, Nov 2 · 6:00 PM
Cobble Fish · Financial District
$$
Mon, Nov 2 · 7:30 PM
Peck Slip Social · Financial District
$$
Mon, Nov 2 · 7:00 PM
The Throwback · Upper West Side
Free
Mon, Nov 2 · 7:00 PM
West Village · West Village
Mon, Nov 2 · 7:00 PM
The Gray Mare · East Village
$$
Mon, Nov 2 · 7:30 PM
The Winslow · Gramercy
$
Mon, Nov 2 · 7:00 PM
Motel No Tell · East Village
$$
Mon, Nov 2 · 6:30 PM
Torch & Crown Brewing Company · SoHo
Mon, Nov 2 · 8:00 PM
Fred's · Upper West Side
$$
Mon, Nov 2 · 7:00 PM
Barfly · Gramercy
$
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