Martini Hour
Every day at 3pm
Dante West Village · West Village • $$$
Snag award-winning martinis for just $10 at this West Village icon's daily happy hour. Their signature Dante Martini blends gin, vodka, and citrus for a perfectly balanced sip.
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Bars
Martini Hour
Mon, Aug 30 · 4:30 PM
Caviar Russe · Midtown • $$$$
Luxe happy hour where cold martinis meet hot caviar-topped indulgences like milk bread with caviar butter and baked potatoes. The Upper East Side spot brings sophistication without stuffiness.
Leonessa
Every day at 4pm
Conrad New York Downtown · Battery Park City
Ariel Arce brings Italian aperitivo culture to a Positano-inspired rooftop adorned with lemon trees, where rotating complimentary snacks pair with spritzes and amari against Hudson River views.
Traditional Irish Sessions
Sun, Sep 5 · 9:30 PM
11th St. Bar · East Village • $$
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.
Concerts
Parlor Jazz at Marjorie Eliot’s
September 5 at 7:30pm
Marjorie Eliot’s home · Manhattan • Free
Every Sunday afternoon since 1993, Marjorie Eliot hosts weekly jazz concerts inside her Sugar Hill apartment living room. Visitors attend free sets featuring piano, bass, trumpet, and guest artists in an intimate home setting.
Marjorie Eliot's Parlor Entertainment Harlem
Sun, Sep 5 · 3:30 PM
Marjorie Eliot's Parlor Entertainment Harlem · Washington Heights • Free
Jazz spills from apartment 3F every Sunday, when Marjorie Eliot opens her home for a free concert of standards, poetry, and ginger beer. Follow the music and take the A train.
Vanguard Jazz Orchestra
Aug. 30 & Sep. 6 at 4pm
Village Vanguard · Manhattan • $$
Descend into jazz history where a 17-piece big band has held Monday night court for over 50 years. The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra carries on a tradition started in 1966, filling the iconic basement with brass, swing, and serious musicianship from players who could headline anywhere.
Jazz Vespers: Alan Broadbent
Sun, Sep 5 · 5:00 PM
Saint Peter's Church · Midtown • Free
Since 1965, Saint Peter's "Jazz Church" has turned Sunday evenings into sanctuary: an hour of prayer and world-class jazz, this week with pianist Alan Broadbent. Duke Ellington helped found it, and Midtown's hustle melts at the door.
Art & Museums
Pay-What-You-Wish Admission at the New Museum
Thu, Sep 2 · 7:00 PM
New Museum · Lower East Side
The New Museum champions emerging artists with challenging, experimental exhibitions that make you work for it. Housed in a distinctive stacked building on the Bowery, it's where you go to discover what's next in contemporary art.
La MaMa Archive Tours
Mon, Aug 30 · 12:00 PM
La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club · East Village
Step into six decades of experimental theater history through original scripts, videos, photos, and correspondence that trace movements from the Vietnam War to the AIDS crisis. This appointment-only archive offers an intimate look at the Off-Off Broadway revolution.
Pay-What-You-Wish Admission at New-York Historical Society
September 3 at 10pm
The New York Historical · Manhattan
Trace the sari's journey from the Indian subcontinent to New York through archival photos, textiles, and artworks that reveal its evolving roles in trade, performance, gender, and cultural identity.
Free Admission Fridays at The Rubin Museum of Art
Fri, Sep 3 · 6:00 PM
Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art · Chelsea
A spiral staircase winds through the only museum in New York dedicated to Himalayan spiritual art. Thangkas, sculptures, and ritual objects invite quiet contemplation in Chelsea's most serene space.
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Wed, Sep 1 · 7:30 PM
Downtown Social Trivia Night
Downtown Social · East Village
$$
Wed, Sep 1 · 10:00 PM
Phoenix Theme Nights
Phoenix Bar · East Village
$$
Wed, Sep 1 · 8:00 PM
Trivia Night
82 Stanton St · Lower East Side
Mon, Aug 30 · 7:00 PM
Only Love Strangers
Only Love Strangers · Lower East Side
$$
Wed, Sep 1 · 7:00 PM
Trivia Wednesdays
Hardware · Hell's Kitchen
$$
Wed, Sep 1 · 7:00 PM
Trivia Night
Goldie’s Tavern · Chelsea
$$
Wed, Sep 1 · 7:00 PM
Pub Trivia Night
Josie Woods Pub · Greenwich Village
$
Wed, Sep 1 · 8:30 PM
Lively Irish Party Music
Backstage Tavern · Hell's Kitchen
Wed, Sep 1 · 8:30 PM
Sundays Well Trivia Night
Sundays Well · Manhattan
Wed, Sep 1 · 8:00 PM
Ernie O’Malleys Trivia Night
Ernie O'Malley's · Kips Bay
$$
Tue, Aug 31 · 9:30 PM
Open Mic at the Piano Bar
So & So's Neighborhood Piano Bar · Hell's Kitchen
$$$
Wed, Sep 1 · 7:00 PM
Sláinte Trivia Night
Sláinte Bar and Lounge · NoHo
$$
Mon, Aug 30 · 11:00 PM
Nightly Drag Shows
Industry Bar · Hell's Kitchen
$$
Wed, Sep 1 · 7:00 PM
Cyclocross Practice
Wards Meadow Loop · Manhattan
Wed, Sep 1 · 8:30 PM
Hendrickson's Trivia Night
Hendrickson's · Manhattan
$$
Tue, Aug 31 · 9:00 PM
Piano Bar
The Stonewall Inn · Manhattan
Wed, Sep 1 · 8:00 PM
Trivia Night
Judy Z’s Sports Tavern & Kitchen · Manhattan
$$
Wed, Sep 1 · 7:30 PM
Run Club
Iggy's · Manhattan
$$
Wed, Sep 1 · 8:00 PM
Eastpoint Bar Trivia Night
Eastpoint Bar · East Village
$$
Mon, Aug 30 · 11:57 PM
Midnight Moment
TKTS Times Square · Theater District
Wed, Sep 1 · 8:00 PM
Trivia Night
The Vale Public House NYC · Hamilton Heights
$
Wed, Sep 1 · 8:00 PM
Drop Off Service Trivia Night
Drop Off Service · East Village
$
Wed, Sep 1 · 7:00 PM
Wogies Trivia Night
Wogies Bar & Grill , West Village · Manhattan
$$
Wed, Sep 1 · 10:00 PM
Events and DJs at The Cock
The Cock · Manhattan
$$
Wed, Sep 1 · 7:30 PM
A Guided Journey Through the Gospel of Matthew
St. Joseph's Church in Greenwich Village · Manhattan
Wed, Sep 1 · 7:00 PM
Trivia Night
Alke Café · Manhattan
$$
Wed, Sep 1 · 8:00 PM
Bar Trivia Night
Phil Hughes Bar · Upper East Side
$$
Tue, Aug 31 · 7:00 PM
MJ The Musical
Neil Simon Theatre · Manhattan
$251
Wed, Sep 1 · 8:00 PM
Trivia Night
Captain's Bar and Grill · Midtown
$$
Wed, Sep 1 · 7:30 PM
Run Club at Iggy's
Iggy's · Upper East Side
$$
Wed, Sep 1 · 8:00 PM
The Laurels Trivia Night
The Laurels Cafe and Bar · Gramercy
$$
Wed, Sep 1 · 8:00 PM
123 Trivia
Upper East Side · Upper East Side
Wed, Sep 1 · 9:00 PM
Wednesday Resident Live Band
Bathtub Gin · Manhattan
$$
Wed, Sep 1 · 10:00 PM
Trivia Nights at The Dive Bars
Dive 106 · Upper West Side
$
Tue, Aug 31 · 7:00 PM
Speakeasy Magick
The Overlook Bar · Manhattan
$240
Wed, Sep 1 · 8:30 PM
Trivia Night
The Gaf · Upper East Side
$$
Wed, Sep 1 · 7:30 PM
Geeks Who Drink Trivia
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Lower Manhattan · Financial District
Wed, Sep 1 · 7:00 PM
Plug Uglies Trivia Night
Plug Uglies · Gramercy
$$
Mon, Aug 30 · 5:00 PM
$10 Nitely Happy Hour
Soho Diner · SoHo
$$
Wed, Sep 1 · 8:00 PM
Trivia Wednesdays
Phil Hughes Bar · Upper East Side
$$
Mon, Aug 30 · 5:30 PM
Tour de José
The Ritz-Carlton New York, NoMad · Manhattan
Mon, Aug 30 · 5:30 PM
Daily Sunset Service
Temple Emanu-El · Manhattan
Mon, Aug 30 · 9:00 AM
Westbeth Renovation 2025 - 2028
Westbeth Artists Housing and Center for the Arts · Manhattan
Thu, Sep 2 · 8:00 PM
The Hairy Lemon Trivia Night
The Hairy Lemon · East Village
$$
Thu, Sep 2 · 10:30 PM
The Best Restaurant Dinner Party
HaSalon · Hell's Kitchen
$$$$
Mon, Aug 30 · 3:00 PM
Glizzy Sundays
San Antonios · Manhattan
$0-$9.95
Thu, Sep 2 · 7:30 PM
NYC Trivia League
The Five Lamps · Upper East Side
Thu, Sep 2 · 8:00 PM
Stone Street Comedy Club
Beckett's Sports Bar · Financial District
$$
Mon, Aug 30 · 5:00 PM
Happy Hour Deals and Details
The Library · East Village
$
Thu, Sep 2 · 7:30 PM
Trivia Night
The Five Lamps · Manhattan
Thu, Sep 2 · 10:00 PM
thirst trap
The Stonewall Inn · Manhattan
Free
Thu, Sep 2 · 5:00 PM
THE EIGHT BALL LOUNGE
The Stonewall Inn · West Village
Free
Thu, Sep 2 · 8:00 AM
Columbia Thursday Sunday Greenmarket
Columbia Greenmarket · Morningside Heights
Free
Tue, Aug 31 · 4:00 PM
Happy Hour at The Bar Downstairs
The Bar Downstairs & Kitchen · Midtown
Thu, Sep 2 · 5:30 PM
TH Run Club
Tone House · Manhattan
Free
Thu, Sep 2 · 8:00 PM
Hobocop: The Only No-Crowdwork Comedy Show in NYC!
The Grisly Pear · Greenwich Village
$
Thu, Sep 2 · 8:00 AM
Columbia Thursday Sunday Greenmarket
Broadway/West 116th St · Manhattan
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