The best things here are usually in a basement, a strip mall, or somebody's backyard, and none of them advertise.
These 7,933 activities are worth leaving the house for.
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October 22 at 7:30pm
Saucey Pizza Bar · LIC • $$
Blend your own signature scent, pour a custom candle, and take it home, no experience needed. Be True Candle Co. turns Saucey Pizza Bar into a cozy workshop with pizza and drinks on the side.
October 22 at 11pm +3
Abracadabra Magic Diner · Ridgewood • $$
Music, poetry, and creative souls gather at this colorful Turkish-fusion diner where the vegan-friendly menu and cozy ambiance set the scene for an evening of connection.
October 22 at 11pm
Knockdown Center · Maspeth
Animal Collective's live show is a swirling, trippy celebration, and hearing "My Girls" and "Brother Sport" in the flesh is something else entirely. Catch Avey Tare, Panda Bear, Geologist, and Deakin at Knockdown Center's massive dance floor.
October 22 at 7pm
MoMA PS1 · LIC
Perreo-pop icon Isabella Lovestory headlines MoMA PS1's after-hours series, with Haitian-Honduran electronic duo B0YG1RL and NYC's "unhinged" DJ ali rq. Your ticket covers the galleries and a cash bar too.
October 22 at 7:30pm
Grove 34 Comedy Club · Astoria
Your most embarrassing teenage poetry deserves an audience. At this interview-style comedy talk show, guests dust off painful creative artifacts from their youth: angsty songs, dramatic sketches, mortifying videos. Host Lyssa Mandel makes the cringe feel cathartic.
October 23
Cucala Dance Company · LIC • $24
Ready to level up your salsa? Cucala's Advanced Beginner class sharpens your On2 partnerwork with instructors who catch every misstep. No partner needed, just bring your 103-level basics.
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Thu, Oct 22 · 7:30 PM
Bukharian Jewish Community Center · Forest Hills
Thu, Oct 22 · 7:00 PM
Tap That · Rockaway Park
$$
Thu, Oct 22 · 8:00 PM
The Woods · Ridgewood
Thu, Oct 22 · 8:00 PM
THE HUNTRESS whiskey, wings n’ other things · LIC
$$
Thu, Oct 22 · 8:00 PM
Dada · Ridgewood
$$
Thu, Oct 22 · 8:00 PM
Nancy Blake’s Tavern + Tap · Jackson Heights
Thu, Oct 22 · 9:30 PM
Jib Lanes · Flushing
$16-$25
Thu, Oct 22 · 8:00 PM
The Seneca · Ridgewood
$$
Thu, Oct 22 · 7:00 PM
Maggie Hall's · Astoria
$$
Thu, Oct 22 · 8:00 PM
THE HUNTRESS whiskey, wings n’ other things · LIC
$$
Thu, Oct 22 · 7:30 PM
Copacabana · Jackson Heights
$69
Thu, Oct 22 · 7:00 PM
Lucky Strike Queens · Woodside
Thu, Oct 22 · 8:30 PM
The Rabbit Hole Astoria · Astoria
Free
Thu, Oct 22 · 8:00 PM
Bukharian Jewish Community Center · Forest Hills
Thu, Oct 22 · 9:00 PM
Puerto Plata Seafood & billiards · Woodhaven
Free
Thu, Oct 22 · 7:00 PM
Bourbon Street · Bayside
Thu, Oct 22 · 10:00 PM
Austin's Ale House · Kew Gardens
$$
Thu, Oct 22 · 7:00 PM
Gamestoria · Astoria
Thu, Oct 22 · 8:00 PM
Bourbon Street · Bayside
Thu, Oct 22 · 10:00 PM
Austin's Ale House · Kew Gardens
$$
Thu, Oct 22 · 8:00 PM
Bukharian Jewish Community Center · Forest Hills
Thu, Oct 22 · 10:00 PM
The Wild Goose · Woodside
Thu, Oct 22 · 9:30 PM
Wild Heart Performing Arts Studio · Astoria
Thu, Oct 22 · 7:30 PM
The Last Word · Astoria
$$
Thu, Oct 22 · 7:45 PM
Wild Heart Performing Arts Studio · Astoria
Thu, Oct 22 · 7:30 PM
The Barber Shop · Forest Hills
$$
Thu, Oct 22 · 7:00 PM
Sanger Hall · Sunnyside
$$
Thu, Oct 22 · 10:00 PM
The Wild Goose · Woodside
Thu, Oct 22 · 8:00 PM
THE HUNTRESS whiskey, wings n’ other things · LIC
$$
Thu, Oct 22 · 7:30 PM
Bukharian Jewish Community Center · Forest Hills
Thu, Oct 22 · 7:30 PM
Terraza 7 · Elmhurst
Thu, Oct 22 · 11:00 PM
SOUTH BEACH ASTORIA · Astoria
$0-$55
Thu, Oct 22 · 10:00 PM
Sugardaddy's Gentlemen's Club · LIC
$$$$
Thu, Oct 22 · 6:30 PM
LIC Art Center · LIC
Thu, Oct 22 · 7:00 PM
The Bier & Cheese Collective · Astoria
$$
Thu, Oct 22 · 8:20 PM
Sunnyside Muslim Center · LIC
Thu, Oct 22 · 7:30 PM
TV Eye · Ridgewood
$15
Thu, Oct 22 · 7:00 PM
Carom Cafe Billiards · Flushing
$
Thu, Oct 22 · 10:00 PM
Astoria Park · Astoria
Thu, Oct 22 · 8:00 PM
Dada · Ridgewood
$$
Thu, Oct 22 · 7:00 PM
Doha Bar Lounge - Brunch, Bar & Restaurant · LIC
Thu, Oct 22 · 8:00 PM
Court Square Theater · LIC
Free
Thu, Oct 22 · 7:45 PM
Bukharian Jewish Community Center · Forest Hills
Thu, Oct 22 · 6:30 PM
Queens Beer Factory · Jackson Heights
$$
Thu, Oct 22 · 8:00 PM
pàn · Ridgewood
$$
Thu, Oct 22 · 7:00 PM
Cucala Dance Company · LIC
$24
Thu, Oct 22 · 7:00 PM
Cucala Dance Company · LIC
Thu, Oct 22 · 7:00 PM
The Skillman · Sunnyside
$$
Thu, Oct 22 · 7:00 PM
Cucala Dance Company · LIC
$24
Thu, Oct 22 · 8:30 PM
The Shillelagh Tavern · Astoria
$
Thu, Oct 22 · 7:00 PM
Lucky Strike Queens · Woodside
$26.99
Thu, Oct 22 · 6:30 PM
Tipsy Scoop · Astoria
Thu, Oct 22 · 9:00 PM
Footlight Presents · Ridgewood
Free
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