History Events in New York

Check out happening history events all around New York, NY

INTREPID: Battle of the Big Bands (May 23, 2026)

Sat, 23 May at 07:00 pm Intrepid Museum USD 53 to 133

HESTER STREET FAIR: BLOCK PARTY

Sat, 16 May at 11:00 am East Broadway Free

60 Minute Statue of Liberty Tours Boat Cruise NEW YORK CITY NYC

Fri, 10 Apr at 11:00 am Pier 36 NYC USD 45

The Seventeenth Annual Catholic Charities Gala

Tue, 16 Jun at 06:30 pm American Museum of Natural History USD 0 to 100,000

5th Annual Juneteenth Freedom Fest NYC: Black In Action!

Sat, 13 Jun at 11:00 am Adam Clayton Powell Jr State Office Building Free

The Tragedy of Julius Caesar

Tue, 02 Jun at 07:00 pm The Battery/Castle Clinton Free

Death in New York: Extended Daylight Tour (Lower Manhattan)

Sat, 16 May at 11:00 am Lower Manhattan USD 44

2026 Harlem Culture Crawl: A Weekend of Art, Music, History and Community

Sat, 16 May at 10:00 am Multiple locations, Harlem, New York Free

LAST CHANCE! Exclusive Access: Ellis Island Infectious Disease Hospital

Sat, 16 May at 12:00 pm Ellis Island Infectious Disease Hospital USD 428

Statue of Liberty & Manhattan Skyline Sightseeing Cruise

Mon, 27 Jul at 11:00 am Pier 36 NYC USD 13 to 40

Twilight Tour: Death in New York (Lower Manhattan)

Thu, 04 Jun at 07:00 pm Lower Manhattan USD 38

Seneca Village - Sacred Sites Open House

Sat, 16 May at 01:00 pm Seneca Village Site Free

Harlem Gospel Experience & History Tour

Sun, 05 Apr at 09:45 am Apollo Theater USD 75

HARLEM NIGHTS: Celebrating Dandyism

Sat, 16 May at 08:00 pm 5th&Mad USD 72

45 MIN - 1 HOUR STATUE OF LIBERTY & ELLIS ISLAND TOURS

Sat, 09 May at 11:00 am Pier 36 NYC USD 34

Apotheke Academy - PROHIBITION ERA

Sat, 23 May at 02:00 pm Apotheke USD 200

Gay Bars That Are Gone 2026

Thu, 18 Jun at 06:00 pm 264 W 43rd St Free

Queer History and Culture Trivia Night

Wed, 27 May at 06:00 pm Henrietta Hudson USD 0 to 34

The 28th New York Sephardic Jewish Film Festival – Festival Sefarad

Sun, 31 May at 07:30 pm Museum of Jewish Heritage - A Living Memorial to the Holocaust

Parade of Sail Reservation On The 1877 Tall Ship ELISSA

Sat, 04 Jul at 05:00 am Pier 36 NYC USD 10,308

Death Becomes Her

Thu, 30 Apr at 07:00 pm Lunt-fontanne Theatre

July 3rd Preview Sail Reservation On The 1877 Tall Ship ELISSA

Fri, 03 Jul at 04:00 pm Pier 36 NYC USD 5,158

FINAL OPPORTUNITY! Exclusive Access: Ellis Island's Abandoned Infectious Disease Hospital

Sat, 16 May at 12:00 pm Ellis Is, New York, NY 10004, United States

2026 NYCMER Conference - Action!

Mon, 18 May at 09:00 am American Museum of Natural History USD 0 to 125

LGBTQ Secrets of the Met Museum Tour • NYC

Sat, 11 Apr Metropolitan Museum of Art USD 61 to 77

West Village Pub Tour Traces Roots of LGBTQ+ Culture - Walking Tour

Sat, 19 Sep at 03:00 pm The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center - New York USD 39 to 50

Lectures on Tap - "The History of Disney"

Mon, 25 May at 06:30 pm Chelsea USD 41

Roni Ben-Hur

Wed, 24 Jun at 07:00 pm Dizzys Club Coca-Cola

Tavern Night

Sat, 25 Jul at 06:00 pm Morris-Jumel Mansion USD 55 to 1,069

Literary Pub Crawl

Sat, 16 May at 02:00 pm Free Walking Tour New York USD 49

Salute To Sunset Party On The 1877 Tall Ship ELISSA

Sat, 04 Jul at 07:30 pm Pier 36 NYC USD 1,038

Allen Ginsberg Centennial

Wed, 03 Jun at 08:00 pm The Poetry Project USD 10

Lower East Side Murder Mystery, New York Outdoor Exploration Game

Mon, 01 Jun at 12:01 am 205 E Houston St USD 13

July 3 Parade Viewing Party On The 1877 Tall Ship ELISSA

Fri, 03 Jul at 12:00 pm Pier 36 NYC USD 264

Pizza, Chocolate and City Fun: Private Family Tour (up to 8 guests)

Wed, 22 Apr at 11:00 am Harry Potter Shop New York USD 322

NYC Free Tour por Times Square, Broadway, Grand Central y la NY Biblioteca

Sat, 28 Feb at 03:00 pm Bryant Park Public Restroom Free

Burnout Paradise

Tue, 17 Feb Astor Place Theatre

Legends and Lore of Fifth Avenue

Sat, 16 May at 11:00 am 17 E 49th St USD 75

Sacred Sites Open House: Abyssinian Baptist Church

Sat, 16 May at 11:00 am The Abyssinian Baptist Church Free

West Village Pub Tour Traces Roots of LGBTQ+ Culture - Walking Tour - NYC

Sat, 18 Jul at 03:00 pm The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center - New York USD 39 to 50

Harlem Culture Crawl: Bearden’s Harlem - A Guided Walking Tour

Sat, 16 May at 11:00 am 233 W 125th St Free

Akinsanya Kambon “Brunch & Conversation ”

Sun, 24 May at 11:00 am Sylvia's Restaurant USD 100

Decades of Dance: Bridgerton Waltz Edition

Mon, 25 May at 12:00 pm Central Park South USD 71

Lectures on Tap - "Prohibition: What Did We Learn"

Wed, 27 May at 06:30 pm Upper West Side USD 41

Pizza Making Class

Thu, 26 Feb 77 Fulton St USD 80

PRIDE & PRESERVATION: 20th Century Figures Who Shaped the Movement

Tue, 09 Jun at 06:00 pm The J.M. Kaplan Fund Free

A Sea of Islands: U.S. Territories in Relation

Wed, 10 Jun at 09:00 am CENTRO in El Barrio Free

JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION

Fri, 19 Jun at 11:30 am Rockefeller Park Free

Neighborhood Day in the Heights

Sat, 30 May at 01:00 pm Trinity Church Cemetery and Mausoleum Free

Stewarding Artistic Legacy at Soft Network: Life and Work of Sheyla Baykal

Tue, 02 Jun at 07:00 pm The National Arts Club Free

Hidden Muses of New York Sculpture Walk

Sat, 13 Jun at 01:00 pm Pulitzer Fountain USD 23

SALSA TOUR 116TH FESTIVAL IN NYC 2026

Sat, 13 Jun at 09:00 am Harlem-125th Street East Train Station Free

Celebrating America’s 250th through the Great American Songbook

Mon, 15 Jun at 06:30 pm The National Arts Club Free

The Taverns of New York: A Cocktail Themed Tour of Colonial Manhattan

Sat, 07 Mar at 02:00 pm Zuccotti Park USD 8 to 75

LGBTQ+ History of Greenwich Village - Walking Tour - NYC

Sat, 20 Jun at 02:00 pm Christopher Park USD 34 to 45

Culinary Institute Of America Lunch & FDR Mansion & Library Tour

Sat, 16 May at 08:56 am Take the 8:56 am Metro North Train to Pougkeepsie, NY USD 182

30th Annual American Art Conference: Boundless Horizons

Thu, 14 May at 08:30 am Heritage Auctions USD 109 to 375

Harlem Renaissance 2.0: The Blueprint of Belonging

Sun, 17 May at 02:00 pm The Forum at Columbia University Free

FILM SCREENING: Seeds for Liberation

Thu, 21 May at 06:30 pm The People's Forum USD 13 to 45

Harlem Genealogy Fair 2026

Sat, 13 Jun at 11:30 am 360 Lenox Ave Free

HORT/CULTURE: Eric Sanderson + Legs McNeil

Wed, 23 Sep at 07:00 pm Nine Orchard USD 0 to 29

Reel Sisters Screens Black Girl

Thu, 18 Jun at 06:30 pm The Riverside Theatre USD 9

Chester Higgins in Conversation with Diana McClure

Wed, 17 Jun at 06:00 pm Bruce Silverstein Gallery Free

Join Us For a Screening of Making Miss Cherrys

Sat, 30 May at 04:30 pm Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center Free

Good Dogs of Gotham: The Working Dogs Who Built New York

Thu, 18 Jun at 06:30 pm AKC Museum of the Dog

АЛЕКСЕЙ БУДОВСКИЙ. Ближнее Надбоготье

Thu, 21 May at 07:00 pm White Rabbit's Books USD 39

Spooky Season Bus Trip from NYC to Salem, MA 10/31/2026

Sat, 31 Oct at 06:30 am 523 9th Avenue, New York, NY, USA USD 107 to 119

#FREEDOMWALK2026 SACRED MIDWAY POINT NYC EVENT

Mon, 25 May at 02:00 pm Mother AME Zion Church Free

Alexander Hamilton's New York Outdoor Exploration Game

Mon, 01 Jun at 12:00 am The Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House USD 13

A New Play About Harry Houdini and the Great Beyond

Mon, 18 May at 06:30 pm The National Arts Club Free

UnBroken Screening honoring the Weber Siblings' 80th Anniversary in America

Sun, 17 May at 11:00 am Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust Free

Inwood Hill Park Storytelling Field Trip in NYC

Sat, 30 May at 11:00 am Inwood Hill Park Main Entrance Free

Banned Secret Speakeasy Sunday June 28th 8pm

Sun, 28 Jun at 08:00 pm The Museum of Interesting Things Secret Speakeasy USD 18

Family-Friendly Walking Tour of Washington Square Park

Fri, 22 May at 11:00 am Washington Square Arch Free

Archive

Sat, 19 Sep at 09:00 am Katie Murphy Amphitheatre USD 104 to 242

Author Talk: Cinematic Immunity by Michael Lee Nirenberg

Fri, 05 Jun at 05:30 pm New Amsterdam Library Free

Free Talk & Guided Tour - Squatting & Environmental Activism History

Sat, 16 May at 12:00 pm Tompkins Square Library Free

NYIFF 2026 - Special Pre-festival Screening - Sholay

Thu, 28 May at 06:00 pm Theatre 1, Village East by Angelika USD 55 to 162

THE SPIRIT OF 1776: A 250th Anniversary Celebration in Song

Sat, 16 May at 07:00 pm St. Paul & St. Andrew United Methodist Church USD 30 to 45

Нью-Амстердам → Нью-Йорк и его первые еврейские жители

Sun, 17 May at 11:00 am National Museum of the American Indian USD 55

Diaspora & Art Film Festival presents Monument - a film by Bryan Singer

Wed, 20 May at 07:00 pm Center for Jewish History Free

The Ghost of Wall Street Outdoor Exploration Game

Mon, 01 Jun at 12:00 am Evacuation Day Plaza USD 10

Polyhymnia and Concordian Dawn: A Path to Transcendence

Sat, 16 May at 07:30 pm Saint Ignatius of Antioch Episcopal Church USD 28 to 38

Conifers I - The Pine Family: Tree Identification Workshop (10am-12)

Sat, 30 May at 10:00 am Naturalists' Gate, below statue of Alexander Von Humboldt USD 21

Angine de Poitrine (16+)

Wed, 09 Sep at 11:00 pm Le Poisson Rouge

Mystery and Wonder Exhibition Gallery Tour

Sat, 14 Mar The Vincent Astor Gallery, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Free

Amanda Vaill | Pride and Pleasure: Schuyler Sisters in an Age of Revolution

Wed, 03 Jun at 06:30 pm The National Arts Club Free

America's 250th in Music & Lore

Sun, 17 May at 05:00 pm St. Paul & St. Andrew United Methodist Church

Cuzco Time Capsule: Photographs from a Bygone Era by Michael Page Miller

Thu, 21 May at 06:00 pm Soho Photo Gallery Free

What’s Happening? Film Series: Get on the Bus: Community Filmmaking in NYC

Thu, 21 May at 06:30 pm New York Public Library for the Performing Arts -Bruno Walter Auditorium Free

Red, Hype & Blue: What 1976 Reveals About America at 250

Tue, 02 Jun at 06:30 pm Fabrik NYC USD 41

Pitchers of American Life: A Book Talk with Ezra Shales

Tue, 02 Jun at 07:30 pm Greenwich House Theater Free

Muted Genius: Miles Davis at 100

Fri, 29 May at 07:30 pm The Apollo's Jonelle Procope Theater

Around Manhattan Boat Tour

Wed, 20 May at 06:20 pm Pier 83 (Circle Line Cruises) USD 111 to 116

Sunken Suppers & Coastal Secrets: NYC’s Maritime Food History

Tue, 22 Sep at 06:00 pm Tall Ship Wavertree, South Street Seaport Museum USD 30

Arts Caucus Museum Tour: The Museum of the City of New York

Sat, 16 May at 03:00 pm Museum of the City of New York USD 0 to 50

It Is Not the Homosexual Who Is Perverse...

Sat, 06 Jun at 05:00 pm Hauser & Wirth Free