History Events in New York

Check out happening history events all around New York, NY

Ghosts of Christmas Past: A Haunting Holiday Tour

 Sat, 13 Dec at 05:00 pm Meet in front of St. Mark's Church in the Bowery USD 34 to 45

Contemporary Palestine: A Marxist Analysis

 Fri, 05 Dec at 05:00 pm 235 W 23 St Free

Loving II by Hugh Nini & Neal Treadwell

 Thu, 11 Dec at 06:00 pm Rizzoli Bookstore Free

Grand Central Mystery & History Scavenger Hunt

 Thu, 11 Dec at 07:00 pm Meet in front of The Oyster Bar Restaurant Dining Concourse USD 32

THE TASTE OF A NATION: THE BATTLE OVER UKRAINIAN CUISINE IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY

 Sat, 06 Dec at 05:00 pm 63 4th Ave, New York, NY, United States, New York 10003

Broadway Up Close: The Maven Experience

 Sun, 01 Feb at 10:00 am The Hayes Theater USD 214

Ghana Tech Summit - 2026 Ai Edition

 Fri, 24 Apr at 12:00 pm Fordham University School of Law USD 0 to 321

Godzilla Minus One Vs. Past Lives: Romantic Histories and Historic Romances

 Fri, 19 Dec at 06:00 pm Asian American / Asian Research Institute - CUNY Free

Valentine's Couple Pizza Class

 Sat, 14 Feb at 07:00 pm 77 Fulton St USD 100

Vintage Film Secret Speakeasy Sunday Dec 7th, 8pm

 Sun, 07 Dec at 08:00 pm The Museum of Interesting Things Secret Speakeasy USD 18

Pizza Making Class

 Thu, 08 Jan at 07:00 pm 77 Fulton St USD 80

Reiki Level I - Shoden

 Sat, 17 Jan at 10:00 am Balance Arts Center USD 415

Ukrainian Christmas Eve | New York City, NY

 Fri, 19 Dec at 07:00 pm Roman Catholic Parish of St. Monica, St. Elizabeth of Hungary, St. Stephen of Hungary USD 0 to 50

Pizza Making Class

 Thu, 22 Jan at 07:00 pm 77 Fulton St USD 80

New Earth Science Regents Labs: The Sky's the Limit

 Sun, 07 Dec at 09:00 am The City College of New York USD 77 to 109

Holiday Craft Making with Nicole Nehrig, author of With Her Own Hands

 Sun, 14 Dec at 01:30 pm P&T Knitwear Books & Podcasts USD 7 to 37

Writing Prague: A Conversation with Cynthia Paces [talk]

 Wed, 10 Dec at 07:00 pm Bohemian National Hall Free

An Educator Event: Slavery, Abolition, and Emancipation in New York City

 Tue, 09 Dec at 04:00 pm Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture Free

Pizza Making Class

 Thu, 29 Jan at 07:00 pm 77 Fulton St USD 80

Pizza Making Class

 Thu, 05 Feb at 07:00 pm 77 Fulton St USD 80

LGBTQ Secrets of the Met Museum Tour • NYC

 Sat, 14 Feb at 11:00 am Metropolitan Museum of Art USD 61 to 77

LGBTQ Secrets of the Met Museum Tour • NYC

 Sat, 14 Feb at 02:30 pm Metropolitan Museum of Art USD 61 to 77

Pizza Making Class

 Thu, 12 Feb at 07:00 pm 77 Fulton St USD 80

Pizza Making Class

 Thu, 19 Feb at 07:00 pm 77 Fulton St USD 80

Introduction to Oral History for Research

 Wed, 28 Jan at 10:00 am The Interchurch Center Free

Liz Tran: AQ

 Tue, 03 Feb at 07:00 pm Strand Book Store USD 14 to 38

Pizza Making Class

 Thu, 26 Feb at 07:00 pm 77 Fulton St USD 80

Tasting the Schomburg: An Evening with Carla Hall & Alexander Smalls

 Mon, 08 Dec at 06:30 pm Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture Free

Steve Israel presents The Einstein Conspiracy, with Bradley Tusk

 Mon, 08 Dec at 06:15 pm P&T Knitwear Books & Podcasts USD 7 to 27

Freewheelin’ Greenwich: A Bob Dylan Tour of Music, Food & Hidden History

 Sat, 20 Dec at 01:00 pm The Bitter End USD 107

NYC's Secrets & Lies: Holiday Maritime Stories

 Wed, 10 Dec at 06:30 pm South Street Seaport Museum

Pizza Making Class

 Thu, 15 Jan at 07:00 pm 77 Fulton St USD 80

Jacob Soboroff: Firestorm

 Mon, 05 Jan at 07:00 pm Strand Book Store USD 43

Real Estate & Entrepreneur Networking Event -Black History Month Edition!

 Thu, 05 Feb at 05:00 pm The Saint Free

Exclusive Access: Ellis Island's Abandoned Infectious Disease Hospital

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

Celebrity Chef in New York: Secrets of the Skyline Quest Experience

 Fri, 24 Jan at 12:00 pm 520 West 28th Street by Zaha Hadid USD 8 to 30

Grand Central Walking Tour

 Sat, 06 Dec at 10:00 am Grand Central Terminal USD 35

Lower East Side M**der Mystery: New York Quest Experience

 Sat, 31 Aug at 01:00 pm Katz's Delicatessen USD 10 to 30

Midtown Manhattan: Secret Societies Outdoor Escape Game

 Thu, 01 Dec at 11:00 am Grand Central Station USD 10 to 40

New York Outdoor Escape Game: Shakespeare in Central Park

 Thu, 08 Jun at 12:00 pm Mariner's Gate USD 10 to 40

New York Outdoor Escape Game: Lower East Side Hidden Gems

 Thu, 15 Jun at 12:00 pm 7B Horseshoe Bar aka Vazacs USD 10 to 40

New York Outdoor Escape Game: Alexander Hamilton

 Wed, 01 Mar at 12:00 pm Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House USD 10 to 40

The Psychiatric History of New York: Upper East Side Tour

 Sat, 30 Nov Carl Schurz Park, East End Avenue, New York, NY, USA USD 40

Speakeasy Pub and Prohibition History Tour NYC

 Sun, 01 Jan at 04:30 pm Outside the 8th Avenue business entrance to One Worldwide Plaza USD 38

New York Outdoor Escape Game: Fort Washington to Fort Tryon Park

 Thu, 15 Jun at 12:00 pm Fort Washington Memorial USD 10 to 40

Grand Central Walking Tour

 Sun, 30 Nov at 10:00 am Grand Central Terminal USD 35

Manhattan Quest Experience: Follow Dylan & Streisand in New York

 Fri, 24 Jan at 02:00 am 567 Hudson Street - The White Horse Tavern USD 10 to 30

Alexander Hamilton New York: Outdoor Escape Game

 Tue, 13 Dec at 02:00 pm Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House USD 8

Midtown New York Outdoor Escape Game: Mob Hits & Hangouts

 Wed, 04 Oct at 12:00 pm Columbus Circle USD 10 to 40

Nikola Tesla in New York: Outdoor Escape Game

 Tue, 13 Dec at 02:00 pm One Times Square USD 8

In-Person Class: Puerto Rican Classics (NYC)

 Sun, 17 Dec at 05:00 pm Hyatt House New York/Chelsea USD 65

Midtown Manhattan Quest Experience: Unexpected Adventures in the Big Apple

 Thu, 23 Jan at 12:00 pm Maine Monument USD 10 to 30

Theatre & Music in Manhattan Outdoor Escape Game

 Mon, 02 Oct at 12:00 pm Radio City Music Hall USD 8 to 30

New York Central Park Outdoor Escape Game: Hunt for Stolen Archives

 Tue, 28 Feb at 04:00 pm Pulitzer Fountain USD 7

Downtown New York Outdoor Escape Game: Pirate’s Ghost Secret

 Sun, 01 Oct at 12:00 pm Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House USD 8 to 30

A Time Travel Adventure Through Basquiat’s Gritty New York:Quest Experience

 Fri, 14 Jun at 12:00 pm 68 E 1st St USD 10 to 30

Roosevelt Island Quest Experience: The Island Game

 Thu, 23 Jan at 12:00 pm Roosevelt Island Tramway - Island station USD 10 to 30

New York Outdoor Escape Game: The Island Game

 Thu, 15 Jun at 12:00 pm Roosevelt Island Tramway - Island station USD 10 to 40

Food for Humans Tour at Palladium Times Square

 Fri, 05 Dec at 07:00 pm Palladium Times Square

New York Outdoor Escape Game: Traveling Through Time, the Flatiron District

 Tue, 03 Oct at 12:00 pm Union Square Drinking Fountain USD 10 to 40

Ziggy and Miles, guitar duo

 Fri, 09 Jan at 07:30 pm 3 W 65th St USD 34 to 45

Uncovering Uptown History: A Guided Walking Tour

 Sat, 06 Dec at 10:30 am Morris-Jumel Mansion USD 23 to 29

New York Cannoli Crawl

 Sat, 13 Dec at 10:30 am Pasticceria Rocco USD 65 to 146

Five Points/Chinatown/Little Italy walking tour

 Thu, 20 Nov Foley Square USD 30

1,000 Years of NYC History walking tour

 Tue, 18 Nov Foley Square, Centre Street, New York, NY, USA USD 30

The Outlaws Who Built NYC: Financial District Tour

 Sat, 26 Apr Financial District USD 40

Oppenheimer in New York: Upper West Side Walking Tour

 Sun, 11 May 94 Corner Cafe, Broadway, New York, NY, USA USD 42

Mafia walking tour

 Fri, 21 Nov 72 2nd Avenue, New York, NY, USA USD 30

Family Amnesia (Book Talk)

 Thu, 11 Dec at 06:00 pm Asian American / Asian Research Institute - CUNY Free

South Street Seaport Museum Announces Extended Holiday Shopping Hours at Bowne & Co. Stationers

 Sat, 29 Nov at 11:00 am Bowne & Co. Stationers, South Street Seaport Museum

Early 1800s Music and Competitive Dance Extravaganza!

 Wed, 10 Dec at 06:30 pm Middle Collegiate Church USD 13 to 18

Deep Dive: Listening to

 Wed, 10 Dec at 06:30 pm Elebash Recital Hall, The Graduate Center Free

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

Sins and Signatures: A Musical Book Launch

 Mon, 08 Dec at 06:00 pm La Maison Française NYU Free

Writing Fashion

 Tue, 09 Dec at 06:00 pm 20 Cooper Sq Free

Queer Out: City Touring: Grand Central (Inside Tour)

 Sun, 21 Dec at 12:00 pm Grand Central Terminal Free

Polyhymnia: Nocturnes - Tudor Settings of The Lamentations of Jeremiah

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

Twilight Tour: Death in New York (Lower Manhattan)

 Thu, 06 Feb Lower Manhattan USD 36

The Speakeasy Adventure: A Tipsy Trip Through History

 Tue, 07 Nov at 04:30 pm 8th Avenue Side of One Worldwide Plaza USD 36

Lecture | New Discoveries about Winston Churchill’s Autobiography

 Tue, 09 Dec at 06:00 pm The Grolier Club Free

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

 Sat, 31 May Lower Manhattan USD 44

Amazing Scavenger Hunt Adventure - New York Lower Central Park, NY

 Sat, 21 Jun Columbus Circle USD 49

Exhibition Lecture | Fashions on Paper: The Words of Regency Dress

 Tue, 16 Dec at 06:30 pm The Grolier Club Free

A Thrilling Scavenger Hunt! - Greenwich Ghost Hunt

 Wed, 02 Oct at 08:00 am 29 Washington Pl USD 13

An Epic, Fun-Filled Scavenger Hunt! - Central Park Adventure!

 Thu, 29 Aug at 08:00 am 72 E 72nd St USD 17

Artist Panel Discussion: Greg Carideo, Naudline Pierre, and Rose Salane

 Wed, 10 Dec at 06:00 pm The FLAG Art Foundation Free

A Thrilling Scavenger Hunt! - Soaring To New Heights

 Wed, 02 Oct at 08:00 am M29P+C5 USD 13

An Action-Packed Scavenger Hunt! - The Many Lives of Manhattan

 Mon, 23 Sep at 08:00 am 11 Centre St USD 13

NYE: Times Square Drinking Adventure with Live Ball Drop View

 Wed, 31 Dec at 04:30 pm One Worldwide Plaza USD 322

Visiting the National Museum of the American Indian

 Sun, 08 Mar at 11:45 am National Museum of the American Indian Free

Adventure: The Iron Mask | Upper East Side

 Sun, 31 May at 03:00 pm Greenwald Hall at Temple Emanu-El USD 0 to 39

New Years Eve 2026: Open Bar and Live Ball Drop Viewing NYC

 Wed, 31 Dec at 04:30 pm One Worldwide Plaza outside the business entrance on 8th Avenue between 49th Street and 50th Street USD 349

NY Laughs

 Thu, 26 Feb at 07:30 pm 6 River Terrace Free

Explore New York’s hidden treasures with our exciting scavenger hunt!

 Wed, 23 Oct at 07:00 am The Obelisk USD 9 to 16

Awesome Scavenger Hunt - Edgewater‘s Downtown Dash & Treasure Thrill

 Tue, 19 Nov at 08:00 am 524 Riverside Dr USD 15

Classics: King Arthur and Robin Hood | Upper East Side

 Sun, 29 Mar at 03:00 pm Greenwald Hall at Temple Emanu-El USD 0 to 39

The Life Scale Revolution in European Painting

 Wed, 18 Feb at 06:00 pm The Phyllis Harriman Mason Gallery Free

Death Becomes Her

 Thu, 29 May at 07:00 pm Lunt-fontanne Theatre

New York Ghost Tour: The Ghost of Wall Street

 Sat, 27 Sep at 03:00 pm 25 Broadway USD 8 to 25

New York Ghost Tour: Trapped in Greenwich Village

 Sat, 27 Sep at 03:00 pm 131 E 10th St USD 8 to 25