History Events in New York

Check out happening history events all around New York, NY

Ghana Tech Summit - 2026 Ai Edition

Thu, 19 Nov at 12:00 pm Fordham University School of Law USD 0 to 214

128th Philippine Independence Anniversary Commemoration Parade, New York City

Sun, 07 Jun at 08:00 am 38th St to 27th St Madison Ave., New York, NY

The Seventeenth Annual Catholic Charities Gala

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

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 Tragedy of Julius Caesar

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

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

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

Tom Van Horn, Caroline Hanes, Christian Finnegan, Connor O'Brien, & more!

Sat, 13 Jun at 10:30 pm Comic Strip Live USD 26

Salute To Sunset Party On The 1877 Tall Ship ELISSA

Sat, 04 Jul at 07:30 pm Brooklyn Bridge Marina USD 0 to 1,038

July 3 Parade Viewing Party On The 1877 Tall Ship ELISSA

Fri, 03 Jul at 12:00 pm Brooklyn Bridge Marina USD 0 to 264

Parade of Sail Reservation On The 1877 Tall Ship ELISSA

Sat, 04 Jul at 05:00 am Brooklyn Bridge Marina USD 0 to 7,733

In Conversation: Firelei Báez, Jeffrey Gibson & Candice Hopkins

Mon, 15 Jun at 06:30 pm The Great Hall at Cooper Union Free

Harlem Gospel Experience & History Tour

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

Gay Bars That Are Gone 2026

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

Statue of Liberty & Manhattan Skyline Sightseeing Cruise

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

Development on the Waterfront: 21st Century Zoning, Policy, and Planning

Tue, 16 Jun at 06:20 pm Pier 83 (Circle Line Cruises) USD 59 to 111

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

Fri, 03 Jul at 04:00 pm Brooklyn Bridge Marina USD 0 to 5,158

Tavern Night

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

Death Becomes Her

Thu, 04 Jun at 07:00 pm Lunt-fontanne Theatre

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

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

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

Sat, 10 Oct at 11:00 am Lower Manhattan USD 44

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

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

Roni Ben-Hur

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

Jim Mendrinos, Michele Balan, Jason Salmon, Matt Pavich, James Camacho more

Tue, 30 Jun at 08:00 pm Comic Strip Live USD 26

Meal Included - Secret Bites in Chinatown

Sun, 17 May at 11:00 am 250 Grand St USD 52

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

Literary Pub Crawl

Sat, 06 Jun at 02:00 pm Free Walking Tour New York USD 49

Pizza Making Class

Thu, 26 Feb 77 Fulton St USD 80

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

Lower East Side Murder Mystery, New York Outdoor Exploration Game

Wed, 01 Jul at 12:01 am 205 E Houston St USD 13

Dockside Dinner in NYC Aboard Historic Ship

Thu, 18 Jun at 07:00 pm Pier 25 at Hudson River Park USD 185

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

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

Manhattan Borough Book Club: The Island at the Center of the World

Tue, 16 Jun at 05:00 pm The New York Historical Free

Allen Ginsberg Centennial

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

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

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

It Is Not the Homosexual Who Is Perverse...

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

Broadway Meet-up: MEXUDOS

Sun, 07 Jun at 03:00 pm Daryl Roth Theatre USD 89 to 131

Decades of Dance: Bridgerton Waltz Edition

Sun, 07 Jun at 12:00 pm Central Park South USD 71

Taking Notes: Jazz and the American Story

Thu, 11 Jun at 07:00 pm New York Public Library for the Performing Arts -Bruno Walter Auditorium Free

Jonathan Harrington: New Feats of Magic from the 19th Century

Mon, 15 Jun at 06:00 pm New York Public Library for the Performing Arts -Bruno Walter Auditorium Free

TASTING HISTORY: Make Old-World New York Bagels By Hand!

Fri, 06 Feb at 06:00 pm Lower East Side USD 109

Hidden Muses of New York Sculpture Walk

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

Kaprálová [screening + panel discussion]

Tue, 16 Jun at 07:00 pm Bohemian National Hall USD 0 to 10

JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION

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

Angine de Poitrine (16+)

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

Hieroglyphs at The Met

Mon, 22 Jun at 10:00 am The Metropolitan Museum of Art USD 13

Celebrating America’s 250th through the Great American Songbook

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

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

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

Archiving Black Family Histories with Jhanique Lovejoy

Sat, 20 Jun at 04:00 pm Dyckman Farmhouse Museum Free

Chester Higgins in Conversation with Diana McClure

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

Ukrainian Heritage Bike Ride

Sun, 07 Jun at 12:00 pm 5th Avenue & East 78th Street Free

Reel Sisters Screens Black Girl

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

The Dark Christmas Tour: Holiday History in Lower Manhattan

Sun, 29 Nov at 03:00 pm Bowling Green USD 40

LGBTQ+ History of Greenwich Village - Walking Tour - NYC

Sat, 20 Jun at 02:00 pm Christopher Park USD 29 to 39

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

The World's Biggest Mendathon... ON A BOAT

Sun, 12 Jul at 05:00 pm Pier 40 at Hudson River Park USD 0 to 135

SALSA TOUR 116TH FESTIVAL IN NYC 2026

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

Harlem Genealogy Fair 2026

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

To Uncover and Reveal to the World Gallery Tour

Wed, 10 Jun at 02:00 pm Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture Free

Inaugural Martyrs Day National Event - New York, NY

Sun, 05 Jul at 02:00 pm The Riverside Church Free

Seventh Regiment 25th Anniversary Reunion

Fri, 11 Sep at 06:00 pm Park Avenue Armory USD 50 to 1,069

HORT/CULTURE: Eric Sanderson + Legs McNeil

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

Sixty Years of Daisies [talk + screening + party]

Tue, 09 Jun at 06:30 pm Bohemian National Hall USD 0 to 10

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

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

Libertarian Caucus Museum Tour: Fraunces Tavern Celebrating 250 Years

Sat, 06 Jun at 01:30 pm Fraunces Tavern USD 0 to 23

Alexander Hamilton's New York Outdoor Exploration Game

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

Beyond Encounters: An Evening of 3 One-Act Plays

Wed, 17 Jun at 02:00 pm Teatro Círculo USD 20 to 30

The Housewives Underground by Kaitlyn Tiffany

Tue, 23 Jun at 06:00 pm Rizzoli Bookstore Free

Banned Secret Speakeasy Sunday June 28th 8pm

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

Unsung Heroes and Untold Stories of the Village Folk Scene

Sun, 26 Jul at 06:00 pm Cafe Wha? USD 26 to 301

Archive

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

After5NewYork - Inside UFOs: The Cover-Up Begins

Tue, 23 Jun at 06:30 pm West Village (address found in email confirmation) USD 30

От нищеты к богатству: евреи, Позолоченный век, Верхний Ист-сайд

Sat, 06 Jun at 11:00 am Meet at the intersection of Lexington Ave and East 92nd street USD 55

The Ghost of Wall Street Outdoor Exploration Game

Wed, 01 Jul at 12:00 am Evacuation Day Plaza USD 10

Film Screening: Echoes in Tompkins

Sat, 06 Jun at 05:00 pm Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space (MoRUS) Free

WE Bike to Monumental Women

Sat, 27 Jun at 10:00 am Women's Rights Pioneers Monument Free

Mystery and Wonder Exhibition Gallery Tour

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

Heresy, Witch Hunts, and Political Persecution

Tue, 16 Jun at 06:30 pm Center for Jewish History Free

Declarations New York

Fri, 26 Jun at 07:00 pm Church of St. Ignatius Loyola USD 23

[INFRASTRUCTOURS] Hunts Point Bike Tour - Food, Fossil Fuels, WaterFronts

Sat, 11 Jul at 10:00 am 1782 3rd Ave USD 13 to 25

House & Studio Tour

Wed, 01 Apr at 03:00 pm The Renee & Chaim Gross Foundation USD 0 to 25

Uncovering Uptown History: A Guided Walking Tour

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

Final Day? The Musical

Sun, 19 Jul at 06:15 pm American Theatre For Actors Free

Public Art Tour

Sat, 16 May at 11:45 am Governors Island Free

Washington Square to Union Square Park Family-Friendly Walking Tour

Sun, 21 Jun at 10:00 am Washington Square Park (Starting Point) USD 18 to 34

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

Tue, 22 Sep at 06:00 pm Tall Ship Wavertree, South Street Seaport Museum USD 25

REVIVAL10: Retrospective - Grant's Tomb Park

Sat, 20 Jun at 05:00 pm General Grant National Memorial Free

From Pamphleteers to Podcasts

Thu, 18 Jun at 06:30 pm Center for Jewish History Free

"Honoring Our History" - HLNY's 14th Annual Past President's Boat Cruise

Tue, 21 Jul at 06:00 pm Pier 61 Chelsea Piers USD 53 to 158

ABSW-NYC Annual Spring Homecoming Banquet

Sun, 07 Jun at 02:00 pm Grand Slam Banquet Hall USD 135

History Tours of The Battery (Multiple Dates)

Tue, 21 Apr at 11:00 am SeaGlass Carousel Free

Never Again, When?

Tue, 09 Jun at 06:30 pm Center for Jewish History Free

¡Extra! ¡Extra!: The Spanish-Language Press That Made the Americas

Sat, 20 Jun at 03:00 pm Lower Manhattan USD 23 to 34