Things to do in NYC in November include Day of the Dead (Día de Muertos) celebrations, Veterans Day Parade, DOC NYC documentary film festival, Thanksgiving Day Parade, and more. New York City prepares for the holiday season and by Thanksgiving Week, the holidays are in full swing.
November 1-2 | 3-9 | 10-16 | 17-23 | 24-30
National holidays include Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Native American Heritage Day. November is Native American Heritage Month, Puerto Rican Heritage Month, and Hip-Hop History Month.
November weather is late fall. Average temperatures range from 42° to 54°F, so it is cool. Scarfs, hats, and gloves enable you adjust for the weather.
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Things to do in NYC in November 2025
ART
- The Art Show (ADAA) is on break this year.
BOOKS
- Nuyorican Bowery Slam, Mondays 🇵🇷
DANCE
Latin Dance
- Latin Mondays NYC salsa ~ Mondays 🇨🇴 🇨🇺 🇩🇴 🇵🇦 🇵🇪 🇵🇷 🇻🇪
- Tango La Nacional ~ Thursdays 🇦🇷
- El Destino tango ~ Sundays 🇦🇷 🇺🇾
FESTIVALS
- Joe Arroyo Colombian salsa birthday, Nov 1, 1955 🇨🇴
FILM
MUSIC
SPORTS
THEATRE
TRAVEL
- Day of the Dead Parade, Mexico City, Sun, Nov 2, 2025 🇲🇽
Things To Do in NYC This Week: November 1-2, 2025
Saturday, November 1, 2025
Indigenous Month
November is Native American Heritage Month. The Lenape are the Indigenous People of New York City. Today Indigenous Peoples from across the Americas live in New York City. 🇺🇸
Puerto Rican Month
November is Puerto Rican Heritage Month. There are more Puerto Ricans in New York City than anywhere else in the United States, except Puerto Rico. And Puerto Ricans have contributed a lot to New York City culture, including salsa and hip hop. ¡WEPA! 🇵🇷
Hip Hop Month
November is Hip Hop History Month. Hip hop went global from its roots in The Bronx. 🗽
Italian & Mexican Festival
All Saints Day, Día de los Inocentes in Mexico, honors all saints and the souls of family children. 🇮🇹 🇲🇽
Mexican Day of the Dead Celebration
“Reposo y Recuerdo” (Rest and Remember) by Brooklyn Mexican artist Laura Anderson Barbata, is a large-scale interactive community Day of the Dead (Día de Muertos) altar (ofrenda); in the Historic Chapel at Green-Wood Cemetery in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. It’s the backdrop for Green-Wood’s annual Day of the Dead Family Celebration with crafts, food, performances, activities, and food; on Saturday, November 1, 2025, from 4-7pm. FREE. green-wood.com 🇲🇽
Famous Puerto Rican Birthday
Happy birthday to Puerto Rican surrealist photographer Adál Maldonado, one of New York Latin Culture Magazine’s padrinos (godfathers). Adál, I know you are busy planting the Puerto Rican flag across the universe, but I wish you’d come home and visit your friends. I miss you man.
Famous Colombian Birthday
Joe Arroyo, one of the godfathers of Colombian salsa, was born in Cartagena, Colombia; on November 1, 1955. Salsa dancers love “La Rebelion.” “En Barranquilla Me Quedo” is another of his anthems. 🇨🇴
Sunday, November 2, 2025
Some Latin communities cherish Day of the Dead, others consider it demonic. Despite the scary imagery, there is nothing bad or scary about All Souls Day, Day of the Dead, Fèt Gede, and similar celebrations. These are harvest and winter festivals that are oriented around family and nature.
Italian Festival
All Souls Day is a day to remember our ancestors, and tend family graves. 🇮🇹
Mexican Festival
Day of the Dead, Día de Muertos, is a pan-Latin celebration of family whose Mexican tradition has gone global. 🇲🇽
Haitian Festival
Fèt Gede is the fun Haitian festival of the dead. The spirits who visit tend to be drunk and naughty. It’s all in good fun. 🇭🇹
Argentine Tango Dance Party
El Destino milonga draws brings some of NYC’s best Argentine tango dancers to Solas Bar in Manhattan’s East Village; on Sundays from 6-11pm. From $20. 🇦🇷 🇺🇾
Latin Jazz
Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra plays Latin jazz at Birdland jazz club in Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan; on Sundays at 8:30pm & 10:30pm (Doors 7:30pm & 10pm). From $36 + per person minimum. 🇨🇺
Travel
Mexico City’s Day of the Dead Parade was founded after tourists came for the parade they saw in the James Bond movie “Spectre.” It’s now a major tourist attraction throughout October and early November. 🇲🇽
Things To Do in NYC This Week: November 3-9, 2025
Monday, November 3, 2025
Big Band Hot Jazz
Vince Giordano and The Nighthawks play big band hot jazz in the Birdland Theater at Birdland jazz club in Hell’s Kitchen; on Mondays at 5:30pm (4:30pm doors) & 8:30pm (7:30pm doors). From $25. 🇮🇹
Salsa Dance Party
Latin Mondays NYC by Talia Castro-Pozo, one of NYC’s most popular salsa dance parties, is at 5th&Mad in Murray Hill, Manhattan; on Mondays. Doors open with DJs at 5pm. Salsa lesson at 7pm. Live music for dancing at 9pm and 11pm with DJs and dance shows until late. From $13. 🇨🇴 🇨🇺 🇩🇴 🇵🇦 🇵🇪 🇵🇷 🇻🇪
Puerto Rican Spoken Word
The Nuyorican Bowery Slam live poetry competition, is at the Bowery Poetry Club in NoHo, Manhattan; Mondays from 7-9pm (6pm line, 6:30pm doors and signup). $20. 🇵🇷
Tuesday, November 4, 2025
It’s Election Day 2025. If we don’t vote, we lose our voice. Please vote.
Vintage Hot Jazz
Vince Giordano and The Nighthawks play vintage hot jazz in the Birdland Theater at Birdland jazz club in Hell’s Kitchen; on Tuesdays at 5:30pm (4:30pm doors) & 8:30pm (7:30pm door). From $25. 🇮🇹
Wednesday, November 5, 2025
Thursday, November 6, 2025
Argentine Tango Dance Party
Tango La Nacional, New York City’s most traditional and longest-running milonga (tango dance party), is at La Nacional, the old Spanish social club in Chelsea, Manhattan; on Thursdays, with an intermediate lesson at 7pm, dancing at 8pm, gets busy at 9pm, performances around 11pm, and “El Choclo” (last dance) around 2am. $25. 🇦🇷
Friday, November 7, 2025
Saturday, November 8, 2025
Sunday, November 9, 2025
Argentine Tango Dance Party
El Destino milonga draws brings some of NYC’s best Argentine tango dancers to Solas Bar in Manhattan’s East Village; on Sundays from 6-11pm. From $20. 🇦🇷 🇺🇾
Latin Jazz
Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra plays Latin jazz at Birdland jazz club in Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan; on Sundays at 8:30pm & 10:30pm (Doors 7:30pm & 10pm). From $36 + per person minimum. 🇨🇺
Things To Do in NYC This Week: November 10-16, 2025
Monday, November 10, 2025
Big Band Hot Jazz
Vince Giordano and The Nighthawks play big band hot jazz in the Birdland Theater at Birdland jazz club in Hell’s Kitchen; on Mondays at 5:30pm (4:30pm doors) & 8:30pm (7:30pm doors). From $25. 🇮🇹
Salsa Dance Party
Latin Mondays NYC by Talia Castro-Pozo, one of NYC’s most popular salsa dance parties, is at 5th&Mad in Murray Hill, Manhattan; on Mondays. Doors open with DJs at 5pm. Salsa lesson at 7pm. Live music for dancing at 9pm and 11pm with DJs and dance shows until late. From $13. 🇨🇴 🇨🇺 🇩🇴 🇵🇦 🇵🇪 🇵🇷 🇻🇪
Puerto Rican Spoken Word
The Nuyorican Bowery Slam live poetry competition, is at the Bowery Poetry Club in NoHo, Manhattan; Mondays from 7-9pm (6pm line, 6:30pm doors and signup). $20. 🇵🇷
Tuesday, November 11, 2025
Vintage Hot Jazz
Vince Giordano and The Nighthawks play vintage hot jazz in the Birdland Theater at Birdland jazz club in Hell’s Kitchen; on Tuesdays at 5:30pm (4:30pm doors) & 8:30pm (7:30pm door). From $25. 🇮🇹
Wednesday, November 12, 2025
Thursday, November 13, 2025
Argentine Tango Dance Party
Tango La Nacional, New York City’s most traditional and longest-running milonga (tango dance party), is at La Nacional, the old Spanish social club in Chelsea, Manhattan; on Thursdays, with an intermediate lesson at 7pm, dancing at 8pm, gets busy at 9pm, performances around 11pm, and “El Choclo” (last dance) around 2am. $25. 🇦🇷
Friday, November 14, 2025
Saturday, November 15, 2025
Sunday, November 16, 2025
Argentine Tango Dance Party
El Destino milonga draws brings some of NYC’s best Argentine tango dancers to Solas Bar in Manhattan’s East Village; on Sundays from 6-11pm. From $20. 🇦🇷 🇺🇾
Latin Jazz
Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra plays Latin jazz at Birdland jazz club in Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan; on Sundays at 8:30pm & 10:30pm (Doors 7:30pm & 10pm). From $36 + per person minimum. 🇨🇺
Things To Do in NYC This Week: November 17-23, 2025
Monday, November 17, 2025
Big Band Hot Jazz
Vince Giordano and The Nighthawks play big band hot jazz in the Birdland Theater at Birdland jazz club in Hell’s Kitchen; on Mondays at 5:30pm (4:30pm doors) & 8:30pm (7:30pm doors). From $25. 🇮🇹
Salsa Dance Party
Latin Mondays NYC by Talia Castro-Pozo, one of NYC’s most popular salsa dance parties, is at 5th&Mad in Murray Hill, Manhattan; on Mondays. Doors open with DJs at 5pm. Salsa lesson at 7pm. Live music for dancing at 9pm and 11pm with DJs and dance shows until late. From $13. 🇨🇴 🇨🇺 🇩🇴 🇵🇦 🇵🇪 🇵🇷 🇻🇪
Puerto Rican Spoken Word
The Nuyorican Bowery Slam live poetry competition, is at the Bowery Poetry Club in NoHo, Manhattan; Mondays from 7-9pm (6pm line, 6:30pm doors and signup). $20. 🇵🇷
Tuesday, November 18, 2025
Vintage Hot Jazz
Vince Giordano and The Nighthawks play vintage hot jazz in the Birdland Theater at Birdland jazz club in Hell’s Kitchen; on Tuesdays at 5:30pm (4:30pm doors) & 8:30pm (7:30pm door). From $25. 🇮🇹
Wednesday, November 19, 2025
Thursday, November 20, 2025
Argentine Tango Dance Party
Tango La Nacional, New York City’s most traditional and longest-running milonga (tango dance party), is at La Nacional, the old Spanish social club in Chelsea, Manhattan; on Thursdays, with an intermediate lesson at 7pm, dancing at 8pm, gets busy at 9pm, performances around 11pm, and “El Choclo” (last dance) around 2am. $25. 🇦🇷
Friday, November 21, 2025
Saturday, November 22, 2025
Sunday, November 23, 2025
Argentine Tango Dance Party
El Destino milonga draws brings some of NYC’s best Argentine tango dancers to Solas Bar in Manhattan’s East Village; on Sundays from 6-11pm. From $20. 🇦🇷 🇺🇾
Latin Jazz
Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra plays Latin jazz at Birdland jazz club in Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan; on Sundays at 8:30pm & 10:30pm (Doors 7:30pm & 10pm). From $36 + per person minimum. 🇨🇺
Things To Do in NYC This Week: November 24-30, 2025
Monday, November 24, 2025
Big Band Hot Jazz
Vince Giordano and The Nighthawks play big band hot jazz in the Birdland Theater at Birdland jazz club in Hell’s Kitchen; on Mondays at 5:30pm (4:30pm doors) & 8:30pm (7:30pm doors). From $25. 🇮🇹
Salsa Dance Party
Latin Mondays NYC by Talia Castro-Pozo, one of NYC’s most popular salsa dance parties, is at 5th&Mad in Murray Hill, Manhattan; on Mondays. Doors open with DJs at 5pm. Salsa lesson at 7pm. Live music for dancing at 9pm and 11pm with DJs and dance shows until late. From $13. 🇨🇴 🇨🇺 🇩🇴 🇵🇦 🇵🇪 🇵🇷 🇻🇪
Puerto Rican Spoken Word
The Nuyorican Bowery Slam live poetry competition, is at the Bowery Poetry Club in NoHo, Manhattan; Mondays from 7-9pm (6pm line, 6:30pm doors and signup). $20. 🇵🇷
Tuesday, November 25, 2025
Vintage Hot Jazz
Vince Giordano and The Nighthawks play vintage hot jazz in the Birdland Theater at Birdland jazz club in Hell’s Kitchen; on Tuesdays at 5:30pm (4:30pm doors) & 8:30pm (7:30pm door). From $25. 🇮🇹
Wednesday, November 26, 2025
Thursday, November 27, 2025
Friday, November 28, 2025
Saturday, November 29, 2025
Sunday, November 30, 2025
Argentine Tango Dance Party
El Destino milonga draws brings some of NYC’s best Argentine tango dancers to Solas Bar in Manhattan’s East Village; on Sundays from 6-11pm. From $20. 🇦🇷 🇺🇾
Latin Jazz
Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra plays Latin jazz at Birdland jazz club in Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan; on Sundays at 8:30pm & 10:30pm (Doors 7:30pm & 10pm). From $36 + per person minimum. 🇨🇺