New York City Events November 2015

Best November New York City Vacation Packages:

• Thanksgiving and Parade Options: Thanksgiving NYC Vacation Packages
• Rockefeller Center Tree Lighting Vacation Package
• Radio City Christmas Spectacular Hotel Package

Giants

Jets

Knicks

Nets

Rangers

Islanders

Parade – Thursday, November 26, 2015, 9am-12pm
Balloon Set Up – November 25th, 3-10pm

What could be more fun than Broadway Stars, Shrek, Spider Man, Hello Kitty, Smurf, SpongeBob SquarePants, Dora the Explorer, Snoopy, Mickey Mouse and Buzz Lightyear all partying together in New York City?

The best Things To Do in New York in November range from Hudson Valley fall foliage to major designer bargains at New York City sample sales.

The Big Apple is packed with autumn adventures. Whether you want to find the best viewing spots for the Thanksgiving Day Parade, grab a traditional Turkey Dinner, hit the Ice Skating rinks or cheer on one of our major sports teams, check out our insider tips and guide to a great November in NYC.

• Billy Joel – November 19, MSG
• Disney on Ice, November 10-15, 2015; Barclays Center
• The Weeknd – November 16, MSG
• Disney on Ice – November 18-22, Prudential Center (NJ)
• Stevie Wonder – November 24, MSG
• Judas Priest – November 7, Prudential Center (NJ)
• Steve Miller Band – November 7, Beacon Theatre
• NIT Season Tip Off and Championship Game, MSG
• Radio City Rockettes (tickets on sale in May)

• Barclays Center
  Legends Classic College Basketball – Nov 23-24, 2015

The Color Purple Broadway Musical – starring Jennifer Hudson

Starring Jennifer Hudson and Danielle Brooks, The Color Purple spans 50 years in Celie’s life rural Georgia following the tragic separation from her sister, Nettie. Celie endures an abusive relationship with her husband, Mister, and learns powerful lessons once a strong-willed woman named Sofia enters her world. Opens November 10, 2015

Fiddler on the Roof Broadway Musical

The classic musical returns to Broadway in all-new production with stunning choreography. In 1905, the Jewish inhabitants of a Russian village are poor in finances, but rich in traditions. Tevye, the milkman, must raise his five daughters and find husbands for the eldest three, while facing edicts from the Czar and challenging modern ideas…like daughters who want love. Opens November 12, 2015

China Doll Broadway Play – starring Al Pacino

Al Pacino returns to Broadway in a fast-paced thriller involving big money, fast planes, a beautiful young woman, and other objects of desire. Mickey Ross, a billionaire about to go into semi-retirement, has just bought his young fiancée a new plane and is giving last-minute instructions to his assistant before leaving his office. Then the phone rings and everything changes. (Opens October 21, 2015)

Misery Broadway Play – Starring Bruce Willis and Laurie Metcalf

Following a near fatal car accident, a world-famous novelist finds himself in a strange house being nursed back to health by his doting, self-proclaimed Number One Fan. But as her love for his work turns to dangerous obsession, he realizes he must plot his greatest story yet: how to escape with his life. Based on the book by Stephen King.
(Previews Oct 22, Opens Nov 15, 2015; Closing Feb 14, 2016)

November 13, 2015 – January 3, 2016
Tickets on Sale in May

With up to 4 fshows per day on weekends, the Rockettes are a tradition during the NYC Holiday Season for more than 75 years. Don’t miss the signature eye-high kicks, precision choreography and exciting, show-stopping numbers – including one with Santa.

Get Your Discount Tickets: Radio City Christmas Spectacular with Rockettes

Check out our Monthly Things to do in NYC Guides.

• Things to do in New York in March
• Things to do in New York in April
• Things to do in New York in May
• Things to do in New York in June
• Things to do in New York in October
• Things to do in New York in November
• Things to do in New York in December

Thanksgiving Dinner

Radio City Rockettes

Celebrities on Broadway

New York Giants

Hamilton Broadway Musical

November 17-22, 2015

What a perfect way to start or finish your holiday shopping at a HUGE discount!!!! NEST Fragrances, the maker of luxury fragrances for the home and body offers up to 80% OFF the regular retail price on products including scented candles in a variety of sizes, scented reed diffusers, liquid soap, hand lotion, fine fragrances (eau de parfum spray and roller balls, and body cream), and gift sets.

More Info: NEST Fragrances Holiday Sample Sale

November 27, 2015; 12pm – 7pm

Join Dr. Roxana Kerns at Orchid Aesthetics Medical Spa Health Fair for Black Friday. Enjoy refreshments and Get Wrinkle Free with Dysport Cosmetic injections. Free Mini Facial or Lunch Peel with any $350 purchase or more.

More Info: Free Black Friday Skin Care, Facials, Dysport

November 18-19, 2015
Christ & St Stephen’s Church

Angeline And Her Tattoed Man is a concert of comical songs from operettas by Victor Herbert, aka the American master of melody. Herbert was also wonderfully witty! That’s why “My Angeline” (aka the human snake) and her beau the “The Tattooed Man” (aka the human picture gallery) are top of the bill for the 2015/16 Season of the Victor Herbert Renaissance Project LIVE!

More Info: Angeline And Her Tattooed Man Comical Concert

Broadway:

ShowTickets.com * Broadway.com

Hotel Deals:

JetSetter * TA NYC Deals * NYC Insider Hotel Tips

Events & Shows:

ShowTickets.com * Gilt City

Sightseeing:

NYC Passes * ShowTickets.com * Groupon

Shopping:

Gilt * NYC Sample Sales * EBates

Beauty and Spa:

EBates * Gilt City * Groupon

Restaurants:

Gilt City * Groupon* Insider Restaurant Tips

Many restaurants are open on Thanksgiving in New York City, and most of them will be serving pre-fix dinners.

Check out the complete NYC Insider Guide to Thanksgiving Dinner in New York City.

November 10-22, 2015

Join Disney Live 100 Years of Magic and be charmed by a cast of over 50, with Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Goofy and Disney Princesses Elsa, Cinderella, Rapunzel, Ariel, Snow White, Tiana.

More Info and Discount Tickets: Disney on Ice NYC

Intrepid Museum Veteran’s Day

Wednesday, November 11, 2015

The Intrepid Museum celebrates Veterans Day with a special ceremony on the flight deck of the former USS Intrepid.  This annual ceremony is attended by hundreds of veterans as they pay respect to those who have served our great military in any branch of service. All veterans are granted free admission to the museum with proper ID.

NIT Pre Season Tip Off

Nov 26, 2:00 pm- Semifinals
Nov 27, 12:30 pm – Championship
NIT Season Tip-Off Tickets or try Ticketmaster

Held every November, the Preseason NIT Tip-Off is a great way to kick off the beginning of the college basketball season and celebrate Thanksgiving in New York City. Reported 2015 participant teams: Villanova, Arkansas, Georgia Tech and Stanford.

Airlink Shuttle
Less People, More Time

Carmel NYC Limos
Not As Much As You Think

NYC Taxis
The New Yorker
Way

George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker™

November 27 – January 3, 2016
Tickets on Sale late September, $40-$225

From the moment the lights dim, you will be transported to a magical place filled with adorable children, marching toy soldiers, a glowing one-ton Christmas tree that seemingly grows forever, mischievous mice, waltzing snowflakes, the Land of Sweets and some of the most glorious dancing on earth. Great seats at Nutcracker Ballet

• Metropolitan Opera - Sept - May
• NYC Ballet - September - May; (Fall, Nutcracker, Winter, Spring)
• NY Philharmonic - Sept to June
• Jazz at Lincoln Center - all year

TimesCenter
242 West 41st Street (7th/ 8th Aves)
Tickets usually $30
www.timestalks.com

Now, this is NYC! Times Talks are a diverse series of interviews, in a fairly intimate setting, with world-famous authors, actors, politicians and celebrities (I mean SUPER A-LIST), each facilitated by a New York Times reporter (Master of Ceremonies). Top November picks: John Cleese, Jon Stewart, Michael Cera, Kieran Culkin!

Boutique Hotels

Cheap Budget

Suite

Luxury

Statue of Liberty made from Palm Leaves and Grass

November 21, 2015 – January 18, 2016

This is a dazzling and detailed replica of Manhattan, made entirely from natural plants, and 14 electric trains running in loops around the city. The exhibit is great for both kids and adults, and makes an especially beautiful date night with cocktails on "Bar Car Nights" in Decmeber. Check out how huge the exhibit really is in person. Located in the Bronx, accessible by Subway and Metro North.

Tickets: Adults $20, Seniors/Students $18, Children 2-12 $10.

Mid-November through Dec/Jan

NYC’s famous and smaller store windows during the holidays are a must-see! Most stores reveal their displays in mid-November, the week before Thanksgiving and some of the best windows are Barney’s, Bergdorf Goodman, Macy’s, Bloomingdale’s, Saks Fifth Avenue, Tiffany & Co., but there are plenty more all around the city. You can check this great list of NYC themed holiday windows or explore them with a guided Holiday Lights Tours.

Wednesday, December 2, 2015
Ceremony, 7-9 pm

The unlit tree arrives November 6, 2015, Black Friday and Thanksgiving pass, the department stores open their famous window holiday displays…and then, the week after Thanksgiving represents the true start of Holiday Season in NYC for many New Yorkers. Check the full NYC Insider Guide to the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree

November 30, 2015

Winter’s Eve kicks off with a neighborhood tree lighting ceremony and features free entertainment, food tastings, in-store activities and shopping around and about this colorful and vibrant neighborhood. Stores, restaurants, cultural organizations and public spaces in the district will be buzzing with activities for both children and adults. At the same time, sidewalks along Broadway from Time Warner Center at Columbus Circle to 68th Street will be alive with performers, street musicians, jugglers, stilt-walkers and more, making for a festive fun-filled stroll through the streets of this dynamic Upper West Side neighborhood. More on Annual Winter’s Eve at Lincoln Square.

Fall is chock full of Festivals, Fairs and Parades in NYC, so many, that we’ve created a whole guide just for NYC Festivals, Fairs and Parades in New York City. Some of the awesome events include:

• New York City Holiday and Gift Fairs
• New York Comedy Festival
• Big Apple Film Festival
• New York Film Festival
• New York City Wine and Food Festival

• Big Apple Circus (1/10/16)
• NY Giants Football
• NY Jets Football
• NY Rangers Hockey
• Met Museum Roof Martini Bar (11/1)
• Ice Skating in New York City

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Start of New York City Marathon

Sunday, November 1, 2015

Make sure to map your route carefully on this day, as many streets will be blocked and closed. Especially the Upper East Side (Met and Frick) and the finish line in Central Park. The NYC Marathon is 26 miles and 385 yards of the world’s most diverse marathon course. More Info: www.ingnycmarathon.org

Spectators – First Avenue covers miles 16-19 of the race. The biggest crowds on the course line the streets on First Avenue, giving the runners a boost as they head toward the Bronx. If you want to leave First Avenue afterward, make sure to stand on the West side, as you will not be able to cross 1st Ave again until after the race.