January 1, 2025
Wednesday · New Years Day

Headliners

7:30 pmNew York Knicks vs. Utah Jazz Madison Square Garden. National Basketball Association professional basketball game.

Festivals

1:00 pm-
8:00 pm
Holiday in the Park Six Flags Great Adventure, Jackson. Millions of glittering lights, dazzling holiday entertainment, delicious seasonal treats, Santa's...

The Arts

9:30 am-
8:00 pm
Madame Tussauds New York Madame Tussauds New York. Participate in the action. Mix Music with R&B Megastar Usher, Sing for Simon on American Idol (R)... 800-246-8872
12:00 pmBig Apple Circus - Celebrate! Damrosch Park. Founded in 1977, this interactive one-ring circus is performed under a Big Top Tent and features clowns, acrobats... 800-922-3772
1:00 pmBlue Man Group Astor Place Theatre. Opened on Boradway in 1991. Three enigmatic bald and blue characters who take the audience through a multi-sensory... 800-BLUE-MAN
2:00 pmThe Lion King Minskoff Theatre. Disney's Tony Award winning musical about Simba, a young cub, and his journey from childhood to adulthood and eventually...
2:00 pmWicked Gershwin Theatre. Opened on Broadway in 2003, The story of two girls born in the Land of Oz. One has green skin as is fiery and misunderstood... 212-307-4100
2:00 pmA Christmas Carol The Argyle Theatre at Babylon Village. Musical theatrical performance.
2:00 pmRadio City Christmas Spectacular: Radio City Rockettes Radio City Music Hall. Dance theatrical performance.
2:00 pmThe Heart of Rock and Roll James Earl Jones Theatre. Broadway theatrical performance.
2:00 pmGypsy Majestic Theatre. Broadway theatrical performance.
3:00 pmThe Gazillion Bubble Show New World Stages - Stage 2. Off-Broadway performance.
5:30 pmDavid Ostwald's Louis Armstrong Eternity Band Birdland Jazz Club. Inspired by the noble jazz pioneers Louis Armstrong, Bix Beiderbecke, Duke Ellington, Jelly Roll Morton and their colleagues...
7:00 pmChicago - The Musical Ambassador Theatre. This Tony-Award winning musical tells a story of two showgirls who kill their lovers and how their smooth lawyer propels...
7:00 pmThe Book of Mormon Eugene O'Neill Theatre. Winner of nine Tony Awards including Best Musical! A hilarious Broadway musical about a pair of mismatched... 212-239-6200
7:00 pmHarry Potter and The Cursed Child - Parts 1 and 2 Lyric Theatre. While Harry grapples with a past that refuses to stay where it belongs, his youngest son Albus must struggle with the weight of...
7:00 pmThe Play That Goes Wrong New World Stages - Stage 4. Broadway performance.
7:00 pmLittle Shop of Horrors Westside Theatre - Upstairs. This Broadway smash is a story about a man-eating plant named Audrey and the people who care for her...
7:00 pmBack To The Future - Theatrical Production Winter Garden Theatre. Broadway theatrical performance.
7:00 pmChris Botti Blue Note Jazz. Jazz / blues concert performance.
7:00 pmDrunk Shakespeare The Ruby Theatre. Live theatrical performance.
7:00 pmThe Outsiders Bernard B. Jacobs Theater. Broadway theatrical performance.
7:00 pmThe Great Gatsby - A New Musical Broadway Theatre. Broadway theatrical performance.
7:00 pmStereophonic John Golden Theatre. Broadway theatrical performance.
7:00 pmSuffs Music Box Theater. Broadway theatrical performance.
7:00 pmDungeons & Dragons: The Twenty-Sided Tavern Stage 42. Off-Broadway theatrical performance.
7:00 pmTammy Faye Palace Theatre. Broadway theatrical performance.
7:00 pmOur Town The Barrymore Theater. Broadway theatrical performance.
7:00 pmMaybe Happy Ending - A New Musical Belasco Theatre. Broadway theatrical performance.
7:00 pmRomeo and Juliet - Theatrical Production Circle in the Square Theatre. Broadway theatrical performance.
7:00 pmThe Big Gay Jamboree Orpheum Theatre. Off-Broadway theatrical performance.
7:00 pmSunset Blvd. St. James Theater. Broadway theatrical performance.
7:00 pmElf - The Musical Marquis Theatre. Broadway theatrical performance.
7:00 pmEureka Day Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. Broadway theatrical performance.
7:30 pmAmateur Night at the Apollo Apollo Theater, Harlem. Amateur Night is one big "jam-fest" of entertainment where anything can happen live on stage. Singers... 212-307-7171
7:30 pmCabaret at the Kit Kat Club August Wilson Theatre. Broadway theatrical performance.
7:30 pmSwept Away Longacre Theatre. Broadway theatrical performance.
7:30 pmAlvin Ailey American Dance Theater New York City Center. Ballet theatrical performance.
7:30 pmYo La Tengo - The 8 Nights of Hanukkah Bowery Ballroom. Pop / rock performance.
8:00 pmThe Lion King Minskoff Theatre. Disney's Tony Award winning musical about Simba, a young cub, and his journey from childhood to adulthood and eventually...
8:00 pmWicked Gershwin Theatre. Opened on Broadway in 2003, The story of two girls born in the Land of Oz. One has green skin as is fiery and misunderstood... 212-307-4100
8:00 pmStomp Orpheum Theatre. This international percussion ensemble used everyday objects to create amazing sounds and rhythms. Listing may not include...
8:00 pmComedy For All Dillons Supper Club. Tommy Koenig's The Comics Studio presents Comedy For All. Stand up pros from stage and screen. All ages... 212-307-9797
8:00 pmThe Devil's Music: The Music Of Bessie Smith St. Luke's Theatre. Miche Braden plays the role of iconic blues singer Bessie Smith in this off-Broadway production.
8:00 pmWater For Elephants - The Musical Imperial Theatre. Broadway theatrical performance.
Big Apple Circus - Celebrate! Damrosch Park. Founded in 1977, this interactive one-ring circus is performed under a Big Top Tent and features clowns, acrobats... 800-922-3772
here: remembering 9/11 Ground Zero. "here: remembering 9/11" features a selection of photographs from the "here is new york: a democracy of photographs" exhibition...
Kids' Night On Broadway year-round program where kids ages 6 to 18 can see Broadway shows for free on the first Tuesday and Wednesday of each month when accompanied by a full-paying...

Sports

7:30 pmNew York Knicks vs. Utah Jazz Madison Square Garden. National Basketball Association professional basketball game.

Community

6:45 am-
8:45 am
Beginners Meditation Manhattan Meditation Center. The Manhattan Meditation Center is a place to learn about meditation and life. Meditation and life are both...
11:00 am-
3:00 pm
Ground Zero Museum Workshop "Images & Artifacts from the Recovery" Ground Zero Museum. 5-star rated exhibit displays 100 of Gary Marlon Suson's most notable photographs as well as artifacts... 212-920-4264
6:00 pm-
7:00 pm
OSLIC Voice Spa Oslic Voice Spa. Learn to use a voice that seduces and words that charm from certified OSLIC Instructors. Get what you need just using your speech...
7:00 pm-
9:30 pm
Figure Drawing Class Like the Spice, Art Studio, Brooklyn. Weekly figure drawing class from a nude model mediated by artist, Kendall Bradford... 718-388-5488
New York Pole Dancing New York Pole Dancing, White Plains. Intro to Pole Dancing classes. Also $5, $10, & $20 class packages available. Classes... 917-628-7449
Made on Staten Island Historic Richmond Town, Staten Island. Made on Staten Island presents a wide variety of objects crafted and produced on the... 718-351-1611
Toys! Historic Richmond Town, Staten Island. The exhibition features more than 200 of the best-loved and most fondly remembered... 718-351-1611

Miscellaneous

11:00 amNew York TV & Movie Tour On Location Tours. Lights, Camera, Action! Take a bus tour to the sites of your favorite movies and TV shows. Over 40 sites from... 212-209-3370
11:00 amSex & the City Hotspots Tour On Location Tours. Follow in the footsteps of Carrie & Co. as they conquer New York City! See where they drank, shopped and gossip... 212-209-3370
3:00 pmSex & the City Hotspots Tour On Location Tours. Follow in the footsteps of Carrie & Co. as they conquer New York City! See where they drank, shopped and gossip... 212-209-3370
5:30 pm-
11:30 pm
Past Rock Star Silkscreen Exhibit Providence. George H. Potter's current exhibition is a tribute series honoring the legendary entertainers who recorded landmark albums there...

Dining Specials

9:00 pmFree BBQ Canal Bar, Brooklyn. Free BBQ is offered every Wednesday in the beer garden coupled with drink specials. 718-246-0011

Nightlife

6:00 pmAfter Work Wednesdays at Rubber Monkey Rubber Monkey. Pete Rivera will be spinning your favorite Hip Hop, R&B, Classic, Funk and Old Skool hits. Professional dress... 212-340-1263
6:00 pm-
4:00 am
Skys The Limit Wednesdays Sky Room. DJ Alkaline spins Hip-Hop, Top 40, House, & Classics from 6 pm until late in the night. Specials on well drinks, beer and... 212-380-1195
7:00 pm-
12:00 am
Latin Jazz Wednesdays Midnight Cafe. An Evening of Latin Jazz. 212-226-2572
7:00 pmRock Band Tournament The Village Pourhouse. All of you wannabe rockers can show off your skills on Rock Band 2 and rock out to over 300 songs with artists... 212-228-4200
8:04 pmVintage Vinyl w/ DJ South High Detour. Have a few cocktails and hear rare and classic Lounge, Exotica, Latin, Rock and Soul records from the 50s, 60s and 70s the... 212-533-6212
9:00 pm-
1:00 am
Karaoke on Third at Proof Proof Bar and Lounge. Karaoke featuring Dan Kingman and drink specials all night long. $5 Cosmos and $3 Domestics.
9:00 pmEasy Wednesdays at Avalon Avalon Nightclub. Hip Hop, R&B, Reggae & Reggaeton provided by DJ Dallas Green (So So Def/The Def DJ's, NBA Rhythm 'N Rims tour... 917-674-6067
9:00 pmStand Up Comedy Broadway Comedy Club. Every night The Broadway Comedy Club features comics who have appeared on Letterman, The Tonight Show... 212-757-2323
9:00 pmComedy Showcase New York Comedy Club. Comics at the New York Comedy Club have appeared on the Tonight Show, Letterman, MTV, Comedy Central... 212-696-5233
9:00 pm-
12:00 am
Atlantic Quartet 66 Charlton Restaurant & Bar. Live Jazz Event every Wednesday with members of the Atlantic Quartet. 212-229-9988
9:00 pm-
2:30 am
Live Funk/R&B at Club Groove Club Groove. Features live music seven nights a week.
9:30 pmRoots N Ruckus Village Ma. New York's only weekly roots/folk/ragtime/blues music showcase! Every Wednesday night.
10:00 pmWednesday Sessions at Fun Fun. Featuring DJ Que, Bill Patrick, and special guest Tom Amoroso for some loungey house.
10:00 pm-
4:00 am
The KTHNXBYE Pianos. Wednesday night party featuring resident DJ's Mike Dextro, Shandi Sullivan, and 'eLe* spin 80's, electroclash, and progressive house...
10:00 pm-
4:00 am
Spice Wednesdays Katra Lounge, Manhattan. Trendy Wednesday night event that features all-star guest DJ's that spin Funk, Soul, Dance, House... 212-473-3113
Hardbar Wednesdays at SBNY SBNY Splash Bar New York.
All the Drag with the Asian Dragdolls Lucky Cheng's. Witty drag queens from New York team up with Asian "dragdolls" from Singapore, Japan, India, China, Hawaii, Indonesia... 212-861-2438