IndieSpace shares this month’s collection of free and pay-what-you-can wellness, creative, and community offerings for indie performing artists.
These events across the NYC boroughs and online are here to support your mental, physical, and emotional wellbeing.
In the Boroughs
November 3 in Queens – Spill the T Trans* Meet-Up: Transgiving Potluck Celebration!
November 4 in East Harlem – Community Storytelling Theater Residency with Lincoln Center Theater
November 4 in Manhattan – A Formal Feeling: Poetic Scores in Martha Graham’s Letter to the World
November 4 in Queens – Sin Pelos en la Lengua: Recordando a Nuestrxs Muertxs LGBTQI+
November 5 in Queens – Women+ Community Mixer
November 5 in Staten Island – Greenbelt Adult Hike - High Rock Park - Pouch Camp
November 6 in Brooklyn – Public Craft Night
November 7 in Brooklyn – Yoga for Hackers
November 7 in Manhattan – Seed Collecting Walk
November 7 in Manhattan – Waacking Showcase: The Next Generation
November 7 in Queens – Wellness at the Garden: Mindful Movement with UrbanYoga Foundation
November 7 in Queens – SEXI Saturday | Sabado SEXI
November 8 in Brooklyn – Clothes Swap
November 8 in Manhattan – Pumpkin Smash 2026
November 8 in Staten Island – The Owls of Staten Island
November 9 in Manhattan – Intersection: Accordion Concert by Dr. William Schimmel
November 9 in Queens – OPEN JAM! At Sanger Hall
November 9 in Queens – Trivia Night!
November 10 in Brooklyn – Hypertension 101 - Bedford Health Center
November 10 in East Harlem – Stress Reduction Activities
November 10 in Harlem – CRUX LGBTQ Climbing
November 10 in Queens – United Colors: An LGBTQ+ BIPOC Group
November 12 in East Harlem – 16mm Screening: "You are on Indian Land" (1969) and other short films
November 12 in Manhattan – Street Tree Care with Earth Matter
November 12 in Staten Island – Storytime: Lenape and Corn
November 13 in East Harlem – Friday Flicks: Obsession (2026)
November 13 in East Harlem – Repair Cafe @ the Library: A Workshop with Repair Café El Barrio
November 14 in Brooklyn – Community Mental Wellness and Resilience Workshop
November 14 in Brooklyn – Hypertension 101 - Bedford Health Center
November 14 in Staten Island – GCC Volunteer Event: Stiltgrass Removal, Phragmites Removal
November 15 in Manhattan – Clara Moisello: Words That Connect: An Intro to Compassionate Communication
November 16 in East Harlem – Stress Reduction Activities
November 17 in Manhattan – Dramatic Objects: Set and Prop Design of Martha Graham
November 18 in Brooklyn – Public Craft Night
November 18 in Manhattan – The Dance Historian Is In: Lynn Dally on Jazz Tap Ensemble and Jimmy Slyde
November 19 in Manhattan – The Library for the Performing Arts Play Club
November 19 in Manhattan – Tree Care + Bulb Planting with CM Epstein - Last Event for the Season!
November 19 in Manhattan – What’s Happening? Film Series: William Greaves' “The Fight”
November 19 in Staten Island – Greenbelt Adult Hike - St. Francis Woodlands
November 20 in Brooklyn – All Decked Out: A Cyberdeck "Open Mic"
November 21 in Staten Island – Greenbelt Natural History Hike with Dr. Eric W. Sanderson
November 23 in Manhattan – Death Cafe at Ethical Culture
November 23 in Manhattan – The Other “Mr. B.” - How Buddy Bradley’s Dance Genius Transformed Ballet
November 24 in Brooklyn – Let's Talk! – A discussion about mental health awareness
November 24 in East Harlem – Stress Reduction Activities
November 24 in Harlem – CRUX LGBTQ Climbing
November 25 in Brooklyn – NYCResistor Ham Radio Club
November 27 in Brooklyn – TroubleMakers OpenMic at Crossroads Cafe
November 30 in East Harlem – Stress Reduction Activities
Mondays in Brooklyn – Public Craft Night
Mondays in Manhattan – Bryant Park Public Tours
Mondays in Manhattan – East River Park Stewardship Mornings
Thursdays in Brooklyn – Prospect Park Stroller Walks
Thursdays in Brooklyn – Public Craft Night
Fridays in Manhattan – East River Park Stewardship Mornings
Saturdays in The Bronx – BronxRockets Run/Walk Group
Online Events
November 2 – Toma el control NYC: Taller gratuito de diabetes
November 9 – Nutrición 101 - Tremont Neighborhood Health
November 9 – Nutrition 101 - Tremont Neighborhood Health
November 9 – Toma el control NYC: Taller gratuito de diabetes
November 17 – The Library for the Performing Arts Play Club [VIRTUAL]
November 18 – Hypertension 101
Mondays in November – Reproductive Health Concerns
Sundays and Wednesdays in November – Community Art: Fibonacci Stepping Stone Creation