Two women sitting at a table and enjoying food in Time Out Market Union Square
Noah Fecks for Time Out Market Union Square
Noah Fecks for Time Out Market Union Square

What's on at Time Out Market Union Square

Good food, good company, and a full calendar. See what’s happening at Time Out Market Union Square, from live music to social gatherings and cultural happenings.

From the chefs worth knowing to the events that bring New York together, there’s always a reason to stop by Time Out Market Union Square. Catch live music, test your trivia knowledge, sing your favorites with a live piano, discover a local community group or settle in for the big game. Our calendar brings together the food, people and experiences that make the Market a neighborhood destination. Find your next reason to visit, and we’ll see you here.

PUMPKINS & POUR DECISIONS: A PUMPKIN PAINTING PARTY

Join us for 90 minutes of pumpkin painting, cocktails, and questionable artistic decisions. You'll get your own Sugar Pumpkin to decorate, all the supplies you need to bring your vision to life, and an open bar to keep the creative juices flowing.

Go for a chic fall centerpiece, a Halloween masterpiece, or something that looks suspiciously like your third cocktail. No artistic experience required. In fact, the less pressure to be good at this, the better.

Come with friends, make it a date night, or show up solo and leave with a new fall decoration. Either way, you'll have a painted pumpkin, a drink in hand, and a pretty good story.

Your $60 ticket includes:

  • Your own sugar pumpkin to paint and take home
  • All painting supplies, so just show up ready to create
  • 90 minutes of open wine and beer to sip while you work



Little Pumpkins, Big Ideas: A Baby Boo Painting Party

Little artists, it's your time to shine. Join us at Time Out Market Union Square for a morning of pumpkin painting, where kids can turn their very own Baby Boo pumpkin into a Halloween masterpiece.

We'll have the mini white pumpkins, paints, and supplies ready to go. All they need to bring is their imagination. Whether they're dreaming up a spooky little face, a colorful creation, or something wonderfully weird, every pumpkin gets to show off its own personality.

And because the grown-ups deserve a little treat, too, each accompanying adult gets a complimentary cup of drip coffee to enjoy while the kids get creative.

Your ticket includes:

  • One Baby Boo pumpkin per child to paint and take home

  • All painting supplies

  • One complimentary cup of drip coffee per accompanying adult

Happy Hour at Time Out Market - Monday to Friday from 4-7pm

Need a place to meet after work? Taking a study break? Killing time while waiting for your friends? Happy Hour at Time Out Market Union Square runs daily from 4–7pm. Grab a drink, find a seat and stay awhile.

What's pouring?

  • Select cocktails — $10

  • Select wines — $9 a glass / $35 a bottle

  • Select beers — $5 a glass / $20 a pitcher

There's always something happening at the Market, with events throughout the week. See what's coming up.

Planning a group get-together or something a little bigger? Our events team can help you work out the details.

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Think you know a little bit about everything? Put it to the test at Trivia Night Tuesdays with NYC Trivia League. Every Tuesday from 7–9pm, Time Out Market Union Square is the place to gather your team, grab a bite and go head-to-head on everything from pop culture and sports to history and current events.

Hosted by NYC Trivia League, the night brings a little friendly competition to your Tuesday plans. The top three players walk away with prizes, so bring your A-game. Your group chat has been talking a big game. Now's the time to prove it. RSVP here to lock in your slot. 

Give your Wednesday a little brass and bourbon. Join us at Time Out Market Union Square for live jazz, good drinks and dinner worth lingering over. Settle in, catch the music and let the midweek blues take a back seat. Your Wednesday night plans just got a little smoother.

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Forget the backing tracks. Every Thursday evening, Sid Gold’s Request Room brings Keyboard Karaoke to Time Out Market Union Square, where you can belt out your favorite hits with a live piano player on the keys. From all-time classics to the latest chart-toppers, choose from more than 1,000 songs, grab the mic and give the room a show. Whether you're a shower singer or a born performer, this is your chance to take center stage.

The fun starts at 6:30pm, and admission is free. RSVP here if you're ready to sing your heart out. 

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Your Friday nights just found their rhythm. Every Friday, Time Out Market Union Square turns up the heat with a salsa dance party led by DJ Ray Suave, spinning salsa, bachata and Latine classics that will have you moving before you even hit the dance floor. Joined by Marlene Veras teaching a 30-minute dance class, and percussionist Jessica “La Timbalera,” the night brings live energy, infectious rhythms and plenty of reasons to stay for one more song.

Take a spin on the dance floor, grab a cocktail at the bar or refuel with a bite from one of our seven vendors. Whether you're a seasoned salsero or just here for the music, everyone's welcome.

Admission is free, but RSVP here to let us know you're coming.

  • Nightlife

Your Saturday night starts here. Pregame Saturdays bring live DJs, all-day happy hour and seriously good food to Time Out Market Union Square. Grab a Smashed burger, load up on Jase's BBQ and get the group together before heading out. Whether you're warming up for a big night or making the Market your main event, there's good music, great food and a drink with your name on it.

Join us every Saturday starting at 7pm. RSVP here to let us know you're pregaming with us. The night is young, and the first stop is Union Square.

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Samba, pagode and a whole lot of community. Every third Saturday, Te Encontro No Samba brings NYC’s Brazilian music scene to Time Out Market Union Square for an afternoon of live music, traditional rodas and rhythms that bring people together. Whether you know every word or are hearing samba for the first time, come join the circle, meet your neighbors and feel the energy of a live community gathering.

Samba Saturdays run from 2–6pm. Grab a bite, order a drink and stay awhile. Everyone’s welcome. RSVP here to join the fun.

Can't make it to Manhattan? Check out our Samba Saturdays at Time Out New York, Brooklyn, every second Saturday. 

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Football season is here! 

Football Sundays have a new home. Tailgate Sundays brings the game-day energy to Time Out Market Union Square, with the biggest matchups on the big screens, live DJ sets from Gabriel Amand and plenty of game-day eats from across the Market.

When the cravings hit, head to the terrace, where Smashed NYC will be firing up burgers, hot dogs and skewers for purchase, weather permitting. RSVP here for your shot at winning a $150 Market gift card in our raffle at Tailgate Sunday!