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Trip planner · New York

New York in November 2026.

What's on, what to book ahead, and where to take colleagues and clients during a business trip to New York this month.

Big conference this month: Greater New York Dental Meeting 2026. Book group dinners early.

On the calendar

23 dates to plan around
  1. Sun Nov 16:00 PM
    GameRangers vs OilersNHL · Madison Square Garden
  2. Mon Nov 27:30 PM
    GameKnicks vs NetsNBA · Madison Square Garden
  3. Tue Nov 37:00 PM
    GameRangers vs BluesNHL · Madison Square Garden
  4. Wed Nov 47:30 PM
    GameKnicks vs BullsNBA · Madison Square Garden
  5. Wed Nov 47:30 PM
    GameNets vs HornetsNBA · Barclays Center
  6. Thu Nov 57:00 PM
    GameRangers vs FlyersNHL · Madison Square Garden
  7. Tue Nov 107:30 PM
    GameKnicks vs BucksNBA · Madison Square Garden
  8. Wed Nov 117:00 PM
    GameKnicks vs CavaliersNBA · Madison Square Garden
  9. Mon Nov 167:30 PM
    GameNets vs 76ersNBA · Barclays Center
  10. Mon Nov 167:30 PM
    GameRangers vs CanadiensNHL · Madison Square Garden
  11. Wed Nov 187:30 PM
    GameNets vs BullsNBA · Barclays Center
  12. Fri Nov 207:30 PM
    GameNets vs MagicNBA · Barclays Center
  13. Sat Nov 217:30 PM
    GameKnicks vs Trail BlazersNBA · Madison Square Garden
  14. Sun Nov 2212:30 PM
    GameRangers vs HurricanesNHL · Madison Square Garden
  15. Sun Nov 228:00 PM
    GameKnicks vs PacersNBA · Madison Square Garden
  16. Wed Nov 257:30 PM
    GameKnicks vs CavaliersNBA · Madison Square Garden
  17. Thu Nov 26All day
    HolidayUS ThanksgivingMany restaurants close or serve set menus. Book group tables well ahead.
  18. Fri Nov 27 – Tue Dec 1All week
    ConferenceGreater New York Dental Meeting 2026Conference · Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. Our advice: book now. Private rooms are already filling up.
  19. Fri Nov 277:00 PM
    GameKnicks vs HeatNBA · Madison Square Garden
  20. Sat Nov 287:00 PM
    GameRangers vs FlamesNHL · Madison Square Garden
  21. Sun Nov 296:00 PM
    GameKnicks vs HawksNBA · Madison Square Garden
  22. Mon Nov 307:00 PM
    GameRangers vs HurricanesNHL · Madison Square Garden
  23. Mon Nov 307:30 PM
    GameNets vs ThunderNBA · Barclays Center
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How far ahead to book

Our rule of thumb for groups. Individual venues vary, so confirm when you call.

Ready-made evenings

Pick one, book two places, done

Knicks game night

8–40 people · $$$$
  1. 5:00 PMKeens Steakhouse · Early steak dinner in a private room near the Garden
  2. 6:30 PMWalk five minutes to Madison Square Garden
  3. 7:00 PMKnicks vs 76ers, Tue Oct 20

The client dinner

6–16 people · $$$$
  1. 7:00 PMPeak · Dinner at one long table in the Sky Cellar, 101 floors up

Sky deck, then seafood

25–40 people · $$$$
  1. 6:00 PMEdge private happy hour · Private happy hour with drinks on the Edge sky deck
  2. 7:30 PMEstiatorio Milos Hudson Yards · Head down to the fifth floor for dinner in the Milos Wine Bar room

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