{"title": "Fridge-Giving: Thanksgiving Dinner Fundraiser for the Essex Market Community Fridge", "start": "2026-11-19T18:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Essex Market", "address": "88 Essex Street, 10002 New York", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "food-drink", "tags": ["occasion/thanksgiving"], "description": "Fridge-Giving is a Thanksgiving dinner fundraiser for the Essex Market Community Fridge, a community fridge on Essex Street where people can take or leave food as needed. Essex Market hosts this second annual event to fund regular fridge restocks through the holiday season. Guests enjoy a three-course Thanksgiving dinner featuring Essex Market vendors, a choice of alcoholic or non-alcoholic autumnal cocktail, and a raffle. Chef Lily Chin will demonstrate how to turn Thanksgiving leftovers into a Turkey Pot Pie, and an exclusive limited-edition Autumnal Essex Market Tote bag will launch at the event.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/fridge-giving-thanksgiving-dinner-fundraiser-for-the-essex-m-71209/", "official_url": "https://www.essexmarket.nyc/events/fridge-giving-dinner-fundraiser", "image": "https://noky.io/images/8e7cffa8a18a2722e48511b66f8f3e9d6eab9f656ee2e9edd4e5109fe87ac442-2000.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-19T18:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Essex Market", "address": "88 Essex Street, 10002 New York", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "EmblemHealth Neighborhood Care Harlem Turkey Distribution", "start": "2026-11-17T14:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-17T15:30:00-05:00", "place": "215 West 125th Street, New York, NY 10027", "address": "", "price": "", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "markets", "tags": ["society/food-bank"], "description": "A free neighborhood food giveaway with fresh fruits, seasonal vegetables, non-perishable goods, and turkeys while supplies last. It is brought to you by EmblemHealth Neighborhood Care, which celebrates the importance of healthy nutrition. Registration is required, the person picking up the food must be the one registered and present a valid ID, and attendees must be 18 or older for Neighborhood Care classes. The event is free and open to the public.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/emblemhealth-neighborhood-care-harlem-turkey-distribution-75720/", "official_url": "https://www.nycforfree.co/events/emblemhealth-neighborhood-care-harlem-turkey-distribution", "image": ""}, {"title": "The Bridge: Friendsgiving", "start": "2026-11-19T18:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-19T20:00:00-05:00", "place": "First Church of Christ", "address": "524 Park Avenue, 10065 New York, NY", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "food-drink", "tags": ["occasion/thanksgiving"], "description": "The Bridge: Friendsgiving is a potluck dinner and family-style community meal with a short program. It is hosted by the First Church of Christ, inviting people from its church community; the church provides an entree and drinks, guests bring a side or dessert, and the evening includes an offering from the Parish Choir and a joint reflection activity.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/the-bridge-friendsgiving-130937/", "official_url": "https://www.christchurchnyc.online/events/the-bridge-friendsgiving", "image": ""}, {"title": "Grünsgiving", "start": "2026-11-14T11:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-15T19:00:00-05:00", "place": "182 Lafayette Street, New York, NY, USA", "address": "", "price": "", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "party-club", "tags": ["occasion/thanksgiving", "community"], "description": "Grünsgiving is a free Friendsgiving house party in SoHo where each room offers something different: greens in a stocked kitchen, games, arts and crafts, a charm bar, photo-ops and a dance floor. It comes from Grüns, the brand behind the greens, inviting people to step inside, poke around like at a friend's place, bring their people and meet new ones. The first to join leave with a little extra something. It runs on Saturday, Nov. 14 and Sunday, Nov. 15, daily from 11 AM to 7 PM.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/grunsgiving-108011/", "official_url": "https://gruns.co/pages/grunsgiving", "image": "https://noky.io/images/01137d86fad641f65f727cc953e73abc34f9811b31d3ae425995e87f1c9c60e6-1200.webp"}, {"title": "The 1st Chomps Chili Cookoff", "start": "2026-11-14T14:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Essex Market", "address": "88 Essex Street, 10002 New York", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "food-drink", "tags": ["food-drink/cooking"], "description": "The First Annual Chomps Chili Cook Off brings together the best chili recipes in New York City for a cookoff at Essex Kitchen. It is organized by Chomps Élysées as a fundraiser for the Food Education Fund, an organization that teaches culinary skills to high school students across the city. Cooks who think they make the city's best chili are invited to sign up.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/the-1st-chomps-chili-cookoff-52511/", "official_url": "https://www.essexmarket.nyc/events/the-1st-chomps-chili-cookoff", "image": "https://noky.io/images/cd1378e96b273f115733e6b11fd86a2aa9e2ee6b7f57c937880db3110ac66b9a-2000.webp"}, {"title": "No Kid Hungry Give Back Bodega", "start": "2026-11-18T10:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-18T13:00:00-05:00", "place": "873 Broadway, New York, NY, USA", "address": "", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "festivals-street", "tags": ["occasion/charity", "society/poverty"], "description": "The No Kid Hungry Give Back Bodega is a free, public pop-up at Bari Bodega that turns the everyday NYC bodega ritual into a chance to spotlight childhood hunger. Brooklyn native Danny Garcia, behind the Latin-inspired hospitality concept Only Goods, partners with No Kid Hungry, timed ahead of Thanksgiving. The goal is to rally support for helping 10 million more kids get the meals they need every day by 2032. Sandwiches are available while supplies last, and donations are encouraged but not required.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/no-kid-hungry-give-back-bodega-108013/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/0e388466a9293fc5004d89e87e50b5e52251798e9f2d76790f3d0b77333ad9de-1200.webp"}, {"title": "EmblemHealth Neighborhood Care Fordham Road Turkey Distribution", "start": "2026-11-19T14:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-19T15:30:00-05:00", "place": "254 E Fordham Rd, Bronx, NY 10458", "address": "", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "food-drink", "tags": ["occasion/charity"], "description": "A free community food giveaway at EmblemHealth Neighborhood Care on Fordham Road in the Bronx. EmblemHealth Neighborhood Care celebrates healthy nutrition with fresh fruits, seasonal vegetables, non-perishable goods, and turkey giveaways while supplies last. Registration is required, and the person picking up the food must be the one registered and must present a valid ID. The event is open to the public and free of charge, with no obligation to enroll.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/emblemhealth-neighborhood-care-fordham-road-turkey-distribut-81569/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/08c466c13d757c6d5c7151ac8df5f4de6903de97d9c4f87e866db8d4270a81c0-600.webp"}, {"title": "Fall New York Common Pantry Sandwich Brigade", "start": "2026-11-15T12:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-15T15:00:00-05:00", "place": "Wallace Hall", "address": "980 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10028", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["community/volunteering", "society/poverty"], "description": "The Fall New York Common Pantry Sandwich Brigade is a volunteer gathering that packs 1200 sandwich bags for food-insecure neighbors. It takes place in Wallace Hall, after the 11 AM Masses. The event is organized by Family Ministry at Saint Ignatius Loy Catholic Church, and donations of juice boxes, granola bars, bread, peanut butter, jelly, clementines, and apples are needed by November 12th to make the packing possible.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/fall-new-york-common-pantry-sandwich-brigade-79558/", "official_url": "https://ignatius.nyc/event/fall-new-york-common-pantry-sandwich-brigade/", "image": ""}, {"title": "Build-a-Thanksgiving Bag", "start": "2026-11-08T12:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-08T13:30:00-05:00", "place": "Marble Collegiate Church", "address": "1 West 29th Street, 10001 New York, NY", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["community/volunteering", "occasion/thanksgiving"], "description": "Take time to give back by building 293 Thanksgiving Bags. Also, please help us p...", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/build-a-thanksgiving-bag-53780/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/4f4b5bd1c6542a00b3d0f3f6d304b6714366753a7215f280636ee61095659f06-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Lingonberry Lane Winter Holidays Market", "start": "2026-11-06T12:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-08T19:00:00-05:00", "place": "1 Beard Street, Brooklyn, NY 11231", "address": "", "price": "", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "markets", "tags": ["occasion/christmas", "food-drink"], "description": "Lingonberry Lane Winter Holidays Market is an outdoor holiday market with festive food, local vendors and photo ops at IKEA Brooklyn. IKEA puts on the event, which offers Swedish food and drink samples, snowy vignettes with free onsite photo printing, games like Gnome in the Hole and a giant snow globe, and chances to meet Santa and IKEA characters. Visitors can hear carolers, see holiday lights, shop local vendors, send a card to a local charity, and IKEA Family members get free onsite embroidery with a blanket purchase. Family members who register and attend also receive a free, limited-edition holiday mug, while supplies last.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/lingonberry-lane-winter-holidays-market-135598/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/c083cafa198818cf7c031f8c253f1e2a952d2540f8fddca41161e8a7c6e66c2b-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Community Cook Day", "start": "2026-11-08T10:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-08T13:00:00-05:00", "place": "Riverhead Neighborhood House", "address": "Mosholu Avenue 5521, 10471", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["community/volunteering", "food-drink/cooking"], "description": "Community Cook Day is a volunteer cooking session at the Riverhead Neighborhood House, where participants make a meal for the Neighborhood Fridge. It is open to volunteers ages 15 and up. The Riverhead Neighborhood House runs the event at its location at 5521 Mosholu Avenue in the Bronx. Volunteers come together to prepare food for the community fridge.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/community-cook-day-113328/", "official_url": "https://www.riverdaleonline.org/rnhcalendar/community-cook-days-flk6t-gelt7-ty89w-8j5jn-dy2de-x7mfn-slw52-bhsfm-p8bdl-3bt29-kzjl7-nks8g-gzgks-tgwpf-5xben-akk27-fhyl7-ykagn-44hxe-jjs4d-ckfhc-mllmb-yj4r7", "image": "https://noky.io/images/5de3b91245f68129be0e05be6740abde786eb53b7be375a057770de265281c77-2000.webp"}, {"title": "The Walk - Friendsgiving", "start": "2026-11-15T12:30:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-15T15:00:00-05:00", "place": "Trinity Baptist Church", "address": "East 61st Street 250, 10065 New York", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "food-drink", "tags": ["occasion/thanksgiving", "religion/christian"], "description": "The Walk - Friendsgiving is an annual after-service potluck for The Walk and friends to pause, celebrate, and give thanks together in the season. It is hosted by Trinity Baptist Church, held at Trinity in the Fellowship Hall after second service, with on-site food storage and heating available and catering provided as well. Guests are asked to note in the registration what dish they will bring, any kitchen needs, and whether they will drop things off early. Questions can be directed to Cara or Bennett by email.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/the-walk-friendsgiving-88432/", "official_url": "https://subspla.sh/zxtz3kn", "image": "https://noky.io/images/6352e06e58da39801a63f6edbd972c6f845b4011353cf9cfc098dc0cd70d7710-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Brick Church x Grassroots Grocery Produce Party", "start": "2026-11-14T13:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Brick Presbyterian Church", "address": "Park Avenue 1140, 10128 New York", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["community/volunteering"], "description": "A family-friendly volunteer morning of sorting and packing fresh produce, and delivering it to a community in need. It is run with Grassroots Grocery, and all ages are welcome. Participants are asked to register to take part.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/brick-church-x-grassroots-grocery-produce-party-51478/", "official_url": "https://www.brickchurch.org/events-1/brick-church-x-grassroots-grocery-produce-party", "image": "https://noky.io/images/68ac2424f0043475744937d75d40069529c7ef1b2fb396c0a2bcffefb3ab9574-2000.webp"}]}