Not to be missed in New York: the experiences worth an evening
Only the best, and only one of each: candlelit concerts, catacombs by candlelight, jazz nights, immersive art, a trial where you are the jury, a murder mystery over dinner. We read every listing, the fine print and the reviews, so you book the right show, at the right venue, in the right seat.
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24,300+ Fever reviews of the 7 experiences we list
Average of the ratings Fever publishes, weighted by review count; read 29 October 2026.
The Better Trip Editorial Team · Last checked: October 2026
Live music
The concert by candlelightCandlelight concerts in New York
A string quartet plays an hour of pop or film music in a Gothic church lit by thousands of flameless candles. Book the Taylor Swift tribute at St. Ann's in Brooklyn Heights, from 38.34 dollars with fees, or the Upper East Side balcony from 30.78.
From $30.784.8(3,300)
The jazz nightThe Jazz Room in New York
An hour of live jazz and soul classics, 21 and over, at The Cutting Room in NoMad or Sony Hall near Times Square, from 24.30 dollars with fees. The one we would book: New Orleans at The Cutting Room, a seated supper club, from 32.40 dollars.
From $24.304.3(60)
On stage
The courtroom dramaThe Jury Experience in New York
An hour as the jury of a staged trial, voting on your phone as the evidence comes in. Book The Killer AI at Roulette in Downtown Brooklyn, on 19 December 2026 or 23 January 2027, from 49.68 dollars with fees.
From $40.614.6(30)
The murder-mystery dinnerSpeakeasy, Die Softly murder mystery dinner in New York
A 1920s murder mystery played around your table in Carmine's Sinatra Room, with a singer, a pianist and a three-course family-style Italian dinner. Two to two and a half hours, 139.95 dollars with fees on Fever, drinks extra. Rated 4.7 from 477 reviews.
From $139.954.7(480)
Art you step into
The immersive artARTE MUSEUM in New York
About 50,000 square feet of projected waves, roses, forests and a New York room at Chelsea Piers, made by d'strict and sold on Fever. Go Monday to Thursday: adults 39.99 dollars, children, residents and seniors 29.99, no booking fee on 29 October 2026.
From $29.994.7(14,100)
The blindfolded art classSculpture Without Sight in New York
Ninety minutes sculpting a clay head with a blindfold on, to music and scent, in a studio on West 27th Street. Rated 4.7 from 665 reviews on Fever. Book it on Fever at 65 dollars with no booking fee; the sculpture stays behind, the photos come home.
From $654.7(670)
Tours
Can't decide?
Two of a kind, side by side: who each suits, what each costs, and when to do both.
- Candlelight or The Jazz Room?For a family, a mixed-age group or a first night in a historic church: Candlelight, at St. Ann's in Brooklyn Heights. For adults who want a drink and a live band: The Jazz Room, New Orleans at The Cutting Room.
- Candlelight or The Jury Experience?For a calm date night, or with children from 8: Candlelight, at St. Ann's in Brooklyn Heights. For a group of friends, or a date who enjoys a debate: The Jury Experience, The Killer AI at Roulette on 19 December 2026 or 23 January 2027.
How we hand-pick them
The way we pick hotels. First, the evenings worth a night of your trip. Then, for each, we compare the shows and venues on sale, read the fine print and the reviews that complain, price the seat zones with their fees and route the trip from each of our hotels, and keep only the version we would book. None of them pays to be here.
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