Go out in Manhattan .

Concert Choir

All Faiths Chapel · 6:30 PM

Sea Monsters Unearthed

Flint Hills Discovery Center · 10:00 AM

Prairie Craft Collective: Native Plant Wreath

Flint Hills Discovery Center · 2:00 PM

Food & drink

Passport to the Alps Pairing

Visit Manhattan KS events (CVB) · 4:00 PM

Concert Choir

All Faiths Chapel · 6:30 PM

America250 Time Capsule

Midwest Dream Car Collection Museum · 7:00 PM

1 more date through Nov 28

Indoor StoryWalk®: Lightning Bug Jamboree

629 Poyntz Ave · Through Nov 25

Wild Connections: KSU + Marlatt

Mark A. Chapman Gallery, Willard Hall · 8:00 AM

3 more dates through Dec 7

Yack & Yarn

629 Poyntz Ave · 1:00 PM

Grocery Bingo

K-State Union Program Council · 4:00 PM

Sign language social

629 Poyntz Ave · 6:30 PM

Sports

Kansas State Wildcats vs. Montana Grizzlies

Visit Manhattan KS events (CVB) · 7:00 PM

Sign & Song

629 Poyntz Ave · 10:00 AM

2 more dates through Nov 19

18 Months & Up Storytime

629 Poyntz Ave · 10:00 AM

A&H Farms Member Appreciation Day

- Manhattan KS 66502 · 10:00 AM

1 more date through Nov 19

Baby Rhyme Time for 0-18 Months

629 Poyntz Ave · 11:00 AM

1 more date through Dec 1

Teen: Anime Club

629 Poyntz Ave · 4:00 PM

Adult Coloring Night

Visit Manhattan KS events (CVB) · 6:00 PM

Lightning Bug Jamboree with Author Stephanie Brinkley

629 Poyntz Ave · 6:00 PM

Music Bingo at Finn's Pub

Visit Manhattan KS events (CVB) · 7:00 PM

Karaoke at Finn's

Visit Manhattan KS events (CVB) · 7:00 PM

Collegiate Chorale & University Treble Chorus

All Faiths Chapel · 7:30 PM

2 more dates through Dec 1

Independent Craft Night

Switch Wicked · 8:00 PM

Story Explorers

Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art · 10:30 AM

3 more dates through Apr 28

Student Showcase Recital

All Faiths Chapel · 11:30 AM

Mahattan Death Cafe

629 Poyntz Ave · 4:00 PM

Games Around the World

K-State Union Program Council · 6:00 PM

Drinks and Thinks | Fault Lines

Arrow Cocktail Lounge · 7:00 PM

Guest Artists: La Perla

Mark A. Chapman Theatre, Nichols Hall · 7:30 PM

From $5

The Hunger Games Movie Marathon

K-State Union Program Council · 8:30 AM

Student Craft Night

Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art · 4:30 PM

Double Take: Gallery Tour of Select Artworks

Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art · 5:30 PM

African American Musicians with Lem Sheppard

629 Poyntz Ave · 6:30 PM

MHK Songwriters Meetup

Switch Wicked · 6:30 PM

From $27.291 more date through Nov 20

"Home Alone" in Concert

McCain Auditorium · 7:30 PM

Poinsettia Sale at the K-State Gardens

K-State Gardens · 10:00 AM

LEGO Club

629 Poyntz Ave · 4:00 PM

Zine Club

Switch Wicked · 8:00 PM

Teen: Movie and Munchies

629 Poyntz Ave · 2:00 PM

Crafternoon

629 Poyntz Ave · 2:00 PM

Winter Wonderland Holiday Lights and Music Display

K-State Gardens · Through Nov 28

Photos with Santa at Manhattan Town Center

Manhattan Town Center · Through Dec 24

Holiday Market at Manhattan Town Center

Manhattan Town Center · Through Nov 29

Festival of Lights: A View from Above

Museum of Art + Light · 5:30 PM

3 Days of Homemade: A Small Business Market

Manhattan Town Center · Through Nov 29

SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN!

Manhattan Town Center · Through Dec 24

Shop + Create: Make Merry!

Museum of Art + Light · 10:00 AM

Small Business Saturday

Downtown Manhattan community calendar (Downtown Manhattan Inc.) · 10:00 AM

Pawsitivity Pals: Read with a Dog

629 Poyntz Ave · 11:00 AM

Kansas Holiday Market

Flint Hills Discovery Center · 2:00 PM

1 more date through Nov 29

Santa's Luminary Trail

Sunset Zoo · 5:00 PM

Kansas 250 Reading Challenge

629 Poyntz Ave · 12:00 AM

Food & drink

Cooking Corner: Root Beer Recipes

629 Poyntz Ave · Through Dec 31

Winter Reading: Chase the Glow

629 Poyntz Ave · Through Jan 31

Holiday Performance Series

Manhattan Town Center · Through Dec 20

Concert Band & Wind Symphony

McCain Auditorium · 7:30 PM

2 more dates through Apr 25

Wind Ensemble

McCain Auditorium · 7:30 PM

Winter Wonderland Celebration

K-State Gardens · 5:30 PM

Music + Motion: KSU Faculty Music Showcase

Museum of Art + Light · 6:00 PM

From $10

DIY Nights for Adults and Teens: Dipped Mugs

629 Poyntz Ave · 6:30 PM

Cirque Dreams: Holidaze

McCain Performance Series · 7:30 PM

Spirit of the Holidays Lighted Parade

Downtown Manhattan community calendar (Downtown Manhattan Inc.) · 5:30 PM

Trigg Galle and Pyper Paddock’s Senior Recital

All Faiths Chapel · 6:00 PM

Undergraduate Literary Studies Symposium

629 Poyntz Ave · 6:00 PM

SNW Presents

SNW Gallery · Through Jan 29

1 more date through Dec 11

The Nutcracker

Manhattan Arts Center · 7:30 PM

Opera/Musical Theatre Workshop Scenes

Mark A. Chapman Theatre, Nichols Hall · 7:30 PM

Red Cedar Holiday Harvest

Roger Schultz Community Park - Manhattan KS 66502 · 8:00 AM

1 more date through Dec 12

Breakfast with Santa

Flint Hills Discovery Center · 8:15 AM

2026 Mock Caldecott Event

629 Poyntz Ave · 2:00 PM

An Unknown Soldier: The Search for World War II B-29 Bombardier 1st Lt. Mark R. Cleland with D.J. Schaefer

629 Poyntz Ave · 1:00 PM

K-State Saxophone Studio Recital

All Faiths Chapel · 2:00 PM

1 more date through Dec 14

BFA Studio Art Exhibition #1

Mark A. Chapman Gallery, Willard Hall · 8:00 AM

Percussion Ensemble Concert with Appleton City Steel Pan Band

McCain Auditorium · 7:30 PM

From $52 more dates through Apr 20

Jazz Big Bands

Purple Masque Theatre · 7:30 PM

From $52 more dates through Apr 21

Jazz Combos & Latin Jazz Ensemble

Purple Masque Theatre · 7:30 PM

1 more date through Jan 14

Little Cub Club

Sunset Zoo · 11:30 AM

Teen Craft: Kimekomi Ornaments

629 Poyntz Ave · 4:30 PM

Winter Party

Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art · 5:00 PM

Faculty Recital: David Pickering, Organ

All Faiths Chapel · 7:30 PM

Holiday Makerspace

Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art · 12:00 PM

TUBA CHRISTMAS

Manhattan Town Center · 3:00 PM

Downtown Manhattan Art Exhibition - Reception & Artist Panel

Downtown Manhattan community calendar (Downtown Manhattan Inc.) · 5:00 PM

¡Cuenta cuentos! Tell Tales!

Visit Manhattan KS events (CVB) · 7:00 PM

Comedy

Pat Hazell's The Wonder Bread Years

McCain Auditorium · 7:30 PM

The Midtown Men Holiday Hits

McCain Performance Series · 7:30 PM

Family New Year's Eve: Under the Sea

Flint Hills Discovery Center - 315 S. 3rd Street Manhattan KS 66502 · 6:00 PM

New Year's Eve 2026 - Midnight at the Musée

Museum of Art + Light · 8:00 PM

From $80

Gravity

McCain Performance Series · 7:30 PM

Classic Albums Live Performs The Eagles: Hotel California

McCain Performance Series · 7:30 PM

Manhattan Symphony Orchestra with the Thundering Cats

McCain Performance Series · 7:30 PM

Delfeayo Marsalis and the Uptown Jazz Orchestra

McCain Performance Series · 7:30 PM

From $53 more dates through Feb 21

A Grand Night for Singing

Mark A. Chapman Theatre, Nichols Hall · 7:30 PM

From $102 more dates through Jun 11

Hale Library Concert Series

Hale Library Concert Series (Friends of the K-State Libraries) · 7:30 PM

The StepCrew

McCain Performance Series · 7:30 PM

Shucked

McCain Performance Series · 7:30 PM

1 more date through Apr 27

Concert Band & University Band

McCain Auditorium · 7:30 PM

Daniel Ho, Multi-Instrumentalist

McCain Performance Series · 6:30 PM

Free1 more date through Apr 30

Joy Rekindled - Classics Concert

McCain Auditorium · 3:00 PM

Neil Berg's 50 Years of Country Rock

McCain Performance Series · 7:30 PM

Treasure Island Reimagined: Jane Hawkins and the Pirate's Gold

McCain Performance Series · 7:30 PM

From $53 more dates through Apr 18

An Inspector Calls

Mark A. Chapman Theatre, Nichols Hall · 7:30 PM

On now through Wed, Nov 25

The Sixties Show

McCain Performance Series · 7:30 PM

On now: exhibits and runs

Through Tue, Feb 16

Coming up at 629 Poyntz Ave

Native American Heritage Month Display

Mon, Nov 16

Indoor StoryWalk®: Lightning Bug Jamboree

Mon, Nov 16

Yack & Yarn

Mon, Nov 16

Sign language social

Sign & Song

18 Months & Up Storytime

Baby Rhyme Time for 0-18 Months

Teen: Anime Club

Lightning Bug Jamboree with Author Stephanie Brinkley

Wed, Nov 18

Mahattan Death Cafe

Thu, Nov 19

African American Musicians with Lem Sheppard

Fri, Nov 20

LEGO Club

Close by, in Aggieville

Wed, Nov 18 · Aggieville

The Floor Watchparty

Wed, Nov 18 · Aggieville

Trivia Smackdown

Thu, Nov 19 · Aggieville

Casey Donahew w/ Dallas Pryor

The Hat

Thu, Nov 19 · Aggieville

Corners of the Sky w/ Woodridge

Sat, Nov 21 · Aggieville

Randall King w/ Kylie Frey

The Hat

Fri, Nov 27 · Aggieville

Eddy Green & Hannah Norris on Black Friday

Tue, Dec 8 · Aggieville

Pie & Cocktails with Therapie!