It’s finally here America, it’s Election Day. Today, we go to the polls to cast our ballot for Hillary Clinton or Donald J. Trump, ending one of the wildest elections in the history of our country. Some may want to mark the occasion in a special way or some just don’t want to be alone as the results come in. If you fall in either of these camps, we assembled some activities and events that you may want to engage in, such as attending a comedy show at the UCB, grabbing a beer at a Bushwick bar showing Stephen Colbert’s election night special for Showtime, or catching a movie at Brooklyn’s newest movie theater. Check out our suggestions below and don’t forget to vote.

Hillary for America Election Night Event
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, 655 W 34th St New York, New York 10001
6pm
Tickets distributed at Hillary Offices or email
We don’t want to play favorites, but if you’re a Hillary supporter this is the pretty much the party you need to be at on election night. Hillary and Tim Kaine are both expected to be attendance, and, if you can’t make it into the Javits Center, there is supposed to be a block party on 11th Avenue outside of the Javits with screens broadcasting what’s going on inside. If you’re a Trump supporter, he’s also having a party in New York City that he’ll show for, but not surprisingly, it’s a more tight-lipped affair. If you want to try to crash, we hear it’s going down at the New York Hilton Midtown.

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FIAF Election Party with Screening of Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
FIAF, Florence Gould Hall & Tinker Auditorium
55 East 59th Street New York, NY
4pm & 7:30pm
$14 non-members
Perhaps you’ve contemplated skipping the country if the election doesn’t turn out the way you want it to. If France is on your shortlist of countries to live, or even just visit, then cozying up with some French people at their New York City cultural center might be a place to consider sitting out the election results. The French Institute Alliance Française (FIAF) is celebrating the big day with two screenings of Stanley Kubrick’s satirical masterpiece Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964), at 4pm and 7:30pm. The earlier screening is followed by a reception with wine and beer, while the 7:30pm is followed by a results viewing party in FIAF’s adjacent Tinker Auditorium. Also, keep in mind, France was also split on who to support with President Francois Hollande endorsing Hillary and France’s far-right National Front party leader Marine Le Pen preferring Trump.

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The Society for the Advancement of Social Studies: Presidential History & Election Night Party!
BackBar at The Bedford on Bedford
110 Bedford Ave (Entrance on North 11st), Brooklyn, New York 11249
Doors at 7pm, lectures at 7:30
Free
Get your lecture on this election day with those cool kids at the Society for the Advancement of Social Studies. Each month, the group explore a different debate-worthy historical topic over adult beverages. This time around they are throwing a proper “political party” with talks on presidential history, live election coverage, political trivia and drink specials. Stop by to get schooled in “The Dawn of Democracy”, “Surprising Presidential and Political Art”, and “Crazy Presidential Campaigns.”

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Fuck this Election: An Election Night Spectacular
UCBT Chelsea, 307 W. 26th St, New York, NY 10001
7:30pm
$10 (There will be a standby line)
Adding comedy to anything makes it a little bit easier to swallow. This election day UCB will be bringing the laughs with two election-themed shows, one at each of their New York City locations. At UCB Chelsea, Connor Ratliff, who has deemed himself a non-competitive presidential candidate, will be holding fort. His platform for the evening includes music, games, clapping, dancing, mischief, surprises and election results.

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Two Beers In: Election Night Special
UCBT East, 153 East 3rd St, New York, NY 10009
8pm
$10
While Connor Ratliff turns UCBT Chelsea into his campaign headquarters, over at UCBT East, Cody Lindquist and Charlie Todd will be holding a special election edition of Two Beers In. Two Beers In in an ongoing podcast that finds Lindquist and Todd inviting a panel of guests over for two beers and political discourse. On this night, they will be providing commentary to the election returns.

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Soapbox Spectacle 2016 – Election Day Event
The Well in the Side Room, 272 Meserole St, Brooklyn, New York 11206
7pm
Free
Jane LeCroy is hosting this shindig presented by Joy Rider and Washmachine Productions that provides a creative environment in which to digest the election results. There will be music supplied by Shachar, Clawman, The Butcha, Dr. Please and DJ $mall ¢hange, a helter skelter voting booth by Muckraker, animations, a doomsday weather report by Harry Hollo and more.

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Election Fever: Election Night Bash!
Housing Works, 126 Crosby Street, New York, NY 10012
6pm
Free
Housing Works Bookstore Cafe’s Board of Directors invite you to join them to take in the election returns over affordably priced beer and wine. This soiree also promises games and other activities. Sponsored by Sixpoint Brewery.

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Headcount’s “Soundtrack to History”
Brooklyn Bowl, 61 Wythe Avenue, Brooklyn, NY
8pm
$25-$250
This soiree at Brooklyn Bowl is washing down the election results with music. All-star jam band Everyone Orchestra, whose members include Steve Kimock, Marc Brownstein and Aron Magner of the Disco Biscuits, Vinnie Amico of moe., The Snarky Puppy’s Jay Jennings and Chris Bullock, Jeremy Salken of Big Gigantic, Natalie Cressman of the Trey Anastasio Band and Jans Ingber formerly of The Motet, will be providing a musical interpretation of the results in real time. They may be playing the blues as Alabama’s electoral votes are counted or be rocking out when New York’s tallies come in. You’ll have to be there to see how it all unfolds.

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Acts of Sedition | Special Election Night
White Box, 329 Broome Street, New York City, NY 10002
6pm
Free
Art gallery White Box is hosting an evening performances as folks wait for the results to come in. The evening includes a sculptural intervention and performance by JAŠA, an interdisciplinary performance with live sound by Pasha Radetzki and Don Amit Sahu, a collaboration between the Living Theatre and Martin Segal, and artist Martha Rosler VJ’ng the election returns.

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Political Subversities
Littlefield, 622 Degraw Street, Brooklyn, NY 11217
7:30pm
$10-$15
It’s a live comedy show with a side of election results. Among the performers are Aparna Nancheria, Vinny DePonto, hip hop improv comedy team North Coast, musical sketch comedy supergroup Pop Roulette, Nicole Silverberg, Frank Garcia Hejl, Friends Who Folk, and Gentleman Party.

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Terror Tuesday: They Live
Alamo Drafthouse, 445 Albee Square West, Brooklyn, NY 11201
9:30pm
$10
South Brooklyn’s newest movie theater is hosting an election night screening of John Carpenter’s satirical sci-fi 1988 horror cult classic They Live. The film stars Rowdy Roddy Pipper as John Nada, a LA drifter that discovers a plot to enslave the American masses.

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United States of Agreement: An Election-Day Gameshow
Pete’s Candy Store
709 Lorimer Street, Brooklyn, NY
7-8:30pm
Free
Pete’s Candy Store
Williamsburg haunt Pete’s Candy Store is hosting an election day game show where teams on either side of the political spectrum will score points for finding common ground. Prizes will be awarded.

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Election Night at Our Wicked Lady
Our Wicked Lady, 153 Morgan Ave, Brooklyn, New York 11237
5pm
Free
Bushwick bar Our Wicked Lady will have Stephen Colbert’s anything-goes live Showtime Election Night Special up on their screen. Two for one wells and drafts all night long.

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Why I Want to Fuck Donald Trump
Joshua Liner Gallery, 540 West 28th Street, New York, NY 10001
11am-6pm
Free
Wondering where that Trump Zoltar Machine that was popping up around town back has been hiding? It’s part of an exhibit curated by Alfred Steiner at Joshua Liner Gallery along with the Donald Trump tombstone and other US presidential election-themed artworks. The show exhibit is a riff on JG Ballard’s 1967 essay “Why I Want to Fuck Ronald Reagan”. Election day seems like a good time to pay it a visit, but if you can’t make it over, the show is on view through November 12.