NEW YORK CITY — November is a busy month, with the year-end push at both work and school and social events marking the start of the holiday season, all competing for New Yorkers’ time.

There are two major holidays to plan around — Thanksgiving, which falls on the 27th this year, and Veterans Day, which is always observed on the 11th — as New York residents fill out their November calendars.

We’ve rounded up 10 can’t-miss events from around the city, including two winter light trails, holiday markets, post-Halloween pumpkin-smashing fun, a pre-Thanksgiving turkey trot, and more.

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Here are our picks: