SHOWTIMES
All shows are free and 21+ to attend (unless otherwise listed)
($10 suggested donation)
November 11th (Wednesday)
Trivia
7:30pm
NYC's finest trivia beckons. Got the brains? Bring your friends and wrack your noodles with six rounds of clever, fun, HARD trivia. The most experienced trivia hosts in the city will test your mental mettle in areas of General Knowledge, Music, Top Tens, and Visual Identification. First Prize is a $75 bar tab, Second Prize is a $40 bar tab and Third Prize is a $15 bar tab. But the real prize (besides bragging rights for those who place, and a berth in the twice yearly finals) is the time honored social scene of the Quizz-Off crowd. Give it a try smart guy! And come early for a good table.
paulette
11:30pm
November 12th (Thursday)
Agora: The Future of News
7:00pm
We're sitting down with Rodney Benson, Professor of Media, Culture, and Communication at NYU, to ask: who owns the news, and why does it matter? As media companies change hands and newsrooms face growing pressures, it's worth looking at who's behind the news we read and how that shapes what we consume. Rodney is lead author of How Media Ownership Matters (Oxford University Press, 2025), shortlisted for Best Book of 2025.
November 13th (Friday)
Numbskull
5:00pm
Welcome to Numbskull! An open mic for stand-up, characters, clown, and the like. Grab a drink at the bar and put your name in the bucket. Every Friday at Pete’s @ 5 PM.
Priyo at Pete's
7:00pm
Imaginary Elegies is now Priyo at Pete’s!
In Bengali, priyo means dear or beloved, favorite, or precious. Priyo is a (mostly) poetry showcase created by Ashna Ali, now co-hosted by Ashna and Angbeen Saleem, that is committed to supporting and uplifting local artistic community by beloveds for beloveds to celebrate the genius and love of poetry and performance.
This duo is coming together after Angbeen’s poetry reading series with Iris Marble, Imaginary Elegies, ended this summer and hope to continue to grow and create a community of beloveds who shake, whisper, laugh, and scream in delight.
Priyo at Pete’s is heart and whimsy and mundane and special and serious, all in one.
November 14th (Saturday)
Loose Lips Mic
3:30pm
Loose Lips is a comedy open mic for the most iconic standup, characters and storytelling in NYC! Hosted by Fallon Boles & Vassileia Kazee. More info at @looselipscomedy on Instagram 👄💋💄
I Hate My Phone I Love My Phone
6:00pm
IHATEMYPHONEILOVEMYPHONE is a performance workshop on digital addiction. This workshop combines an interdisciplinary teach-in, ritual healing circle, and comedic theater show into one. It explores the social, political, and physiological impacts of addictive digital technologies under fascism on our bodies, communities, and earth. Beyond exploration, this workshop offers people both a history lesson of how we came to live under a techno-fascist attention economy and a way out--by drawing on nervous system regulation tools passed down through generations of lineages in healing arts (somatics)--to regain control of our bodies--so we may regain control of our attention and thus our political agency.
November 15th (Sunday)
Raspy Girls Mic
3:00pm
Open Mic
5:00pm
The Open Mic at Pete's has been running for over 25 years and has provided a springboard for many a New York performer, now booking gigs around the city and beyond. Join host Bruce Martin in Pete's intimate music room for a lively night of performances. Sign up is at 4pm and music starts at 5pm. One drink minimum to perform.
Yoko Nips Takoyaki Pop Up
6:00pm
Food pop-up from 6pm to 10pm in the front bar room. Takoyaki, keychains, beverages, etc...
November 16th (Monday)
Ecstatic Peephole Play Club
6:30pm
Ecstatic Peephole is a monthly play reading series hosted and curated by Emma Horwitz and Bailey Williams. Come hear brand new, undeveloped work from New York City's most exciting playwrights and actors. We embrace mind-bending, re-shaping, perspective-shifting, silly-making, and the physically impossible.
November 17th (Tuesday)
Silent Writing Happy Hour
5:00pm
Taking inspiration from the infinite canon of literature past and present, we present weekly short readings, inspiring 30-minute exercises, offering writers the space and direction to write silently and hone their skills. Writers may share their writing, as the spirit and time dictates. The last portion of the evening is devoted to self-directed work on whatever project you have that merits such.
November 18th (Wednesday)
Trivia
7:30pm
NYC's finest trivia beckons. Got the brains? Bring your friends and wrack your noodles with six rounds of clever, fun, HARD trivia. The most experienced trivia hosts in the city will test your mental mettle in areas of General Knowledge, Music, Top Tens, and Visual Identification. First Prize is a $75 bar tab, Second Prize is a $40 bar tab and Third Prize is a $15 bar tab. But the real prize (besides bragging rights for those who place, and a berth in the twice yearly finals) is the time honored social scene of the Quizz-Off crowd. Give it a try smart guy! And come early for a good table.
Hump Night w/ DJ R.A.K
10:00pm
Hump Night - your Peak of the Week party for Dancing, Chilling, and Making new friends - every Wednesday. Great rotating cast of DJ’s every week in the front bar! Bands in the back room!
November 19th (Thursday)
Pete's Reading Series
7:30pm
Brooklyn’s premier literary series for over 20 years, Pete’s Reading Series features heavyweight authors side-by-side with rising stars. Curated by Brian Gresko and Temim Fruchter. Join us (for FREE!) on the third Thursday of every month. Books provided by Black Spring Books.
Sweetooth Comedy
9:00pm
Laugh a little cry a little. Lucky audience members will leave with special cash prizes. Hosted by Desmond Deluxe & Ramy Shafi.
November 20th (Friday)
Numbskull
5:00pm
Welcome to Numbskull! An open mic for stand-up, characters, clown, and the like. Grab a drink at the bar and put your name in the bucket. Every Friday at Pete’s @ 5 PM.
Kweendom
7:00pm
Don't miss the show TimeOUT called "consistently dope" and Thrillist described as "extremely gay." Featuring an always fresh lineup of only LGBTQ performers, Kweendom is one of NYC's most beloved comedy showcases. Catch stand-up, storytelling, characters, music and more from up-and-coming artists, as well as faces from TV and streaming. Always free, with donations accepted for a designated LGBTQ-foused organization each show. Come for the laughs, stay for the fresh faces in your Grindr grid. (Bring Kweendom home with you in the new collection of essays, Welcome to Kweendom, available now!)
November 21st (Saturday)
Loose Lips Mic
3:30pm
Loose Lips is a comedy open mic for the most iconic standup, characters and storytelling in NYC! Hosted by Fallon Boles & Vassileia Kazee. More info at @looselipscomedy on Instagram 👄💋💄
The Naysayer
7:00pm
November 22nd (Sunday)
Raspy Girls Mic
3:00pm
Open Mic
5:00pm
The Open Mic at Pete's has been running for over 25 years and has provided a springboard for many a New York performer, now booking gigs around the city and beyond. Join host Bruce Martin in Pete's intimate music room for a lively night of performances. Sign up is at 4pm and music starts at 5pm. One drink minimum to perform.
Goodluck Jonathan
9:30pm
November 23rd (Monday)
Abelardo en Williamsburg
7:00pm
El comediante Jesús Abelardo llega a Williamsburg con nuevo material sobre la ciudad de Nueva York. Como nuevo residente, Abelardo cuenta lo que se vive dentro de la ciudad con la mirada de quien viene de afuera. Con su show ha girado por más de 30 ciudades dentro de Estados Unidos en donde ha tenido la oportunidad de presentarse en el festival New York Comedy Festival.
Koi
9:30pm
November 24th (Tuesday)
The Rainbowkids
10:30pm
November 25th (Wednesday)
Trivia
7:30pm
NYC's finest trivia beckons. Got the brains? Bring your friends and wrack your noodles with six rounds of clever, fun, HARD trivia. The most experienced trivia hosts in the city will test your mental mettle in areas of General Knowledge, Music, Top Tens, and Visual Identification. First Prize is a $75 bar tab, Second Prize is a $40 bar tab and Third Prize is a $15 bar tab. But the real prize (besides bragging rights for those who place, and a berth in the twice yearly finals) is the time honored social scene of the Quizz-Off crowd. Give it a try smart guy! And come early for a good table.
November 26th (Thursday)
Closed -Thanksgiving
12:00am
Pete's will be closed for Thanksgiving. Enjoy the day off!
November 27th (Friday)
Numbskull
5:00pm
Welcome to Numbskull! An open mic for stand-up, characters, clown, and the like. Grab a drink at the bar and put your name in the bucket. Every Friday at Pete’s @ 5 PM.
November 28th (Saturday)
Loose Lips Mic
3:30pm
Loose Lips is a comedy open mic for the most iconic standup, characters and storytelling in NYC! Hosted by Fallon Boles & Vassileia Kazee. More info at @looselipscomedy on Instagram 👄💋💄
Raphael McGregor
8:00pm
November 29th (Sunday)
Raspy Girls Mic
3:00pm
Open Mic
5:00pm
The Open Mic at Pete's has been running for over 25 years and has provided a springboard for many a New York performer, now booking gigs around the city and beyond. Join host Bruce Martin in Pete's intimate music room for a lively night of performances. Sign up is at 4pm and music starts at 5pm. One drink minimum to perform.
April Aberdeen
8:30pm
November 30th (Monday)
Micelf
8:30pm
Victoria Finhout-Vigil
10:30pm
December 1st (Tuesday)
December 2nd (Wednesday)
Trivia
7:30pm
NYC's finest trivia beckons. Got the brains? Bring your friends and wrack your noodles with six rounds of clever, fun, HARD trivia. The most experienced trivia hosts in the city will test your mental mettle in areas of General Knowledge, Music, Top Tens, and Visual Identification. First Prize is a $75 bar tab, Second Prize is a $40 bar tab and Third Prize is a $15 bar tab. But the real prize (besides bragging rights for those who place, and a berth in the twice yearly finals) is the time honored social scene of the Quizz-Off crowd. Give it a try smart guy! And come early for a good table.
December 4th (Friday)
Numbskull
5:00pm
Welcome to Numbskull! An open mic for stand-up, characters, clown, and the like. Grab a drink at the bar and put your name in the bucket. Every Friday at Pete’s @ 5 PM.
December 5th (Saturday)
Loose Lips Mic
3:30pm
Loose Lips is a comedy open mic for the most iconic standup, characters and storytelling in NYC! Hosted by Fallon Boles & Vassileia Kazee. More info at @looselipscomedy on Instagram 👄💋💄
Starr Anise
10:00pm
December 6th (Sunday)
Raspy Girls Mic
3:00pm
Open Mic
5:00pm
The Open Mic at Pete's has been running for over 25 years and has provided a springboard for many a New York performer, now booking gigs around the city and beyond. Join host Bruce Martin in Pete's intimate music room for a lively night of performances. Sign up is at 4pm and music starts at 5pm. One drink minimum to perform.
December 7th (Monday)
Evan Roque
10:30pm
December 8th (Tuesday)
The Story Collider
7:00pm
Join us for an evening of stories about coming full circle, from finding a voice to finding a way back. Hop into our orbit and enjoy 5 stories about science at Pete's Candy Store, NYC! Hosted by Gastor Almonte & Christine Williams
December 9th (Wednesday)
Trivia
7:30pm
NYC's finest trivia beckons. Got the brains? Bring your friends and wrack your noodles with six rounds of clever, fun, HARD trivia. The most experienced trivia hosts in the city will test your mental mettle in areas of General Knowledge, Music, Top Tens, and Visual Identification. First Prize is a $75 bar tab, Second Prize is a $40 bar tab and Third Prize is a $15 bar tab. But the real prize (besides bragging rights for those who place, and a berth in the twice yearly finals) is the time honored social scene of the Quizz-Off crowd. Give it a try smart guy! And come early for a good table.
December 11th (Friday)
Numbskull
5:00pm
Welcome to Numbskull! An open mic for stand-up, characters, clown, and the like. Grab a drink at the bar and put your name in the bucket. Every Friday at Pete’s @ 5 PM.
Taghkanic
9:00pm
Browsing
10:00pm
December 12th (Saturday)
Loose Lips Mic
3:30pm
Loose Lips is a comedy open mic for the most iconic standup, characters and storytelling in NYC! Hosted by Fallon Boles & Vassileia Kazee. More info at @looselipscomedy on Instagram 👄💋💄
Sam Z and the Sackler Family
8:00pm
December 13th (Sunday)
December 17th (Thursday)
December 18th (Friday)
Slam Dunk Disco
9:00pm
Robert Bock
11:00pm
December 19th (Saturday)
Big Tiny Man
10:00pm
December 20th (Sunday)
December 21st (Monday)
December 22nd (Tuesday)
December 28th (Monday)
Some Fun Lines
6:30pm
Some Fun Lines is a monthly satire and humor open mic! All are welcome to bring 4 minutes of the sort of headlines or pieces that you might find in the New Yorker, McSweeney’s, The Onion, Reductress, or other such outlets. Key word: *might.*
January 2nd (Saturday)
Adam Amram
8:00pm
Tom Henry
9:00pm
January 5th (Tuesday)
Head Level Pipe
8:30pm
January 8th (Friday)
January 9th (Saturday)
January 10th (Sunday)
Sofia Victoria
8:30pm
Elena Schlax
9:30pm
January 11th (Monday)
January 12th (Tuesday)
Lianne Smith
9:30pm
January 14th (Thursday)
Doree
9:00pm
Anywhere
10:00pm
January 16th (Saturday)
James Levy
8:00pm
Cassandra Burrows
9:00pm
Out Of System Transfer
11:00pm
January 17th (Sunday)
60 Across
8:30pm
Autography
9:30pm
January 19th (Tuesday)
January 24th (Sunday)
Outlaw
8:30pm
January 30th (Saturday)
Saddlemen
8:00pm
Rehearsal
10:00pm
Muuny
11:00pm
January 31st (Sunday)
February 2nd (Tuesday)
February 5th (Friday)
The Bushwick Mountain Boys
9:00pm
February 6th (Saturday)
Casiotoad
7:00pm
The Heartbreakers Club
8:00pm
February 11th (Thursday)
February 20th (Saturday)
Legit Concerns
8:00pm
Park Slop Divorce
9:00pm
March 29th (Monday)
Story Collider
6:30pm
Join us for an evening of stories about coming full circle, from finding a voice to finding a way back. Hop into our orbit and enjoy 5 stories about science at Pete's Candy Store, NYC! Hosted by Gastor Almonte & Christine Williams
March 30th (Tuesday)
OOPS Comedy
7:00pm
April 29th (Thursday)
Veronica Sirotic Reading
7:00pm
Come hear some wonderful poetry and prose at the NYU MFA Reading!
April 30th (Friday)
The Live Book
7:00pm
THE LIVE BOOB! 🙂↕️🥳🕺 It’s happening again! Thank you to everyone who was able to make it last year, and I hope everyone and more can come this year! Pete’s is hosting us again and we are so excited!