SHOWTIMES
All shows are free and 21+ to attend (unless otherwise listed)
($10 suggested donation)
May 2nd (Saturday)
Pete's 21st Annual Kentucky Derby Party
3:00pm
It’s Derby Day!! The time honored tradition is back! Pete’s Kentucky Derby Party is not to be missed. Fit for Dames and Dandies or denizens of OTB alike, this is a throw down for lovers of bourbon, barbecue, and betting, not to mention the Mint Juleps and screaming excitement of racetime!!
For the Confectioners and Bakers out there, bring a homemade pie by 5:15 for judging by a panel of experts and the chance to win $$$!
Dandified duds encouraged. Bring your gumption and your greenbacks!
Kay Roman
9:00pm
May 3rd (Sunday)
Creep Mic
3:00pm
I’m a creep! I’m a weirdooooo… I DO belong here! A comedy open mic for anybody who’s ever been described as slightly offputting. Every Sunday at 3:00PM at Pete’s Candy Store. 3 minutes for standup, 4 for characters, and 5 for everybody if Mark Duplass shows up.
Open Mic
5:00pm
The Open Mic at Pete's has been running for almost 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.
Teyla
9:30pm
May 4th (Monday)
Biology on Tap
7:00pm
bio and beer blend at the biology on tap speaker series, featuring talks, trivia, and prizes! Come learn all things invertebrates this month.
May 5th (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.
The Girls Room
7:00pm
J. Killen
9:30pm
Star Country (Josh Bolin)
10:30pm
May 6th (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.
Funhouse Comedy
10:00pm
Comedians Gabe Pacheco and Sameer Naseem host this legendary weekly stand up comedy show featuring the best comedians from NYC and beyond!
Doors 930pm
Show 10pm sharp!
May 7th (Thursday)
Rally Reading Series:
7:00pm
The Rally marches on as we continue our season with three literary luminaries! Emily Lee Luan, 回 / RETURN (Nightboat Books); Kaitlin Hsu; and Swati Sudarsan will be taking the Pete’s stage on May 7th at 7:00 p.m. Come see our slate of readers perform, and offer them your questions, comments, & reactions. Hosted by Ryan D. Matthews—the heart of a march in the body of a reading series.
Shirley's Temple: Lesbian Night at Pete's
9:00pm
Lesbian Night @ Pete’s is back with a new name
Join us Thursday, March 26th for Shirley’s Temple @ Pete’s Candy Store. Let’s patio, dance, and drink <3
see you soon. the fourth Thursday of every month!
May 8th (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.
Imaginary Elegies
7:00pm
Poetry reading featuring Jay Deshpande, Diane Exavier, Montana Ray and Rachael Guynn Wilson
Crowd the Airwaves
10:00pm
Imaginary Elegies at Pete's Candy Store presents Jay Deshpande, Diane Exavier, Montana Ray and Rachael Guynn Wilson
11:00pm
May 9th (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 👄💋💄
Open Blue
9:00pm
May 10th (Sunday)
Creep Mic
3:00pm
I’m a creep! I’m a weirdooooo… I DO belong here! A comedy open mic for anybody who’s ever been described as slightly offputting. Every Sunday at 3:00PM at Pete’s Candy Store. 3 minutes for standup, 4 for characters, and 5 for everybody if Mark Duplass shows up.
Open Mic
5:00pm
The Open Mic at Pete's has been running for almost 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.
Stephen Sunshine
8:30pm
Ava French
9:30pm
May 11th (Monday)
Lorraine Leckie & Friends
6:00pm
Lorraine Leckie and Friends is a songwriters showcase and monthly residency at Petes Candy Store that comes around every second Monday of the month. Curated by Lorraine it is an ever changing landscape of talented folks and features 13 songwriters a month. This event is open to the public and Lorraine is always looking for new blood so come and join the party!
May 12th (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.
Yellow Room Series Open Mic
7:00pm
Come share your writing, stand-up, poems, or songs without the pressure of perfection. Test it here before you take it everywhere. Built for creatives who want feedback, connection, and a room that actually listens.
Messy drafts are welcome. Silent Writing Happy Hour 5-6:45pm with an open-mic to follow.
Who It’s For:
• Writers
• Comedians
May 13th (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.
Funhouse Comedy
10:00pm
Comedians Gabe Pacheco and Sameer Naseem host this legendary weekly stand up comedy show featuring the best comedians from NYC and beyond!
Doors 930pm
Show 10pm sharp!
May 14th (Thursday)
Whack Job
7:00pm
Whack Job is a monthly stand up comedy show featuring the weirdest and whackiest comedians in town!
Come on down to Pete's Candy Store for WHACK JOB, hosted by JENNA SHERRITON, RYLAN SYLVESTER AND MOLLY ZALMAN!
FEATURING:
Bridget Foley
Claire Siemietkowski
Ryan Rodgers
Shaunak Godkhindi
and MORE!
Rese
11:00pm
May 15th (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!)
May 16th (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 👄💋💄
Nana Pop Up Kitchen
4:00pm
A Delicious Grilled Cheese & Doughnuts Pop Up!
Lola Quinn
9:00pm
Baege
11:00pm
May 17th (Sunday)
Creep Mic
3:00pm
I’m a creep! I’m a weirdooooo… I DO belong here! A comedy open mic for anybody who’s ever been described as slightly offputting. Every Sunday at 3:00PM at Pete’s Candy Store. 3 minutes for standup, 4 for characters, and 5 for everybody if Mark Duplass shows up.
Open Mic
5:00pm
The Open Mic at Pete's has been running for almost 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...
Bull Thieves
10:30pm
May 18th (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.
Mia Lorelei
10:15pm
Coco Smith
11:00pm
May 19th (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.
John Grace
8:30pm
Max Hollenbeck
9:30pm
Sybil Creek
10:30pm
May 20th (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.
Funhouse Comedy
10:00pm
Comedians Gabe Pacheco and Sameer Naseem host this legendary weekly stand up comedy show featuring the best comedians from NYC and beyond!
Doors 930pm
Show 10pm sharp!
May 21st (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.
May 22nd (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.
Tiffani Reid
9:00pm
Ritz
11:00pm
May 23rd (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 👄💋💄
Dali Rose
8:00pm
Wormcatcher
11:00pm
May 24th (Sunday)
Creep Mic
3:00pm
I’m a creep! I’m a weirdooooo… I DO belong here! A comedy open mic for anybody who’s ever been described as slightly offputting. Every Sunday at 3:00PM at Pete’s Candy Store. 3 minutes for standup, 4 for characters, and 5 for everybody if Mark Duplass shows up.
Open Mic
5:00pm
The Open Mic at Pete's has been running for almost 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.
Willow Vass
8:30pm
Patrick Collins
10:30pm
May 25th (Monday)
Magic and Mentalism at Pete's
6:30pm
Come get your mind read at Pete's with Brooklyn-based magician and mentalist Jack Fox Baum.
Stephen Michael Spencer
9:30pm
May 26th (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.
Dr. Boat
9:30pm
Zora Imani
10:15pm
Giovanni Jimenez
10:45pm
May 27th (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.
Funhouse Comedy
10:00pm
Comedians Gabe Pacheco and Sameer Naseem host this legendary weekly stand up comedy show featuring the best comedians from NYC and beyond!
Doors 930pm
Show 10pm sharp!
May 28th (Thursday)
Fear of Flying
9:00pm
Green Sahara
9:45pm
Computer
10:15pm
Seventh Swan
11:00pm
May 29th (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.
Pajama Party
7:00pm
May 30th (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
8:00pm
May 31st (Sunday)
Michael Hanf
8:30pm
The Spin
9:30pm
CREEPED OUT: the creep comedy showcase!
10:30pm
June 1st (Monday)
June 2nd (Tuesday)
June 4th (Thursday)
Shirley's Temple
10:00pm
Lesbian Night @ Pete’s is back with a new name
Join us Thursday, March 26th for Shirley’s Temple @ Pete’s Candy Store. Let’s patio, dance, and drink <3
see you soon. the fourth Thursday of every month!
June 5th (Friday)
Frances de Vargas
9:00pm
Cory Kosel
10:00pm
Hals and Pals
11:00pm
June 6th (Saturday)
Immigration Benefit Party
8:00pm
Come party for a great cause! The New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) works tirelessly to fight for immigrants in NYC, so show your support and get litty with us. All ticket sales donated to NYIC - PAY WHAT YOU CAN (suggested donation price $20). Featuring musical performances by our 4 headliners: Arewa, Ayana Sherèe, Malik English, and Joy Lola along with special surprise performances! Pull up, show love, and dance for a cause.
June 7th (Sunday)
Deathblow
8:30pm
God's Country
10:30pm
June 8th (Monday)
Kat Wright
9:30pm
June 9th (Tuesday)
Sean Decker Group
8:30pm
June 11th (Thursday)
June 12th (Friday)
Makeout City
10:00pm
June 13th (Saturday)
John Kasper
7:00pm
Tiv Hay-Rubin
8:00pm
June 18th (Thursday)
John Scheaffer
10:30pm
June 20th (Saturday)
Cirène
10:00pm
Bloomshake
11:00pm
June 21st (Sunday)
Jenny Parrott
8:30pm
Christine Pascoo
9:30pm
June 22nd (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.*
June 27th (Saturday)
Krewe
9:00pm
June 28th (Sunday)
June 29th (Monday)
Broads in the Attic
6:30pm
Maria DiFabbio
8:30pm
June 30th (Tuesday)
To Be Continued
7:00pm
To Be Continued is a semi-regular film series curated by Alex Baker. Admission is free. Grab a drink during happy hour and settle in for the feature presentation at 6pm.
July 2nd (Thursday)
Buttons
7:00pm
July 11th (Saturday)
Chris Saunders
7:00pm
Older Brother
10:00pm
Nick Prato
11:00pm
July 14th (Tuesday)
July 16th (Thursday)
Cheap Seats
7:00pm
Grab your pals and crack up with killer stand-up at Cheap Seats Comedy—funny vibes, fully free! Hosted by Peter Grosz and Shosh Brodman. Don’t miss out on the fun—come hang with us and catch some killer jokes live!
This month's lineup features:
JOYELLE NICOLE JOHNSON (Peacock)
NICO CARNEY (Late Night with Seth Meyers)
STEVEN ROGERS (Nateland)
and MIA FAITH HAMMOND (The Stand)
July 18th (Saturday)
July 20th (Monday)
Ineth
8:30pm
July 24th (Friday)
The Oystermen
9:00pm
July 27th (Monday)
Maria DiFabbio
8:30pm
July 30th (Thursday)
¡Ay Papi!
7:00pm
July 31st (Friday)
The Live Boob
7:00pm
August 4th (Tuesday)
Deadwood Radio
8:30pm
August 8th (Saturday)
August 9th (Sunday)
Lucy Bright
8:30pm
August 11th (Tuesday)
August 16th (Sunday)
Little Mercies
8:30pm
October 29th (Thursday)
Veronica C Sirotic
7:00pm
Come hear some poetry, prose, and nonfiction at the NYU MFA Fall Reading!