AND ALWAYS FREE
OPEN MIC
EVERY SUNDAY 5-8 / SIGN UP STARTS AT 4:00PM
Pete’s Open Mic has filled the room every Sunday evening for over 20 years, providing a springboard for many a New York performer. Join host Bruce Martin in Pete's intimate music room for a lively night of performances.
Silent Writing Happy Hour
EVERY TUESDAY 5PM TO 6:30PM
Live Write or Die! Writing a a solitatry practice best pursued as a group. Each week, we offer a guest lecturer the opportunity to present a selection from the endless mouldering canon of literature, which we then use as a springboard to a writing prompt. We then pursue that prompt silently, automatically, collectively, without ego, for 45 minutes, after which you may or may not share what you have found: Who knows? Sometimes, you catch a big fish... So join us every Tuesday at 5pm in the back room of Pete's, where we get writing -- with a little help from our friends.
Pete's Trivia
EVERY WEDNESDAY 7:30pm to 9:30PM
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 - we DO NOT take reservations.
FUNHOUSE COMEDY
EVERY WEDNESDAY AT 10PM
Comedians Gabe Pacheco and Sameer Naseem host this legendary weekly stand up comedy show featuring the best comedians from NYC and beyond!
LOOSE LIPS OPEN MIC
EVERY SATURDAY AT 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.
BIOLOGY ON TAP
FIRST MONDAY OF EVERY MONTH AT 7PM
Do you like a shot of science with your beer? At Biology on Tap, we bring local scientists, educators, and other professionals to Pete's each month to present to you, with games and trivia as well! We started in 2018 here in Brooklyn as friends of the Astronomy on Tap crew. After hibernating for almost three years, we re-emerged at Pete's in 2023 with even more to talk about! Join us in the primordial booze of life!
PLAY DATE
THIRD MONDAY OF EVERY MONTH AT 6:30PM
At Play Date at Pete's, hear readings of brand new plays from some of New York's most exciting emerging playwrights and actors. Hosted by Alle Mims and Andy Boyd, this series has existed since 2015, when it was founded by Willie Johnson. Come hear some new plays and meet the future stars of tomorrow while they're still working day jobs!
ASTRONOMY ON TAP
THIRD TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH AT 7PM
Ever wanted to drink with the stars? Now you can! Each month, we bring astronomers, educators, and other astronomy professionals to Pete's for short talks, trivia and games, and a whole lotta fun. These aren't your stodgy ivory-tower boring scientist talks, we make sure they are engaging and irreverent, but also informative. Started in 2013 here in Brooklyn, we've held over 130 events in and around New York City while the series has expanded all over the world. So join us and learn stuff while getting drunk!
RALLY READYING SERIES
FIRST THURSDAY OF EVERY MONTH AT 7PM
Where readers, writers, and activists find the stories they have in common. Hosted Ryan Matthews.
PETE'S READING SERIES
THIRD THURSDAY OF EVERY MONTH AT 7:30PM
Spanning over two decades, Pete’s Reading Series has earned a reputation as Brooklyn's premiere reading series, where today's literary icons and tomorrow's stars take the stage regularly. The series is curated and hosted by Brian Gresko and Temim Fruchter. Doors at 7pm.
DEAD PETE'S SOCIETY
FIRST FRIDAY OF EVERY MONTH AT 7PM
"We don't read and write poetry because it's cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race." If you need a reminder of how human you are, join us for an open mic poetry night on the first Friday of every month. We can sound our barbaric yawps over the rooftops of the world (or just in Pete's back room). All are welcome! Tune in, turn on, and drop dead.
KWEENDOM
THIRD FRIDAY OF EVERY MONTH AT 7PM
Bobby Hankinson hosts a diverse line-up of LGBTQ performers for an evening of comedy and storytelling that is sure to make Mike Pence uncomfortable. It's not just gay, it's GAAAAAYYYYY. Gay like The B-52s are gay. Gay like Hocus Pocus is gay. Gay like Pee-Wee’s Playhouse is gay. Come for the laughs, stay for the fresh faces in your Grindr grid. Donations welcome for Streetwise & Safe, a local organization that works with LGBTQ youth of color.