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Pete's Candy Store · Aug 12, 2026

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All shows are free and 21+ to attend (unless otherwise listed), with $10 suggested donation.

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.

10:00pm

Hump Night - your Peak of the Week party for Dancing, Chilling, and Making new friends - every Wednesday. Great DJ’s every week! The 1st Wednesday of every month is DJ Santi. 2nd = Beb2Beb. 3rd = R.A.K. Don’t miss the Hump Juice cocktail special!!

7:00pm

NY’s weirdest and whackiest acts come together once a month for Whack Job! Featuring acts from NY and all around the globe. August’s show features Billy Brinsell, Indigo Asim, Claire Pellegrino, Carrie Ross, and Jon Dunne, in addition to your wonderful hosts Rylan Sylvester, Jenna Sherriton, and Molly Zalman.

Tickets here

9:00pm

Writing songs since she was a young girl growing up on a Florida farm with her identical twin sister in their backyard treehouse, dreaming of one day taking center stage in a Broadway musical. That dream has taken many twists and turns, eventually resulting in her sixth and most accomplished record yet in the playful, heartfelt, autobiographical Le Sigh.

10:00pm

Miri Hoffman is a Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter slinging wry, jangly guitar-centered indie rock with hints of Courtney Barnett and Liz Phair. Listen to Mr. Scenic View.

11:00pm

Jeremy is a songwriter and guitarist living in Brooklyn, NY. He has released 3 studios albums as well as several collections of home demos. He tours regularly with his band PEAK, with whom who he has released 3 studio albums. Listen to Swiftwater.

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 at 5pm.

7:00pm

Imaginary Elegies presents a reading featuring local poets.

9:00pm

Folk singer-songwriter based in New York. Combining ukulele with haunting vocals, she delivers stripped-down performances based on myth, witchcraft, and literature. Her music has been described as "gothic" and "ethereal," but listen carefully and you might catch some humor from the "awkward stepchild of the witches you couldn't burn."

$10 Advance, $15 at the door.

Tickets here

10:00pm

Teen Idle is the musical moniker of NJ-based multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and producer Sara Abdelbarry. In middle school, Sara was convinced she would become a cardiac surgeon – conveniently, she still gets to the heart, just with sound instead of a scalpel. Listen to A Heart So Tender.

$10 Advance, $15 at the door.

Tickets here

10:00pm

HERAHERO is an alternative rock duo based out of Manhattan. Listen to their eponymous EP.

$10 Advance, $15 at the door.

Tickets here

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.

7:00pm

Emo band from NYC. Their Secret Saturday EP took a completely DIY approach to touring, hosting shows in odd spaces and crowded apartments, anything but an exclusive Manhattan club.

8:00pm

Electronic rock and art punk for the modern Polloi. Listen to Live atElectric Haze.

9:00pm

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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 off-putting.

Every Sunday at 3pm. 3 minutes for standup, 4 for characters, and 5 for everybody if Mark Duplass shows up. One drink minimum to perform.

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. You never know who might stop by.

Every Sunday at 5pm. Sign up is at 4pm and music starts at 5pm. One drink minimum to perform.

8:30pm

The Little Mercies have rapidly grown from three friends at the local jam to headlining festivals in two years time. Their distinct sound has garnered recognition and awards nationally as Official Showcase artists for the Southeastern Regional Folk Alliance (SERFA) and finalists for the Freshgrass Awards. Known for their powerful vocal harmonies, raging twin fiddles, and tear-wrenching lyrics, their music promises an authentic, exuberant experience. Listen to their self-titled EP.

9:30pm

Matthew Pinto is a musician from New York City, splitting time between Brooklyn and the Catskills. His music focuses on substrate, transitory states, and found sound. Listen to LOSS FUNCTION.

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.

8:30pm

Acoustic duo with all the harmonies you need and want. Listen to a sneak peek here.

9:30pm

Alternative folk songs largely inspired by their roots in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, and journeys in love and grief. Their durational solo project & recent EP highway hypnosis is a snapshot of interstate 81, which runs from their hometown of Toccoa, Georgia, to their current base of Middletown, Connecticut. The journey home, whatever that may be.

10:30pm

Songs for sunsets, rainy days, and late night drives. Music for those who believe in dancing on the subway. Music for love and heartbreak, for a dark room. Listen to “The Dove”.

7:00pm

An evening of stand-up, sketch, music, and more… fasten your seatbelts.

8:30pm

Alt-indie pop. Listen to “the clown” demos.

$10 Advance, $15 at the door.

Tickets here

9:30pm

New York pop duo creating songs for late nights, loud speakers, and every moment in between. With honest lyrics and addictive melodies, they bring a fresh take on modern pop. Listen to “Nameless”.

$10 Advance, $15 at the door.

Tickets here

10:30pm

Katja is a New York City based singer-songwriter blending sharp lyricism with an ethereal yet commanding vocal style. Listen to “fickle friends”.

$10 Advance, $15 at the door.

Tickets here

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.

10:00pm

Hump Night - your Peak of the Week party for Dancing, Chilling, and Making new friends - every Wednesday. Great DJ’s every week! The 1st Wednesday of every month is DJ Santi. 2nd = Beb2Beb. 3rd = R.A.K. Don’t miss the Hump Juice cocktail special!!

And that’s the week! Check our full calendar daily for the most up to date schedule of shows. This is Pete’s weekly newsletter, so subscribe to stay tuned each week for what’s going on, and more about what makes us the best Biggest Little Venue in NYC.

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