⚡OCT 20·New York Knicks Basketball@Madison Square Garden9:30 PM·Monday Night Comedy Show@St. Mark's Comedy Club9:30 PM·Best of Brooklyn Stand-Up Comedy@The Tiny Cupboard10:00 PM·T Blues Band | Mack / Crenshaw@John's of Bleecker Street10:00 PM·T Blues Band | Mack / Crenshaw@Terra Blues10:15 PM·Brandon Suarez Quartet@The Django11:00 PM·Stand Up Comedy In The Heart Of NYC@Broadway Comedy ClubOCT 20·Gabriel Alegría Afro-Peruvian Sextet: From Lima With Love@The Brightside TavernOCT 20·Bywater Call@Iridium Jazz ClubOCT 20·Modern Widows Club® 2026 Legacy & Leadership Awards Dinner@Liberty House Wedding & Event VenueOCT 20·FRED HERSCH TRIO + 2@Village VanguardOCT 20·Lexi Jayde@The Bowery BallroomOCT 20·New York Knicks Basketball@Madison Square Garden9:30 PM·Monday Night Comedy Show@St. Mark's Comedy Club9:30 PM·Best of Brooklyn Stand-Up Comedy@The Tiny Cupboard10:00 PM·T Blues Band | Mack / Crenshaw@John's of Bleecker Street10:00 PM·T Blues Band | Mack / Crenshaw@Terra Blues10:15 PM·Brandon Suarez Quartet@The Django11:00 PM·Stand Up Comedy In The Heart Of NYC@Broadway Comedy ClubOCT 20·Gabriel Alegría Afro-Peruvian Sextet: From Lima With Love@The Brightside TavernOCT 20·Bywater Call@Iridium Jazz ClubOCT 20·Modern Widows Club® 2026 Legacy & Leadership Awards Dinner@Liberty House Wedding & Event VenueOCT 20·FRED HERSCH TRIO + 2@Village VanguardOCT 20·Lexi Jayde@The Bowery BallroomOCT 20·New York Knicks Basketball@Madison Square Garden9:30 PM·Monday Night Comedy Show@St. Mark's Comedy Club9:30 PM·Best of Brooklyn Stand-Up Comedy@The Tiny Cupboard10:00 PM·T Blues Band | Mack / Crenshaw@John's of Bleecker Street10:00 PM·T Blues Band | Mack / Crenshaw@Terra Blues10:15 PM·Brandon Suarez Quartet@The Django11:00 PM·Stand Up Comedy In The Heart Of NYC@Broadway Comedy ClubOCT 20·Gabriel Alegría Afro-Peruvian Sextet: From Lima With Love@The Brightside TavernOCT 20·Bywater Call@Iridium Jazz ClubOCT 20·Modern Widows Club® 2026 Legacy & Leadership Awards Dinner@Liberty House Wedding & Event VenueOCT 20·FRED HERSCH TRIO + 2@Village VanguardOCT 20·Lexi Jayde@The Bowery Ballroom
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Art & theater events in Brooklyn

Brooklyn carries much of the city’s nightlife: Williamsburg and Bushwick for late nights, Park Slope and Gowanus for smaller rooms. Art and theater cover gallery openings, plays, screenings and live performance.

80 events coming up across 18 venues in Brooklyn, including Freddy's Bar and Backroom, POWERHOUSE Arena and Brooklyn Academy of Music. The first starts Tuesday at 7:00 PM.

Book Launch: Notice and Do by Sam Kelly in conversation with Richelle Fredson
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Book Launch: Notice and Do by Sam Kelly in conversation with Richelle Fredson
Oct 20 · 7:00 PMPOWERHOUSE Arena
How does it feel to look at nothing
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How does it feel to look at nothing
Oct 21Brooklyn Academy of Music
Lips: Rocky Horror
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Lips: Rocky Horror
Oct 22 · 6:30 PMHouse of Yes
Book Launch: Butter Road by Jaclyn Gilbert in conversation with Adrian Shirk
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Book Launch: Butter Road by Jaclyn Gilbert in conversation with Adrian Shirk
Oct 22 · 7:00 PMPOWERHOUSE Arena
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Burlesque in the Back Every Thursday!
Oct 22 · 8:00 PMFreddy's Bar and Backroom
Rocky Horror: Extra-Transsexual
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Rocky Horror: Extra-Transsexual
Oct 22 · 11:00 PMThe Sultan Room
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Arts4Choice: Artists Advocating for All Through Art Birthday Special
Oct 23Freddy's Bar and Backroom
Toi, moi, Tituba…
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Toi, moi, Tituba…
Oct 23Brooklyn Academy of Music
I Guess It Was My Destiny To Live So Long
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I Guess It Was My Destiny To Live So Long
Oct 23Brooklyn Academy of Music
Book Launch: Arguments by Benjamin Gucciardi in conversation with Pádraig Ó Tuama
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Book Launch: Arguments by Benjamin Gucciardi in conversation with Pádraig Ó Tuama
Oct 23 · 7:00 PMPOWERHOUSE Arena
Trouble x Diamond Terrifier: Emanate / Crenellate with Antenes, Luke Stewart, Patrick Higgins, Dome Theater, and DJ sets by R. Gamble & Heidi Sabertooth
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Trouble x Diamond Terrifier: Emanate / Crenellate with Antenes, Luke Stewart, Patrick Higgins, Dome Theater, and DJ sets by R. Gamble & Heidi Sabertooth
Oct 23 · 8:00 PMRoulette
The Eldritch Spooktacular Halloween Pageant
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The Eldritch Spooktacular Halloween Pageant
Oct 24Heights Players Inc
The Eldritch Elementary Spooktacular Halloween Pageant – A Participation Play for Children
ArtsTheater
The Eldritch Elementary Spooktacular Halloween Pageant – A Participation Play for Children
Oct 24 · 12:00 PMHeights Players Inc
The Eldritch Elementary Spooktacular Halloween Pageant – A Participation Play for Children
ArtsTheater
The Eldritch Elementary Spooktacular Halloween Pageant – A Participation Play for Children
Oct 24 · 2:00 PMHeights Players Inc
Book Club at Powerhouse Arena: Fruit Fly by Josh Silver
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Book Club at Powerhouse Arena: Fruit Fly by Josh Silver
Oct 24 · 5:00 PMPOWERHOUSE Arena
Switch n’ Play Presents: Slash n’ Spray
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Switch n’ Play Presents: Slash n’ Spray
Oct 24 · 8:00 PMLittlefield
Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
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Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
Oct 25Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Brooklyn
Poetry Overnight at BAM
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Poetry Overnight at BAM
Oct 25Brooklyn Academy of Music
Fallen Angels by Noël Coward
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Fallen Angels by Noël Coward
Oct 25Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Brooklyn
The Eldritch Elementary Spooktacular Halloween Pageant – A Participation Play for Children
ArtsTheater
The Eldritch Elementary Spooktacular Halloween Pageant – A Participation Play for Children
Oct 25 · 12:00 PMHeights Players Inc
ArtsFilm
Lowbrow Cinema on Videocassette- Every 4th Sunday
Oct 25 · 9:00 PMFreddy's Bar and Backroom
The Moth StorySLAM
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The Moth StorySLAM
Oct 26 · 7:30 PMThe Bell House
The Witch Wave with Pam Grossman LIVE!
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The Witch Wave with Pam Grossman LIVE!
Oct 26 · 8:00 PMLittlefield
Scary Movie (1991) with Live Q&A
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Scary Movie (1991) with Live Q&A
Oct 27Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Brooklyn
ArtsFilm
Dark Room- Film Screening & Salon 4th Tuesdays
Oct 27Freddy's Bar and Backroom
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Fool-Moon Karaoke & Variety Show -4th Wednesdays!
Oct 28Freddy's Bar and Backroom
Book Launch: Americans Without Borders by Julia Harte in conversation with Dale Maharidge
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Book Launch: Americans Without Borders by Julia Harte in conversation with Dale Maharidge
Oct 28 · 7:00 PMPOWERHOUSE Arena
Live Processing Paint and Sound: Liz Phillips and Heidi Howard
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Live Processing Paint and Sound: Liz Phillips and Heidi Howard
Oct 28 · 8:00 PMRoulette
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Fool-Moon Karaoke & Variety Show -4th Wednesdays!
Oct 28 · 9:00 PMFreddy's Bar and Backroom
ArtsTheater
Glitter Gauntlet with Lucy Buttons, Last Thursday’s Burlesque in the Back
Oct 29Freddy's Bar and Backroom
Be Holding
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Be Holding
Oct 29Brooklyn Academy of Music
Vortex presents: An Evening of Trance Films
ArtsFilm
Vortex presents: An Evening of Trance Films
Oct 29 · 8:00 PMtelos.haus
Wunderkammer: A Taxidermy Showcase and Competition
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Wunderkammer: A Taxidermy Showcase and Competition
Oct 29 · 8:00 PMThe Bell House
Stones in the Water
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Stones in the Water
Oct 30Brooklyn Academy of Music
ArtsFilm
Shungu – FAITH IN THE UNKNOWN Live Film & Score
Oct 30 · 7:00 PMPublic Records
The Eldritch Elementary Spooktacular Halloween Pageant – A Participation Play for Children
ArtsTheater
The Eldritch Elementary Spooktacular Halloween Pageant – A Participation Play for Children
Oct 31 · 12:00 PMHeights Players Inc
The Eldritch Elementary Spooktacular Halloween Pageant – A Participation Play for Children
ArtsTheater
The Eldritch Elementary Spooktacular Halloween Pageant – A Participation Play for Children
Oct 31 · 2:00 PMHeights Players Inc
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
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Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
Nov 1Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Brooklyn
TRISTAN & YSEULT
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TRISTAN & YSEULT
Nov 1St. Ann's Warehouse
Playback: The Brooklyn Watch Party
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Playback: The Brooklyn Watch Party
Nov 1 · 9:00 AMBAM Rose Cinemas
Kaiju Big Battel: Satan Sleeps Tonight
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Kaiju Big Battel: Satan Sleeps Tonight
Nov 1 · 6:00 PMThe Bell House
Book Launch: A Whole Lotta History by Jason Lipshutz
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Book Launch: A Whole Lotta History by Jason Lipshutz
Nov 3 · 7:00 PMPOWERHOUSE Arena
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Pizza Mermaid's Aquarium of Friendship
Nov 3 · 8:00 PMFreddy's Bar and Backroom
Turn. Turning. TURNT.
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Turn. Turning. TURNT.
Nov 4Brooklyn Academy of Music
AfterMined: Reception & Artist Talk
ArtsArt Gallery
AfterMined: Reception & Artist Talk
Nov 4 · 6:00 PMStudio Delson Architecture P.C.
Book Launch: Phrased and Confused by Eli Burnstein
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Book Launch: Phrased and Confused by Eli Burnstein
Nov 4 · 7:00 PMPOWERHOUSE Arena
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LAUNCH EVENT: CROWN ME DEAD & CROWN ME YOURS by Liv Zander
Nov 4 · 7:00 PMThe Twisted Spine
Book Panel: Hungry for Connection by Kathryn Garland and Vanessa Scaringi in conversation with Dr. Alexis Conason
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Book Panel: Hungry for Connection by Kathryn Garland and Vanessa Scaringi in conversation with Dr. Alexis Conason
Nov 5 · 7:00 PMPOWERHOUSE Arena

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