Things to do in NYC on a Wednesday night: parties, happy hours and trivia

Wednesday nights to book

Wed, Nov 4 · 6pm

Date Nite: Vinyl Happy Hour

Sleepwalk · Williamsburg

Free 21+ Funk & soul

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Wed, Nov 4 · 7pm

Open Decks w/ Steen [Full Venue Edition]

SILO Brooklyn · Bushwick

Price not listed 21+ HouseTechno

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Wed, Nov 4 · 8pm

DOWNSTAIRS: Party With the Gods (Marathon Afters)

Purgatory · Bushwick

Price not listed 21+

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Wed, Nov 4 · 10pm

Beats without Borders

Mood Ring · Bushwick

Price not listed 21+

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Wed, Nov 25 · 10pm

THANKSGIVING EVE 11/25

ArtSpace · Lower East Side

From $18 21+ House

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Wed, Nov 25 · 10pm

Soul In The Horn w/ Natasha Diggs and Friends

The Chocolate Factory · Bushwick

From $34 21+ DiscoFunk & soulHip-hop

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Our picks

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   1. Oliver's Astoria Astoria

   Signature Cocktails $10 · Add house shot $3
   Mon–Fri 4pm–7pm · Daily 10pm to close · 37-19 Broadway at 38th Street · Steinway Street (M, R)

   On Wednesdays the happy hour at Oliver's Astoria runs 4pm to 7pm and 10pm to close; it is on every day in all (Mon to Fri 4pm to 7pm · Daily 10pm to close). The deal: $10 signature cocktails, $5 frosty miller high life, $3 add house shot and $10 select apps. Its cheapest drink is $3, which puts it on our list of drinks $6 and under. There is food on the happy-hour menu too. There is a late-night window as well.

   Deal checked Oct 28, 2026 on the bar's own site.

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   2. Flying Cock Kips Bay

   ESPRESSO MARTINI $3 · GREEN TEA SHOT $10
   Daily 4pm–8pm · 497 3rd Ave · 33rd Street (6)

   On Wednesdays the happy hour at Flying Cock runs 4pm to 8pm; it is on every day in all (Daily 4pm to 8pm). The deal: $3 espresso martini, $10 green tea shot, $8 beer and $6 michelob ultra draft. Its cheapest drink is $3, which puts it on our list of drinks $6 and under. There is food on the happy-hour menu too.

   Deal checked Oct 28, 2026 on the bar's own site.

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   3. The Queensboro Jackson Heights

   Light Lager, Sunday Beer $5 · Session IPA, Singlecut $6
   Tue–Sun 3pm–6pm · 80-02 Northern Boulevard · 82 St-Jackson Hts (7)

   On Wednesdays the happy hour at The Queensboro runs 3pm to 6pm; it is on 6 days a week in all (Tue to Sun 3pm to 6pm). The deal: $5 light lager, sunday beer, $6 session ipa, singlecut, $6 irish red ale, round table and $6 pilsner, industrial arts. Its cheapest drink is $3, which puts it on our list of drinks $6 and under. There is food on the happy-hour menu too.

   Deal checked Oct 30, 2026 on the bar's own site.

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   4. Post No Bills Williamsburg

   Drafts $4 · Well Drinks $5
   Daily open to 9pm · 253 Bushwick Ave · Montrose Avenue (L)

   On Wednesdays the happy hour at Post No Bills runs until 9pm; it is on every day in all (Daily open to 9pm). The deal: $4 drafts, $3 budweiser, $3 miller high life and $5 well drinks. Its cheapest drink is $4, which puts it on our list of drinks $6 and under. There is a late-night window as well.

   Deal checked Nov 1, 2026 on the bar's own site.

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   5. Tulum Brooklyn Bed-Stuy

   Margaritas $10 · Sangria $10
   Daily open to 7pm · 1056 Broadway · Kosciuszko Street (J)

   On Wednesdays the happy hour at Tulum Brooklyn runs until 7pm; it is on every day in all (Daily open to 7pm). The deal: $10 wings, $10 quesadillas, $10 tacos and $5 fries. Its cheapest drink is $5, which puts it on our list of drinks $6 and under. There is food on the happy-hour menu too.

   Deal checked Oct 28, 2026 on the bar's own site.

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   6. The Grey Dog Nolita

   House Wine $5.00 · Tommy's Margarita $8.00
   Daily 4pm–6:30pm · 244 Mulberry Street · Spring Street (6)

   On Wednesdays the happy hour at The Grey Dog runs 4pm to 6:30pm; it is on every day in all (Daily 4pm to 6:30pm). The deal: $5.00 house wine, $8.00 tommy's margarita, $8.00 venetian spritz and $9.00 bar bites. Its cheapest drink is $5, which puts it on our list of drinks $6 and under. There is food on the happy-hour menu too.

   Deal checked Nov 1, 2026 on the bar's own site.

Wednesday night parties

We list 19 Wednesday parties in the next four weeks: Wed, Nov 4 (4), Wed, Nov 11 (3), Wed, Nov 18 (2) and Wed, Nov 25 (10). They typically start around 10pm. Tickets start at $18, typically $34 with fees, and 4 nights are free.

Coming up: Open Decks w/ Steen [Full Venue Edition] at SILO Brooklyn on Wed, Nov 4, Date Nite: Vinyl Happy Hour at Sleepwalk on Wed, Nov 4, Beats without Borders at Mood Ring on Wed, Nov 4, THANKSGIVING EVE 11/25 at ArtSpace on Wed, Nov 25 and DayBreak at Elsewhere on Wed, Nov 25. The most played sounds on Wednesdays: house, funk & soul and techno.

SILO Brooklyn (4 Wednesdays), Sleepwalk (4 Wednesdays) and Mood Ring (2 Wednesdays) have more than one Wednesday on the calendar, the closest thing to a regular Wednesday night. Every one is on Wednesday parties.

Happy hour on a Wednesday

532 bars on our list run a happy hour on Wednesdays, and 319 of them go until 7pm or later, so there is time after work. The cheapest drink among the deals we read in the last 30 days is $3; the typical cheapest is $7.

The picks below are one per neighborhood, scored on drink price, days, food and hours; the table at the end has the top 40, and every Wednesday happy hour is on its own page with a map.

Trivia on Wednesday nights

We track 69 trivia nights at 69 bars on Wednesdays, the first starting at 7pm. The most are in Williamsburg (10), Midtown (5) and Astoria (5). The times, hosts and prizes we could confirm are on Wednesday trivia, and some of these bars run a happy hour during the game.

Late on a Wednesday

27 bars on our list run a late happy hour on Wednesdays, starting at 9pm or later: Alfie's in Hell's Kitchen (11am to 7pm and 11pm to close), Arden in Crown Heights (5pm to 7pm and 9pm to 10pm), Bar Calico in Gramercy (9pm to close), Barfly in Gramercy (11am to 7pm and 10pm to 4am), Bartley Dunne's in Times Square (11pm to close) and Blue Haven in Kips Bay (10pm to 4am). Reverse happy hours has them all.

Before you go

Every night here is 21 and up unless the listing says otherwise, and the door checks a government photo ID; visitors from outside North America should bring a passport. Bars and clubs can serve until 4am (what time bars close), and the subway runs all night.

Ticket prices on this page are the lowest we saw on each seller's page when we last checked it (most nights sell on DICE, which shows the price with fees). Drinks inside are extra: menu prices in NYC do not include the 8.875% sales tax, and the tip is a dollar or more a drink.

The top Wednesday happy hours

Bars whose happy hour we read on their own site in the last 30 days, scored on drink price, days a week, food and weekend or late hours. Menu prices before NYC tax (8.875%) and tip.

How we put this together

Computed on Nov 2, 2026 from the published Wednesday nights on the site for the next four weeks, the happy hours bars publish on their own sites (the picks, prices and table use deals read in the last 30 days), and the trivia nights we track. Recomputed every day.

Something wrong or out of date? Tell us and we will check it.

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