Upcoming Cafe Events
Mr. Smalls Presents
Big Laughs Comedy Open Mic
Hosted by Zach Funk
Tuesday, November 11, 2025
Doors: 7:00 pm / Show: 7:00 pm
Mr. Smalls Cafe
We welcome all comedians to join us in the Mr. Smalls Café for our weekly comedy open mic!
Every Tuesday when there is not a Theatre show!
Sign ups start at 7PM. Open mic from 7:30PM to 10PM
FREE!
This Event Is All Ages
Every Tuesday when there is not a Theatre show!
Sign ups start at 7PM. Open mic from 7:30PM to 10PM
FREE!
This Event Is All Ages
Mr. Smalls Presents
Smallsgrass Bluegrass Jam
Wednesday Night Bluegrass Jam
Wednesday, November 12, 2025
Doors: 7:00 pm / Show: 7:00 pm
Mr. Smalls Cafe
We welcome everyone to join us in the Mr. Smalls Café for our weekly bluegrass jam!
Every Wednesday when there is not a Theatre show! Bring an instrument, or just hang out!
Doors at 7PM. Bluegrass jam from 7PM to 10PM
FREE!
This Event Is All Ages
Every Wednesday when there is not a Theatre show! Bring an instrument, or just hang out!
Doors at 7PM. Bluegrass jam from 7PM to 10PM
FREE!
This Event Is All Ages
Mr. Smalls Presents
Greggy_oke Karaoke
Pittsburgh City Paper Best of 2025 "Best Karaoke" Winner! 🏆
Thursday, November 13, 2025
Doors: 8:00 pm / Show: 8:00 pm
Mr. Smalls Cafe
Karaoke every Thursday when there is not a Theatre show!
8PM to 11PM
FREE!
This Event Is All Ages
8PM to 11PM
FREE!
This Event Is All Ages
Cryptid Yinzer After Dark
GOTH - NEW WAVE - SHOE GAZE - AND MORE!
Friday, November 14, 2025
Doors: 9:00 pm / Show: 9:00 pm
Mr. Smalls Cafe
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 14TH DJ CRYPTID YINZER TAKES OVER THE CAFÉ!
Goth. New Wave. Shoe Gaze. MORE.
9PM-MIDNIGHT
FREE!!!!!!!!!!
ALL-AGES WELCOME
Goth. New Wave. Shoe Gaze. MORE.
9PM-MIDNIGHT
FREE!!!!!!!!!!
ALL-AGES WELCOME
Mr. Smalls Presents
Big Laughs Comedy Open Mic
Hosted by Zach Funk
Tuesday, November 18, 2025
Doors: 7:00 pm / Show: 7:00 pm
Mr. Smalls Cafe
We welcome all comedians to join us in the Mr. Smalls Café for our weekly comedy open mic!
Every Tuesday when there is not a Theatre show!
Sign ups start at 7PM. Open mic from 7:30PM to 10PM
FREE!
This Event Is All Ages
Every Tuesday when there is not a Theatre show!
Sign ups start at 7PM. Open mic from 7:30PM to 10PM
FREE!
This Event Is All Ages
Mr. Smalls Presents
Smallsgrass Bluegrass Jam
Wednesday Night Bluegrass Jam
Wednesday, November 19, 2025
Doors: 7:00 pm / Show: 7:00 pm
Mr. Smalls Cafe
We welcome everyone to join us in the Mr. Smalls Café for our weekly bluegrass jam!
Every Wednesday when there is not a Theatre show! Bring an instrument, or just hang out!
Doors at 7PM. Bluegrass jam from 7PM to 10PM
FREE!
This Event Is All Ages
Every Wednesday when there is not a Theatre show! Bring an instrument, or just hang out!
Doors at 7PM. Bluegrass jam from 7PM to 10PM
FREE!
This Event Is All Ages
Acousticafe + Mr. Smalls Presents
Basement Dwellers Shanty Sing
Hosted by Shawn MacIntyre
Sunday, November 23, 2025
Doors: 7:00 pm / Show: 7:00 pm
Mr. Smalls Cafe
This is an open Shanty Sing, the Shanty person will lead each song, explaining how it is sung, most shanties are call and answer.
You don't have to sing along, but it is strongly encouraged.
The Shanty Sing will run from 7-9pm.
Free!
This Event Is All Ages.
Mr. Smalls Presents
Big Laughs Comedy Open Mic
Hosted by Zach Funk
Tuesday, November 25, 2025
Doors: 7:00 pm / Show: 7:00 pm
Mr. Smalls Cafe
We welcome all comedians to join us in the Mr. Smalls Café for our weekly comedy open mic!
Every Tuesday when there is not a Theatre show!
Sign ups start at 7PM. Open mic from 7:30PM to 10PM
FREE!
This Event Is All Ages
Every Tuesday when there is not a Theatre show!
Sign ups start at 7PM. Open mic from 7:30PM to 10PM
FREE!
This Event Is All Ages
Mr. Smalls Presents
Smallsgrass Bluegrass Jam
Wednesday Night Bluegrass Jam
Wednesday, November 26, 2025
Doors: 7:00 pm / Show: 7:00 pm
Mr. Smalls Cafe
We welcome everyone to join us in the Mr. Smalls Café for our weekly bluegrass jam!
Every Wednesday when there is not a Theatre show! Bring an instrument, or just hang out!
Doors at 7PM. Bluegrass jam from 7PM to 10PM
FREE!
This Event Is All Ages
Every Wednesday when there is not a Theatre show! Bring an instrument, or just hang out!
Doors at 7PM. Bluegrass jam from 7PM to 10PM
FREE!
This Event Is All Ages
Treasure + Mr. Smalls Presents
LSGM 30
A celebration of Pittsburgh darkwave/postpunk/shoegaze legends Low Sunday Ghost Machine
ft. DJs
KellyA (Ceremony)
Huck Finn (Second Skin)
Amadea (Treasure)
Gothic vendors and LSGM merch
Support your locals!
Saturday, November 29, 2025
Doors: 8:00 pm / Show: 8:00 pm
Mr. Smalls Cafe
"you're happy for a moment, then you're gone..."
This Event Is All Ages.
Mr. Smalls Presents
Big Laughs Comedy Open Mic
Hosted by Zach Funk
Tuesday, December 02, 2025
Doors: 7:00 pm / Show: 7:00 pm
Mr. Smalls Cafe
We welcome all comedians to join us in the Mr. Smalls Café for our weekly comedy open mic!
Every Tuesday when there is not a Theatre show!
Sign ups start at 7PM. Open mic from 7:30PM to 10PM
FREE!
This Event Is All Ages
Every Tuesday when there is not a Theatre show!
Sign ups start at 7PM. Open mic from 7:30PM to 10PM
FREE!
This Event Is All Ages
Mr. Smalls Presents
Smallsgrass Bluegrass Jam
Wednesday Night Bluegrass Jam
Wednesday, December 03, 2025
Doors: 7:00 pm / Show: 7:00 pm
Mr. Smalls Cafe
We welcome everyone to join us in the Mr. Smalls Café for our weekly bluegrass jam!
Every Wednesday when there is not a Theatre show! Bring an instrument, or just hang out!
Doors at 7PM. Bluegrass jam from 7PM to 10PM
FREE!
This Event Is All Ages
Every Wednesday when there is not a Theatre show! Bring an instrument, or just hang out!
Doors at 7PM. Bluegrass jam from 7PM to 10PM
FREE!
This Event Is All Ages
Mr. Smalls Presents
Greggy_oke Karaoke
Pittsburgh City Paper Best of 2025 "Best Karaoke" Winner! 🏆
Thursday, December 04, 2025
Doors: 8:00 pm / Show: 8:00 pm
Mr. Smalls Cafe
Karaoke every Thursday when there is not a Theatre show!
8PM to 11PM
FREE!
This Event Is All Ages
8PM to 11PM
FREE!
This Event Is All Ages
Acousticafe Songwriter Series Presents
The Douds Duo
Special Guests: Matt Eddy, Abbey Martin
Saturday, December 06, 2025
Doors: 6:30 pm / Show: 7:00 pm
Mr. Smalls Cafe
The Acousticafe Songwriter Series is a showcase of local and regional up-and-coming talent!
The Douds Duo: Vacillating between sweet, angsty, sultry, and salty, Nadine Douds’s music is full of both hope and regret, as well as a hefty dose of love and revenge. The vocal lines explore the beautiful tension of dissonance, keeping the ear intrigued and the heart twinging. Nadine’s music has been described as ‘extrovert music by an introvert’. The Douds Duo (Nadine and Nathan Douds) can be heard performing their own unique takes on popular covers, as well as performing Nadine Douds originals. See nadinedouds.com for more info.
Matt Eddy: Matt Eddy is a songwriter from Tampa Bay, currently residing in the Pittsburgh area. His gentle and wide-ranging voice and sensitive approach to the acoustic guitar provide an intimate atmosphere that enable his poetic lyrics to resonate with the listener.
Abbey Martin: Abbey Martin is an alt-folk singer songwriter who found and developed a love for writing music during the pandemic. Her songs frequently include themes of nature, weather, and emotional conflict (adding in satire and humor when possible). She loves to sing harmony with others and dreams of starting of an alternative choir.
6:30PM to 9PM
$10 Suggested Donation (Collected at the door!)
This Event Is All Ages
Mr. Smalls Presents
Big Laughs Comedy Open Mic
Hosted by Zach Funk
Tuesday, December 09, 2025
Doors: 7:00 pm / Show: 7:00 pm
Mr. Smalls Cafe
We welcome all comedians to join us in the Mr. Smalls Café for our weekly comedy open mic!
Every Tuesday when there is not a Theatre show!
Sign ups start at 7PM. Open mic from 7:30PM to 10PM
FREE!
This Event Is All Ages
Every Tuesday when there is not a Theatre show!
Sign ups start at 7PM. Open mic from 7:30PM to 10PM
FREE!
This Event Is All Ages
Mr. Smalls Presents
Smallsgrass Bluegrass Jam
Wednesday Night Bluegrass Jam
Wednesday, December 10, 2025
Doors: 7:00 pm / Show: 7:00 pm
Mr. Smalls Cafe
We welcome everyone to join us in the Mr. Smalls Café for our weekly bluegrass jam!
Every Wednesday when there is not a Theatre show! Bring an instrument, or just hang out!
Doors at 7PM. Bluegrass jam from 7PM to 10PM
FREE!
This Event Is All Ages
Every Wednesday when there is not a Theatre show! Bring an instrument, or just hang out!
Doors at 7PM. Bluegrass jam from 7PM to 10PM
FREE!
This Event Is All Ages
Mr. Smalls Presents
Greggy_oke Karaoke
Pittsburgh City Paper Best of 2025 "Best Karaoke" Winner! 🏆
Thursday, December 11, 2025
Doors: 8:00 pm / Show: 8:00 pm
Mr. Smalls Cafe
Karaoke every Thursday when there is not a Theatre show!
8PM to 11PM
FREE!
This Event Is All Ages
8PM to 11PM
FREE!
This Event Is All Ages
Mr. Smalls Presents
Big Laughs Comedy Open Mic
Hosted by Zach Funk
Tuesday, December 16, 2025
Doors: 7:00 pm / Show: 7:00 pm
Mr. Smalls Cafe
We welcome all comedians to join us in the Mr. Smalls Café for our weekly comedy open mic!
Every Tuesday when there is not a Theatre show!
Sign ups start at 7PM. Open mic from 7:30PM to 10PM
FREE!
This Event Is All Ages
Every Tuesday when there is not a Theatre show!
Sign ups start at 7PM. Open mic from 7:30PM to 10PM
FREE!
This Event Is All Ages
Mr. Smalls Presents
Smallsgrass Bluegrass Jam
Wednesday Night Bluegrass Jam
Wednesday, December 17, 2025
Doors: 7:00 pm / Show: 7:00 pm
Mr. Smalls Cafe
We welcome everyone to join us in the Mr. Smalls Café for our weekly bluegrass jam!
Every Wednesday when there is not a Theatre show! Bring an instrument, or just hang out!
Doors at 7PM. Bluegrass jam from 7PM to 10PM
FREE!
This Event Is All Ages
Every Wednesday when there is not a Theatre show! Bring an instrument, or just hang out!
Doors at 7PM. Bluegrass jam from 7PM to 10PM
FREE!
This Event Is All Ages
Mr. Smalls Presents
Greggy_oke Karaoke
Pittsburgh City Paper Best of 2025 "Best Karaoke" Winner! 🏆
Thursday, December 18, 2025
Doors: 8:00 pm / Show: 8:00 pm
Mr. Smalls Cafe
Karaoke every Thursday when there is not a Theatre show!
8PM to 11PM
FREE!
This Event Is All Ages
8PM to 11PM
FREE!
This Event Is All Ages
Mr. Smalls Presents
Big Laughs Comedy Open Mic
Hosted by Zach Funk
Tuesday, December 30, 2025
Doors: 7:00 pm / Show: 7:00 pm
Mr. Smalls Cafe
We welcome all comedians to join us in the Mr. Smalls Café for our weekly comedy open mic!
Every Tuesday when there is not a Theatre show!
Sign ups start at 7PM. Open mic from 7:30PM to 10PM
FREE!
This Event Is All Ages
Every Tuesday when there is not a Theatre show!
Sign ups start at 7PM. Open mic from 7:30PM to 10PM
FREE!
This Event Is All Ages
Directions
Parking
Street parking is available along Lincoln Ave and on the surrounding streets. Valet parking will be available for select shows in the future. Check back for more info.