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MONDAY
Curtis Earth Trivia
Graffiti Junktion, 900 E. Washington St., graffitijunktion.com
Starting at 7 p.m., enjoy a trivia night that routinely places in Orlando Weekly's Best of Orlando poll.
Drink Around the Hood
Third Wednesday of every month, various venues, Ivanhoe Village, drinkaroundthehood.com
Every month we host this neighborhood pub crawl/meetup. Buy a ticket for $15 and sample drinks at different businesses and restaurants all around the area.
Ladies Night
Knights Pub, 3910 Alafaya Trail, knightspuborlando.com
Free cover for women until 10:30 p.m., free drinks until midnight.
Rock Band Jam Night
The Haven, 6700 Aloma Ave., Winter Park, thehavenrocks.com
Bring your own guitar, drum kit or keys and jam out with your fellow Rock Band aficionados.
TUESDAY
Diverse Word
Dandelion Communitea Café, 618 N. Thornton Ave., dandelioncommunitea.com
Spoken-word open mic.
Geek Trivia
The Geek Easy, 114 S. Semoran Blvd., Winter Park, mygeekeasy.com
Win bar tabs and comic books with only the aid of your superior intellect.
Saves the Tuesday
Independent Bar (I-Bar), 70 N. Orange Ave., facebook/independentbarorlando
Dance to all the emo and pop punk you can handle while guzzling cheap drinks from multiple bars.
Tasty Tuesdays
The Milk District, East Robinson Street and North Bumby Avenue, facebook.com/tastytuesdaysorlando
A rotating lineup of local food trucks brings a crowd every Tuesday for this pop-up street party.
WEDNESDAY
Liquor Pitcher Wednesdays
Knight Library, 11448 University Blvd., knightlibrary.com
Free liquor pitchers and free drafts until midnight. Make sure you don't have an early class scheduled for the next morning. Because you won't make it.
Mac and Cheese
Independent Bar, 70 N. Orange Ave.
A dance night full of guilty pleasures, sometimes with special performances from one-hit wonders
$1 Drink Night
Chillers, Big Belly and Latitudes, 33 W. Church St., churchstreetbars.com
Starting at 7:30 p.m., frozen drinks, mixed drinks and domestic bottles are just a buck.
Open Mic Poetry and Spoken Word
Austin's Coffee, 929 W. Fairbanks Ave., Winter Park, austinscoffee.com
Just like the name of the night suggests, this is an open mic for both poetry and spoken word, held in a hip Winter Park coffeehouse not far from the Rollins campus.
Spacebar Comedy Showcase
Spacebar, 2428 E. Robinson St., facebook.com/spacebarcomedy
Free entry with two-drink minimum purchase at this indie comedy night, which starts at 8 p.m.
THURSDAY
Burger and Beer Night
Friendly Confines, 3088 Aloma Ave., Winter Park, myfriendlyconfines.com
$4.99 gets you a half-pound burger and a domestic draft until 9 p.m.
Korndogg's Karaoke
Sideshow, 15 N. Orange Ave., wallstplaza.com
With more than 11,000 songs to choose from, music videos and more, this is one of downtown's best karaoke nights.
Jack's Open Mic Comedy Night
Jack's Pub & Grub, 5494 Central Florida Parkway
Comedy open mic hosted by Myke Herlihy.
Talk Yo Shit
The Patio, 14 W. Washington St., thepatioorlando.com
Dance night from DJ Fiona with free drinks for ladies until 11:30 p.m.
FRIDAY
3-4-1 Happy Hour
Big Belly, Chillers and Latitudes, 33 W. Church St., churchstreetbars.com
Yes, you read that right: three drinks for the price of one from 5 to 9 p.m. Get your weekend started.
Footloose '80s
Backbooth, 37 W. Pine St., backbooth.com
Party like it's 1989 with this throwback night featuring videos from the '80s.
$5 Fridays
Knight Library, 11448 University Blvd., knightlibrary.com
You pay a $5 cover and get free drafts and $1 shots until midnight.
Friday Night Block Party
Wall Street Plaza, 25 Wall St., wallstplaza.net
Wall Street Plaza is known for its weekend block parties. Wander the plaza, drink in hand, and take advantage of $4 Fireball shots at all six plaza bars. No cover.
Nerdy Karaoke
The Geek Easy, 114 S. Semoran Blvd., mygeekeasy.com
Karaoke in the Geek Easy, a lounge/bar connected to one of Orlando's most popular comic-book shops.
SATURDAY
Midnight Mass
Backbooth, 37 W. Pine St., backbooth.com
From midnight until 2 a.m., DJs spin pop, rock and Motown while you confess your sins to your patient bartenders.
Saturday Night Block Party
Wall Street Plaza, 25 Wall St., wallstplaza.net
Wall Street Plaza is known for its weekend block parties. Wander the plaza, drink in hand, and take advantage of $4 Fireball shots at all six plaza bars. No cover.
Shit Sandwich Standup Comedy Showcase
First and third Saturdays at Bull and Bush, 2408 E. Robinson St., bullandbushorlando.com
Admission is free to this stand-up comedy showcase, which features local comedians.
Single Saturdays
Knight Library, 11448 University Blvd., knightlibrary.com
$1 shots, $1 bottled beer and free drinks until midnight. No matter how broke you are, you can surely afford this night.
SUNDAY
Barrio Sundays and Tropical Sundays
The Beacham and the Social, 46 N. Orange Ave., thebeacham.com
Pay at the door, pay no more (cover is $13-$15 ages 21 and up). All you can drink for one cover fee. Top 40 and Latin hip-hop music spun by DJs in the Social and salsa, bachata and merengue in the Beacham.
Copper Rocket Comedy Jam
The Copper Rocket Pub, 106 Lake Ave., Maitland, copperrocketpub.com
Comedy open mic hosted by Heather Shaw.
Orlando Farmers Market
10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sundays at Lake Eola Park, corner of East Central Boulevard and North Eola Drive
Part farmers market, part reason to day-drink. The beer and wine garden opens at noon, and it features live acoustic music.
Sunday Funday: The Day Party
Sundays at Aero, 60 N. Orange Ave., thesocial.org
DJs spin hip-hop, house, reggae and Latin jams and drive the crowd crazy.
DON'T MISS THIS REOCCURRING EVENTS EITHER
Body//Talk
Various locations, once per month, bodytalkparty.org
This monthly dance party tries to re-create the house party feel in a nontraditional venue.
Orlando Pub Crawls
Begins at various bars in downtown Orlando, orlandopubcrawl.com
The Orlando Pub Crawl organization sponsors a tour of downtown bars with a twist – think Crazy '80s Pub Crawls, the Good vs. Evil Pub Crawl, the Get Lai'd Luau Pub Crawl and more. Check the website for upcoming crawls.
There Will Be Words
Second Tuesday of every month
Gallery at Avalon Island, 39 S. Magnolia St., therewillbewords.com
A showcase of some of the best writers in the state.
Third Thursday Gallery Hop
Third Thursday of every month, downtown Orlando, 3rdthu.com
Part art gallery hop, part tech meetup, part foodie tour of downtown, this monthly celebration is the perfect (free!) reason to get out of your dorm or apartment and explore the city.
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