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Apollo Theater Amateur Night

Name: Apollo Theater Amateur Night
Start: 2026-05-02T23:30:00.000Z
End: 2026-05-02T23:30:00.000Z
Location: Apollo Theater

The 90+-year-old tradition that launched Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Lauryn Hill, and countless others. The raucous crowd cheers or boos — and the Executioner sweeps losers off stage. Heats run October–April, with finals in the spring. A core Harlem experience. (Rolling: Wednesdays, year-round — monitor the source for specific dates.)