Quick answer: a cabaret night is a live entertainment evening presented in a cabaret style—often with table seating, a host and a mix of music, comedy, burlesque, drag, magic, dance or variety.

The format is flexible

Some cabaret nights center one singer or performer. Others present a mixed bill. What connects them is usually intimacy, direct audience relationship and an evening shaped by the room as much as the stage.

For the larger definition, read What Is Cabaret?. For what actually happens during one, read What Happens at a Cabaret Show?.