nightlife

thumb|250px|Nightlife in Times Square, Midtown [[Manhattan. One of the many nicknames for New York City is The City That Never Sleeps.]] thumb|São Paulo|São Paulo, [[Brazil, has the best nightlife in the world, according to the World's Best Cities 2026.]] thumb|Attendees at a nightclub in [[Cape Town, South Africa]] thumb|Offer Nissim perform at [[Haoman 17 in Tel Aviv, Israel]] Nightlife is a collective term for entertainment that is available and generally more popular from the late evening into the early hours of the morning. It includes pubs, bars, nightclubs, parties, live music, concerts, cabarets, theatre, cinemas, and shows. These venues often require a cover charge for admission. Nightlife entertainment is often more adult-oriented than daytime entertainment. People who prefer to be active during the night-time are called night owls.

==History== The lack of electric lighting, as well as the needs for agricultural labor, made staying up after dark difficult for most people. Larger ancient cities, such as Rome, had a reputation for danger at night. This changed in 17th and 18th-century Europe (and subsequently spread beyond) due to the development and implementation of artificial lighting: more domestic lights, added street lighting, and adaptation by the royal and upper social classes. The introduction of chocolate, coffee and tea, and cafes that stayed open through dawn, became part of the new culture.