nyc queer events: 5/11 - 5/17 | queer on the street newsletter
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Sunday, May 11, 2025
REMINDER: free entry usually means (not always) there’s a drink minimum. Please inquire with the organizer or venue beforehand. And remember: ALWAYS tip performers IN CASH.
SUNDAY | Sunday Dyke Run – Beginner
organized: Dyke Run NYC
location: Pier 25 Bathrooms | Manhattan
time: 10 am
cost: free | flyer!
note: every Saturday unless organizer states otherwise
SUNDAY | Queers Run Brooklyn: Trans & Non-Binary Folks Only
organized by: Queers Run Brooklyn
location: location varies – check w/ organizer | Brooklyn
time: 11 am
cost: free | flyer!
note: every second and fourth Sunday unless the organizer specifies otherwise
SUNDAY | AAPI QT Book Fair
organized by: The Nonbinarian Bookstore
Location: The Nonbinarian Bookstore | Brooklyn
Time: 12 pm – 5 pm
Cost: free entry | | flyer!
Note: masks are required
SUNDAY | Brunch & Brawl: Mommy Issues!
organized by: RuAfza, Malai, Fontainhas Dukaan
Location: Fontainhas Dukaan | Brooklyn
Time: 12 pm
Cost: depends on what you purchase | flyer!
SUNDAY | Froot Hoops’ Dyke Basketball
organized by: Froot Hoops
Location: Tompkins Square Park | Manhattan
Time: 12 pm – 2 pm
Cost: rsvp via partiful | rsvp! | flyer!
SUNDAY | Mom! Mommy! Mother!
organized by: Gabalicious (@djgabalicious)
Location: 5738 Myrtle Ave. | Queens
Time: 12 pm – 6 pm
Cost: $11.45 (incl. tax) for early bird / $25 for bottomless brunch | tix! | flyer!
SUNDAY | Staying Strong Sundays: Boxing & Art
organized by: Danse Theatre Surreality in collaboration with Haven Boxing
Location: Haven Boxing | Brooklyn
Time: 12 pm – 1 pm
Cost: free / registration required | register! | flyer!
SUNDAY | Artist Rehab: 4-Week Workshop on Finding & Unleasing Your Inner Artist (Session B)
Organized by: Brooke Finegold (of Poetry is Gay)
Location: BOYFRIEND co-op | Brooklyn
Time: 2 pm – 4:30 pm
Cost: sliding scale $165 – $195 | register! | flyer!
SUNDAY | Sapphic Soup Sundays
organized by: BOYFRIEND co-op
location: BOYFRIEND co-op | Brooklyn
time: 2 pm – 6 pm
cost: $8/bowl of soup | flyer!
note: every Sunday unless organizer states otherwise
SUNDAY | tiki disco season opener
organized by:
location: knockdown center | Queens
time: 2 pm – 10 pm
cost: there’s a waitlist | join waitlist! | flyer!
SUNDAY | Brag Drunch
Organized by: Soraya Sis, cheetah quila, DJTwinkdeath, Brag Drunch
Location: Branded Saloon | Brooklyn
Time: 2:30 pm
Cost: depends what you purchase | flyer!
SUNDAY | Cherie's Revolutionary Sip n Paint Salon
organized by: Cherie’s
Location: Parkside Lounge | Manhattan
Time: 3 pm
Cost: free | info!
SUNDAY | Free for All (clothing swap, art, performances, refreshments)
organized by: pinkhquse
Location: 138 South Oxford Street | Brooklyn
Time: 3 pm – 7:30 pm
Cost: free entry / rsvp encouraged | rsvp! | flyer!
SUNDAY | Queer Book Club: Stop Me If You’re Heard This One by Kristen Arnett
organized by: The Rolling Library
Location: 31st ave open streets | Queens
Time: 3 pm
Cost: free | flyer!
SUNDAY | Club Playboi: Orgy of Talent
organized by: @notyouraverageslideshow
Location: The Slipper Room | Manhattan
Time: 4 pm doors / 4:30 pm showtime
Cost: $15.38 (incl. tax) | tix! | flyer!
SUNDAY | Vale of the Dawls
organized by: @missmalice.bk and @charleneincarnate
Location: Vale Of Cashmere | Brooklyn
Time: 4 pm
Cost: $10 suggested donation & rsvp w/ organizers | flyer!
SUNDAY | Happy Hour Clothing Swap
organized by: Brett Ricard (@brettrocard)
Location: The Rosemont | Brooklyn
Time: 5 pm – 9 pm
Cost: free entry | flyer!
note: you are not required to bring clothes in order to take clothes / all left over clothes will be donated to Out of the Closet
SUNDAY | Munch Trade: On the Pier
Organized by: Munch Trade
Location: Pier 45 at Hudson River Park | Manhattan
Time: 5 pm – late
Cost: free entry | rsvp (or sign up to volunteer)! | flyer!
note from organizers: “This is an anti-capitalist mutual aid event/picnic/open mic for Black Queer comrades, centering our Black Trans and Gender Diverse siblings. Non-Black Queer/Trans Volunteers are welcome.” | masks are required | wheelchair accessible space & parking available | biweekly (depending on weather) unless organizer states otherwise
SUNDAY | Poetry Book Launch: Kinsey Cantrell with Freda Epum
organized by: Hive Mind Books
Location: Hive Mind Books | Brooklyn
time: 5 pm
Cost: sliding scale (free – $40.20 for book tix) | tix! | info! | flyer!
note: masks are strongly encouraged & will be available on site
SUNDAY | Trans Basketball Runs
organized by: BASKETDOLLS NYC (in partnership with Brooklyn Pride Center)
location: Major R. Owens Community Center Gym | Brooklyn
time: 5 pm – 7 pm
cost: free | flyer!
note: every Sunday unless organizer states otherwise
SUNDAY | Queer Figure Drawing
organized by: The Brooklyn Loft
location: The Bush
time: 5:30 p.m.
cost: $23.41 (incl. tax) | tix! | more here!
SUNDAY | Figure Drawing
organized by: Auroriun
Location: HAUSEN | Brooklyn
Time: 6 pm
Cost: $15 | tix! | flyer!
SUNDAY | Forbidden Fruit starring Eden Darkstar
organized by: Eden Darkstar x Icon Astoria
location: Icon Astoria | Queens
time: 6 pm
cost: free entry | flyer!
note: every Sunday unless the organizer states otherwise
SUNDAY | launch of (my)thology by charlie jasper (aka @peachbellininyc)
Organized by: charlie jasper (@vines.for.veins) & Shapeless Press
Location: Seventh Heaven Bar | Brooklyn
Time: 6 pm – 9 pm
cost: free entry / book purchase encouraged | book! | flyer!
SUNDAY | Sungays @ Saturn Road
organized by: Saturn Road
location: Saturn Road | Brooklyn
time: 6 pm
cost: free entry | flyer!
note: every Sunday unless the organizer states otherwise
SUNDAY | Honey, I’m Home (Improved Drag Theater)
organized by: @andie.sleaze @luxury.bones.drag @reinanobuena @ms.womanthewoman @mx.ology
Location: All Night Skate | Brooklyn
Time: 7 pm doors / 7:30 pm shows
Cost: $5 – $15 suggested cover | flyer!
SUNDAY | #TheSticky - Rooftop Season Opener
Organized by: Raw Honey
Location: Bogart House - Penthouse Rooftop | Brooklyn
Time: 7 pm – 12 am
Cost: $25 general admission | register! | flyer!
note: Raw Honey events are exclusively for QTBIPOC / event is rain or shine
SUNDAY | Sungays at Nicky’s
organized by: Sungays at Nicky’s
location: Nicky’s Unisex | Brooklyn
time: 7 pm
cost: free entry | flyer!
note: every Sunday unless the organizer states otherwise
SUNDAY | Queer Clay with Me: Mother’s Day (21+)
Organized by: queer bk & queer clay with me
Location: Lovejoy’s | Brooklyn
Time: 7 pm – 10 pm
Cost: $10 | tix! | flyer!
SUNDAY | Flesh Eater, KFC Murder Chicks, Spaghetti Human Being, Reya Flowers, and Breakaway
organized by: Purgatory
Location: Purgatory | Brooklyn
Time: 8 pm
Cost: $13.60 (incl. tax) | tix!
SUNDAY | Moon Tech
Organized by: Vena Cava
Location: RASH | Brooklyn
Time: 8 pm – late
Cost: free entry | flyer!
SUNDAY | Poetry is Famous
organized by: Topos Too
Location: Topos Too | Queens
Time: 8 pm
Cost: unclear – contact organizer!
Note: not an exclusively queer event
SUNDAY | Two in the Pink: Mother’s Day
organized by: Soraya Sis, GOOD SIS productions, Pink Metal
Location: Pink Metal | Brooklyn
Time: 8 pm – late
Cost: free entry | flyer!
Note: every second Sunday unless organizer says otherwise
SUNDAY | Burlesque Open Stage
organized by: Tallulah Talons (host)
Location: Club Cumming | Manhattan
Time: 9 pm
Cost: $17.85 (incl. tax) | tix! | flyer!
Note: this event is once/month unless organizer says otherwise
SUNDAY | POPSUGAR: DIVAS
Organized by: Henrietta Hudson
Location: Henrietta Hudson | Manhattan
Time: 9 pm
Cost: free entry | flyer!
SUNDAY | DOWNSTAIRS: Theatre Kid Karaoke w/ Benedick
organized by: Purgatory
Location: Purgatory | Brooklyn
Time: 9:30 pm
Cost: free entry | info!
SUNDAY | The Invasion Drag Spectacular
organized by: The Stonewall Inn
location: The Stonewall Inn | Manhattan
time: 10 pm
cost: free entry with two drink min | flyer!
note: every Sunday unless the organizer states otherwise
SUNDAY | Karaoke Sundays
organized by: The Broadway
location: The Broadway | Brooklyn
time: 10 pm
cost: free entry | flyer!
note: every Sunday unless the organizer states otherwise
SUNDAY | Play Date: Game Night/Drag Show
organized by: Crystal Hart
location: Happyfun Hideaway | Brooklyn
time: 10 pm
cost: free entry | flyer!
Monday, May 12, 2025
REMINDER: free entry usually means (not always) there’s a drink minimum. Please inquire with the organizer or venue beforehand. And remember: ALWAYS tip performers IN CASH.
MONDAY | Monday Morning Dyke Run – Intermediate to Advanced
organized by: Dyke Run NYC
location: West 86th Entrance of Central Park | Manhattan
time: 7 am
cost: free | flyer!
note: every Monday unless organizer states otherwise
MONDAY | Open Doors, Open Hearts
Organized by: Destination Tomorrow
Location: 448 East 149th St. 3rd Floor | The Bronx
Time: 10 am – 12 pm
Cost: free
note: Event is designed for LGBTQIA+ adults 25+ and MUST register as a Destination Tomorrow client prior to attending the program. | program happens every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday unless the organizer states otherwise.
MONDAY | Urban Gardening 101: Green-the-In-Between Track
Organized by: The Greenhouse Education Center
Location: The Greenhouse and Education Center at Denny Farrell Riverbank State Park | Manhattan
Time: 5:30 pm
Cost: free but there’s a waitlist | waitlist!
note: not exclusively queer
MONDAY | Babe Wine Bar
Organized by: Babe Wine Bar
Location: Ace Hotel - 252 Schermerhorn St. | Brooklyn
Time: 6 pm – 11 pm
Cost: $10 | tix! | flyer!
MONDAY | LGBTQ+ Mental Health Support Group
organized by: Brooklyn Pride Center
location: Brooklyn Pride Center | Brooklyn
time: 6 pm – 7:30 pm
cost: free but registration is required at least two days in advance | register! | info!
MONDAY | Queer Writing Night
Organized by: Hive Mind Books
Location: Hive Mind Books | Brooklyn
Time: 6:30 pm – 8 pm
Cost: free but rsvp (item or drink purchase encouraged) | rsvp! | flyer!
MONDAY | GAP to LIC (rain date)
Organized by: NightCAP
Location: Anabale Basin Sailing Bar & Grill
Time: 6:45 pm
Cost: free | flyer!
note: the flyer says “postposed” because it was originally for May 5. Organizers stated the rain date was May 12.
MONDAY | Astoria Food Pantry’s 5th Birthday Fest
Organized by: Astoria Food Pantry
Location: 35-37 36th Street (Ground Floor) | Queens
Time: 7 pm – 10 pm
Cost: $20 | tickets! | flyer!
note: masks are required / the Sunday portion of the two-day event is a mutual aid mixer
MONDAY | Gotham Basic Training
organized by: Gotham Derby
location: Pier 2 Brooklyn Heights | Brooklyn
time: 7 pm
cost: varies – see organizers’ site | flyer!
note: every Monday unless the organizer states otherwise
MONDAY | Queers Run Brooklyn: Track Workout
organized by: Queers Run Brooklyn
location: Maccarren Track | Brooklyn
time: 7 pm
cost: free | flyer!
note: every SECOND and FOURTH Monday unless the organizer states otherwise
MONDAY | Fetish Figure Drawing: Live Model Drink & Draw
organized by: Pink Metal
location: Pink Metal | Brooklyn
time: 7:30 pm
cost: free entry | flyer!
notes: Art supplies are provided | every Monday unless the organizer states otherwise
MONDAY | Drag Bingo
organized by: The Holler
location: The Holler | Brooklyn
time: 8 pm
cost: free entry | flyer!
note: every other Monday unless the organizer states otherwise
MONDAY | Broadway Mondays
organized by: Hardware Bar
location: Hardware Bar
time: 8 pm
cost: free entry | flyer! (flyer updates w/ date every week) | info!
note: every Monday unless the organizer states otherwise
MONDAY | Bingo with Ariel Sinclair
organized by: The Stonewall Inn x Ariel Sinclair
location: The Stonewall Inn | Manhattan
time: 9 pm
cost: free entry | flyer!
note: every Monday unless the organizer states otherwise
MONDAY | Purgatory Karaoke
organized by: Purgatory
Location: Purgatory (downstairs) | Brooklyn
Time: 10 pm
Cost: free entry | info!
Tuesday, May 13, 2025
REMINDER: free entry usually means (not always) there’s a drink minimum. Please inquire with the organizer or venue beforehand. And remember: ALWAYS tip performers IN CASH.
TUESDAY | Queers Run Brooklyn: All Queers
organized by: Queers Run Brooklyn
location: Central Library | Brooklyn
time: 7:30 am
cost: free | flyer!
note: every Tuesday unless the organizer states otherwise
TUESDAY | Open Doors, Open Hearts
Organized by: Destination Tomorrow
Location: 448 East 149th St. 3rd Floor | The Bronx
Time: 10 am – 12 pm
Cost: free
note: Event is designed for LGBTQIA+ adults 25+ and MUST register as a Destination Tomorrow client prior to attending the program. | program happens every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday unless the organizer states otherwise.
TUESDAY | Queer Film Coffee & Co-Work
organized by: Queer Film Bk
location: Hive Mind Books | Brooklyn
time: 11 am
cost: RSVP + purchase of a coffee or book is required | rsvp! | flyer!
note: masks encouraged / every other Tuesday unless organizer states otherwise
TUESDAY | Artist Rehab: 4-Week Workshop on Finding & Unleasing Your Inner Artist (Session B)
Organized by: Brooke Finegold (of Poetry is Gay)
Location: Carriage House | Brooklyn
Time: 12 pm
Cost: sliding scale $165 – $195 | register! | flyer!
TUESDAY | Queer Martial Arts
organized by: Brooklyn Pride Center
location: Brooklyn Pride Center | Brooklyn
time: 6 pm – 7:30 pm
cost: free | info!
note from organizer: registration is not required. You may attend any session.
TUESDAY | Reading Social
organized by: Ruth on Flatbush
location: Ruth on Flatbush | Brooklyn
time: 6 pm – 8 pm
cost: free entry | flyer!
note: every Tuesday unless the organizer states otherwise
TUESDAY | T4T Tuesdays
Organized by: Voluminous Arts
Location: Mad Tropical | Brooklyn
Time: 6 pm – midnight
Cost: free | rsvp! | flyer!
note: this is a once/month event unless organizer states otherwise
TUESDAY | NYC Bike Polo WTFNB Night
Organized by: NYC Bike Polo
Location: St. John’s Park | Brooklyn
Time: 6:30 pm
Cost: free | flyer!
TUESDAY | Transpire
organized by: Brooklyn Pride Center
location: Brooklyn Pride Center | Brooklyn
time: 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
cost: free but registration required by emailing Talia: tgnc@lgbtbrooklyn.org | info!
TUESDAY | Book Event: Milo Todd Brooklyn’s the Lilac People
Organized by: Hive Mind Books
Location: Hive Mind Books | Brooklyn
Time: 7 pm
Cost: sliding scale $0 – $30.65 for book (incl. tax) | tix! | flyer!
TUESDAY | Dyke Drag: DYKECHELLA
Organized by: Dyke Drag & hosted by @imbabynyc
Location: Ginger’s Bar | Brooklyn
Time: 7 pm doors / 8 pm shows
Cost: $12.51 – $18.91 (incl. tax) | tix! | flyer!
TUESDAY | Locked: Chastity Social
Organized by: Peter Cage
Location: Rockbar | Manhattan
Time: 7 pm
Cost: free entry | flyer!
note: every second Tuesday of the month unless organizer states otherwise
TUESDAY | Queer Filmmakers Mixer
Organized by: Saphlicks in partnership with Taimi
Location: The Bush | Brooklyn
Time: 7 pm – 10 pm
Cost: free rsvp (drink purchases encouraged) | rsvp! | flyer!
TUESDAY | Queer Joy Ride Scouts
organized by: queer joy ride
location: Grand Army Plaza | Brooklyn
time: 7 pm
cost: free | info! and more info!
note: every Tuesday unless the organizer states otherwise
TUESDAY | Trivia Night w/ Ladybyrd
organized by: Purgatory
Location: Purgatory (downstairs) | Brooklyn
Time: 7 pm
Cost: free entry | info!
TUESDAY | Clothing Swap & Figure Drawing
Organized by: Go Figure BK
Location: 130 Palmetto St. | Brooklyn
Time: 7:30 pm
Cost: $15 / DM for sliding scale options | tix! | flyer!
TUESDAY | Club Cumming’s Open Mic
organized by: Club Cumming
location: Club Cumming | Manhattan
time: 8 pm
cost: free entry | flyer!
note: every Tuesday unless the organizer states otherwise
TUESDAY | Boy-N-Go
organized by: Lie-Luh, Corsette, Meat Puppet, Problem Child & TK the Kid
location: Purgatory | Brooklyn
time: 9 pm
cost: $5 - $10 sug. cash donation at door | flyer!
note: every Tuesday unless the organizer states otherwise
TUESDAY | Dining Dead, Volena, Angel Hair No. 12, Flavours Change All Day
organized by: Purgatory
Location: Purgatory | Brooklyn
Time: 8 pm
Cost: $13.60 (incl. tax) | tix!
TUESDAY | Queer Bowl: LGBTQ bowling night & Social mixer!
Organized by: QUEER SOCIAL
Location: Bowlero Times Square | Manhattan
Time: 8 pm – 11 pm
Cost: $28.52 (incl. tax) | tix! | flyer!
TUESDAY | Discipline Burlesque
organized by: Pink Metal
location: Pink Metal | Brooklyn
time: 9 pm
cost: free entry | flyer!
note: every Tuesday unless the organizer states otherwise
TUESDAY | Sandy Jack’s Karaoke
organized by: Sandy Jack’s
location: Sandy Jack’s | Brooklyn
time: 9 pm
cost: free entry | flyer!
note: every Tuesday unless the organizer states otherwise
TUESDAY | QUEERAOKE
organized by: Metropolitan
location: Metropolitan | Brooklyn
time: 10 pm
cost: free entry | flyer!
note: every Tuesday unless the organizer states otherwise
TUESDAY | Open Decks
organized by: archie.nyc x The Rosemont
location: The Rosemont | Brooklyn
time: 11 pm
cost: free entry | flyer!
note: sign up with the bartender after you purchase a drink | every first, second and third Tuesday unless the organizer states otherwise
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
REMINDER: free entry usually means (not always) there’s a drink minimum. Please inquire with the organizer or venue beforehand. And remember: ALWAYS tip performers IN CASH.
WEDNESDAY | Healing Arts Class
organized by: Destination Tomorrow
location: Empowerment Center (448 E. 149th St.) | Bronx
time: 12 pm
cost: free | flyer!
note: every Wednesday and Friday unless the organizer states otherwise
WEDNESDAY | Empowering LGBTQ+ Professionals: Navigating Uncertainty and Building Resilience
Organized by: @glma_lgbthealth, @nlgjaofficial, @lgbtqbar, and @reachingoutmba
Location: Virtual via Zoom
Time: 1 pm
Cost: free, but register for zoom required | register! | flyer!
WEDNESDAY | Trans Speaking Voice Training Practice Space & Workshops
organized by: Gabby and Brooklyn Pride Center
location: Brooklyn Pride Center | Brooklyn
time: 5 pm
cost: free | info!
note: this is MOST Wednesdays, but not all Wednesdays
WEDNESDAY | Queer Aperitivo - 1 Year Anniversary Party
Organized by: Queer Aperitivo
Location: Honey’s | Brooklyn
Time: 6 pm – midnight
Cost: item purchases | flyer!
Note from organizers: “100% sales of @wildarcfarm wine will be donated to @gazamutualaidsolidarity”
WEDNESDAY | Women Loving Wednesdays
Organized by: Lexxe (host) & The Sultan Room
Location: The Sultan Room
Time: 6 pm – 10 pm
Cost: free entry | info! | flyer!
Note: this is every Wednesday unless the organizer states otherwise!
WEDNESDAY | Queers Do Recover NA
organized by: Brooklyn Pride Center
location: Brooklyn Pride Center | Brooklyn
time: 6:15 pm – 7:45 pm
cost: free / no registration required | info!
WEDNESDAY | The Feels Queer edition 9: an event for LGBTQIA+ love seekers in NYC
Organized by:
Location: 120 Walker St. | Manhattan
Time: 6:30 pm
Cost: $101.90 | tix! | flyer!
WEDNESDAY | Trans and Gender Non-Conforming Adult Support Group
organized by: Brooklyn Pride Center
location: virtual via zoom
time: 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
cost: free / no registration required | info!
WEDNESDAY | Bingo, Bitch! with Essa Noche
Organized by: Essa Noche & Loafers
Location: Loafers Cocktail Bar | Brooklyn
Time: 7 pm – 9 pm
Cost: free entry | flyer!
Note: every Wednesday unless the organizer says otherwise!
WEDNESDAY | Collage Night
Organized by: Cutest Craft Club
Location: Friends and Lovers | Brooklyn
Time: 7 pm
Cost: $15 | tix! | flyer!
WEDNESDAY | Cosmic Cabaret: a Showcase of Queer Burlesque
Organized by: FemMenThem Queer Cabaret
Location: Jacques Cabaret | Manhattan
Time: 7 pm
Cost: $15 | tix! | flyer!
WEDNESDAY | Dyke Mic: a Sapphic-Centered Open Mic
Organized by: Dyke Mic
Location: Ginger’s Bar | Brooklyn
Time: 7 pm sign ups / 7:30 pm open mic
Cost: free entry
Note: every second Wednesday of the month unless the organizer states otherwise
WEDNESDAY | Figure Drawing x Shibari Self Suspension Duo
Organized by: Brooklyn Hearts Club
Location: Madaline’s (in a private space up a flight of stairs) | Manhattan
Time: 7 pm
Cost: $12.51 (incl. tax) | tix! | flyer!
WEDNESDAY | GoJackie, April Gloom, and Jay Rosie
organized by: Purgatory
Location: Purgatory | Brooklyn
Time: 7 pm
Cost: $13.60 (incl. tax) | tix!
WEDNESDAY | Queer Paint & Sip
Organized by: @allmyfriendsareartistsnyc
Location: The Bush | Brooklyn
Time: 7 pm
Cost: $40+ | tix! | flyer!
WEDNESDAY | Speed Dating & Mixer for Gay Men
Organized by: Plenty of Parties NYC
Location: 3 Dollar Bill| Brooklyn
Time: 7 pm
Cost: $29.79 (incl. tax) | tix! | flyer!
WEDNESDAY | Trivia Wednesdays
organized by: Hardware Bar + NYC Trivia League
time: 7 pm
location: Hardware Bar | Manhattan
cost: free entry | flyer!
note: every Wednesday unless the organizer states otherwise
WEDNESDAY | Wednesday Dyke Run – Intermediate Run
organized by: Dyke Run NYC
location: Grand Army Plaza
time: 7 pm
cost: free | flyer!
note: second and fourth Wednesday
WEDNESDAY | Well Well Well! (Comedy Show)
Organized by: Well Well Well - Comedy Show
Location: The Rosemont | Brooklyn
Time: 7 pm doors / 7:30 pm show
Cost: $9 suggested donation | tix! | flyer!
Note: this event benefits the Ali Forney Center
WEDNESDAY | Writing On Raving Book Launch Party
Organized by: Writing On Raving & Hive Mind Books
Location: L&SD Greenpoint | Brooklyn
Time: 7 pm – midnight
Cost: sliding scale ($0 for work trade – $30) | tix! | flyer!
WEDNESDAY | Alotta Trivia
organized by: Alotta McGriddles and Metropolitan
location: The Metropolitan Bar
time: 8 pm
cost: free | flyer!
note: every Wednesday unless the organizer states otherwise
WEDNESDAY | Social Hour: Online Chat and Check-In
organized by: Queer Social
location: virtual (DM organizer for link)
time: 8 pm – 9 pm
cost: free | flyer!
note: every Wednesday unless the organizer states otherwise
WEDNESDAY | Trivia for the Worst of Us
organized by: The Parkside Lounge
location: The Parkside Lounge
time: 8 pm
cost: free entry | info!
note: every Wednesday unless the organizer states otherwise
WEDNESDAY | 4Play
organized by: 4play4nyc x Alena
location: Playhouse NYC | Manhattan
time: 8 pm
cost: free entry | info | flyer!
note: every Wednesday unless the organizer states otherwise
WEDNESDAY | Free Spin Open Decks
organized by: Loafers Cocktail Bar
location: Loafers Cocktail Bar | Brooklyn
time: 9 pm
cost: free entry, but sign up beforehand | sign up! | flyer! | info!
note: every Wednesday unless the organizer states otherwise
WEDNESDAY | LA HOTERÍA: A Queer Latine Drag Lotería Night
organized by: Soraya Sis & Good Sis Productions
location: The Walk Inn Restaurant | Brooklyn
time: 9 pm
cost: free entry | flyer!
note: every Wednesday unless organizer states otherwise
WEDNESDAY | Piano Bar with Special Guests
organized by: The Stonewall Inn
location: The Stonewall Inn – upstairs | Manhattan
time: 9 pm
cost: free entry with two drink minimum | flyer!
note: every Wednesday unless the organizer states otherwise
WEDNESDAY | Karaoke
organized by: Macri Park
location: Macri Park | Brooklyn
time: 9:30 pm
cost: free entry | flyer!
note: every Wednesday unless the organizer states otherwise
WEDNESDAY | MISSTER Weds
organized by: missterpartynyc
location: The Woods | Brooklyn
time: 10 pm
cost: free entry | see more here!
note: every Wednesday unless the organizer states otherwise
WEDNESDAY | REKORD
organized by: Kekoa Is w/ music by Aimee Amour
location: The Metropolitan | Brooklyn
time: 10 pm
cost: free entry | flyer!
note: every SECOND Wednesday unless the organizer states otherwise
WEDNESDAY | Karaoke feat. Corma Kelly
organized by: Phoenix Bar x Corma Kelly
time: 10 pm
location: Phoenix Bar | Manhattan
cost: free entry | flyer!
note: every Wednesday unless the organizer states otherwise
WEDNESDAY | Stage Fright
organized by: Marti G Cummings
location: Club Cumming | Manhattan
time: 10 pm
cost: free entry | flyer!
note: every Wednesday unless the organizer states otherwise
WEDNESDAY | Another One!
organized by: Purgatory
Location: Purgatory | Brooklyn
Time: 10:30 pm
Cost: free | info!
WEDNESDAY | Desires
organized by: Icon Astoria
location: Icon Astoria | Queens
time: 11:30 pm
cost: free entry | flyer!
note: every Wednesday unless the organizer states otherwise
Thursday, May 15, 2025
REMINDER: free entry usually means (not always) there’s a drink minimum. Please inquire with the organizer or venue beforehand. And remember: ALWAYS tip performers IN CASH.
THURSDAY | Open Doors, Open Hearts
Organized by: Destination Tomorrow
Location: 448 East 149th St. 3rd Floor | The Bronx
Time: 10 am – 12 pm
Cost: free
Note: Event is designed for LGBTQIA+ adults 25+ and MUST register as a Destination Tomorrow client prior to attending the program. | program happens every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday unless the organizer states otherwise.
THURSDAY | Tacos & Testing
Organized by: Oasis Community Pride Center
Location: 24 W 25th St, 9th Floor | Manhattan
Time: 11 am – 4 pm
Cost: free | flyer!
Note: free tacos & free HIV, Hep C, and syphilis testing
THURSDAY | Let’s Dance Our Story
organized by: Catherine Soliz-Rey w/ Destination Tomorrow & Bronx Council on the Arts
location: Da Spot | The Bronx
time: 3 pm – 5 pm
cost: free | flyer!
note: every Thursday unless the organizer says otherwise
THURSDAY | LGBTQIA+ Nights
organized by: Cordial
location: Cordial NYC | Manhattan
time: 4 pm
cost: free entry | flyer!
note: every Thursday unless the organizer states otherwise
THURSDAY | Trans Speaking Voice Training Practice Space & Workshops
organized by: Brooklyn Pride Center
location: Brooklyn Pride Center | Brooklyn
time: 5 pm – 6 pm
cost: free | info!
note: the workshop is by and for trans people / every Thursday unless the organizer states otherwise
THURSDAY | The Eight Ball Lounge
organized by: The Stonewall Inn
location: The Stonewall Inn | Manhattan
time: 5 pm
cost: Free entry w/ two drink min | flyer!
note: every Thursday unless the organizer states otherwise
THURSDAY | Letters for Liberation
Organized by: Black & Pink
Location: Brooklyn Pride Center | Brooklyn
Time: 5:30 pm – 8 pm
Cost: free | flyer!
Note from organizer: “Masking required & free KN95 masks provided. Updated vaccination is strongly encouraged.”
THURSDAY | C’mon and Eat Weekly Food Pop-up
organized by: Crystal Hart
location: C’mon Everybody | Brooklyn
time: 6 pm
cost: unclear — contact organizer | more here!
note: every Thursday unless the organizer states otherwise
THURSDAY | Dank Dykes Social
organized by: Dank Dykes & Purgatory
Location: Purgatory | Brooklyn
Time: 6 pm
Cost: free | info! | flyer!
THURSDAY | Queer Swing Dance Class
Organized by: Queer Swing Dance NYC
Location: Brooklyn Pride Center | Brooklyn
Time: 6 pm intro / 7 pm special topic
Cost: pay what you can | flyer!
Note: masks are required
THURSDAY | Rock ‘n Roll & Rent Control: A Night of Music & Drag
Organized by: Melt & Friends
Location: XANADU | Brooklyn
Time: 6 pm doors / 7 pm music
Cost: $$23.23 | tix! | flyer!
THURSDAY | Sapphic Social
Organized by: Urban Sapphic
Location: Bushwick Triangle Rooftop | Brooklyn
Time: 6 pm – 9 pm
Cost: $5 (for early bird) | tix! | flyer!
THURSDAY | Astoria Gay Book Club
Organized by: Astoria Gay Book Club
Location: Fresco’s Grand Cantina | Queens
Time: 6:15 pm
Cost: free entry | flyer!
THURSDAY | Game Night @ Astoria Food Pantry
Organized by: Astoria Food Pantry
Location: Astoria Food Pantry | Queens
Time: 6:30 pm doors / 7 pm – 10 pm games
Cost: $10 suggested donation to pantry but no one is turned away | info!
Note: this is every Thursday unless the organizer states otherwise!
THURSDAY | Just My Type: Match Making Mixer
Organized by: LiNK Events
Location: The Bush | Brooklyn
Time: 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Cost: $22.50 GA / $20 BIPOC | tix! | flyer!
Note from organizer: “Just My Type is poly-friendly, queer, and open to all singles who are serious about being intentional.”
THURSDAY | Beers with Queers’ Meet Up: Heart of Gold
Organized by: Beers with Queers
Location: Heart of Gold - Astoria | Queens
Time: 7 pm
Cost: free entry | flyer!
THURSDAY | Cougars & Kittens Sapphic Speed Dating
Organized by: New Women Space
Location: Talon Bar | Brooklyn
Time: 7 pm – 9 pm
Cost: $33.85 (incl. tax) | tix! | flyer!
Note from organizer: “Poly humans are welcome. There is a discount for Bi/Pan Cougars that want to attend this event and the “Cougars and Cubs” event.”
THURSDAY | Drama at the Bookstore: Queer Plays Performed with 1319 Press
Organized by: Hive Mind Books & 1319 Press
Location: Hive Mind Books | Brooklyn
Time: 7 pm
Cost: sliding scale $0 – $30.65 for book (incl. tax) | tix! | flyer!
THURSDAY | Intimate Fragments: A Smutty Trans Open Mic
Organized by: @divedumpstersduckbars & the Nonbinarian Bookstore
Location: The Nonbinarian Bookstore | Brooklyn
Time: 7 pm – 9 pm
Cost: $5 suggested | tix! | flyer!
THURSDAY | WTNB+ Kickball League Game (April 3 – May 29)
organized by: Big Apple Recreational Sports
location: Gansevoort Peninsula
time: 7 pm
cost: free to watch (feel free to bring your own seat) | info!
note: not open play - just to watch & cheer on. every Thursday unless the organizer states otherwise
THURSDAY | Queer Line Dancing & Two Stepping
organized by: Stud Country
location: Brooklyn Monarch
time: 7 pm
cost: $25 | tix! | flyer!
note: every Thursday unless the organizer states otherwise
THURSDAY | Queers Run Brooklyn: All Queers
organized by: Queers Run Brooklyn
location: Central Library | Brooklyn
time: 7 pm
cost: free | flyer!
note: every Thursday unless the organizer states otherwise
THURSDAY | Chromatica: Art Exhibition + Dance Performance
Organized by: Sapphic House
Location: 402 Hooper St. | Brooklyn
Time: 7:30 pm – 11 pm
Cost: $28 – $48 | tix! | flyer!
THURSDAY | Dykes & Dolls’ Issue 6 Launch Party
Organized by: Dykes & Dolls
Location: Honey Moon Coffee Shop | Queens
Time: 7:30 pm – late
Cost: $5 | tix! | flyer!
THURSDAY | Miles Hewitt, Tony Vaz, Leah Rando
Organized by: C’mon Everybody, Miles Hewitt, Tony Vaz, Leah Rando
Location: C’mon Everybody | Brooklyn
Time: 7:30 pm
Cost: $12.36 | tix! | flyer!
THURSDAY | Sizzling Singles
Organized by: Sizzling Singles
Location: Ginger’s Bar | Brooklyn
Time: 6:30 pm doors / 7:30 pm show
Cost: $10 | tix! | flyer!
THURSDAY | Trans Scouts
organized by: Aris Cumara x The Trans Revolution
location: Greenpoint Reformed Church | Brooklyn
time: 7:30 pm cost: free / RSVP encouraged | rsvp! |
note: every OTHER Thursday unless the organizer states otherwise
THURSDAY | Anticipation
Organized by: Rizz NYC
Location: The House | Brooklyn
Time: 8 pm – 1 am
Cost: $15 – 25 | tix! | flyer!
Note: this event is QTBIPOC exclusive
THURSDAY | Aud Ball: Avengers Vs. X-men
Organized by: Suddenly Audrey
Location: 3 Dollar Bill | Brooklyn
Time: 8 pm
Cost: $24.64 | tix! | flyer!
THURSDAY | Ballroom Practice
organized by: Brooklyn Pride Center
location: Brooklyn Pride Center | Brooklyn
time: 8 pm
cost: free / no registration required | info!
THURSDAY | BIG GIRLZ
organized by: The Big Girlz NYC
location: The Playhouse Bar | Manhattan
time: 8 pm
cost: free entry | flyer!
note: every Thursday unless the organizer states otherwise
THURSDAY | Cross Fade: a T4T Open Decks
Organized by: Voluminous Arts
Location: Wonderville | Brooklyn
Time: 8 pm – 2 am
Cost: free entry and rsvp required | rsvp! | flyer!
THURSDAY | Hidden Hearts
Organized by: Damn Good Dyke Nights
Location: The Butcher’s Daughter | Brooklyn
Time: 8 pm – 12 am
Cost: $6.74 | tix! | flyer!
THURSDAY | Trivia w/ NYC Trivia League
organized by: Phoenix Bar x NYC Trivia League
location: Phoenix Bar | Manhattan
time: 8 pm
cost: free entry | flyer!
note: every Thursday unless the organizer states otherwise
THURSDAY | Ginger’s Karaoke
organized by: Ginger’s Bar
location: Ginger’s Bar | Brooklyn
time: 8 pm
cost: free entry | flyer!
note: every Thursday unless the organizer states otherwise
THURSDAY | Trivia Night
organized by: Sandy Jack’s
location: Sandy Jack’s Bar | Brooklyn
time: 8 pm
cost: free entry | flyer!
note: every Thursday unless the organizer states otherwise
THURSDAY | Book Club
Organized by: final girl record & safe slut
Location: Quimby’s Bookstore
Time: 8:30 pm
Cost: free, but RSVP required | rsvp! | flyer!
THURSDAY | Drag Karaoke
organized by: Miss Behave & Franklin820
location: Franklin820 | Brooklyn
time: 9 pm
cost: | flyer!
note: every Thursday unless the organizer says otherwise
THURSDAY | Velvet – For the Sapphics
Organized by: @velvet.disco
Location: Old Flings | Manhattan
Time: 9 pm
Cost: $20 | tix! | flyer!
THURSDAY | What’s the Theme Thursday
organized by: DJ T-Boy & The Stonewall Inn
location: The Stonewall Inn – upstairs | Manhattan
time: 9 pm
cost: free entry w/ two drink min | flyer!
note: every Thursday unless the organizer states otherwise / theme changes every week!
THURSDAY | BUTCH FEMME THEY THEM STOPLIGHT PARTY
organized by: DJ Oatmilk & Henrietta Hudson
location: Henrietta Hudson | Manhattan
time: 9 pm
cost: free entry | flyer!
note: every Thursday unless the organizer states otherwise
THURSDAY | Miss Bussy’s Open Stage: Fully Open State for All Queer Artists
organized by: Pink Metal
location: Pink Metal | Brooklyn
time: 9 pm
cost: free entry | flyer!
note: performers should arrive between early to sign up | every Thursday unless the organizer states otherwise
THURSDAY | Icon Karaoke
organized by: Icon Astoria
location: Icon Astoria | Queens
time: 9 pm
cost: free entry + two drink min | flyer!
note: every Thursday unless the organizer states otherwise
THURSDAY | Déjá Vu
organized by: Club Cumming
location: Club Cumming | Manhattan
time: 9 pm
cost: free entry | flyer!
note: every Thursday unless the organizer states otherwise
THURSDAY | Roman Showers (Show)
Organized by: VV Bar NYC
Location: VV Bar NYC | Manhattan
Time: 9:30 pm / 10:30 pm / 11:30 pm
Cost: free entry before 11 pm | flyer!
Note: every Thursday and Friday unless organizer states otherwise (show times are vary for both days)
THURSDAY | And What About It?
Organized by: Mambiché
Location: Metropolitan Bar | Brooklyn
Time: 10 pm
Cost: free entry | flyer!
Note: every Thursday unless organizer states otherwise
THURSDAY | The Aud Ball: Avengers vs. X-Men
organized by: Camp Classix and Suddenly Audrey
location: 3 Dollar Bill
time: 10 pm
cost: $19.48 (incl tax) | tix! | flyer!
THURSDAY | Thursday Night Live w/ Matzah Belle Soup
organized by: Phoenix Bar
location: Phoenix Bar | Manhattan
time: 10 pm
cost: free entry | flyer!
note: every Thursday unless the organizer states otherwise
THURSDAY | Planet Yes Dance Party
organized by: House of Yes
location: House of Yes | Brooklyn
time: 10 pm
cost: free with RSVP | rsvp!
THURSDAY | Preciosa Night (Pink Perreo)
Organized by: Preciosa Night by @EdenxJay
Location: 9 Bob Note | Brooklyn
Time: 10 pm
Cost: $19.48 (incl. tax) | tix! | flyer!
Note: wearing pink is not mandatory, but is highly encouraged
THURSDAY | COCAINE MILKSHAKE
Organized by: sherry poppins & lindsay blowhan
Location: C’mon Everybody | Brooklyn
Time: 10:30 pm
Cost: free entry | flyer!
Friday, May 16, 2025
REMINDER: free entry usually means (not always) there’s a drink minimum. Please inquire with the organizer or venue beforehand. And remember: ALWAYS tip performers IN CASH.
FRIDAY | Open Doors, Open Hearts
Organized by: Destination Tomorrow
Location: 448 East 149th St. 3rd Floor | The Bronx
Time: 10 am – 12 pm
Cost: free
Note: Event is designed for LGBTQIA+ adults 25+ and MUST register as a Destination Tomorrow client prior to attending the program. | program happens every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday unless the organizer states otherwise.
FRIDAY | Healing Arts Class
organized by: Destination Tomorrow
location: Empowerment Center (448 E. 149th St.) | Bronx
time: 12 pm
cost: Free | flyer!
note: every Wednesday and Friday unless the organizer states otherwise
FRIDAY | Queer Play: LGBTQ VIP Game Night & Social Mixer
Organized by: QUEER SOCIAL
Location: Slate NY | Manhattan
Time: 5:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Cost: $0 – $23.18 | tix! | flyer!
FRIDAY | Free Weekly Art Social
organized by: Brooklyn Hearts Club
location: Crystal Lake | Brooklyn
time: 6 pm
cost: must RSVP + one drink min | rsvp! | flyer!
note: every Friday unless the organizer states otherwise
FRIDAY | Sapphic Creative Writing Group
Organized by: @scw_nyc and @sapphiccreativewriting
Location: Nook | Brooklyn
Time: 6 pm
Cost: free | rsvp! | flyer!
FRIDAY | Habibi Night
Organized by: @tarabnycorg & @balahadiamark
Location: Boxers HK | Manhattan
Time: 6:30 pm – 11 pm
Cost: $10 | tix! | flyer!
FRIDAY | Benya’s Rent Party
Organized by: @papayamamii & Mayday Space
Location: Mayday Space | Brooklyn
Time: 7 pm
Cost: $10 – $20 suggestion donation but no one will be turned away | flyer!
Note: to donate directly, please visit Benya’s GoFundMe, her LnkTr.ee or their wishlist.
FRIDAY | Dim Wizard, Washer, and Low Healer
organized by: Purgatory
Location: Purgatory | Brooklyn
Time: 7 pm
Cost: $13.60 | tix!
FRIDAY | RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars Season 10 Viewing Party
Organized by: Nicky O & 3 Dollar Bill
Location: 9 Bob Note| Brooklyn
Time: 7 pm
Cost: free entry | flyer!
Note: every Friday during cycle unless organizer states otherwise
FRIDAY | RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars Season 10 Viewing Party
Organized by: Giardia the Parasite with various guest co-hosts
Location: Branded Saloon | Brooklyn
Time: 7 pm
Cost: free entry | flyer!
Note: every Friday during cycle unless organizer states otherwise
FRIDAY | Spring Fling Comedy
Organized by: Geena Andrews (host) & Alphabet City Laughs
Location: Rainbow Den Studio - DUMBO | Brooklyn
Time: 7:30 doors / show 8 pm
Cost: $10.97 (incl. tax) | tix! | flyer!
FRIDAY | The Coke Show with Tiffany Anne Coke
organized by: The Stonewall Inn x Tiffany Anne Coke
location: The Stonewall Inn – upstairs | Manhattan
time: 8 pm
cost: free entry w/ two drink min | flyer!
note: every Friday unless the organizer states otherwise
FRIDAY | RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars Season 10 Viewing Party
organized by: Afrosephone Applegate (with Soraya Sis joining biweekly)
location: Sandy Jack’s | Brooklyn
time: 8 pm
cost: free entry | flyer!
note: every Friday during cycle unless organizer states otherwise
FRIDAY | RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars Season 10 Viewing Party
Organized by: Macri Park
Location: Macri Park | Brooklyn
Time: 8 pm
Cost: free entry | flyer!
Note: every Friday during cycle unless organizer states otherwise
FRIDAY | SPORT MODE FUND-RAGER: AIDS/Life Cycle Fund-Rager
Organized by: maggie & brooke finegold
Location: Singers | Brooklyn
Time: 8 pm
Cost: $10 | tix!
FRIDAY | Freak & Donna (Second Episode Premiere and Fundraiser)
Organized by: Freak & Donna and Littlefield
Location: Littlefield | Brooklyn
Time: 9 pm doors
Cost: $24.58 (incl. tax) | tix! | flyer!
FRIDAY | We the People
organized by: Albatross Bar x Harriet Tugsman
location: Albatross Bar | Queens
time: 9 pm
cost: free entry | flyer!
note: every Friday unless the organizer states otherwise
FRIDAY | ASHLEYXBRITNEY: BRITNEY ONE MORE TIME
Organized by: 3 Dollar Bill
Location: 3 Dollar Bill | Brooklyn
Time: 10 pm
Cost: $24.64 | tix! | flyer!
FRIDAY | Fri Night Dance Party
organized by: The Stonewall Inn
location: The Stonewall Inn | Manhattan
time: 10 pm
cost: free entry with two drink min | info!
note: every Friday unless the organizer states otherwise
FRIDAY | FUTCH
Organized by: FUTCH Night
Location: 9 Bob Note | Brooklyn
Time: 10 pm
Cost: $19.48 (incl. tax) | tix! | flyer!
FRIDAY | Good Friday: A Communal House Party
Organized by: Mitch Ferrino & House in Order
Location: Red Eye NY | Manhattan
Time: 10 pm
Cost: $22 | tix! | flyer!
FRIDAY | GUSH X RAPP FUNDRAISER: RAFFLE & RAVE
Organized by: GUSH X RAPP
Location: Sugar Hill Supper Club | Brooklyn
Time: 10 pm – 4 am
Cost: $22.85 (incl. tax) | tix! | flyer!
FRIDAY | HIMBO
Organized by: VV Bar
Location: VV Bar | Manhattan
Time: 10 pm
Cost: free before 11 pm / $10 after 11 pm | flyer!
note: every Friday unless the organizer states otherwise
FRIDAY | Recess 3rd anniversary: DIVAS Night
Organized by: C'mon Everybody
Location: C'mon Everybody | Brooklyn
Time: 10 pm
Cost: $12.36 (incl. tax) | tix! | flyer!
FRIDAY | Roman Showers (Show)
Organized by: VV Bar NYC
Location: VV Bar NYC | Manhattan
Time: 10:30 pm / 11:30 pm
Cost: free entry before 11 pm | flyer!
Note: every Thursday and Friday unless organizer states otherwise (show times are vary for both days)
FRIDAY | Kitty Collective X Sugar Rush: Candy Kid, Xana101, Kate Slauter, cyb0rrrg, cybr.nova
Organized by: SUGAR RUSH & Kitty Collective
Location: The Sultan Room | Brooklyn
Time: 11 pm
Cost: $20.09 (incl. tax) | tix! | flyer!
Saturday, May 17, 2025
REMINDER: free entry usually means (not always) there’s a drink minimum. Please inquire with the organizer or venue beforehand. And remember: ALWAYS tip performers IN CASH.
SATURDAY | Queers Runs Brooklyn: All Queers
organized by: Queers Runs Brooklyn
location: location varies – check w/ organizer
time: 10 am
cost: free | flyer!
note: every Saturday unless the organizer states otherwise
SATURDAY | Day Runs
Organized by: BTR | Black Trans Run & Wellness Club
Location: McCarren Park | Brooklyn
Time: 11 am
Cost: free | flyer!
SATURDAY | Freedom to Dance
Organized by: Dance Parade NYC
Location: Start at 6th Ave & 17th St | Manhattan
Time: 11:45 am ribbon cutting ceremony – 7 pm
Cost: free | flyer! | info!
SATURDAY | QTBIPOC community healing
Organized by: NYC People of Color Healing Circl
Location: Bedstuy | Brooklyn
Time: 12 pm – 5 pm
Cost: sliding scale $50 – $150 | tix! | flyer!
SATURDAY | Queens Craft Brigade
Organized by: Queens Craft Bridge
Location: Katch Astoria | Queens
Time: 12 pm – 5 pm
Cost: free | flyer!
Note: not exclusively queer
SATURDAY | TRAND1 - Open Run
organized by: TRAND1 Streetball NYC
location: Brower Park | Brooklyn
time: 12 pm
cost: free | flyer!
note: every Saturday unless the organizer states otherwise
SATURDAY | Allegedly One Woman Drag Brunch Show
organized by: Fonda Koxx
location: Kween Astoria | Queens
time: 1 pm
cost: whatever you purchase | flyer!
note: every Saturday unless the organizer states otherwise
SATURDAY | New York Liberty Home Opener & Ring Night
Organized by: New York Liberty
Location: Barclays Center | Brooklyn
Time: 1 pm
Cost: varies | tix! | flyer!
SATURDAY | POCHA!
Organized by: KQTxNYC
Location: Fort Greene Park | Brooklyn
Time: 1 pm
Cost: free | flyer!
Note from organizers: “This will be a COVID-mindful picnic in the park, please be respectful of others’ space and needs. Let’s take care of each other (in general!)”
SATURDAY | Spare PArts Launch Party
Organized by: QNS Collaborative
Location: 31st Ave Open Street | Queens
Time: 1 pm – 5 pm
Cost: free | flyer!
Note: Not exclusively queer
SATURDAY | A QUEER AAPI FILM SCREENING
Organized by: Saphlicks Film Collective
Location: Caveat | Manhattan
Time: 1:30 pm
Cost: $22.35 (incl. tax) | tix! | flyer!
SATURDAY | The Pleasure Lab
Organized by: RISEWSTEPH & Get Real With Dakota
Location: Madame X | Manhattan
Time: 2 pm – 7 pm
Cost: $50 | tix! | flyer!
SATURDAY | We Finna Read: a FREE book swap + zine workshop for QTPOC folks
Organized by: I’M FINNA TALK
Location: TransPecos | Queens
Time: 2:45 pm
Cost: free / rsvp | rsvp! | flyer!
Note: masks are required | this event is QTPOC exclusive
SATURDAY | Basketdolls - Open Runs (Mar 22 – Oct 11, 2025)
organized by: Basketdolls
location: Callahan-Kelly Playground | Brooklyn
time: 3 pm
cost: free | info!
note: every Saturday unless the organizer states otherwise
SATURDAY | Free Writing Workshop
Organized by: project.elixir
Location: Brooklyn Central Library | Info Commons 7
Time: 3 pm – 4:30 pm
Cost: free but space is limited so rsvp is required | rsvp! | flyer!
SATURDAY | Ki @ Da Spot (ages 17+)
Organized by: Da Spot Next Door
Location: Da Spot Next Door | the Bronx
Time: 3 pm
Cost: free | flyer!
Note: bi-weekly on Saturdays unless the organizer states otherwise
SATURDAY | Transcendence
organized by: The Pride Center of Staten Island
location: virtual & in person at the Pride Center of Staten Island | Staten Island
time: 3 pm – 4:30 pm
cost: free | info!
note: every saturday unless the organizer states otherwise
SATURDAY | Bluestockings Queer Book Club (In Person)
Organized by: Bluestockings Cooperative
Location: Bluestockings Cooperative | Manhattan
Time: 4 pm – 6pm
Cost: free / rsvp (but there’s a waitlist) | rsvp!
SATURDAY | Meet Me At Our Spot
Organized by: Creatives on Display
Location: Central Park - the Great Lawn | Manhattan
Time: 4 pm – 7 pm
Cost: free w/ rsvp | rsvp! | flyer!
SATURDAY | Spring 2025 Drag DRESS REHEARSAL: Between and Beyond Gender
Organized by: BAX/Brooklyn Arts Exchange
Location: virtual and BAX / Brooklyn Arts Exchange | Brooklyn
Time: 4 pm
Cost: $7.13 (incl. tax) for virtual & $17.79 for in person / | virtual tix! | in person tix! | flyer!
SATURDAY | Queer Tango Classes
organized by: Queer Partner Dance
location: The Center | Manhattan
time: 4:30 pm beginner / 5:30 pm practice / 6:30 pm intermediate
cost: $20 | tix! | info!
note from organizer: no one will be turned away for lack of funds / every saturday unless the organizer states otherwise
SATURDAYS | WTNB+ Kickball League Game (March 29 – May 31)
organized by: Big Apple Recreational Sports
location: Gansevoort Peninsula
time: 5 pm – 7 pm
cost: Free to watch (feel free to bring your own seat) | info!
note: not open play - just to watch & cheer on / every saturday unless the organizer states otherwise
SATURDAY | Dyke(umentary) Nights at The Archives
Organized by: The Lesbian Herstory Archives
Location: The Lesbian Herstory Archives | Brooklyn
Time: 5:30 pm doors / 6 pm screening
Cost: $15 suggested | tix! | flyer!
SATURDAY | House Work w/ DJ Knox
organized by: Metropolitan Bar
location: Metropolitan Bar | Brooklyn
time: 6 pm
cost: free entry | flyer!
note: every Saturday unless the organizer states otherwise
SATURDAY | Happy Hour Bingo with Ariel Sinclair
organized by: Ariel Sinclair x The Phoenix
location: The Phoenix Bar | Manhattan
time: 6 pm
cost: free entry | flyer!
note: every Saturday unless the organizer states otherwise
SATURDAY | Meet Me At Our Spot: Queer Game Night
Organized by: Creatives on Display & @ jasmin.shaniah
Location: Evelyn’s Tap House
Time: 6 pm
Cost: free / pay what you can | tix! | flyer!
SATURDAY | International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia Film Screening
Organized by: @sarahbeimedits, @jennifer.a.trujillo1, @gilbertbakerfilmfest, @beim_ishproductionsllc, & @cataclysm.begins
Location: Pine Box Rock Shop | Brooklyn
Time: 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Cost: rsvp / free entry | rsvp! | flyer!
SATURDAY | Astoria’s Kingdom
Organized by: Mx. Lestrange
Location: Albatross Bar | Queens
Time: 7 pm
Cost: free entry | flyer!
Note: every THIRD Saturday unless organizer states otherwise / NYC’s longest running drag king show
SATURDAY | Jackson Sadinsky, 4stro, Ami, Coopuh! the Savage, and Ripped Ties
organized by: Purgatory
Location: Purgatory | Brooklyn
Time: 7 pm
Cost: $13.60 | tix!
SATURDAY | Scream / Queen: Book Launch & Poetry Reading
Organized by: Hive Mind Books, Tyler Raso & e.jin
Location: Hive Mind Books | Brooklyn
Time: 7 pm
Cost: sliding scale: $0 – $19.98 (incl. tax) | tix! | flyer!
SATURDAY | ~T4TTRPG Night~
Organized by: Dillin
Location: The Nonbinarian Bookstore
Time: 7 pm – 9 pm
Cost: $5 suggested | tix! | flyer! | info!
Note: “this game night centers the trans experience & is open only to TGNC attendees. Future LGBQIA+ offerings TBD!” | masks are required & asking people to take a COVID test 24 hours prior to reduce the risk of exposure. Air purifiers are in the store. Extra masks, tests and sanitizer will be on site.
SATURDAY | It’s Show time
organized by: The Stonewall Inn
location: The Stonewall Inn – upstairs | Manhattan
time: 8 pm
cost: free entry with two drink min | flyer!
note: every Saturday unless the organizer states otherwise
SATURDAY | Allure
Organized by: Girl Nation NYC & Cynthia Russo
Location: Everything’s Jake | Manhattan
Time: 9 pm – 3 am
Cost: $16.30 (incl. tax) | tix! | flyer!
SATURDAY | Haus of Thickness
Organized by: Vampy von Thickums Galore (host), Sandy Jacks
Location: Sandy Jack | Brooklyn
Time: 9 pm
Cost: free entry | flyer!
SATURDAY | Corner of Chaos: Trans Takeover 2
Organized by: Harley & JayJayy
Location: Talon Bar | Brooklyn
Time: 9:30 pm
Cost: $10.25 ga & $20 VIP (incl. tax) / $15 at door & $10 for Trans/GNC patrons | tix! | flyer!
Note from organizer: discount prices for SWrs
SATURDAY | Dollapalooza
Organized by: 3 Dollar Bill
Location: 3 Dollar Bill
Time: 10 pm
Cost: $50.41 (incl. tax) and up | tix! | flyer!
SATURDAY | GIRLY POP
Organized by: Nick Laughlin
Location: 9 Bob Note | Brooklyn
Time: 10 pm
Cost: $19.48 (incl. tax) for early bird / $24.64 for ga | tix! | flyer!
SATURDAY | Sat Night Dance Parties
organized by: The Stonewall Inn
location: The Stonewall Inn – upstairs | Manhattan
time: 10 pm
cost: free entry with two drink min | info!
note: every Saturday unless the organizer states otherwise
SATURDAY | Sexx Dreams
organized by: Janelle No.5
location: Metropolitan Bar | Brooklyn
time: 10 pm – LATE
cost: free entry | flyer! (changes weekly)
note: every Saturday unless the organizer states otherwise
SATURDAY | Soda Pop
organized by: Jamie CD and DJ Nicky Boombox
location: Playhouse | Manhattan
time: 10 pm
cost: free entry | flyer!
note: every Saturday unless the organizer states otherwise
SATURDAY | Something On Saturdays w/ Giardia the Parasite
organized by: Giardia the Parasite x The Phoenix
location: The Phoenix Bar | Manhattan
time: 10 pm
cost: free entry | flyer!
note: every Saturday unless the organizer states otherwise
SATURDAY | SURGE
organized by: Lucifer x Hardware Bar
location: Hardware Bar | Manhattan
time: 10 pm
cost: free entry | flyer!
note: every Saturday unless the organizer states otherwise
SATURDAY | Debí Tirar Más Fotos (DTMF)
Organized by: Chinita Paisa & Perreo NYC
Location: 12-23 Jackson Ave. in LIC | Queens
Time: 11 pm
Cost: $15 (early bird & GA are sold out) | tix! | flyer!
SATURDAY | Hoe Down New York
Organized by: Deviant Events
Location: address will be announced 2 hours prior to the event
Time: 11 pm
Cost: $25 | tix! | flyer!
SATURDAY | MAYSCAiRE
organized by: Purgatory
Location: Purgatory | Brooklyn
Time: 7 pm
Cost: $13.60 | tix!
Note from organizer: event is a “a twisted take on MayFaire where Halloween comes early. Costumes are mandatory and the vibe is sexy, dark, and sinister.”
I was just in NYC for four days and absorbed as much queerness as possible. Vancouver's scene is so sleepy, it's depressing.