Queer Events in NYC | Sun. February 16 - Sat. February 22, 2025
hope u all had a good v-day, here are other opportunities to find someone to dance with
Welcome back to Queer on the Street’s newsletter for queer events happening across New York City. Don’t forget to click “see full message” at the bottom of the email to see ALL of the events! xoxoxo
Things 2 note:
Undead Voice is offering free “Jumpstart Your Voice Transition,” a three-week masterclass series. Spots are filling up fast and first class starts 2/20. See more here and sign up here.
Did you know Queer on the Street put together a list of gay and queer spots around NYC? See it here! NOTE: this is not an exhaustive list. If you see a venue missing from the list, please comment on the post below or message queeronthestreet on IG :)
Thread (in comments) of Black trans folks requesting mutual aid. See more here!
There is a Bikes For Migrants Fundraiser happening at Woodbine on Feb. 19. See more here!
Caribbean Equality Project seeks “a Civic Engagement Coordinator to develop, implement, and manage programs and initiatives to encourage and empower community members to build political power.” See more here!
Johnee Pixels put out a list of 70 queer books by queer Black authors. See more here! And Indigenous Bookshelf put together a list of books by 2 Spirit & Indiqueer authors. See more here! AND Sapphlit announced their book for the March club: “A Place of Our Own.”
The Queering Ramadan Zine has opened up submissions to queer Muslims worldwide & is accepting submissions until March 14. See more here!
Two Spirit Joy Zine is accepting submissions until March 1. Selected artists will be paid $250. See more here!
Tegan and Sara Foundation opened up a call for grant requests between $1,500 – $5,000 to support more small 2SLGBTQ+ groups in the U.S. and Canada. See more here!
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Sunday, February 16, 2025
Chismosas with Mimosas: Drag Brunch (every Sunday unless organizer specifies otherwise)
Organized by: Hibiscus and Catrina Love Lace
Location: Fresco’s Grand Cantina
Time: showtimes 12 p.m. and 3 p.m.
Cost: depends what you order / bring cash for performers
Queer Coffee Connect & Cowork
Organized by: queer bk
Location: Principles GI Coffee House
Time: 1 – 4 p.m.
Cost: $5 suggested donation
Hangover Brunch: drag show + bingo (every Sunday unless organizer specifies otherwise)
Organized by: Antonio Amor
Location: Someday Bar
Time: 2:30 p.m. seating / 3 p.m. show
Cost: depends what you order
Hit Me Up: Tie Me Down Rope Jam
Organized by: Hit Me Up
Location: 120 Walker St – Floor 5
Time: 3 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Cost: $39.02 (buy tickets here!)
President’s Weekend Queer Games: Round 10
Organized by: Las Reinas NY x Lori x Cynthia Russo x LOVERGIRLNYC
Location: Slate NY (54 W. 21st – Manhattan)
Time: 4 p.m. – midnight
Cost: $16.30 and up (buy tickets here!)
NYC Queer Supper Club (COVID CAUTIOUS EVENT)
Organized by: Queer Supper Club x julyfinal.pdf
Location: ErF World
Time: 4 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Cost: bring a dish AND must RSVP (use this link to RSVP!)
Note: must take a COVID test within two hours of attending event
Queer Cookbook Club (COVID CAUTIOUS EVENT)
Organized by: Queer Cookbook Club
Location: Nonbinarian Bookstore
Time: 4 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Cost: Bring your own dish AND must RSVP (use this link to RSVP!)
Note: take a COVID test prior to attending AND bring a dish from the cookbook, utensils, plates + cups
Jazz Night
Organized by: The Bush
Location: The Bush
Time: 5 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Cost: $10 (buy tickets here!)
LSM Winter Play Party: Hand-Cuffing Season
Organized by: LSM
Location: Temptations, 108 Greenwich St, NYC 10006
Time: 5 p.m. - 11 p.m.
Cost: $20 Members, $30 Non-Members (+ Fees)
Lesbian Potluck Sundays (every Sunday unless organizer specifies otherwise)
Organized by: Butch Molly x Nikki Ligos
Location: C'mon Everybody
Time: 6 p.m.
Cost: must bring a dish to share
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Folk Night with Oeste (every Sunday unless organizer specifies otherwise)
Organized by: Oeste x Phoenix Bar
Location: Phoenix Bar
Time: 6 p.m.
Cost: free entry, but bring cash for tips
Spooky Social
Organized by: Madam Morbid
Location: Someday Bar
Time: 6 p.m. – 10 p.m.
Cost: No cover, but bring ash for performers + vendors
Line Dance 101 Spring Program (Sundays starting Jan. 12)
Organized by: Emily Kessler x Stud Country
Location: Gibney Dance, Studio D
Time: 6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Cost: $250 for all twelve weeks (buy tickets here!)
Sungays: Aquarius Party + Parker’s Birthday
Organized by: Sungays and Nicky’s
Location: Nicky’s Unisex
Time: 7 p.m. – LATE
Cost: no cover
Slutty Sundays x Heartbreaker Show
Organized by: Heartbreaker Productions x
Location: Pink Metal
Time: 7 p.m. – LATE
Cost: No cover, but bring cash for tips!
Red Idol Weekly Singing Competition (every Sunday until March 2, unless organizer specifies otherwise)
Organized by: Castrata x Red Eye NY
Location: Red Eye NY
Time: 7 p.m.
Cost: No cover, but bring cash to tip performers
OSÁ, DAP the Contract, Zowie Kengocha, Larz, Sudxn
Organized by: OSÁ
Location: The Sultan Room
Time: 7 p.m.
Cost: $19.57 (buy tickets here!)
Guess (Queer Trivia Night) ((every Sunday unless organizer specifies otherwise))
Organized by: The Rosemont
Location: The Rosemont
Time: 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Cost: unclear
Bodyhack (Fundraiser for people affected by LA Wildfires)
Organized by: Bodyhack
Location: Earthly Delights
Time: 9 p.m. – 4 a.m.
Cost: $15 donation
QAMP Drag Bingo (third Sunday of every month)
Organized by: QAMP x Vida Starina x Henrietta Hudson
Location: Henrietta Hudson
Time: 9 p.m.
Cost: unclear
Winter Formal: Fire and Ice
Organized by: Queer Social
Location: Slate NY (54 W. 21st – Manhattan)
Time: 9 p.m. – midnight
Cost: $7.18 and up (buy tickets here!)
The Invasion Drag Spectacular (every Sunday unless organizer specifies otherwise)
Organized by: The Stonewall Inn
Location: The Stonewall Inn
Time: 10 p.m.
Cost: free entry but 2 drink minimum + bring cash for tips
See more here!
Karaoke Sundays (every Sunday unless organizer specifies otherwise)
Organized by: The Broadway
Location: The Broadway
Time: 10 p.m.
Cost: free admission
Monday, February 17, 2025
Trans Visibility Meet Up
Organized by: Trans Visibility Social Club
Location: Museum of Natural History
Time: 2 p.m.
Cost: pay what you wish for NY residents
Industry Night Mondays (Every Monday) (every Monday unless organizer specifies otherwise)
Organized by: Fresco’s Grand Cantina
Location: Fresco’s Grand Cantina
Time: 3 p.m. - 11 p.m.
Cost: depends what you buy
Line Dance 102 Spring Program (Mondays starting Jan. 13)
Organized by: Emily Kessler x Stud Country
Location: Gibney Dance, Studio D
Time: 6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Cost: $250 for all twelve weeks (buy tickets here!)
T4T Comedy Show
Organized by: T4T Comedy
Location: Metropolitan Bar
Time: 7 p.m.
Cost: $5-10 suggested donation
HMU Academy: Fulfilling the Fantasy - From Negotiation to Scene Creation
Organized by: Hit Me Up
Location: 120 Walker St – Floor 5
Time: 7 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Cost: $33.37 (buy tickets here!)
Bingo with Ariel Sinclair (every Monday unless organizer specifies otherwise)
Organized by: The Stonewall Inn x Ariel Sinclair
Location: The Stonewall Inn
Time: 9 p.m.
Cost: free entry but 2 drink minimum + bring cash for tips
Moxy Mondays with Moxy Cillin (every Monday unless organizer specifies otherwise)
Organized by: Duplex Bar
Location: Duplex Bar (upstairs)
Time: 9:30 p.m.
Cost: free entry but bring cash for tips
Tuesday, February 18, 2025
Queer Film coffee & co-work (every Tuesday unless organizer specifies otherwise)
Organized by: Queer Film Bk
Location: Hive Mind Books
Time: 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Cost: RSVP + the purchase of a coffee or book (RSVP here!)
Queens Defends Drag Story Hour
Organized by: MUC Queer Trans Defense
Location: Queens Elmhurst Library
Time 1:30 p.m.
Cost: Free
Trans Scouts
Organized by: The Trans Revolution x Aris Cumara
Location: Hart Bar Patio
Time: 7 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Cost: Free, but must RSVP! (use this link to RSVP!)
Note: this week’s skill is hanging a shelf in drywall
Speed Dating x Trivia (every Tuesday unless organizer specifies otherwise)
Organized by: Guevara’s Brooklyn x Mekelburg’s
Location: Guevara’s Brooklyn
Time: 7 p.m.
Cost: unclear – reach out to organizer
Broadway Bingo (every Tuesday unless organizer specifies otherwise)
Organized by: Marti Gould Cummings
Location: Hardware Bar
Time: 7 p.m.
Cost: free entry, bring cash for performers
Game Night + Showtime (every Tuesday unless organizer specifies otherwise)
Organized by: Fresco's Grand Cantina
Location: Fresco's Grand Cantina
Time: 7 p.m.
Cost: free entry, bring cash to tip performers
T4T Rope Jam
Organized by: T4TRope
Location: Brooklyn (address tba)
Time: 7:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.
Cost: $5 – $20
Club Cumming’s open mic Tuesdays (every Tuesday unless organizer specifies otherwise)
Organized by: Club Cumming
Location: Club Cumming
Time: 8 p.m.
Cost: free entry + whatever you buy
Sandy Jack’s Karaoke (every Tuesday unless organizer specifies otherwise)
Organized by: Sandy Jack’s
Location: Sandy Jack’s
Time: 9 p.m. - 1 a.m.
Cost: free
Open Decks (every first, second and third Tuesday unless organizer specifies otherwise)
Organized by: archie.nyc x The Rosemont
Location: The Rosemont
Time: 11 p.m. – LATE
Cost: purchase a drink
NOTE: sign up with the bartender after you purchase a drink
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
Rest for Resistance (run by/for QTIBIPOC exclusively) ((every Wednesday unless organizer specifies otherwise))
Organized by: Burnt Out Activist Club
Time: 11 a.m.
Location: Virtual
Cost: Free
Bi Wives Club Weekly Knit Along (every Wednesday unless organizer specifies otherwise)
Organized by: The Nonbinarian Bookstore
Location: The Nonbinarian Bookstore
Time: 6 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Cost: Free, but must register. (use this link to register!)
Bookmark Making
Organized by: Alijah Webb
Location: The Bush
Time: 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Cost: $15 (buy tickets here!)
Note: cost of ticket includes all materials
Queer Feet Social 3
Organized by: Queer Feet NYC
Location: start at Macri Triangle / end at Union Pool
Time: 7 p.m.
Cost: free, but must RSVP (use this link to RSVP!)
Hit Me Up: Tie Me Down Ropes 101 - Intro to Rope Tying
Organized by: Hit Me Up
Location: 120 Walker St – Floor 5
Time: 7:30 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Cost: $36.44 (buy tickets here!)
Piano Bar with Special Guests (every Wednesday unless organizer specifies otherwise)
Organized by: The Stonewall Inn
Location: The Stonewall Inn (second floor)
Time: 9 p.m.
Cost: free entry but 2 drink minimum + bring cash for tips
Femme House (every Wednesday unless organizer specifies otherwise)
Organized by: LULULAND
Location: Playhouse NYC
Time: 9 p.m.
Cost: free entry
Stage Fright (every Wednesday unless organizer specifies otherwise)
Organized by: Marti G Cummings
Location: Club Cumming
Time: 10 p.m.
Cost: unclear, reach out to organizer but bring cash for tips
Karaoke feat. Corma Kelly (every Wednesday unless organizer specifies otherwise)
Organized by: Phoenix Bar x Corma Kelly
Time: 10 p.m.
Location: Phoenix Bar
Cost: No cover
Desires (every Wednesday unless organizer specifies otherwise)
Organized by: Icon Astoria
Location: Icon Astoria
Time: 11:30 p.m.
Cost: No cover
Note from organizer: no shirt = free shot (clothes check available)
Thursday, February 20, 2025
The Eight Ball Lounge (every Thursday unless organizer specifies otherwise)
Organized by: The Stonewall Inn
Location: The Stonewall Inn
Time: 5 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Cost: free entry but 2 drink minimum + bring cash for tips
See more here!
Letters for Liberation (MASKS REQUIRED) (VIRTUAL OPTION)
Organized by: Black & Pink
Location: Brooklyn Pride Center
Tine: 5:30 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Cost: Free
Note: there is a virtual option
RED HOT: A TRIBute to Love, Lust & Limerence (BIPOC CENTERED EVENT)
Organized by: Bachata Sáfica
Location: The Bush
Time: 6 p.m. – LATE
Cost: $18-20 per lesson (includes general admission) | $12 online (no lessons) / $15 at door (buy tickets here!)
HMU Academy: Play Parties for Dummies
Organized by:
Location: 120 Walker Street #floor 5
Time: 7 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Cost: $17.34 (buy tickets here!)
Cougars & Kittens: Age Gap Sapphic Dating
Organized by: New Women Space
Location:
Time: 7 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Cost: $33 and up (buy tickets here!)
See more information here!
CannaBurlesque: Throw (It) Back Thursday: An All Black Burlesque Cast Honoring The Origins Of Burlesque Nightlife
Organized by: JayJayy x Rixaka Cringeworth
Location: Producers Club Theaters
Time: 8 p.m. Doors | 9 p.m. Show
Cost: $10.25 advance (SW/Black Audience discount available) | $15 at door | VIP available (buy tickets here!)
TRAND1 Streetball NYC’s Basketball Tournament + Fundraiser
Organized by: TRAND1 Streetball NYC
Location: All Night Skate
Time: 8 p.m.
Cost: whatever you buy
Queen of Hearts (BIPOC EXCLUSIVE EVENT)
Organized by: Rizz NYC
Location: Taco Bar (312 Tompkins)
Time: 8 p.m. – 1 a.m.
Cost: $15 (buy tickets here!)
Thursdays: Trivia w/ NYC Trivia League (every Thursday unless organizer specifies otherwise)
Organized by: Phoenix Bar x NYC Trivia League
Time: 8 p.m.
Location: Phoenix Bar
Cost: Free entry
Sandy Jack’s Trivia (every Thursday unless organizer specifies otherwise)
Organized by: Sandy Jack’s
Location: Sandy Jack’s Bar
Time: 8 p.m.
Cost: free
What’s the Theme Thursday with DJ T-Boy (every Thursday unless organizer specifies otherwise)((theme changes EVERY WEEK))
Organized by: The Stonewall Inn
Location: The Stonewall Inn (upstairs)
Time: 9 p.m.
Cost: free entry but 2 drink minimum + bring cash for tips
BUTCH FEMME THEY THEM STOPLIGHT PARTY (every Thursday unless organizer specifies otherwise)
Organized by: Henrietta Hudson
Location: Henrietta Hudson
Time: 9 p.m. – LATE
Cost: free entry
Icon Karaoke (every Thursday unless organizer specifies otherwise)
Organized by: Icon Astoria
Location: Icon Astoria
Time: 9 p.m. - 2 a.m.
Cost: free entry but 2 drink minimum + bring cash for tips
Peggy.
Organized by: Peggy
Location: The Rosemont
Time: 10 p.m.
Cost: Unclear — check with organizers
Thursdays: Thursday Night Live w/ Matzah Belle Soup (every Thursday unless organizer specifies otherwise)
Organized by: Phoenix Bar x NYC Trivia League
Time: 10 p.m.
Location: Phoenix Bar
Cost: Free entry, but bring cash for tips
Planet Yes Dance Party (every Thursday unless organizer specifies otherwise)
Organized by: House of Yes
Location: House of Yes
Time: 10 p.m. – 4 a.m.
Cost: free with RSVP (use this link to RSVP)
Friday, February 21, 2025
Sapphic Creative Writing
Organized by: Sapphic Creative Writing x Aisha
Location: Nook (Brooklyn)
Time: 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
EDIT: SOLD OUT but keep an eye on their upcoming events.
Threads: A History and Future of Queer Fashion
Organized by: LGBTQ+ Museum x FIT
Location: Fashion Institute of Technology
Time: 6 p.m.
Cost: Free, but must RSVP (use this link to RSVP!)
Free weekly art social (every Friday unless organizer specifies otherwise)
Organized by: Brooklyn Hearts Club
Location: Crystal Lake
Time: 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Cost: free but must RSVP (use this link to RSVP)
Queer Soccer League Pick Up Games (Every Friday 11/1/24-3/31/25)
Organized by: Queer Soccer League
Location: Socceroof Crown Heights
Time: 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Cost: See website for details
See more here!
LSM: Caning with Sir Raven (Virtual and in person)
Location: LGBT Center & Zoom
Time: 8 p.m.
Cost: Zoom: free for members, $10 for non-members | In-person: $10 for members, $15 for non-members (buy tickets here!)
Again – for RuPaul Drag Race events, please click here! There are SO many so they get their own post.
LGBTQ+ Tennis for Beginners (every Friday from 1/1/25 – 5/2/25 unless organizer specifies otherwise)
Organized by: Brooklyn Community Pride Center
Location: Prospect Park Tennis Center
Time: 8 p.m. – 10 p.m.
Cost: $25 per session (RSVP & see more here!)
The Coke Show with Tiffany Anne Coke (every Friday unless organizer specifies otherwise)
Organized by: The Stonewall Inn x Tiffany Anne Coke
Location: The Stonewall Inn (second floor)
Time: 8 p.m.
Cost: free entry but 2 drink minimum + bring cash for tips for performers
See more here!
We the People (every Friday unless organizer specifies otherwise)
Organized by: Albatross Bar x Harriet Tugsman
Location: Albatross Bar
Time: 9 p.m.
Cost: unclear but bring cash for performers
Fri Night Dance Party (every Friday unless organizer specifies otherwise)
Organized by: The Stonewall Inn
Location: The Stonewall Inn
Time: 10 p.m.
Cost: free entry but 2 drink minimum + bring cash for tips
See more here!
Rocky Horror Picture Show
Organized by: Wet Spot x Interlude
Location: Parkside Lounge
Time: Doors 10:15 p.m. | Show 10:30 p.m.
Cost: Advanced $15 | $20 at the door
Saturday, February 22, 2025
Haven Boxing Pride Class (BIPOC & QUEER CENTERED)
Organized by: Haven Boxing
Location: Haven Boxing
Time: 12:30 p.m.
Cost: Free, but must sign up (use this link to sign up!)
POC MUNCH (BIPOC EXCLUSIVE EVENT)
Organized by: Lesbian Sex Mafia
Location: Dekalb Market Hall
Time: 2 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Cost: unclear, contact organizers
Sound, Smoke And Session
Organized by: Bread x Butta
Location: BXB STUDIO (Bronx)
Time: 4 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Cost: $50 (buy tickets here!)
NOTE: This does NOT appear to be a exclusively queer event, but looks cool so I’m including it
The Fast and the Curious: A Social and Romantic Bingo Mixer
Organized by: Dyke Run
Location: DBA
Time: 4 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Cost: $10 (buy tickets here!)
Queer Tango Classes - Saturdays at the LGBT Center
Organized by: Queer Partner Dance
Location: The Center
Time: 4:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Cost: $20 / sliding scale (buy tickets here!)
Note: the ticket button says free, but the description says $20 sliding scale
Black Future Tings: Honoring Black Queer Excellence (BIPOC EXCLUSIVE EVENT)
Organized by: Caribbean Equality Project
Location: Brooklyn Community Pride Center
Time: 5 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Cost: Free, but must RSVP (use this link to RSVP!)
Azn Baddies 222 Mixer (AAPI CENTERED EVENT)
Organized by: Azn Baddies x CHICHI
Location: Secret Pour
Time: 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Cost: unclear – contact organizers
Florentine Flogging
Organized by: New Women Space
Location: Talon Bar: No Exit
Time: 5 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Cost: $30 (buy tickets here!)
See more information here!
Indigenous Drag Excellence
Organized by: Ritni Tears, Aunty Tamara, Randy River, Feather Talia + Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art
Location: Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art
Time: 6 p.m.
Cost: Free, but must RSVP (use this link to RSVP!)
House Work w/ DJ Knox (every Saturday unless organizer specifies otherwise)
Organized by: Metropolitan Bar
Location: Metropolitan Bar
Time: 6 p.m. – 10 p.m.
Cost: free entry
Happy Hour Bingo with Ariel Sinclair (every Saturday unless organizer specifies otherwise)
Organized by: Ariel Sinclair x The Phoenix
Location: The Phoenix Bar
Time: 6 p.m.
Cost: no cover, but bring cash for tips!
Wet Spot at Parkside Lounge: Enid Ellen, Theophobia, & Low Presh
Organized by: Wet Spot
Location: Parkside Lounge
Time: 7 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Cost: $13.07 (buy tickets here!)
Scream Real Loud (Puppet Show)
Organized by: Jeffy Fruit
Location: Good Judy
Time: 7:30 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Cost: $12.51 advance (buy tickets here!) | $15 door
It’s Show Time (every Saturday unless organizer specifies otherwise)
Organized by: The Stonewall Inn
Location: The Stonewall Inn (second floor)
Time: 8 p.m.
Cost: free entry but 2 drink minimum + bring cash for tips
Groove and Soul: A New Jack Swing Dance Party
Organized by: Sandy Jack’s x Gayridge
Location: Sandy Jack’s
Time: 8 p.m. – midnight
Cost: No cover, but bring tips for performers
XOXO (BIPOC EXCLUSIVE EVENT)(LESBIAN PARTY)
Organized by: gURLSlikegIRLS
Location: The Bush
Time: 10 p.m.
Cost: $15 (buy tickets here!)
Sat Night Dance Parties (every Saturday unless organizer specifies otherwise)
Organized by: The Stonewall Inn
Location: The Stonewall Inn (second floor)
Time: 10 p.m. – LATE
Cost: no cover, but bring cash for tips!
See more here!
SURGE (every Saturday unless organizer specifies otherwise)
Organized by: Lucifer x Hardware Bar
Location: Hardware Bar
Time: 10 p.m.
Cost: no cover, but bring cash for tips!
Sexx Dreams (every Saturday unless organizer specifies otherwise)
Organized by: Janelle No.5
Location: Metropolitan Bar
Time: 10 p.m. – LATE
Cost: unclear but bring cash for performer tips
Something On Saturdays w/ Giardia the Parasite (every Saturday unless organizer specifies otherwise)
Organized by: Giardia the Parasite x The Phoenix
Location: The Phoenix Bar
Time: 10 p.m. – LATE
Cost: no cover, but bring cash for tips!
Patrick’s Party: A Spongey Soirée
Organized by: @crystalmethyd x @theolivialux et all
Location: 3 Dollar Bill
Time: 10 p.m. – LATE
Cost: $24 and up (buy tickets here!)
NOTE: Best SpongeBob looks gets $100
SILK: A Cozy Silk and Lace Experience (BIPOC CENTERED EVENT)
Organized by: Raw Honey NYC
Location: The House
Time: 10:30 p.m. – 4 a.m.
Cost: $15 and up (buy tickets here!)
As a New Yorker, I really appreciate this!