What to do this weekend

BOSTON GAY BARS

Below are links to some of Boston’s busiest LGBTQ+ bars and event organizers

Alley Bar in Downtown Crossing
Open daily, Friday & Saturday dance parties w/ Bearaoke on Sunday

blend in Dorchester
Friday & Saturday dance parties and Sunday drag/disco brunches

Gay Mafia Boston (event organizer)
Weekly Wednesday – Sunday dance parties

Cathedral Station in South End
Open daily, gay sports bar & kitchen w/ patio and free parking

Club Cafe in South End
Open daily, with dance parties, nightly cabaret & Sunday tea dance

dbar in Dorchester
Friday Karaoke, Saturday dance parties, Sunday tea dance

Jacques Cabaret in Bay Village
Nightly drag performances by Boston’s best drag queens

LGBTQ NightLife (event organizer)
Events: Sapphic Nights, EMO Pity Party, Issa Vibe & more

ManRay / Campus in Central Square
Thursday 19+, Friday (creative dress) & Saturday (80s New Wave)

Frolic (Formerly Men of Melanin Magic, event organizer)
Events: BussDown Fridays, Sunday Brunch DragTease & more

Trophy Room in South End
Open daily, neighborhood sports bar & kitchen

WEEKEND PROGRAMMING

Here are a few more events/parties to which I wanted to shout out.

THURSDAY: Queeraoke: Drink. Sing. Dance. Repeat in JP

THURSDAY & FRIDAY: Madonna Tribute Show – Singers Showcase 40th Anniversary and Tribute Show at Berklee Performance Center

FRIDAY: Bussdown Fridays with DJ Frenchy at Legacy

SATURDAY: LGBTQ+ Ugly Sweater Christmas Party at Slades Bar & Grill

SATURDAY: Boston Gay Mafia w/ DJ Abel at Legacy

SUNDAY: Mr. Boston Bear’s 2024 Holiday Drag Revue at The Alley

SUNDAY: Santa Stuffed My Stocking – Patty Bourrée Christmas Cabaret at Jacques

WHERE TO CATCH A GAME

Watch games at Alley BarCathedral Station & Trophy Room
Thursday, Bruins play Sabers @7PM | Patriots play Steelers @8:15PM
Friday, Celtics play Knicks @7:30PM
Saturday, Bruins play Coyotes @1PM
Sunday, No games

TEA DANCES

Communi-TEA at Club Cafe

Sunday Tea at dbar

Bears, Brews & Boys at Dorchester Brewing Co.

DRAG BRUNCHES

Click the event links shared below for ticketing and reservation information.

Dolly Parton Christmas Drag Brunch
Saturday @11AM and again @2PM
Summer Shack (Boston)

Illusions The Drag Brunch Boston
Saturday & Sunday shows @1:30PM
Hosted upstairs at Hennessey’s (Downtown)

Sapphic Holiday Brunch
Sunday @11AM
Tenderoni’s Fenway

Whitney Houston Christmas Drag Brunch
Sunday @11AM and again @2PM
Summer Shack (Cambridge)

Jollygays for the Holidays
Sunday @12PM
Viale in Central Square

Drag Me To Brunch
Sunday @2PM
Carrie Nation Cocktail Club (Beacon Hill)

And finally… another resource for what is happening at Boston gay bars is KikiPedia.

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