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Los Angeles Gay Events:This Week's Calendar

Every gay bar night in Los Angeles, organized by the day you're actually free. WeHo, Silver Lake, downtown, Long Beach and the Valley, plus drag brunch, upcoming Pride dates and the parties worth planning around. We check this calendar weekly, because half the guides online are still sending people to bars that closed in 2020.

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Upcoming LGBTQ+ events in Los Angeles

Gay Nights in LA, by Day of the Week

Monday

  • Musical Mondays

    The Chapel at The Abbey

    West Hollywood8pmNo cover

    Running 16+ years. Show tunes, theatre kids, the most wholesome night in WeHo.

    Show tunesSing-along
    Venue site

  • Showgirls

    Micky's

    West Hollywood10pm

    Drag, every Monday.

    Drag
    Venue site

  • Stud Country

    Los Globos

    Silver Lake8pm to 12am$20 ($10 for 60+)

    Queer country line dancing, lessons at 8:30 and 10. All levels, intergenerational, genuinely mixed.

    Line dancingCountryMixed crowd
    Venue site

  • Lip Service

    The Abbey

    West Hollywood10pm

    Drag, hosted by Allusia.

    Drag
    Venue site

  • Trivia Night

    Hi Tops Los Feliz

    Los Feliz8pmFree

    Cash prizes.

    Trivia
    Venue site

  • Karaoke

    GYM Bar

    West Hollywood8pm to 12amFree

    Monday karaoke.

    Karaoke
    Venue site

  • SING BITCH! Karaoke

    Bullet Bar

    North Hollywood9pmFree

    Valley karaoke night.

    Karaoke
    Venue site

  • Lucki Break

    Eagle LA

    Silver Lake7pmFree

    Monday night at the Eagle.

    Bar nightLeather
    Venue site

  • Industry Night

    The Bayou

    West Hollywood

    30% off food and happy hour all night.

    IndustryFood
    Venue site

Tuesday

  • Dude Ranch

    Micky's

    West Hollywood7pm to 12am

    Country line dancing.

    Line dancingCountry
    Venue site

  • Queer Spelling Bee (Twisted Tongues)

    GYM Bar

    West Hollywood7pm to 8pm

    Queer spelling bee.

    Games
    Venue site

  • Trivia Night

    Hi Tops WeHo

    West Hollywood8pm

    Cash prizes.

    Trivia
    Venue site

  • Karaoke Tuesdays

    Mattie's WeHo

    West Hollywood9pm

    Tuesday karaoke.

    Karaoke
    Venue site

  • Taco Tuesday & Bingo

    Beaches WeHo

    West Hollywood5pmFree to play

    Tacos and bingo.

    BingoFood
    Venue site

  • Tightwad Tuesday

    Eagle LA

    Silver Lake7pm

    $5 beers, $12 pitchers.

    Cheap drinksLeather
    Venue site

  • Drunk on Stage

    Akbar

    Silver Lake

    Tuesday night at Akbar.

    ComedyBar night
    Venue site

  • All That Tuesdays

    The Abbey

    West Hollywood11:30pm

    70s, 80s and 90s, hosted by Mayhem Miller.

    ThrowbackDrag
    Venue site

  • Tuesday Nights with Kirk

    Bullet Bar

    North Hollywood8pm

    Valley bar night.

    Bar night
    Venue site

  • Toy Boy Tuesdays

    Micky's

    West Hollywood9pm

    Tuesday party.

    Dance
    Venue site

Wednesday

  • DRAGGED OUT $5K Competition

    Mattie's WeHo

    West Hollywood9pm

    The real draw this night. Followed by Kiki Tiki at 10pm.

    DragCompetition
    Venue site

  • Gay Ass Bingo

    Precinct

    Downtown7pm to 9pmFree

    Drag bingo hosted by Rubella Spreads, cash and drink prizes.

    BingoDrag
    Venue site

  • CraftNight

    Akbar

    Silver Lake

    Long-running craft night.

    CraftsLow key
    Venue site

  • Hump Night

    Eagle LA

    Silver Lake9pm to 2am

    $12 pitchers, $6 wells.

    Cheap drinksLeather
    Venue site

  • Hot Rod

    Micky's

    West Hollywood9pm to 2am

    Midweek dance night.

    Dance
    Venue site

  • 1-2-3 Trivia

    GYM Bar

    West Hollywood8pm to 10pmFree

    Midweek trivia.

    Trivia
    Venue site

  • Varsity Wednesday

    Beaches WeHo

    West Hollywood

    DJ and go-go dancers.

    DanceGo-go
    Venue site

  • Homeroom Wednesdays

    Revolver

    West Hollywood

    Midweek at Revolver.

    Bar night
    Venue site

  • Drag show

    The New Jalisco Bar

    DowntownNo cover, cash only

    Downtown Latino drag.

    DragLatin

Thursday

The strongest night in LA outside the weekend.

  • BRAT

    Revolver

    West Hollywood9pm to 2amFree

    Queer alternative night, DJ Liv, hosted by NYX, midnight show with guests. $6 Topo Chico.

    AlternativeDanceDrag
    Venue site

  • VPL

    Precinct

    Downtown9pm to 2am

    Downtown's weekly jockstrap party. Clothes check, go-gos, drink discounts.

    UnderwearCruisyDance
    Venue site

  • Stud Country

    The Paramount

    Boyle Heights8pm to 12am$20

    Queer country line dancing on the Eastside.

    Line dancingCountry
    Venue site

  • Arriba

    Micky's

    West Hollywood10pm to 2am

    Latin night.

    LatinDance
    Venue site

  • Gym Class

    Hi Tops WeHo

    West Hollywood9pm

    Sports bar night.

    Sports bar
    Venue site

  • Thirsty Thursdays

    Beaches WeHo

    West Hollywood$2 drinks

    Thirst Trap contest at midnight, $150 cash prize.

    ContestCheap drinks
    Venue site

  • Sweat Thursdays

    The Abbey

    West Hollywood9pm

    Thursday dance floor.

    Dance
    Venue site

  • B Bar

    Eagle LA

    Silver Lake10pm

    Thursday at the Eagle.

    LeatherBar night
    Venue site

  • Gay Ass Trivia

    Precinct

    Downtown7pm to 9pm

    Hosted by Queen Sheeba.

    TriviaDrag
    Venue site

  • 123 Trivia

    Mattie's WeHo

    West Hollywood7pm

    Early trivia.

    Trivia
    Venue site

  • Retro Trivia, Thursday Nights with Adam, Free Pool

    Bullet Bar

    North Hollywood4pm to 8pm trivia, 8pm Adam, 8pm pool

    Three things at once in the Valley.

    TriviaPool
    Venue site

  • Beer Bust

    The Falcon

    Long Beach

    Long Beach beer bust.

    Beer bust
    Venue site

  • $5 Thursday

    The Bayou

    West Hollywood$5

    Cheap Thursday.

    Cheap drinks
    Venue site

Friday

  • Sucio

    Micky's

    West Hollywood10pm to 4am

    Latin night, and the latest close in WeHo.

    LatinDanceLate night
    Venue site

  • PRIME Fridays

    The Chapel at The Abbey

    West Hollywood10pm

    Friday in the Chapel.

    Dance
    Venue site

  • Headline performer show

    Precinct

    DowntownAbout 11:30pmTicketed

    Weekly headline performance downtown.

    DragLive show
    Venue site

  • Drag Race viewing

    Micky's, Bullet Bar, Falcon North

    West HollywoodMicky's 7pm, Bullet Bar 6pm

    Drag Race viewing parties across the city, including Falcon North in Long Beach.

    Drag RaceViewing party
    Venue site

  • Sinful Fridays

    The Abbey

    West Hollywood9pm

    Friday at The Abbey.

    Dance
    Venue site

  • DJ Patrick Kuzara

    Hi Tops WeHo

    West Hollywood9pm

    Resident DJ Friday.

    DJSports bar
    Venue site

  • Hosted by Constance

    Or Bar

    West Hollywood

    Friday host night.

    DragBar night
    Venue site

  • Happy Hour Drag Karaoke with Suade

    Bullet Bar

    North Hollywood4pm

    Early drag karaoke.

    KaraokeDrag
    Venue site

  • Karaoke

    The Broadway Bar

    Long Beach9pm to 1amFree

    Long Beach karaoke.

    Karaoke
    Venue site

  • Go-go boys and happy hour

    The Wild

    West Hollywood

    Go-go boys and happy hour.

    Go-go
    Venue site

  • Drag show

    The New Jalisco Bar

    DowntownCash only

    Downtown Latino drag.

    DragLatin

Saturday

  • Tio Latin Night

    Micky's

    West Hollywood10pm to 4am

    Saturday Latin night.

    LatinDanceLate night
    Venue site

  • Salvation Saturdays

    The Chapel at The Abbey

    West Hollywood9pm

    Saturday in the Chapel.

    Dance
    Venue site

  • Vaquero Night

    Club Tempo

    East HollywoodAbout 8pm to 3am

    Latino gay cowboy club running since 1991. Norteno, banda, imitadora shows, three dance floors.

    LatinCountryDance
    Venue site

  • Confession Saturdays

    The Abbey

    West Hollywood9pm

    Saturday at The Abbey.

    Dance
    Venue site

  • DJ Cazwell

    Hi Tops WeHo

    West Hollywood9pm

    Saturday DJ set.

    DJSports bar
    Venue site

  • Flash Back Saturdays

    Revolver

    West Hollywood

    Throwback night.

    Throwback
    Venue site

  • Bullet Bingo

    Bullet Bar

    North Hollywood2pm

    Afternoon bingo.

    Bingo
    Venue site

  • Rotating headline parties

    Precinct

    DowntownFrom 5pmTicketed

    Rotating big-room parties downtown.

    DanceTicketed
    Venue site

  • Rotating DJ night

    Akbar

    Silver Lake

    Rotating Saturday DJs.

    DJDance
    Venue site

  • Rotating night

    Honey's at Star Love

    East Hollywood8pm to 2am

    Black-owned, women-owned, queer-owned.

    DanceCommunity
    Venue site

  • Karaoke

    The Broadway Bar

    Long Beach9pm to 1am

    Long Beach karaoke.

    Karaoke
    Venue site

  • Ticketed club night

    Beaches Tropicana

    West HollywoodTicketed

    The biggest room in the district.

    DanceTicketed
    Venue site

Sunday

LA's real gay day.

  • Hot Dog Sundays

    El Cid, 4212 Sunset Blvd

    Silver LakeAbout $14

    Mario Diaz's party and one of the best things happening in LA nightlife.

    PartyLegendary
    Venue site

  • Sunday Beer Bust

    Eagle LA

    Silver Lake2pm$5

    Rolls into Swap Meat at 9pm, no cover.

    Beer bustLeather
    Venue site

  • Sunday Funday

    The Abbey

    West Hollywood3pm

    Followed by Soul Sundays at 9pm.

    Day partyDance
    Venue site

  • Beer Bust

    Bullet Bar

    North Hollywood3pm

    Followed by Sniff Sundays at 9pm.

    Beer bustCruisy
    Venue site

  • Sunday School

    The Chapel at The Abbey

    West Hollywood3pm

    Sunday in the Chapel.

    Day party
    Venue site

  • Deep House Disco with DJ Derek Montiero

    Or Bar

    West Hollywood5pm

    Deep house all evening.

    DJHouse
    Venue site

  • Vodka Bust

    Revolver

    West Hollywood5pm$3 until 8pm

    Sunday vodka bust.

    Cheap drinks
    Venue site

  • DJ Aaron Elvis

    Hi Tops WeHo

    West Hollywood3pm

    Sunday afternoon DJ.

    DJSports bar
    Venue site

  • Vaquero Night

    Club Tempo

    East Hollywood

    Sunday vaquero night.

    LatinDance
    Venue site

  • Drag show

    The New Jalisco Bar

    DowntownFrom 4pmCash only

    Sunday drag downtown.

    DragLatin

  • Go-go boys

    The Silver Fox

    Long Beach

    Sunday go-go boys.

    Go-go
    Venue site

  • Sunday Scaries

    The Bayou

    West Hollywood7pm to closeBOGO

    Buy one get one to close.

    Cheap drinks
    Venue site

Drag Brunch in Los Angeles

Typical price range across LA: $30 to $60 with bottomless.

  • The Abbey

    Drag Brunch

    West HollywoodSat & Sun, show at 1pm

    Parties of 6 or more need reservations.

    Venue site

  • Micky's

    Brunch with the Divas / Las Reinas

    West HollywoodSat 1pm to 3pm, Sun 1pm to 3pm

    Brunch with the Divas on Saturday, Las Reinas Latin diva drag brunch on Sunday.

    Venue site

  • Mattie's WeHo

    Bring It to Brunch

    West HollywoodSat 12:30pm

    Saturday drag brunch.

    Venue site

  • Precinct

    Over Easy Drag Brunch

    DowntownSun 11:30am to 3pm, show at 1pm

    Downtown's Sunday drag brunch.

    Venue site

  • Beaches WeHo

    Splash Sundays

    West HollywoodSun, bottomless until 4pm

    Bottomless Sunday brunch.

    Venue site

  • Hamburger Mary's WeHo

    Drag Brunch

    West HollywoodSat & Sun, multiple seatings

    Weekend seatings all day.

  • Hamburger Mary's Long Beach

    Drag Brunch

    Long BeachWeekends, ticketed

    Weekend brunches, ticketed.

Upcoming LGBTQ+ Events in Los Angeles

Sept 18 to 20

Gay Days Anaheim

Disneyland Resort

About 35,000 people, park takeover, Alyssa Edwards, KINGDOM! dance party at House of Blues.

Venue site

Sept 24 to Oct 31

Circa: Queer Histories Festival

Countywide

More than 40 free-to-low-cost events, the only queer histories festival in the US.

Venue site

Oct 1

Queerceanera: Siempre Contigo

LA LGBT Center

Latinx queer coming-of-age celebration, 5:30pm to 10pm.

Venue site

Oct 10

OC Pride Festival & Parade

Downtown Santa Ana

Parade and festival, 11am to 10pm.

Venue site

Oct 10

Models of Pride Youth Summit

LA LGBT Center

Free, for LGBTQ+ youth 24 and under, 11am to 4pm.

Venue site

Oct 18

AIDS Walk Los Angeles

West Hollywood Park

The 42nd annual AIDS Walk, stepping off at 10:30am.

Venue site

Oct 31

West Hollywood Halloween Carnaval

Santa Monica Blvd between Doheny and La Cienega

One of the biggest queer street events in the country, 6pm to 11pm, free.

Venue site

Nov 20

Transgender Day of Remembrance

Details TBA

Details to be announced.

Dec 12

A Drag Queen Christmas

The Wiltern

Holiday drag tour, 7pm.

Venue site

Feb 6, 2027

Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo

Carpenter Performing Arts Center

The Trocks in Long Beach.

Venue site

Mar 11, 2027

RuPaul's Drag Race Werq the World

Orpheum Theatre

The 10th anniversary tour.

Venue site

Pride dates coming soon

Most LA Prides announce 6 to 9 months out. We'll update these as they drop.

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Your questions

What are the best gay bars in Los Angeles?

It depends on the night you are out. West Hollywood has The Abbey, Micky's, Revolver, Beaches, Hi Tops, GYM Bar and The Bayou within walking distance of each other. Silver Lake and the Eastside have Akbar, Eagle LA, Los Globos and Club Tempo. Downtown has Precinct and The New Jalisco Bar. Long Beach has The Falcon, The Broadway Bar and The Silver Fox, and the Valley has Bullet Bar.

What's the best gay night in LA on a Thursday?

Thursday is the strongest night in LA outside the weekend. BRAT at Revolver in West Hollywood is the queer alternative party, VPL at Precinct is downtown's weekly jockstrap night, and Stud Country runs queer country line dancing at The Paramount in Boyle Heights.

Where is drag brunch in Los Angeles?

The Abbey, Micky's, Mattie's WeHo, Beaches WeHo and Hamburger Mary's all run weekend drag brunch in West Hollywood, Precinct has Over Easy Drag Brunch downtown on Sundays, and Hamburger Mary's Long Beach runs ticketed weekend brunches. Expect $30 to $60 with bottomless.

When is West Hollywood Halloween Carnaval 2026?

Saturday October 31, 2026, from 6pm to 11pm on Santa Monica Blvd between Doheny and La Cienega. It is free and it is one of the biggest queer street events in the country.

When is LA Pride 2027?

LA Pride has not announced its 2027 dates yet. Most LA Prides announce 6 to 9 months out, so we will update this calendar as soon as the dates drop.

Lineups and hours change fast. Call or DM each place before you head out.