What’s On this Weekend
FRIDAY 11
NSW
ARQ – Twinkland. Shows by Summer Salt, Millie Poppins and Ripley Waters DJs Dom De Sousa and Tom Pritchard. Free entry from 9pm.
COLOMBIAN – DJs Chip, Robert Herbery, David Smith and Nick La Rosa and shows by Maxi Shield.
IMPERIAL – Mamma Mia in the Cabaret Room.
MIDNIGHT SHIFT – Maynge-A-Size downstairs, New show Stargaysing: A Drag Odyessey upstairs. Free entry.
NEWTOWN HOTEL – Fresh Meat Fridays. Buy a drink and go in the draw to win! From 6pm.
OXFORD HOTEL – Furry Fridays with the Harbour City Bears.
PALMS – Daggy disco 8pm-3am with DJ FatCat.
STONEWALL – Let’s Talk About Sex.
VIC
BENDIGO HOTEL – Grouse Party with Ann Ominous, Chairman Meow and more, 9pm-3am.
DNM – G.A.Y. Drag shows, drink specials. Then Carnival from 9pm. Doors 4pm-late.
DT’S PUB – 4pm-late, free entry, BBQ buffet 7pm, DJ Dazz 9.30pm.
GH – C’est Chic from 7pm. Friday Night Project, then Boylesque. Free before 9.30pm.
LAIRD – Cock Pen from 9pm. Bar, beer garden open 5pm. Men only, free entry.
LIBATION – Open 4pm, free entry, drink specials.
THE PEEL – 9pm-dawn, mainly men, free entry, DJs.
SIRCUIT – Men only, free pool, cruising area, DJ Jimmy. Open 5pm.
QLD
THE BEAT MEGACLUB – DJs all night and shows by Medea Monroe from 8pm. Free entry before 10:30pm.
SPORTSMAN HOTEL – Balls Out Bingo from 8pm. Shows from 10:30pm with Shaniqua T-Bone, Dakota Fan’ee & Iona Toyboy. Superstar Karaoke downstairs from 8pm.
THE WICKHAM – Gay School w/ Ellie Minium, Vollie LaVont and Candy Surprise. 3 shows from 9.30pm.
ESCAPE – Working Class Fridays. DJs all night. Entry $15.
SATURDAY 12
NSW
ARQ – DJs in the arena and vortex.
CASTROS – Wollongong. So You Think You Can Drag with Kitty Glitter. Cash prizes, $15 entry.
COLOMBIAN – DJs Beatrix, Nick Polly & more across both bars.
IMPERIAL – Poker tournament and Priscilla show.
MIDNIGHT SHIFT – Controversy show upstairs, Temptation w/ Maxi Shield downstairs from 11pm.
OXFORD HOTEL – Saturday night special at Gingers (level 1).
PALMS – Disco Meltdown 8pm-3am, with DJ B from 10pm.
STONEWALL – Music and drag shows all night.
UP – Early-morning party @ Phoenix from 5am.
VIC
DNM – Bounce RnB. Open 4pm-late, DJs, drag shows, drink specials.
DT’S PUB – Show Night. 4pm-late, free entry, shows from 10.30pm.
GH – Open 6pm-3am, free entry before 9.30pm. Velvet live piano at 8pm, The Classics from 11pm.
LAIRD – MLM Pub Night. Bar, beer garden open 5pm-late, men only, free entry.
LIBATION – Mixed Drinks open 2pm, free entry.
THE PEEL – Candee Bar w/ Miss Candee, Rita and Sue Ridge. DJ Shawn King. Free entry.
POOF DOOF – 11pm-7am. DJs, gay party crowd.
SIRCUIT – System. 5pm–late. Men only, free pool, DJs, cruise area.
QLD
THE BEAT MEGACLUB – DJs all night and shows by Medea Monroe from 8pm. Free entry before 10.30pm.
SPORTSMAN HOTEL – Circus Circus with Shasha Trajik-Mole, Vollie LaVont, Shaniqua T-Bone and Mandy Moobs, 3 shows from 10.30pm. Brisbane Pride Festival Underwear and Lyrca Fundraiser Party downstairs from 10pm. Entry $15/$10 members.
THE WICKHAM – Out at the Wickham with DJs all night.
ESCAPE –DJs all night. Entry $15 members/$20 non-members.
SUNDAY 13
NSW
ARQ – Vixens. Open 9pm. Earlybird drink specials.
BERESFORD HOTEL – Happy Hour 5-8pm, DJs from 3pm downstairs and from 6pm upstairs. Free entry.
COLOMBIAN – DJ Sandi Hotrod from 8pm.
IMPERIAL – Retro Sexual Sundays. 2pm-late with hot male dancers.
LOOSE ENDS – Phoenix Bar. Resident DJ Matt Vaughan & special guests each week.
Free entry from 10pm-late.
LORD ROBERTS HOTEL – Bears on Sunday from 4pm. $12 jugs & HCB members cash draw.
MIDNIGHT SHIFT – Call Girls show, free entry.
MUMS IN – @ Kings Cross Hotel from 5pm. Dark comic cabaret unveils Sydney’s underworld.
OXFORD HOTEL – Meaty Sundays with Dick.
PRETTY SUNDAYS – In the Polo Lounge, Oxford Hotel.
STONEWALL – Polly’s Follies amateur drag night.
UP – Early-morning party @ Phoenix from 5am.
VIC
BIRRARUNG MARR – T Dance Party. Post-Carnival party with Paulini, Luicana, Wayne G, Ruby Rose, Mike Evans and more, 5-10pm.
DNM – Ghetto Sunday. 4pm-late. DJs, drink specials all night. Drag shows 9pm.
DT’S PUB – Open 2pm. Spin & Win wheel, free pool, sausage sizzle, free entry.
GH – Acoustic music from 2pm, DJs 7pm. Free entry.
LAIRD – Bear Grill with Laird Leatherman BBQ. Men only 4pm-late, Cock Lotto, BBQ at 6pm.
LIBATION – Sunday Session. Open 2pm, drink specials, DJs from 5pm.
LOVE MACHINE – Gossip Sundays, 9pm-late, gay-friendly crowd.
SIRCUIT – Sunday Funday: Mixed men and women, free entry, DJ from 9pm.
TRANSPORT BAR – The Gold Party. Post-Carnival Party with Grouse Party and Danceteria DJs, 5pm-late.
QLD
THE BEAT MEGACLUB – Sunday Funday from 5pm. Entry $10.
FLUFFY @ FAMILY – Mariah Carey ‘Triumphant Diva’ Night with Vanity from 9pm. Entry $15/$10 before 10pm.
SPORTSMAN HOTEL – Sunday Sessions w/ Wanda D’Parke from 6.30pm. Pool comp from 5:30pm.
THE WICKHAM – Sunday Squirt from 3pm.
ESCAPE – Summer Sundays from 2pm. Entry $15.