FRIDAY (12.26.2025) Your daily guide to New York and New Jersey nightlife programming.
Note: there may be some venue closures and event cancelations due to possible increment weather tonight.
UPTOWN / BRONX
- TOOLBOX: Heidi N. Dix (8pm)
- SUITE: Karaoke hosted by Victoria Chase (9pm)
- LAMBDA LOUNGE: DJ dance party (10pm)
HELL’S KITCHEN / MIDTOWN / TIMES SQUARE
- SHOPS @ COLUMBUS CIRCLE: “Voss Events: Santa’s Secret” (6pm & 9pm)
- INDUSTRY: Trivia feat. Jacklynn Hyde (6pm);
DJ Nesto with Brenda Dharling (10pm) - RED EYE: “BuffDaddy: Filthy Fridays” (8pm)
- DICKENS: DJ Adriana Trenta (8pm)
- HARDWARE: Heated Rivalry (8pm);
Izzy Uncut & Venus Mystique (9pm);
Mathieu Blue’s “Super Size Queen” feat. Bootsie LeFaris & DJ Mike Borowski (10pm) - BALCON: “Open Call” drag competition hosted by Essence (8pm);
Lucifer’s “NØ RSTXXXN” with Nick Gaga & DJ Frankie Sharp (10pm) - BOXERS HK: Dev Doee, Mo’Riah & Beaujangless (9pm);
“LatinX Fridays” (11pm) - RITZ: Lanyé Armön with Frida Cox, Olympia & Nani Tsunami (9pm);
DJ Alpha Moses with Lanyé Armön & Mo’Riah (11pm) - RISE: DJs John Marto & Paul Leasure (10pm)
- VERS: DJ Mannie Petty (10pm)
- ATLAS SOCIAL CLUB: DJ Waly Verdun (10pm)
- FAIRYTAIL LOUNGE: Adonis Lounge strippers (10pm)
- HUSH: Fonda Koxx, Pietra Parker & DD Fuego (10pm);
DJs DJs Ickarus & Senobyte (11pm)
CHELSEA / HUDSON YARDS / GARMENT DIST.
- BOXERS CHELSEA: DJ Eric Abobo (6pm);
DJ dance party / ballroom (11pm) - GYM BAR: Karaoke hosted by Ari Kiki (9pm)
- EAGLE NYC: DJs David Ohana Aviance & Erik Elias (10pm)
MIDTOWN EAST / FLATIRON / GRAMERCY
- UNCLE CHARLIE’S: Piano bar (4pm)
- LIPS: Ariel Sinclair & more (5pm)
- TOWNHOUSE: Pianist Sarah Glassman (6pm)

WEST VILLAGE / SOHO
- STONEWALL: [upstairs] Lala Wiggy (6pm);
[upstairs] DJ Susan Levine (10pm);
[downstairs] DJ David Michael & Egypt (10pm) - PIECES: Heated Rivalry (8pm);
Yuhua Hamasaki (9pm);
Ruby Roo & Marti Gould Cummings (11pm) - PLAYHOUSE: Boudoir LeFleur, Kamilla Kockman, Nick Gaga & Kimmi Moore (8pm);
DJ 2Face (10pm) - DUPLEX: Moxy Cillin (9pm)
- ROCKBAR: “Knotty or Nice” rope play feat. DJs BigDog & Alex Hell-N (10pm)
- HENRIETTA HUDSON: DJs Daali & Samuella (10pm)
- MONSTER:[upstairs] Anthony Fett (11pm);
[downstairs] DJ Steve Sidewalk (11pm)
EAST VILLAGE / LES
- JOE’S PUB: Sandra Bernhard: Caught Off Guard (7pm)
- PHOENIX: “Hibearnation: Body” feat. Alotta McGriddles, Juicy Jay, Megami, Breezy, Lacy Stoner & Temple Grandé with DJ Boyish Charm (10pm)
- NOWHERE: “FUZZY” feat. DJs Stephin Merritt & Dave Stronger Hughes (10pm)
- CLUB CUMMING: DJ dance party (10pm)
- COCK: DJ dance party (10pm)
BROOKLYN
- HOUSE OF YES: “Dirty Circus” (7pm);
DJs Jubilee & Nigelthreetimes (10pm) - MACRI PARK: Trivia feat. DJ Cameron Cole (7pm);
Princess Bitch (10pm) - C’MON EVERYBODY: “Live Piano Karaoke” hosted by Leslie Goshko (7pm);
“Pork Butt” feat. DJ Mike Schreder (10:30pm) - BRANDED SALOON: Giardia the Parasite (8pm)
- GOOD JUDY: MissMa’amShe & Roqué (8:30pm);
Blue & Rayne (10pm);
DJ Cute Boys (11pm) - EXLEY: DJ P41DZ (9pm)
- GABRIELA: DJs Facets & Kabinett (9pm)
- SECRET POUR: Karaoke hosted by Marcel the Divine (9pm)
- BOYFRIEND: Bingo feat. Olive (9pm)
- SILO: DJs Danny Tenaglia & Luna Mar (10pm)
- 3 DOLLAR BILL: “Charli XCX & The Chocolate FAGtory” feat. Robin Rose Quartz & Dev Doee with DJs BaeJing & ARRA (10pm)
- METROPOLITAN: “Summer in December” feat. DJ Guilty Pleasures spins at Metro with Zeraiya, Magenta, Jam Eden & Chance (10pm)
- ROSEMONT: DJs Ivenchy & Tasheff (10pm)
- SANDY JACKS: Jayse Vegas & Robert Garcia with Lyn Brooks (10pm)
- ANIMAL: DJ William Francis (10pm)
- OBERON: DJ Loftus (10pm)
- BUSH: DJs Kendollaz, JacobDior & Rubie Lee (10pm)
- HART BAR: “Queer Panic” feat. DJs R-DNA & Masha Latte (10pm)
- CLUB LAMBDA: DJ dance party (11pm)
- BROOKLYN BANYA: Ricardo Tavares’ “Morning Glory (5am Sat. morning)
- LOAFERS: TBA
QUEENS
- ALBATROSS: Harriet Tugsmen (9pm)
- ICON: DJ Gingy with Sherry Poppins (10pm)
- FRESCO’S GRAND CANTINA: DJ M. Samurai & Spice Diamond with Vena Cava (10pm)
- KWEEN: DJ Baird (10pm)
- HOMBRES LOUNGE: Latin party (10pm)
- TRUE COLORS: Latin party (10pm)
- FRIEND’S TAVERN: Latin party (10pm)
- VIVA LA HEIGHTS: Latin party (10pm)
NEW JERSEY
- SIX 26: DJ dance party (10pm)
- PARADISE: Venus Mystique with Jolina Jasmine, Lady Doll Heirs & Eden DarkStar (11:30pm)
- FEATHERS: Pattaya Hart with Andora Tetee. (11:30pm)
- GEORGIE’S: TBA
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