Thursday (11.5.2026)

THURSDAY (11.5.2026) Your daily guide to New York queer nightlife events.

UPTOWN / BRONX

HELL’S KITCHEN / MIDTOWN / TIMES SQUARE

FRAMES: Game night feat. Shane Cherry (5pm)
IT’S HIM: DJ LeoJLuv (6pm)
54 BELOW: John Barrowman (7pm)
DICKENS: “A House Show For Home” benefit for Ali Forney Center feat. Jake Benjamin & Nashley Tisdale (7pm)
RITZ: Jam Eden with Nomi Nation & Sierra La Puerta (7pm);
Octavia Anyae & DJ Nesto (11pm)
HARDWARE: DJ OhRicky (8pm);
Kimmi Moore & Nicole Glossier (10pm)
BOXERS HK: Christine Dior & Brie Bordeaux (8pm);
DJ Brown Liquah with Lanyé Armön (10pm)
BAREBURGER HK: DJ Chauncey Dandridge & bear / pup gogos (9pm)
RED EYE: [downstairs] “Headero: Goat” feat. DJ Ben Schultz.(9pm);
[upstairs] “Drama Club” feat. Jarvis Derrell & Ty Evans (10pm)
BALCON: Bootsie LeFaris & Jolina Jasmine (9pm);
“Brolesque” (11pm)
HUSH: Dev Doee, Essence, Stasi & Beaujangless (10pm);
“LECHE” Latin party (11pm)
RISE: Zeta Jones (10:30pm)
INDUSTRY: “QUEEN” feat. Brenda Dharling with Bianca Star, Hibiscus, Inita D & Pattaya Hart (11pm)

MIDTOWN EAST / FLATIRON / GRAMERCY

CHELSEA / HUDSON YARDS

WEST VILLAGE / SOHO / HUDSON RIVER PARK

STONEWALL: [downstairs] “The Eight Ball Lounge” / Karaoke (5pm);
[upstairs] Egypt (9pm)
HALF PINT: Traitors / Sherry Poppins (7:30pm)
DUPLEX: Traitors / Lita Desire Valenciaga & Boy Gorge (7:30pm);
Karaoke hosted by Chaka Khanvict (10pm)
ROCKBAR: WooWoo Monroe (8pm)
PIECES: Jasmine Rice LaBeija & Skye Walker (8pm);
Lola Latte (10pm)
MONSTER: Spunk gogo dancers with DJ Nicky Boom Box & FiFi DuBois (10pm)
HENRIETTA HUDSON: DJ dance party (10pm)
PLAYHOUSE: Essa Noche, Venus Mystique & Mo’Riah (10:30pm)

EAST VILLAGE / LES

BROOKLYN

BROOKLYN PARAMOUNT: Sammy Rae & The Friends (7pm)
SOMEDAY: “Night of 1000 Reinas” feat. Reina NoBuena with Angel Au, Aqua D’Wata, Atomic Annie, Benedick the Bastard, Blacc Cherry, Bertha Vanayshun, Bri Joy, Buffy, Catalina, Cherry Jaymes, Destiny, DiDi Opulence, Dyonne L’Hommie, Ezra Moth, Frida Cox, King Ki, Lie-Luh, Luxury Bones, Martyr, Maxxx Pleasure, Miss Fang Bang, Miss Woman the Woman, MTHR TRSA, Mx. Shelby, Mystery, Nancy NoGood, Nostalgia, Pachacunti, ShowPonii, Soraya Sis, Spice Diamond, Tits Morality, Vigor Mortis & more (7pm)
BUSH: Standup comedy feat. Jer Block, Danya Trommer, Sureni Weerasekera, Indigo Asim & Grace Johnson (7pm)
ANIMAL: DJ Sindri (7pm);
DJ Daiyah (10pm)
EXLEY: DJ Hope 808 (8pm)
SANDY JACKS: Trivia feat. Lisa Kirlich (8pm)
ALL NIGHT SKATE: Siobhan the Third with Annie Vaxxer, Groovy Bluez, Mauve, Pam Who?! & Zalika Parsons (9pm)
GABRIELA: DJ Eli Escobar (9pm)
LOAFERS: Karaoke (9pm)
OBERON: DJ P41DZ (9pm)
C’MON EVERYBODY: “CTRL ALT DLT” feat. DJ Ickarus & Rayne with Maxx Love, Jack Rabbit Slims & Boxa Crayonz (10pm)
METROPOLITAN: DJ P_A_T with Mambiché, Spice Diamond & Catalina (10pm)
GOOD JUDY: “Gay Guy Music Video Night” (10pm)
BOSSA NOVA CIVIC CLUB: “Synthecide” feat. DJs Andi, Tyrel Williams & Fugitive Artifact (10pm)
SULTAN ROOM: “Body Hack: Gag, Bitch” feat. DJs Kenni Javon, Byrell the Great, Amarji King, Freedem, Lita Da Doll & Archangel (11pm)

QUEENS

LONG ISLAND

NEW JERSEY