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Same time next week? That's how friends happen.

A bar is great for a night out, but it's hard to get past small talk over loud music. A run club, a chorus or a game night gives you something to do together and the same faces every week, so by the third visit people know your name. Here are 115 LGBTQ+ clubs, leagues and regular nights in 16 cities, each with the month we last checked it was still running.

Not sure how to start? Read How to make gay friends as an adult, then pick one thing here and go three times.

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2 groups in Chicago · Meets on a Sunday (1 only once a month)

Chicago

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Drag

Bottomless Drag Brunch at Kit Kat Lounge

Weekend drag brunches with themes that rotate weekly; reservations recommended

Kit Kat Lounge & Supper Club, 3524 N Halsted St (Northalsted)

A sit-down brunch with full drag shows and a different theme most weekends. Fun for groups, birthdays, or showing visiting friends around.

Official site

Checked Oct 2026Report a change to Bottomless Drag Brunch at Kit Kat Lounge

Sober & recovery

Queer Sober Social

Third Sunday of each month, 2pm Monthly

Next: Sun, Nov 15

Eli Tea Bar, 5507 N Clark St (Andersonville)

A casual, unstructured hangout for LGBTQIA+ folks who are sober or sober-curious. It's a social group, not a recovery program, so you can just come for tea and conversation.

Official site

Checked Oct 2026Report a change to Queer Sober Social

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Schedules are as each group gives them: monthly groups meet once a month, and seasonal leagues only in season. Times change, so check the group's own site before you go. Something wrong, or a group we're missing? Post in Friends & Community. Nobody pays to be listed.

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