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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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Cities sorted by distance from Columbus, OH (detected)

4 groups across 16 cities · Meets on a Friday (1 only once a month)

Chicago

1 group · 278 miThis week →City guide →
Sports

Chicago Pride League (bowling)

Friday nights, September through April

Waveland Bowl, 3700 N Western Ave

The city's biggest LGBTQ+ bowling league, with 200+ bowlers on 5-person teams. It's social and relaxed, and newcomers and free agents are welcome.

Official site

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Philadelphia

1 group · 415 miThis week →City guide →
Sober & recovery

Sober & Gay (AA)

Tue–Sun 8:30–9:30pm

Church of the Holy Trinity basement, 1904 Walnut St (Rittenhouse)

A long-running LGBTQ+ recovery meeting held six nights a week. The same space also hosts a 10:30pm 'Night Owl' meeting and Crystal Meth Anonymous at 7:15pm.

Official site

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New Orleans

1 group · 798 miThis week →City guide →
Comedy

Greetings from Queer Mountain

Second Friday monthly, 7pm Monthly

Next: Fri, Nov 13

The AllWays Lounge (Twilight Lounge), 2240 St. Claude Ave

A monthly queer storytelling show with funny, tender, true stories from local performers. Great for a low-key night out.

Official site

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Seattle

1 group · 2,008 miThis week →City guide →
Dance

OutCountry

Fridays 7–10pm, weekly; first class free

Reverie Ballroom, 915 E Pine St (Capitol Hill)

A weekly queer country-western dance night with two-step, West Coast swing, waltz and line dancing. Lessons make it beginner-friendly, and your first class is free.

Official site

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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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