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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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4 groups across 16 cities · Dance nights & classes · Meets on a Thursday (1 only once a month)

Country nights with beginner lessons, city by city: Where to two-step.

Atlanta

1 group · 434 miThis week →City guide →
Dance

Thursday Country with DanceOut Atlanta

Thursdays; free lessons 8–9pm (line dance & two-step alternate), then open dancing

The Heretic, 2069 Cheshire Bridge Rd NE

Free country dance lessons for beginners and regulars, taught by DanceOut Atlanta. No cover. Come for the lesson even if you don't stay late.

Official site

Checked Oct 2026Report a change to Thursday Country with DanceOut Atlanta

Boston

1 group · 641 miThis week →City guide →
Dance

617 Country – Queer Line & Partner Dancing

Third Thursday monthly, 7–10:30pm, no cover Monthly

Next: Thu, Nov 19

Jacques Cabaret Underground, 79 Broadway (Bay Village)

A free monthly country night. They teach line and partner dances along with a bit of LGBTQ+ country-western history, so you can show up with no experience.

Official site

Checked Oct 2026Report a change to 617 Country – Queer Line & Partner Dancing

Los Angeles

1 group · 1,979 miThis week →City guide →
Dance

Stud Country

1st & 3rd Mondays and Thursdays, 8pm–midnight, with lessons at 8:30 and 10pm; check the venue for the night

Los Globos (3040 Sunset Blvd, Silver Lake) and The Paramount (2708 E Cesar Chavez Ave, Boyle Heights)

LA's beloved queer line-dancing party. Each night starts with lessons from teachers on stage, so total beginners pick it up fast. 21+.

Official site

Checked Oct 2026Report a change to Stud Country

San Francisco

1 group · 2,110 miThis week →City guide →
Dance

Sundance Saloon

Sundays 5–10:30pm (beginner two-step 5:30, line dance 6:30); Thursdays 6:30–10:30pm (two-step 6:45, line dance 7:30)

550 Barneveld Ave (Bayview)

The longest-running queer country-western dance night in the US. Beginner lessons are built into every night and you don't need a partner. $7, 21+.

Official site

Checked Oct 2026Report a change to Sundance Saloon

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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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