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Showing bars nearest to Columbus, OH (approximate).
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Slammers
0.4 mi NEDowntown / E Long St · 202 E Long St
A lesbian bar open since 1993 that also serves good pizza, and everyone is welcome. It's relaxed early on and busier on DJ and karaoke nights.
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AWOL
0.9 mi EDowntown / Olde Towne East edge · 49 Parsons Ave
A military-themed bar complex with a smoking patio and a regular crowd that leans bear and leather. A no-fuss stop most nights, and it hosts a big circuit-style party weekend during Pride.
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Club Diversity
1.2 mi SBrewery District / S High St · 863 S High St
A piano bar and cocktail lounge in an old Victorian house with patio gazebos. Live piano on Thursday nights and karaoke on Wednesdays and Sundays make it an easy, unhurried evening.
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Axis Nightclub
1.2 mi NShort North / N High St · 775 N High St
Columbus's main gay dance club, with several rooms, big DJ nights and touring drag stars on the stage. Save it for a late Friday or Saturday after drinks across the street.
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Union Cafe
1.2 mi NShort North / N High St · 782 N High St
A big restaurant-bar that has anchored the Short North since 1996, with food all day and a crowd that fills up after dinner. Go for Tuesday trivia, Wednesday drag, Sunday drag brunch or showtunes on Sunday night.
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Sidetrack
279 mi NWNorthalsted · 3349 N Halsted St
Multi-room video bar; showtunes and retro nights.
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Roscoe's
279 mi NWNorthalsted · 3356 N Halsted St
DJs, drag and cheap-drink nights.
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Hydrate
279 mi NWNorthalsted · 3458 N Halsted St
Circuit-style club, busy after midnight, open until 4–5 am.
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Charlie's
279 mi NWNorthalsted · 3726 N Broadway
Line dancing, then go-go dance club after 1 am on weekends.
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Cell Block
279 mi NWNorthalsted · 3702 N Halsted St
Leather bar with themed nights.
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The North End
279 mi NWNorthalsted · 3733 N Halsted St
Long-running sports bar with craft beer.
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SoFo Tap
280 mi NWAndersonville · 4923 N Clark St
Beer garden and bear nights.
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Meeting House Tavern
280 mi NWAndersonville · 5025 N Clark St
Board games, trivia, bingo, karaoke.
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Crews & Tangos
316 mi NEChurch-Wellesley Village · 508 Church St
A two-floor house that has been the Village's main drag stage since 1994, with shows most nights and DJs and dancing on Fridays and Saturdays. It draws a younger, mixed crowd and gets loud and happy after 11.
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Black Eagle
316 mi NEChurch-Wellesley Village · 457 Church St
Toronto's leather and gear bar, with themed gear nights, a clothes check and a rooftop patio that's busy on summer evenings. Regulars are friendly to newcomers who just want to look around over a beer.
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Woody's & Sailor
316 mi NEChurch-Wellesley Village · 467 Church St
The Village's busiest men's bar since 1989, with several rooms, drag shows, dancing and a patio, plus the club-style Sailor under the same roof. Weekend afternoons and late evenings are when it really fills up; closed Mondays.
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Pegasus On Church
316 mi NEChurch-Wellesley Village · 489B Church St
A relaxed second-floor pub with pool tables, ping pong, karaoke, trivia nights and local live music on Fridays. Good for a beer and a game with friends when you don't feel like a dance floor.
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The Lodge
317 mi NEChurch-Wellesley Village · 518a Church St
A cozy upstairs bar above O'Grady's that draws bears, otters and their admirers, with drag nights, speed dating and singles nights. A warm, low-pressure place to start the evening.
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Pitchers
326 mi EAdams Morgan · 2317 18th St NW
Four-floor sports bar, younger crowd.
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JR.'s
326 mi EDupont · 1519 17th St NW
The classic: happy hour, drag and showtunes.
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District Eagle
326 mi EU Street · 1357-B U St NW
The leather bar, opened January 2025.
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Number Nine
326 mi ELogan Circle · 1435 P St NW
Trade's sister lounge.
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Trade
327 mi ELogan Circle · 1410 14th St NW
Queer dive with a packed dance floor.
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Kiki
327 mi EU Street · 915 U St NW
Several bars and dance floors; pop and rap.
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Nellie's
327 mi EU Street · 900 U St NW
Two-story sports bar with a famous drag brunch.
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Uproar
327 mi EU Street · 639 Florida Ave NW
Bear bar with three dance floors and a rooftop.
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The Lipstick Lounge
331 mi SWEast Nashville (Five Points) · 1400 Woodland St, Nashville, TN 37206
A long-standing queer bar with karaoke most nights, drag bingo and a weekend brunch. Everyone's welcome, and it's a fun night out with mixed groups of friends.
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Canvas
332 mi SWEast Nashville (Five Points) · 1105 Fatherland St, Nashville, TN 37206
This longtime Church Street favorite moved to East Nashville in 2022. It's now a stylish, TV-free cocktail bar with a patio, karaoke nights and drag, built for actual conversation.
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Pecker's Bar and Grill
333 mi SWSoBro · 237 Hermitage Ave, Nashville, TN 37210
A casual gay bar and grill near downtown with a full kitchen, a patio and a friendly local crowd. There's line dancing on Fridays plus drag and karaoke nights.
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Tribe
334 mi SWChurch Street, Midtown · 1515 Church St, Nashville, TN 37203
A relaxed lounge next to Play with a food menu, trivia, bingo and showtunes Sundays. Have a drink and a bite here before heading next door, or go to the drag brunch it shares with Play.
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Suzy Wong's Drag'n Brunch
334 mi SWChurch Street (Midtown) · 1515 Church St, Nashville, TN 37203
A seated, ticketed weekend drag brunch from the team behind Play and Tribe, with three queens per show and lots of celebrity impersonations. Book ahead, because it sells out.
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Play Dance Bar
334 mi SWChurch Street, Midtown · 1519 Church St, Nashville, TN 37203
Nashville's big gay dance club, with drag shows several times a night from Wednesday to Sunday. It's open until 3am on weekends.
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Trax Tea Room
334 mi SWWedgewood-Houston · 1249 Martin St
A no-frills dive with a loyal following, open since 2005. It moved to a new home in Wedgewood-Houston after losing its old lease in 2024.
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Rehab Bar & Grill
398 mi WThe Grove / Chouteau Ave · 4054 Chouteau Ave
A low-key bar and grill just off the strip, with a roomy back patio, pool and food until late. Drag shows run several nights a week, so check the calendar.
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Just John Club
398 mi WThe Grove / Manchester Ave · 4112 Manchester Ave
The biggest room in the Grove, with a dance floor, a stage for drag and karaoke, and two patios. Good from happy hour on, and it stays open until 3am most nights.
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Grey Fox Pub
399 mi WTower Grove South · 3503 S Spring Ave
A corner bar open since 1988, with a regulars' room up front and a cabaret room for weekend drag. It feels like a neighborhood local, and the patio is nice in summer.
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Prism
399 mi WThe Grove / Manchester Ave · 4510 Manchester Ave
A cocktail lounge with a seated cabaret room that has drag most nights, plus pizza and a patio. The Sunday drag brunch sells out, so reserve ahead.
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Bar:PM
400 mi WCarondelet / S Broadway · 7109 S Broadway
A friendly far-south-side bar with drag, karaoke and bingo during the week and DJs on weekends. It suits a relaxed night out with locals more than a big club does.
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Woody's
415 mi EGayborhood · 202 S 13th St
Weekend DJs, Monday karaoke.
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Little Gay Pub
415 mi EGayborhood · 102 S 13th St
Cocktail bar, opened 2025.
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Voyeur
415 mi EGayborhood · 1221 St James St
Multi-floor late-night club.
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Tavern on Camac
415 mi EGayborhood · 243 S Camac St
Piano bar and club over three floors.
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U Bar
415 mi EGayborhood · 1220 Locust St
No-frills local bar.
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254 Philadelphia
415 mi EGayborhood · 254 S 12th St
Formerly Tabu: sports bar, dance floor, cabaret, roof deck.
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Bike Stop
415 mi EGayborhood · 206 S Quince St
Leather and bear nights.
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Woofs
431 mi SPiedmont Rd · 2425 Piedmont Rd NE
The city's gay sports bar.
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The Heretic
431 mi SCheshire Bridge · 2069 Cheshire Bridge Rd
Foam parties and pup nights.
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Aqua Bar & Grill
432 mi EBaltimore Ave · 57 Baltimore Ave
A bar and grill with a big outdoor deck that fills up right after the beach, plus DJ nights, themed parties and fundraisers. It never charges a cover, so it's an easy first stop.
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The Pines
432 mi EBaltimore Ave · 56 Baltimore Ave
A restaurant with an upstairs Treehouse Lounge that has a DJ on Fridays and a piano sing-along on Saturdays. It's a relaxed place for cocktails and showtunes with friends.
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Diego's Bar & Nightclub
Rehoboth BeachRehoboth Ave Extension, just outside downtown · 37298 Rehoboth Ave Ext · approx. location
The town's main dance club, with a Sunday T-dance, drag bingo, splash parties and DJs on weekends. It's open year-round except Mondays, and it's the busiest place late at night.
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Purple Parrot Grill
432 mi ERehoboth Ave, downtown · 134 Rehoboth Ave
A casual pub and beer garden with karaoke at night and drag on Sunday pub nights, with no cover ever. Come for weekend brunch or a football game, and stay for the singing.
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Blue Moon
432 mi EBaltimore Ave · 35 Baltimore Ave
A restaurant and bar in an old cottage that has been part of gay Rehoboth since 1981, with happy hour, drag bingo, and live-singing tribute shows. Good for dinner and a show rather than dancing.
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Atlanta Eagle
433 mi SAnsley · 1492 Piedmont Ave NE
Leather and bears; moved here in 2022.
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Blake's on the Park
434 mi SMidtown · 227 10th St NE
The patio facing Piedmont Park; drag and karaoke.
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X Midtown
434 mi SMidtown · 990 Piedmont Ave NE
Big dance club with a weekend cover.
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Bulldogs
434 mi SMidtown · 893 Peachtree St NE
A cornerstone of Black gay Atlanta.
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Mary's
436 mi SEast Atlanta · 1287 Glenwood Ave SE
Legendary dive with karaoke.
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Ty's
476 mi EWest Village · 114 Christopher St
Wood-paneled and gay-owned since 1972. Older, bearish, friendly.
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Playhouse Bar
476 mi EWest Village · 100A 7th Ave S
Drag and dancing in the old Actors Playhouse; Sunday showtunes 6–8.
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Marie's Crisis
476 mi EWest Village · 59 Grove St
Basement piano bar where the whole room sings showtunes. Cash only.
Directions open Apple Maps on iPhone and Google Maps elsewhere. Locations from street addresses via OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors); a few are city-level only. Bars change fast, so check before you go.