Clubs & Parties

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Friedrichshain

Berlin's most iconic techno club, occupying a former East German power plant on the Spree in Friedrichshain. Globally famous for its door policy, marathon weekend sets, and the Panorama Bar upstairs, Berghain draws a predominantly queer crowd and runs from Saturday night through Monday morning.

Hours Daily from 22:00

Gay bar in Berlin-Kreuzberg/Neukölln. Smoking pub. Several nights with live DJs. Small cruising area in the basement. (If you ask people on the street for directions to this bar, be aware that "Ficken" is the German word for "to fuck".)

Hours Monday 20:00 – 03:00; Tuesday-Thursday 20:00 – 04:00; Friday, Saturday 20:00 – 06:00; Sunday 20:00 – 04:00

Cocktails, drag shows, karaoke, Pop & Schlager. Smoking bar.

Hours Daily from 17:00/18:00

Queer inclusive bar in Berlin Prenzlauer Berg with drag shows, karaoke and performances. Smoking bar.

Hours Tuesday-Thursday 19:00 – 02:00; Friday, Saturday 19:00 – 04:00; in summer from 17:00

Cocktail lounge bar in Berlin-Schöneberg. Friday and Saturday with DJ.

Hours Thursday from 21:00 (entry till 23:00); Friday, Saturday from 22:00 (entry till 24:00); Sunday from 16:00 (entry till 18:00)

Men-only cruising and fetish club in the Berghain building in Friedrichshain, with its own entrance and a maze of industrial play spaces. Themed nights range from sportswear to hardcore fetish.

Berlin's best-known queer sex-positive party, mixing art, performance, and club nights with an inclusive door policy.

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Beloved queer techno party series at about blank, known for its garden dance floors and inclusive door.

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Long-running queer party series with marathon sessions, Italo and house on the decks, and a devoted international following.

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Kreuzberg

A legendary Kreuzberg club and cultural venue operating since 1978. SO36 is best known for its long-running Gayhane nights, queer Oriental parties drawing Berlin's Turkish and Middle Eastern LGBTQ+ community, and Café Fatal, its Sunday afternoon ballroom dancing event.

Friedrichshain

A beloved queer karaoke institution in Friedrichshain, Monster Ronson's has been Berlin's go-to spot for late-night singing since 2008. Private booths and a public stage make it equally good for groups and solo performers.

Queer music collective in Berlin focused on vinyl culture, DJ events, and LGBTQ+ community gatherings.

A drag and cabaret showpalast in Berlin's Schöneberg with international drag performances and karaoke nights.

A legendary, long-running Berlin gay disco dating to the GDR era, known for its mixed, unpretentious crowd and pop nights.

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