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Dance floors, late licences and club nights — closest first.
Every gay and queer club we track across Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, sorted by how far it is from you the moment you tap. Sydney's Oxford Street and warehouse parties, Melbourne's northside and southside rooms, Brisbane's Valley strip — plus what's actually on tonight at each. Clubs live and die by their line-up, so this page leads with the room and follows with the night.
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Where to go
Gay clubs across Australia
Sydney (60 clubs)
Universal Nightclub
dance clubparty bar
TRIBE at 231
socialbougie
Abercrombie
undergrounddance club
ARQ Nightclub
queerhigh energy
Hotel Ravesis
party barbeachside
Palms On Oxford
dance clubparty bar
Bar Copains
cocktail barpolished
Civic Underground
undergrounddance club
Burdekin Hotel
undergrounddance club
ivy Pool
party barrelaxed
Fortunate Son Bar Enmore
cocktail barqueer-friendly
Ramblin Rascal
dance clubcocktail bar
Trough X
undergroundsex positive
Frank Mac's
cocktail barhistoric pub
Saltys
beachsiderelaxed
Beresford Hotel
party barqueer-friendly
Mansions Potts Point
Kinselas Hotel
live musiclocal
Palomino Lounge Enmore
cocktail barlive music
Tokyo Sing Song
undergrounddance club
Bungalow 8
party barevent venue
ANA DOUBLE BAY
polishedsocial crowd
ivy
superclubunderground
Pelicano
dance clublate-night
La Farmacia Sydney
social
Oxford Underground
dance clubevent venue
Scruffy Murphy's
localcasual
Waywards Ballroom at The Bank Hotel
dance clubqueer-friendly
Greenwood Hotel
undergrounddance club
The Trocadero Room
cocktail barlive music
Glass Island
dance clubparty bar
Beach Road Hotel
dance clubparty bar
Paddo Inn
localcasual
Carousel Bar & Ballroom
nightclublive dj
Wentworth Bar
party bar
Oxford Hotel
outdoorlocal
Jangling Jack's
cocktail barlive music
Bondi Liquor Co
cocktail barbeachside
Stonewall Hotel Newtown
Lucky Cat
dance clubcocktail bar
The Rover
cocktail barqueer-friendly
Flight Club Sydney
party barsocial
Chinese Laundry
undergrounddance club
Ginger's at Oxford Hotel
indoor
Kent St Hotel
localcasual
The Imperial
sociallocal
Mary's Newtown
party barcasual
Establishment Bar
dance clubparty bar
UNCANNY Newtown
cocktail barqueer-friendly
4 Donkey Bar
localcasual
Cargo Bar
party barcocktail bar
3 Wise Monkeys
dance clubcocktail bar
Tio's Cerveceria
cocktail barqueer-friendly
Plaza Hotel Nightclub
dance clubparty bar
Campbells Cove
theatre venuewaterfront
Noir Nightclub
dance clubparty bar
Verandah Bar
dance clubrestaurant bar
Room 22 Potts Point
dance clubhigh-energy
Side Bar
dance clubparty bar
Odd Culture Newtown
cocktail barqueer-friendly
Melbourne (25 clubs)
Revolver Upstairs
open lateunderground
The Factory Floor
warehouselate night
My Aeon
undergroundparty
Brown Alley
high energydancefloor
Inflation Entertainment Complex
high energybig night out
The 86 Cabaret Bar
dragqueer
Republica St Kilda Beach
beachsiderelaxed
The Peel Hotel
high energycamp
Mollie's Bar & Diner
relaxedinclusive
Yah Yah's
open latehigh energy
Misery Guts Bar
localrelaxed
Solace
intimateunderground
The Emerson
high energycocktails
La Di Da
live djsocial crowd
Love Machine
high energyglamour
New Guernica
high energyopen late
UBQ
queerdrag
Section 8
open airlive dj
Lucky Coq
socialrelaxed
The Collingwood Basement
intimateunderground
Sub Club
undergroundimmersive
Angel Music Bar
live djparty
Onesixone
high energyopen late
Chasers Nightclub
nightclub crowdbig night out
Black Pearl
cocktailslocal
Brisbane (22 clubs)
Retro's Cocktail Lounge
high energyclassics
Bloodhound Corner Bar & Kitchen
socialrelaxed
Laruche
open lateparty
The Gresham
historic pubcocktails
Savile Row
luxehidden gem
The Beat Megaclub
queerbig night out
Heya Bar
open latelive dj
Blackbird Bar & Grill
luxepolished
Summa House
open airsocial
Dutch Courage Officers' Mess
cocktailsintimate
Sixes & Sevens
socialopen air
Netherworld
nostalgiaplayful
Mr Percival's
waterfrontopen air
Riverland Brisbane
waterfrontopen air
The End
queerlesbian
Spice Nightlife
high energyatmospheric
Birdee's (Bunk)
open lateparty
Down Under Bar
funlive dj
Come To Daddy
inclusivequeer
Hey Chica!
high energyatmospheric
Eclipse Nightclub
high energyspectacular
Death & Taxes
intimaterelaxed
What's on
What's on — gay events in Sydney
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Free entry
Free gay events in Sydney
New
Just announced
Plan ahead
Worth planning ahead
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Keep exploring
More LGBTQIA+ nightlife on KIKII
Dance floors are where the scene actually happens. KIKII maps every gay and queer club across Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane and keeps tonight's line-up attached to each one, so you're picking a night rather than gambling on a door.
Frequently asked
Tap "Use my location" and the list reorders by distance, closest first. It happens in your browser — your location sorts the page and goes nowhere else. Prefer not to? The list below is grouped by city.
The events under the list are the nights actually on, in date order, so you can see who's running something before you pick a room. Club programming changes weekly — a venue can be shut Tuesday and packed Saturday — so it's worth checking the night, not just the venue.
It varies. Plenty of venue nights are free entry, especially earlier in the week and before midnight, while one-off parties and touring line-ups usually ticket in advance. Every KIKII event shows its price — or says "Free" — before you click through.
Australian club nights run late: rooms fill from about 11pm and peak between midnight and 2am, later on long weekends. Arriving before 11pm usually means a shorter queue and, at ticketed nights, a cheaper door.
Not yet on KIKII. Those three are the cities we cover properly, and we'd rather list three cities well than five badly. Adelaide and Perth are next.