Hosting a mixed crowd at weekly dance nights, Garlands offers clubbers the very best of the best music across 2 large rooms and 3 bars. Known for its unmistakable blend of colourful exuberance, outrageous wild entertainment, bold and bonkers performers and huge line up of DJ’s. Garlands is an institution and one of the most famous gay bars in Liverpool. Gbar attracts a mix of people, including straight but has an incredible safe and uplifting atmosphere. The club spans two floors with three unique rooms, choose from the Church Room with altars, holy décor and a performance space, The Bass-ment, for thunderous dance music and drum and bass or Boosh Room, where all music genres come together for the ultimate party. The underground nightclub offers the best house, tech house and classic house music for dancing the night away until 7 am. Grab all your friends and get ready for Liverpool’s premier after hours party. The late-night club has a fantastic drag cabaret show that cannot be missed, the shows are always lively and hilarious and will have you coming back again and again. Superstar Boudoir is fun and vibrant and guarantees a good night of party action, with resident Queen The Vivienne, who also has residence at Gbar. Superstar Boudoir is in the heart of Stanley Street Quarter with a predominantly LGBTQ crowd but appealing to straight clubbers too.Īn underground basement club with a well-sized dancefloor, let the DJs provide a ‘Cheese Camp’ and chart soundtrack to your night. Superstar Boudoir Source: /superstarboudoirliverpool You’ll definitely want to end the night at Heaven and with their doors not closing until the early hours of the morning, you can party until the sun comes up.Įxpect a mix of LGBTQ and straight, and mingle with the varied crowd, there are loads of drinks on offer including a big selection of shooters, cocktails and beers. Heaven has hosted international drag stars, including American icon RuPaul’s UK ambassador: The Vivienne. One of the newest additions to the thriving Stanley Street Quarter scene since it’s relaunch, Heaven is an after-hours nightclub with a vibrant drag alumni. We’ve rounded up the best of the big names and hidden gems of all the gay bars in Liverpool.
Stanley Street quarter is the city’s officially recognised ‘Gay Quarter’ and offers a wide range of LGBTQ-friendly bars, clubs and pubs.
Liverpool was also the first British city to install rainbow motifs on street signs to identify the Gay Quarter and with plans for the next Liverpool Pride to be bigger than ever, the city’s flourishing LGBTQ scene is set to go from strength to strength.
With one of Europe’s largest free Gay Pride festivals, the UK’s most gay-friendly university and the only LGBTQ combined arts organisation in the North of England, Liverpool’s a great city to let your hair down and feel included.Īfter a turbulent history with the community, Liverpool now prides itself as a friend of the LGBT community and offers a variety of all inclusive venues to ensure that people from all walks of life are welcomed in the vibrant and modern city. From struggles to success, Liverpool’s LGBTQ community have suffered through adversity and come out the other side as one of the strongest minority groups on Merseyside. Liverpool has a long history with the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Queer community and now boasts a population of over 95,000 LGBTQ identifying persons in the metropolitan area.