Molocinque sits in a converted 1930s warehouse on Via dell'Elettricità in Porto Marghera and runs as the Venice metro area's biggest commercial dance room.
Tip: Historic Venice itself has no real clubs; Molocinque is the cab ride on the mainland past the causeway. The Wed midweek slot is calmer than the Friday and Saturday peaks.
Tag Club is a small underground room on Via Giustizia in Mestre, running electronic and techno line ups alongside the occasional live jazz set and themed.
Tip: The room is intimate by club standards; the line ups skew toward visiting DJs over commercial sets. Mestre station is a short walk so the last train is sometimes catchable.
Metro Venezia Club has run on Via Cappuccina in Mestre since 2012 as the Venice metro area's main gay sauna and recreation club, with a Finnish sauna.
Tip: Historic Venice has no standing gay bar; Metro on the mainland is the scene. Five hundred metres from Mestre station, ten minutes from Piazzale Roma by tram. ANDDOS card at the door.
Trash and Chic has run as Venice's longest-standing LGBTQ pop-up since 2006, currently using the Molocinque warehouse in Marghera two or three Saturdays.
Tip: Check the Facebook page for the dated calendar; the venue is Molocinque most months but the event also travels to Padova. Cab back to historic Venice is the only late option.