Oilcan Harry's on West 4th in Austin is the Warehouse District gay bar that has anchored the strip since 1990, daily 14:00 open with drag, DJs and 18+ nights through the week.
Tip: Open seven days 14:00 to 02:00. 18+ nights Monday to Saturday from 20:00 carry a $20 cover; weekend drag shows fill the patio.
Address: 211 West 4th Street, Austin, TX 78701
Highland Lounge on Colorado Street in Austin opened October 2014 as the city's only true gay nightclub, three floors with six bars, a sprawling dance floor and themed drag nights.
Tip: Open Friday and Saturday 21:30 to 03:30, Sunday 16:00 to 00:00. Friday's Lesbian Dance Party is the long-standing weekly draw.
Cheer Up Charlies on Red River Street in Austin is the queer dive with a covered patio, kombucha cocktails and a live music stage running indie, drag and DJs Thursday to Sunday.
Tip: Open Thursday to Sunday 16:00 to 02:00. The back patio holds the live stage; no cover most nights, cash and card both work.
Coconut Club on Colorado Street in Austin is the queer-leaning tropical dance bar with weekly drag brunch, five stages and rainbow crosswalks across the 4th and Colorado corner.
Tip: CocoCxnts drag brunch Saturdays 13:00 to 16:00 with no cover, voted Best Drag Showcase by the Austin Chronicle. Doors at 13:00, show at 14:00.
Speakeasy at 412 Congress in Austin is the 1997 multi-floor music lounge in the 1870s Kreisle Building, a Roaring Twenties Music Lounge, Bowling Mezzanine and the Terrace 59 rooftop.
Tip: Live music on the Music Lounge stage most nights, no cover until the headliner. The rooftop Terrace 59 is the easier walk-up.
Highland Lounge on Colorado Street in Austin opened October 2014 as the city's only true gay nightclub, three floors with six bars, a sprawling dance floor and themed drag nights.
Tip: Open Friday and Saturday 21:30 to 03:30, Sunday 16:00 to 00:00. Friday's Lesbian Dance Party is the long-standing weekly draw.
Cheer Up Charlies on Red River Street in Austin is the queer dive with a covered patio, kombucha cocktails and a live music stage running indie, drag and DJs Thursday to Sunday.
Tip: Open Thursday to Sunday 16:00 to 02:00. The back patio holds the live stage; no cover most nights, cash and card both work.
Coconut Club on Colorado Street in Austin is the queer-leaning tropical dance bar with weekly drag brunch, five stages and rainbow crosswalks across the 4th and Colorado corner.
Tip: CocoCxnts drag brunch Saturdays 13:00 to 16:00 with no cover, voted Best Drag Showcase by the Austin Chronicle. Doors at 13:00, show at 14:00.
Equipment Room beneath Hotel Magdalena on Music Lane in Austin is the kissa-style vinyl listening bar with 1,200 records, acoustic-foam ceilings and a classics-driven cocktail menu.
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday. Reservations via Resy; the room is small and seating limited, no song requests by tradition.
Pershing Hall on East 5th in Austin is the historic lumber-mill listening room with curated programming, craft cocktails and acoustics built for the seated-audience experience.
Tip: Closed Monday and Sunday. Tickets for the listening room shows via the venue site; the bar runs walk-in on programming nights.
Speakeasy at 412 Congress in Austin is the 1997 multi-floor music lounge in the 1870s Kreisle Building, a Roaring Twenties Music Lounge, Bowling Mezzanine and the Terrace 59 rooftop.
Tip: Live music on the Music Lounge stage most nights, no cover until the headliner. The rooftop Terrace 59 is the easier walk-up.