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Home/Venues/San Francisco/Dance Clubs

Gay Dance Clubs in San Francisco

A local guide to gay dance clubs and nightclubs in San Francisco, California — 15 spots for the LGBTQ+ community and friends, curated by Out x Out.

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Badlands SF

Badlands SF

High-energy Castro dance bar with pop hits and Sunday beer busts.

The Castro · $$

Dance BarVideo BarHigh Energy
Lookout

Lookout

Castro balcony bar over Market Street, known for drag brunch.

The Castro · $$

Dance BarNeighborhood BarHigh Energy
Toad Hall

Toad Hall

Castro dance bar with go-go nights, karaoke and a back patio.

The Castro · $$

Dance BarVideo BarHigh Energy
Beaux

Beaux

Castro dance club with drag shows, go-go nights and weekend brunch.

The Castro · $$

NightclubDance BarHigh Energy
Mother

Mother

Mission queer bar with drag shows and dance parties.

Mission · $$

Dance BarDrag BarHigh Energy
OASIS

OASIS

SoMa drag cabaret and nightclub in a former bathhouse.

SoMa · $$

CabaretNightclubDrag Bar
The Cafe

The Cafe

One of the Castro's largest gay dance clubs, over Harvey Milk Plaza.

The Castro · $$

NightclubDance BarHigh Energy
The EndUp

The EndUp

Legendary SoMa after-hours club, home of the Sunday T-Dance.

SoMa · $$

NightclubDance BarHigh Energy
The Stud

The Stud

SF's oldest queer bar (1966), worker-owned, reopened on Folsom.

SoMa · $$

NightclubDance BarDrag Bar
Qué Rico Nightclub

Qué Rico Nightclub

East Bay's Latin LGBTQ+ nightclub for cumbia, salsa, and drag shows

Downtown Oakland · $$

NightclubRestaurantHigh Energy
Jolene’s Bar and Restaurant

Jolene’s Bar and Restaurant

Mission queer bar centering women, sapphic and trans folks.

Mission · $$

Dance BarRestaurantHigh Energy
El Rio
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El Rio

Funky Mission bar with a big patio, live music and dance nights.

Mission · $

Neighborhood BarDance BarLaid Back
Fluid510
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Fluid510

Uptown Oakland queer supperclub with drag shows and late-night DJ sets

Uptown Oakland · $$$

NightclubRestaurantHigh Energy
White Horse Inn
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White Horse Inn

North Oakland institution with drag shows and pool tables, open since the 1930s

Temescal · $

Neighborhood BarDrag BarDance Bar
Underground SF

Underground SF

Intimate Lower Haight underground club for house and techno with a coffee bar

Lower Haight · $

NightclubDive BarDancey
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