Gay Clubs and Parties in Paris

See also our Paris News for the next dates of some of the irregular gay parties that are not listed on this page. And keep in mind that most of the clubs and parties in Paris have closed in summer, usually from July to mid of September.

• BBB @ La Loco
• Sun 19:00 – 24:00
• 90 Boulevard de Clichy [Metro 2: Blanche]
• Biggest gay ethnic party in Paris. Music: Black, R’n’B, House, Oriental, Ragga, Dancehall.
  Entrance: 10 € incl. 1 drink

• Beardrop @ La Scène Bastille
• 2 Rue des Taillandiers [Metro 8: Ledru-Rollin, Metro 1, 5, 8: Bastille]
• www.myspace.com/beardrop
• Monthly gay party for Bears and clubbers. Music: House, Electro, Progressive.
  Check the party website for next date and possible change of location.

• Le Blue Square
• 14:00 – 02:00
• 8 Rue Brantôme [Metro 11: Rambuteau]
• +33 (0)1 40290889; www.lebluesquare.com
• In the afternoon cruising bar with private cubicles; in the evening small club: Wed Karaoke, Thu Disco, Fri Oriental, Sat mixed, Sun Tea Dance with Drag show.

• Brooklyn Session @ Les Bains Douches
• Each Saturday (except last Sat of the month and in summer) from 23:30
• 7 Rue du Bourg l’Abbé [Metro 4: Étienne Marcel]
• www.brooklynsession.net
• R’n’B and HipHop night at ›Les Bains Douches‹ (upstairs).
  Entrance: 20 € incl. 1 drink (15 € before 01:00)

• Club 18
• Wed, Fri, Sat from 24:00
• 18 Rue de Beaujolais [Metro: Palais Royal – Musée du Louvre; Pyramides]
• +33 (0)1 42975213; www.club18.fr
• Entrance: 10 € incl. 1 drink

• Club Maximale @ Les Bains Douches
• 3rd Saturday of the month from 23:30
• 7 Rue du Bourg l’Abbé [Metro 4: Étienne Marcel]
• +33 (0)6 61485676 (Mobile); www.club-maximale.com
• Top DJs, sexy guys.

• Confession @ Gibus
• 2nd Sunday of the month 12:00 – 17:30
• 18 Rue du Faubourg du Temple [Metro 3, 5, 8, 9, 11: République]
• www.myspace.com/confessionparis
• Popular monthly Sunday afternoon circuit party. Music: Trance and Progressive House, crowd: clubbers and muscle bears.

• Eagle Paris
• Tue-Sun from 18:00
• 33 Rue des Lombards [Metro: Châtelet, Les Halles]
• www.eagleparis.com
• Clubbing & Cruising: dancefloor, backrooms and labyrinth.

• La Boîte à Frissons @ Tango
• Fri and Sat 22:30 – 05:00
• 13 Rue au Maire [Metro 3, 11: Arts et Métiers]
• +33 (0)1 42721778; www.boite-a-frissons.fr/home_en.htm
• Ballroom nights for gays & lesbians. Till 0:30 couple dancing: Waltz, Tango, Paso Doble, Polka, Rock’n Roll and Cha Cha. Afterwards disco till 05:00 with all kinds of music except Techno. The ballroom ›Le Tango‹ has kept the old-fashioned charm of old popular dance halls: decorations from the fifties, wooden dance floor and tables and seats all around the dance floor.

• La Nuit des Follivores @ Bataclan
• 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month; from 24:00
• 50 Boulevard Voltaire [Metro 5, 9: Oberkampf]
• +33 (0)1 43140030; www.follivores.com
• Since more than ten years, one of the most successful parties in Paris:
  2nd Saturday of the month ›La Nuit Des Follivores‹ – if you wanna see and join a big party with French hits and songs from decades ago, this is the party to go for!
  4th Saturday of the month ›La Nuit Des Crazyvores‹ – same concept as the Follivores party, but with international/English hits.
  Entrance: 17 €

• Les Bains Douches
• 7 Rue du Bourg l’Abbé [Metro 4: Étienne Marcel]
• +33 (0)1 48870180; www.lesbainsdouches.net
• Public baths turned into a party location.
  
  Thursday from 23:30 ›Le Bal du Jeudi‹: French pop and chansons. 10 €.
  Last Friday of the month, from 24:00 ›Mecx‹: House club for musclemen, bears, tattoo lovers. 10 €.
  Saturday from 24:00: Gay House parties (e.g. ›Play‹). 20 € incl. 1 drink (15 € till 01:00).
  
  Upstairs:
  Saturday (except last Sat of the month) ›Brooklyn Session‹ (see above on this page).
  Last Saturday of the month from 23:30 ›Eden‹: ›La soirée gay ultra chic‹. Music: Happy Vocal House, Funk, Old School, Electro Pop. 20 € incl. 1 drink (15 € till 01:00).

• Queen
• 102 Avenue des Champs-Elysées [Metro 1: George V]
• +33 (0)892707330; www.queen.fr
• An institution in Paris’ night life that wrote gay clubbing history in the 1990s. Now it attracts a rather ›metrosexual‹ crowd including some wannabes enjoying their VIP tables in this ›in-club‹. The only gay night at the moment is the Overkitsch party on Sunday nights.
  Entrance: 15-20 € incl. 1 drink

• Raidd Bar
• Daily 17:00 – 05:00
• 23 Rue du Temple [Metro: Hôtel de Ville, Rambuteau]
• www.raiddbar.com
• Music bar in the Marais. At night GoGo dancers and international live DJs.

• Video

• Scream @ Mix Club
• 1st Friday of the month from 23:00
• 24 Rue de l’Arrivée [Metro: Montparnasse – Bienvenüe]
• www.myspace.com/screamparis
• One of the largest gay parties in Paris.

• Sensations @ La Scène Bastille
• 1st Saturday of the month; from 24:00
• 2 Rue des Taillandiers [Metro 8: Ledru-Rollin, Metro 1, 5, 8: Bastille]
• www.paris-plaisir.com
• Monthly gay party at the popular club location ›La Scène Bastille‹.
  Entrance: 12 €

• Under @ Club 79
• usually 2nd Sunday of the month 06:00 – 12:00 (break in August)
• 22 Rue Quentin Bauchart/79 Avenue des Champs-Elysées [Metro: George V]
• www.fluidparty.com
• Monthly gay after-hour party. Progressive House and lots of muscles.
  Entrance: 20 € incl. 1 drink

• Yes Sir @ Les Bains Douches
• (Usually) 1st Saturday of the month from 23:30
• 7 Rue du Bourg l’Abbé [Metro 4: Étienne Marcel]
• www.myspace.com/yes_sir
• Gay party for bears, hairy guys and tattoo lovers.
  Entrance: 20 € (15 € before 01:00)