Gay Clubs and Parties in Paris

Keep in mind that most of the clubs and parties in Paris, including the gay clubs on this page, 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
• www.myspace.com/beardrop
• Monthly gay party for Bears and clubbers at changing locations (Le Vinyl, Le Dépôt, La Scène) – check website for next date and location. Music: House, Electro, Progressive.

• 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)

• Butch @ Le Rexy
• Friday 24:00 – 05:00
• 9 Rue de la Grande Truanderie [Metro: Étienne Marcel, Les Halles]
• www.myspace.com/butchparty
• Main floor: bar, dancefloor and lounge zone; downstairs cruising bar and backroom.
  Entrance: 15 €

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

• Club Maximale
• +33 (0)6 61485676 (Mobile); www.club-maximale.com
• Unregular gay clubbing events, about once a month (except in summer).

• Final-Trip @ Le Rexy
• Sat, Sun from 05:30
• 9 Rue de la Grande Truanderie [Metro: Étienne Marcel, Les Halles]
• Gay after-hour party.
  Entrance: 20 € incl. 2 drinks

• 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

• 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 24:00
• 7 Rue du Bourg l’Abbé [Metro 4: Étienne Marcel]
• www.myspace.com/yes_sir_paris
• Gay party for bears, hairy guys and tattoo lovers.
  Entrance: 20 € (15 € before 01:00)