Blake's on the Park
Venue Brief
Midtown LGBTQ+ bar and dance spot facing Piedmont Park since 1988, known for drag shows, karaoke and a rebuilt upstairs bar and patio.
Venue Details
- Vibe
- UpbeatLive ShowsCasualDancing
- Age guide
- 25-45
- Dress code
- Casual
- Demographic
- LocalsYoung Professionals
- Music genre
- Commercial HitsHouse
- Price
- $$$$
- Open season
- Year-round
- Clientele
- LocalsAmerican
- Open times
- Mon 5 PM – 3 AMTue 5 PM – 3 AMWed 5 PM – 3 AMThu 5 PM – 3 AM BestFri 5 PM – 3 AM BusySat 2 PM – 3 AM BusySun 2 PM – 12:30 AM
- Vibe score
- 7.8 / 10
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About Blake's on the Park
On 10th Street across from Piedmont Park, Blake's has been a Midtown gay bar since 1988 and still works as the neighbourhood's living room: brick walls, a star-lit ceiling, fairy lights and a long bar downstairs, with pride flags hanging out front. After a fire damaged the building a couple of years ago, the upstairs has been finished with its own bar, booth and patio. Drag shows are the anchor, with the Thursday 11pm show a favourite, and karaoke and pop-leaning dance music fill other nights. It opens at 5pm on weekdays and 2pm on weekends, running to 3am except Sunday, when it closes at 12:30am. Drinks are reasonably priced and the door staff draw warm praise; one reviewer credits them with sheltering festival-goers during a storm this September. A recent complaint alleges unequal treatment after a fight. Google rates it 4.0 from over 500 reviews, and it describes itself as straight-friendly.
