Play Dance Bar
Venue Brief
Church Street's main LGBTQ+ dance club, pairing a laser-lit dance floor with a full drag theatre stage for a mixed Midtown crowd from Wednesday to Sunday nights.
Venue Details
- Vibe
- DancingLive ShowsHigh EnergyUpbeat
- Age guide
- 21-30
- Dress code
- Casual
- Demographic
- LocalsTouristsYoung Professionals
- Music genre
- Commercial HitsHouse
- Price
- $$$$
- Open season
- Year-round
- Clientele
- LocalsTouristsAmerican
- Offerings
- VIP BoothTable Service
- Open times
- Mon ClosedTue ClosedWed 8 PM – 2 AMThu 8 PM – 2 AMFri 8 PM – 3 AM BestSat 8 PM – 3 AM BusySun 8 PM – 2 AM
- Vibe score
- 6.5 / 10
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About Play Dance Bar
Two things happen under one roof on Church Street: a dance floor washed in lasers and haze, and a proper theatre stage where the resident cast of drag performers and weekly guest queens put on the Play Mate shows. Show time brings a seated audience at cabaret tables in front of the stage before the floor fills with pop and house. Doors open at 8pm Wednesday to Sunday and stay open until 3am on Fridays and Saturdays. Reviewers keep returning to how mixed the room is, with people of every background sharing the floor, and Google rates it 4.1 across nearly 700 reviews. The praise goes to the queens, the bartenders and the music; the complaints concern pricey drinks and door policies that some felt were not posted anywhere. Cover and drinks sit in the mid range, with VIP booths and reserved tables for groups. Tribe, next door, makes an easy first or second stop.
