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Saturday & Sunday Drag Brunch
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Saturday & Sunday Drag Brunch
Drag Brunch · New York City
Saturday & Sunday Drag Brunch
Rise Bar
·859 9th Ave, New York, NY 10019
· directions·(646) 892-3313· website
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Sat, Nov 14 · 12:15 PM
Saturday, November 14, 2026
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Rise & Shine Drag Brunch at Rise Bar on 9th Avenue in Hell's Kitchen is the weekend brunch you've been waiting for, with a full cast of queens serving looks, comedy and sing-along energy over the best brunch in Manhattan. Seatings are at 12:15pm and 2:30pm, hosted by Zeta Jones, Inita D, Brenda Dharling, Holly Box-Springs, Black Widow, Izzy Uncut and Skye Walker, with music by David Serrano. Reserve your seat by scanning the code on the flyer.
Featuring Zeta Jones, Inita D, Brenda Dharling, Holly Box-Springs, Black Widow, Izzy Uncut, Skye Walker
Drag Brunch
Brunch
Weekend Brunch
Drag Shows
Live Entertainment
👑Drag Culture
🪩Nightlife
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About the venue
Rise Bar is a gay bar at 859 Ninth Avenue in Hell's Kitchen, in the stretch of Ninth Avenue that has most of Manhattan's gay bars. It's best known for weekend drag brunch, which reviewers rate highly, and it runs as a regular bar at night. It has 4.5 on Google from about 1,100 reviews…
“The show is full of energy. Food was amazing and drinks endless. Best drag brunch in NYC.” — Tandy Kinard, Google
“loved the girls, love the drinks, loved the food, loved singing with my friends ❤️” — Chelsea Phillips, Google
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