Gay Bars & Clubs

Mixed gay bar at 168 Lower Briggate since 2000, with a big courtyard, DJs at weekends and The Drag Brunch Leeds on Saturdays.

Mixed LGBTQ+ DJ sets House

Verified by GayOut Oct 2026

Gay Bars & Clubs

Late-night gay bar on Call Lane, a pub since 1953 and The New Penny since 1975: drag hosts, cheap drinks and a small dance floor.

Mixed LGBTQ+ Dance Pop

Verified by GayOut Oct 2026

Gay Bars & Clubs

Gay bar and club at 167-168 Lower Briggate, reopened in May 2026 under new operators, with a courtyard bar and the upstairs club Glamorous.

Mixed LGBTQ+ Bears Dance

Verified by GayOut Oct 2026

Gay Bars & Clubs

Drag cabaret bar under the railway bridge at 11 Lower Briggate: drag every night from 8pm, the Viaduct Showgirls on Fridays and Saturdays.

Mixed LGBTQ+ Drag scene Cabaret / Show bar

Verified by GayOut Oct 2026

Gay Bars & Clubs

One of the oldest LGBTQ+ bars in Leeds, in Blayds Yard off Lower Briggate: drag-hosted karaoke, bingo and quizzes, popular with lesbians.

Mixed LGBTQ+ Lesbian / Women-focused Karaoke

Verified by GayOut Oct 2026

City Centre

Workers' co-op members' bar and gig venue on Wharf Street with a safer-spaces policy and regular queer club nights, drag and cabaret.

Mixed LGBTQ+ Members only / Private club Live music

LGBTQ+ Friendly Oct 2026

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Best Gay Bars & Clubs in Leeds

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