Drag Fridays at Partners Cafe
About the event
Every Friday at Partners, Connecticut's longest-running gay bar: drag queens on stage all night while the upstairs nightclub opens for dancing.
Know before you go
About the venue
Partners Cafe is a gay bar on Crown Street in downtown New Haven and one of the few dedicated LGBTQ+ nightlife spots in the city. Reviewers say it is a place to dance, with cheap drinks and a friendly crowd that mixes locals, Yale students and people coming in from around the area…
“Had a great time! Drag was fun. This was my first time at a gay bar and I was a little nervous but the bartender was very nice.” — Keys, Google
“Love Partners’s as my local but it’s always hot. It’s like they don’t turn the AC on until 4 hours after people come in so it never cools down in there.” — Ian J, Google
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via Stay22Budget chain hotel off I-95 near Long Wharf with a pool, free breakfast and a shuttle; mixed reviews, gay-friendly mainstream.
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