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- Calle 58–59: Theatron and the strip around it
- Theatron · Calle 58 Bis #10-32, Chapinero
- Coyote Crazy! · Carrera 9 #59-09, Chapinero
- Punto 59 · Carrera 13 #59-24, Interior 6, Chapinero
- El Perro y la Calandria · Carrera 9 #59-16, Chapinero
- Leos Bar Mística · Calle 59 #9-36, Chapinero
- Brokeback Mountain Disco Bar · Calle 59 #9-34, Chapinero
- Calle 62–64: cocktails, karaoke and the techno crowd
- Village Café · Carrera 8 #64-29, Chapinero
- La Estación Café · Calle 62 #7-13, Chapinero
- Dark Club · Calle 64 #13-35, 2nd floor, Chapinero
- Video Club · Calle 64 #13-09, Chapinero (mixed)
- El Mozo: a name that has changed address
- Other names you'll hear
- Drinking like a rolo
- Practical tips
- Pride 2026
- A few words of Colombian Spanish
- At a glance
- Frequently asked questions
- Where are the gay bars in Bogotá?
- How much does Theatron cost and when is it open?
- Is it safe to go to gay bars in Bogotá?
- Is being gay legal in Colombia?
- When was Bogotá Pride in 2026?
It's ten at night on Calle 58 Bis, the Andes air is cold enough for a jacket, and the queue outside a converted cinema is already halfway down the block: boys in going-out shirts, girls in platforms, a street vendor selling cigarettes and chewing gum one by one. Two doors away, a tiny kitsch bar is blasting old Latin pop for the pre-drinks crowd. Bogotá's gay nightlife is big, cheap and very local, and it lives almost entirely in one district, Chapinero, on a handful of streets you can walk in ten minutes. The scene is centred on one huge club, Theatron, with a ring of small bars, karaoke spots and one serious cruising club around it. What you need to know is which places are still open, which have closed, and how to get home safely, because in this city the danger is a spiked drink, not homophobia.
Legal in one line: same-sex relations are legal in Colombia; the Constitutional Court opened adoption to same-sex couples in 2015 and marriage in 2016, legal gender change exists, and discrimination is a criminal offence. In Chapinero being openly gay is ordinary; elsewhere in the city, and in the rest of the country, expect more stares.
Read this first: drinks, apps and getting home. Bogotá's real risk for visitors is being drugged and robbed, usually with scopolamine (burundanga) or another sedative slipped into a drink. In early March 2025 El Tiempo reported that police had logged 53 scopolamine robberies in Bogotá in the first two months of the year, with Chapinero, Teusaquillo and Suba accounting for 57% of cases, and that 11% of victims had met their attacker on a dating platform such as Tinder or Grindr. In May 2025 a Chapinero man was jailed pending trial accused of drugging and robbing gay men he met on apps, and in April 2026 three more people were jailed for app-date robberies that targeted Colombians and foreigners and emptied bank accounts by transfer. Bogotá police data reported by Infobae in July 2026 put 54% of personal thefts from January to May 2026 at night or in the early hours.
- Safe-exit protocol, step 1: your own bottle. Order beer by the bottle and watch the bartender open it in front of you; keep it in your hand. Don't accept open drinks from strangers, and don't go back to a glass you left on the table.
- Step 2: order the car from inside. Book Uber, DiDi or Cabify while you are still in the club, wait indoors or with the door staff, and walk out only when the car is at the door and the plate matches the app. Don't stand on the pavement with your phone out, and don't flag taxis on the street at night.
- Step 3: no first-time app dates in your hotel room. Meet in a busy bar first, keep the first meeting there, and tell a friend where you are and who you're with.
- Carry one card and a little cash; leave your passport in the hotel safe and keep your phone in your pocket on the pavement.
- Emergency number: 123 (police, ambulance). If you think you've been drugged, go to a hospital emergency room straight away.
- Mega-party: Theatron, a multi-room club where thousands of people dance to salsa, reggaetón and pop under one roof. Saturday is the full experience.
- Explicit cruising club: Dark Club on Calle 64, men only, 20+, with darkroom, cabins and slings. Sex on the premises is the point.
- Intimate drinks: Village Café and La Estación Café, cocktail and café bars where you can talk, plus Chiquita's cabaret shows.
- Cantina, karaoke and bears: El Perro y la Calandria, Brokeback Mountain and Leos Bar Mística, cheap, loud and local, all a few steps from Theatron.
- Bar Chiquita: a small, colourful queer bar with local drag, 1990s–2000s pop and disco and weekly themed parties, open Wednesday to Saturday from 21:00 and full early at weekends. Bogotá's tourism office (2025) lists it at Carrera 12A #79-25, near the Zona T, as a cabaret-style bar that opened in Medellín in 2017 and came to Bogotá in 2023; older listings give other addresses, so check its Instagram before you go.
- Disco Jaguar (Carrera 7 #59-30): an LGBT+ party venue with two dance rooms, one electronic and one more traditional, open Friday and Saturday 21:00–04:30 (Travel Gay, 2025).
- Bearlove Café Bar (Carrera 9A #60-37): a small bar for bears and daddies.
- When to go: Thursday to Saturday. Bars fill from about 22:00; Theatron peaks after midnight on Saturdays. Many small bars are quiet before 21:00.
- Altitude: Bogotá sits at about 2,640 metres. Alcohol hits harder on your first nights, so drink water in between and take it easy on the guaro.
- Weather: nights are cool all year and showers are common. Take a jacket; you can leave it in the cloakroom at the big clubs.
- Money: the currency is the Colombian peso (COP). Larger venues take cards; carry some cash for covers and small bars, and use ATMs inside malls, banks or hotels.
- Door: bring photo ID (a passport copy plus another ID usually works; Dark Club is 20+). Dress codes are relaxed.
- Getting there and back: ride apps door to door, ordered from inside. Chapinero's bar streets are lively until the clubs close, but don't walk around with your phone out, and don't walk home.
- Apps: Grindr is the main app, with Tinder widely used too. The police warning above is about these apps: meet in public first and verify the profile.
- Health: if a condom breaks, PEP must start within 72 hours; go to a private clinic or hospital emergency department, or a Profamilia centre.
- ¿Qué más? / ¿Bien o qué? – How's it going?
- parche – your group of friends, or the plan for the night
- rumba – party, night out
- cover – entry fee; barra libre – open bar
- una pola – a beer; un guaro – a shot of aguardiente
- ¡Qué chimba! – Brilliant! (slangy; fine among friends)
- parcero / parce – mate, buddy
- ¿Me pides un Uber? – Could you order me an Uber?
Which kind of night?
Calle 58–59: Theatron and the strip around it
Most nights in gay Bogotá begin and end in the few blocks between Carrera 9 and Carrera 13, around Calles 58 and 59. You can bar-hop on foot here early in the evening while the streets are busy; after the clubs close, order a car.
Theatron · Calle 58 Bis #10-32, Chapinero
Theatron opened in 2002 in a former cinema and has been the centre of Bogotá's gay scene ever since. Wikipedia describes it as the largest gay nightclub in Latin America, and Bogotá's tourism office says it holds 5,000 to 7,000 people across 18 to 20 themed rooms. Each room has its own music: reggaetón and crossover, electronic, salsa, 1980s and Spanish pop, a women's bar, a men-only rooftop with dancers, and drag shows on Saturdays. The fun of a Saturday is the hopping: a salsa in one room, a reggaetón chorus shouted with strangers in the next, a Spanish-pop singalong upstairs, then back down again. It's open from Thursday to Saturday from around 21:00, but on Thursdays and Fridays only part of the building opens; Saturday is the full night. The cover traditionally includes an open bar on selected drinks until about 02:00: Nomadic Boys put it at about COP 50,000 in 2025. Reviews from 2025 and early 2026 praise the variety, low drink prices, relaxed dress code and visible security. The crowd is young, local and mixed (gay men, lesbians, trans people and their straight friends). Bring ID and check its social media for the price and any themed night.
Coyote Crazy! · Carrera 9 #59-09, Chapinero
A two-floor bar a block from Theatron, with cocktails, Latin DJs and dancing into the early hours, popular with locals and some visitors. Travel Gay's 2025 listing gives Thursday to Saturday, 17:00–03:00. It works as a pre-Theatron stop or an alternative on a Thursday or Friday when the big club is half-open.
Punto 59 · Carrera 13 #59-24, Interior 6, Chapinero
A dance bar with space-age decor (geometric panels, UFO-shaped lights), tucked inside a small commercial passage off Carrera 13. Nomadic Boys (2025) lists it as open daily from 18:00 to 03:00, and until about 06:00 at weekends, which makes it one of the places people go on to when other bars close. Drinks are reported as decent and prices fair. Hours change, so check before you go.
El Perro y la Calandria · Carrera 9 #59-16, Chapinero
A small, kitsch bar right next to Theatron with big screens, cheesy pop and nostalgic Latin hits, karaoke and drag. It's the classic place for a cheap drink before the queue, busiest on Saturdays. Opening days vary by listing, so treat early evening as the safe bet.
Leos Bar Mística · Calle 59 #9-36, Chapinero
A newer bar with a fairly large dance floor that calls itself a "bear cave": bears, daddies and an over-30 crowd, with themed white parties, drag, and rancheras in one room and tropical and electronic music in another. Nomadic Boys (2025) reports a two-for-one happy hour from Monday to Friday and late closing at weekends.
Brokeback Mountain Disco Bar · Calle 59 #9-34, Chapinero
A camp karaoke and dance bar with over-the-top decor and cheap drinks, open from mid-afternoon until late on most days (Travel Gay, 2025). Loud, silly and very local; go with friends.
Calle 62–64: cocktails, karaoke and the techno crowd
Village Café · Carrera 8 #64-29, Chapinero
A small "pink palace" of cocktails: pink lighting, stained glass, velvet curtains and purple walls, with music at a volume where you can talk. Travel Gay's July 2026 listing gives daily from 16:00, closing at 22:00 or 23:00 midweek and 01:00 on Fridays and Saturdays; Nomadic Boys says it's closed on Mondays, so don't plan on a Monday. There's karaoke at weekends and, according to Nomadic Boys, "Quick Dates" speed-dating on Thursdays. Some maps now call it Village Gastrobar. It's a good first drink, and a good choice if you'd rather not dance.
La Estación Café · Calle 62 #7-13, Chapinero
A relaxed, warm bar with English and Spanish pop and rock, music videos on screens, Colombian bar food and live shows that change often. Nomadic Boys (2025) lists it as open daily from 16:00 until about 03:00 (01:00 on Sundays). It's a pre-game spot with a mostly local crowd.
Dark Club · Calle 64 #13-35, 2nd floor, Chapinero
Not a bar for a quiet cocktail. Dark Club is a men's cruising club with a music and erotic-video bar, cages, slings, private cabins and a darkroom; staff hand out wristbands, condoms and lube, and there's an open bar at certain hours. It's 20+ only and opens from Tuesday to Sunday, with afternoon sessions and long nights to 05:00 on Fridays and Saturdays. It was running themed nights in October 2026 (a "Meat Market" on 17 October and a Halloween weekend), and posts its programme on Instagram, Telegram and WhatsApp. The entrance is easy to miss, so use the map pin. For the city's saunas and the Gladiador video club, see our Bogotá cruising guide.
Video Club · Calle 64 #13-09, Chapinero (mixed)
Not a gay bar but an underground techno and electronic club with a mixed crowd. According to GayCities, the LGBTQ+ crowd usually gathers on its top two floors. Listings give Friday and Saturday, 21:00–06:00, and event dates shift, so check its Instagram. Come here if you want house and techno instead of reggaeton.
El Mozo: a name that has changed address
El Mozo was for years a stylish gay club on Avenida Calle 85 in the Zona T, known for College Thursdays and FriGay. That venue is now marked permanently closed. The name came back in mid-2025, when a new El Mozo Club page and social videos announced a "nuevo Mozo Club", and the brand also runs circuit parties and rooftop events at different venues. We couldn't confirm the current address and nights from a second independent source, so check El Mozo Club's Instagram or Facebook before you go.
Closed or on hold: the old El Mozo at Avenida Calle 85 #12-51 (Zona T) has closed (see above). El Recreo de Adán (Carrera 12A #79-45), the games-and-margaritas bar, has been temporarily closed for renovation since April 2025.
Other names you'll hear
Drinking like a rolo
People from Bogotá are called rolos, and a night out is a rumba. The national spirit is aguardiente (guaro), an anise liqueur ordered by the half-bottle (media) and shared in shots round the table; if a group offers you one, it's an invitation to join the parche. Beer is pola, usually Club Colombia or Águila. Many bars sell drinks by the bottle for the table, which is cheaper for groups. Before going out, line your stomach with ajiaco, Bogotá's chicken-and-potato soup with corn, capers and cream, and on a cold afternoon order chocolate con queso: hot chocolate with a slice of cheese that you drop in to melt. When the clubs empty towards dawn, the Bogotá cure is something hot: a caldo de costilla (beef-rib broth), a bowl of changua, or an empanada with ají. Have the car take you to an open café near your hotel rather than wandering Chapinero at 4 a.m.
Practical tips
Pride 2026
Bogotá's main march, the 30th Marcha de la Ciudadanía LGBTI, was held on Sunday 28 June 2026. It set off at 10:00 from Carrera 7 with Calle 59, a block from the bar strip, and marched down the Séptima to Plaza de Bolívar. The same morning, the activist Contramarcha LGBTIQ+ left the Centro de Memoria, Paz y Reconciliación on Calle 26. The 18th Marcha LGBTIQ+ del Sur took place in Kennedy on 14 June, and the 11th Yo Marcho Trans on Saturday 4 July. Chapinero's bars hold their biggest parties of the year on Pride weekend. The 2027 dates hadn't been announced at the time of writing; the main march is usually on the last Sunday of June.
A few words of Colombian Spanish
At a glance
| Place | Type | Address | When | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theatron | Mega-club, many themed rooms | Calle 58 Bis #10-32, Chapinero | Thu–Sat from ~21:00; Sat full building | Cover ~COP 50,000 incl. open bar to 02:00 (2025) |
| Coyote Crazy! | Two-floor dance bar | Carrera 9 #59-09, Chapinero | Thu–Sat 17:00–03:00 | Next to Theatron |
| Punto 59 | Dance bar | Carrera 13 #59-24, Int. 6, Chapinero | Daily 18:00–03:00; weekends later | Late option |
| El Perro y la Calandria | Kitsch pop bar, karaoke, drag | Carrera 9 #59-16, Chapinero | Evenings; busiest Sat | Cheap pre-drinks |
| Leos Bar Mística | Bear bar, dance floor | Calle 59 #9-36, Chapinero | Afternoon to late | Over-30s, 2-for-1 weekdays |
| Brokeback Mountain | Camp karaoke bar | Calle 59 #9-34, Chapinero | Afternoon to late | Cheap drinks |
| Village Café | Cocktail bar, karaoke | Carrera 8 #64-29, Chapinero | From 16:00 (Mon uncertain); Fri–Sat to 01:00 | Quiet enough to talk |
| La Estación Café | Bar, shows, food | Calle 62 #7-13, Chapinero | Daily from 16:00 | Pre-game |
| Dark Club | Men's cruising club | Calle 64 #13-35, 2nd floor, Chapinero | Tue–Sun; Fri–Sat to 05:00 | 20+; darkroom, slings |
| Video Club | Techno club, mixed | Calle 64 #13-09, Chapinero | Fri–Sat 21:00–06:00 | Not a gay bar; queer crowd upstairs |
Frequently asked questions
Where are the gay bars in Bogotá?
Almost all of them are in Chapinero. The busiest cluster is around Calle 58 and 59 between Carrera 9 and Carrera 13, where Theatron, Coyote Crazy, Punto 59, El Perro y la Calandria and Leos Bar Mística sit within a few blocks. A second, smaller cluster runs along Calle 64, with Village Café, Dark Club and Video Club.
How much does Theatron cost and when is it open?
Theatron opens from Thursday to Saturday from around 21:00, and Saturday is the night when every room is open. In 2025 the cover was reported at about COP 50,000 with an open bar on selected drinks until 02:00. Check its social media for the current price before you go.
Is it safe to go to gay bars in Bogotá?
The bars themselves are fine; the risk is drugging and robbery, often after meeting someone on a dating app. Police counted 53 scopolamine robberies in the first two months of 2025, most in Chapinero, Teusaquillo and Suba. Never leave your drink, meet app dates in a busy bar first, and go home by ride app, not by street taxi.
Is being gay legal in Colombia?
Yes. Sex between men is legal, same-sex couples have been able to adopt since 2015 and marry since 2016, and discrimination is a crime. In Chapinero's bar streets same-sex couples are part of the everyday scene, while other districts are more conservative.
When was Bogotá Pride in 2026?
The main march took place on Sunday 28 June 2026, walking from Chapinero down Carrera 7 to the Plaza de Bolívar, and the bars held their biggest parties that weekend. Three other marches took place that season: the southern march on 14 June, the Contramarcha on 28 June and Yo Marcho Trans on 4 July.
Part of the GayOut bars series. See the full gay Bogotá guide for hotels, events and more, and the Bogotá cruising guide for saunas and cruising clubs.