Euphoria

Euphoria is not a building, it is an event - and by head-count it is the biggest gay club night in Ireland. Once or twice a month it takes over The Button Factory, a proper mid-size concert venue on Curved Street in Temple Bar, and turns it into a full-scale queer club: guest house DJs, drag hosts and production values a level above what a weekly bar night can manage. The crowd is young, big and mixed in the best way - gay, lesbian, trans and their friends, locals and tourists - and the room fills fast, so advance tickets are the smart move. Themed editions, drag showcases and holiday specials rotate through the calendar, which keeps each date feeling like an occasion rather than a routine. Because it is a takeover night, always check the date before you build an evening around it: the Button Factory runs gigs the rest of the month. Euphoria's socials carry the schedule. When it is on, it slots perfectly into a Temple Bar circuit - the Boilerhouse sauna is around the corner on Crane Lane and The George is a five-minute walk up Dame Street.