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Spor-Tea — Rise Bar

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Sunday, 08 November 2026 · 10:00 PM – 3:00 AM Rise Bar, New York, United States
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Rise Bar·859 9th Ave, New York, NY 10019· Directions·(646) 892-3313·Website

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Sunday afternoon tea dance at Rise Bar with DJ Steve Sidewalk and DJ Paul Leasure spinning from 5pm to 10pm. Drink specials run until 9pm and bar bites are available all night — a low-key, reliably fun way to ease into the evening with good music, good people, and dance floor energy that keeps the regulars coming back.

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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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