Oscars
The late lounge bar in the Funny Girls building, where the after-show party carries on with karaoke and live music.
Karaoke, bingo and quiz nights
Where to sing, play bingo or join a quiz, night by night.
If you would rather take the mic than watch a show, the quarter has a karaoke or game night almost every day.
Karaoke
- The Flying Handbag: Monday, Wednesday and Thursday.
- Peek-a-Booze: karaoke with DJ Keiron on Tuesday and karaoke Thursdays.
- Oscars: the Funny Girls after-show party, with karaoke and live music.
- Evanescent, Pinkies and Churchills run karaoke too.
The Flying Handbag
A big, purpose-built LGBTQ+ bar and club on Queen Street, open from noon every day with drag hosts, karaoke, food and a sun terrace.
Peek-a-Booze
A friendly Dickson Road cabaret bar with budget adults-only rooms upstairs, cheap drinks and something on most nights.
Mardi Gras
A gay-owned public bar and hotel on Lord Street with three areas, cabaret, hot food, Sunday roasts and keen drink prices.
Evanescent Bar and Rooms
A small, laid-back bar with budget adults-only rooms on Cocker Street, popular as a pre-party stop.
Churchills
A traditional town-centre pub with cask ales, karaoke, bingo and poker nights, popular with a mixed, gay-friendly crowd.
Pinkies
A small, no-frills LGBTQ+ bar at the town end of Dickson Road with karaoke, DJs, cheap drinks and a family feel.
The Duke
A gay-friendly pub on Dickson Road with food all day, nightly karaoke and a Saturday comedy drag show.
Bingo and games
- Peek-a-Booze: bingo and Blankety Blank on Monday, and free bingo plus Play Your Cards Right on Wednesday.
- The Dame Lane: bingo afternoons.
- Churchills: bingo and poker nights.
Quiz
- The Flying Handbag: QuizMania, a comedy quiz with drag host Miss Amber, on Wednesday from 4pm to 8pm, and a Thursday game-show night.
See what's on this week for the full nightly schedule.