Gay Berlin guide: a party for every night of the week

Monday: the bars of Schöneberg

Monday is the quietest night of the week: most parties take a break. The bars in the historic gay quarter around Nollendorfplatz are open every day: Heile Welt on Motzstraße, the men-only Prinzknecht, and Woof, the bears' bar, on Fuggerstraße. All the addresses are on the Gay bars in Berlin page.

Tuesday: the FLINTA* party at Möbel Olfe

Every Tuesday from 21:00, Möbel Olfe, at Kottbusser Tor, is reserved for FLINTA* people (women, lesbians, intersex, non-binary, trans and agender people): it's the FLINTA* Abend, with a different DJ every week.

Wednesday: Tipsy Lesbian Wednesdays and Noche Latina

In Prenzlauer Berg, Tipsy Bear (Eberswalder Straße 21) dedicates every Wednesday to the lesbian and queer community: Tipsy Lesbian Wednesdays, with games and surprises from 19:00, then a DJ from 22:00. The bar is also home to Berlin's drag kings.

For the boys, Boyberry, Motzstraße 19, hosts its Noche Latina from 22:00: Latin music with a DJ, a dance floor and a cruising area, men only.

Thursday: Chantal, Olfe and Hobby

On Thursdays, Berlin already goes out like it's the weekend. At Möbel Olfe, Schwulenschubsen fills the bar from 21:30: Kreuzberg's gay party, with a DJ. At Zum Schmutzigen Hobby, in Friedrichshain, Donnersdance kicks off at 22:30 with its resident DJ.

Right next door, on the same Revaler Straße site, Lokschuppen welcomes Chantals House of Shame at 23:00, an institution of the Berlin drag scene hosted by drag queen Chantal: house and electro until 06:00, with shows on stage. Tickets at the door only, around €14.

Friday and Saturday: nights that last until morning

At the weekend, Möbel Olfe invites a different DJ each night, at 22:00 on Friday and 21:00 on Saturday (Freitag in der Olfe, Samstag in der Olfe). Boyberry switches to Boyberry Weekend mode, with a pop DJ and a cruising area until 06:00, men only, and Zum Schmutzigen Hobby follows with Pop It Up from 23:00.

For clubs, head east. KitKatClub, on Köpenicker Straße, programmes queer and sex-positive parties almost every weekend, such as Nacktfleisch, where you dance naked. On certain Saturdays, Berghain hosts Snax, a men-only party organised with Lab.oratory, the sex club located beneath Berghain. On the FLINTA* side, Girls Town regularly fills SO36, in Kreuzberg. All the dates are on the Gay and LGBT parties and clubs in Berlin page.

Sunday: disco at Hafen and an after at KitKat

At KitKatClub, Nachspiel extends the weekend into the daytime. In the evening, Hafen, the legendary gay bar on Motzstraße, launches its Sunny Night at 20:00, a disco party with DJ Snoid and his guests.

The rules of Berlin nightlife

• The door decides. At the big clubs, entry is decided at the door, and a refusal doesn't have to be justified. At Berghain, the selection is part of the legend: expect a wait, and possibly a refusal.
• No photos. At Berghain, a sticker is put over your phone's camera lens at the entrance, and a photo taken inside can get you banned. Many queer clubs do the same.
• Read the dress code. Every party has its own, and it's written on its listing: "no streetwear" for Gegen at KitKat, sportswear for Snax, naked for Nacktfleisch.

SchwuZ today

SchwuZ, Berlin's historic queer club, closed its Neukölln venue on 1 November 2025, after the insolvency filing of its operating company. The association carries on: SCHWUZ made its comeback on 16 May 2026 at Metropol, in Schöneberg, then went on to hold parties at other clubs, such as Renate and ÆDEN, while waiting for a new permanent home. Its upcoming dates will be in the agenda as soon as they are announced.