Amsterdam gay dance clubs and parties

Gay clubbing

Big dance parties happen about twice a month in Amsterdam. Scroll a bit down for the gay party agenda and a list of recurring parties.

Club NYX is a popular openminded queer club in Reguliersdwarsstraat. The Saturday is gay themed, the crowd is very mixed, young, and a lot women of straights.

Club Church (Fri 1 Aug 2025) is a popular gay club, famous for its weekly underwear dance parties. Their Thursday nights are open to all.

Club Raum

Techno queer club, in an industrial zone of Amsterdam. Check website for hours and parties.

place
Humberweg 3, Amsterdam map
Club NYX

Club NYX

Club NyX is a gay minded club in the famous Reguliersdwarsstraat Amsterdam. The club attracts a young audience, many are gay but str8 are also welcome more...

place
Reguliersdwarsstraat 42, Amsterdam map
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  • wed
    20:00 - 02:00
  • thu
    22:00 - 04:00
  • fri - sat
    22:00 - 05:00
Opening hours are indicative only.

Gay dance parties

Below is the gay party agenda for the next weeks. Check out the full agenda for parties happening later. 

The main large gay dance party in Amsterdam is Funhouse (Sat 2 Aug 2025) in an old industrial complex.

Funhouse gay dance party Amsterdam

Funhouse

FunHouse is a popular gay dance party at Westergasfabriek Amsterdam. The party is in a old industrial factory event hall more...

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WesterUnie
Klönneplein 4-6, Westergasfabriek
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Backdoor Amsterdam

Backdoor Amsterdam

BACKDOOR is one of the most popular gay & LGBT+ parties in Amsterdam. Expect great music from the best international DJ's, sexy go-go boys, performance art, outrageous drag queens and hedonistic fun at the venue Melkweg more...

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Melkweg
Lijnbaansgracht 234a, Amsterdam map
Bear Necessity

Bear Necessity

Bear Necessity started as a bear party, but has become more a general gay dance party for real men.

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Panama
Oostelijke Handelskade 4
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DISCO TOTAL

Gay disco dance party. The party usually changes venues now and then.

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Bret
Orlyplein 76, Amsterdam map
FPQXL

FPQXL

Young and trendy gay night, it's fun, it's pop and it's soooooo gay! A few times a year this party has a XL edition, at club Paradiso Amsterdam.

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location

Paradiso
Weteringschans 6

Homomonument

Amsterdam’s world-famous Homomonument is not just a memorial; it's also a fabulous place to party during Kingsday, Liberation Day more...

place
Westermarkt, Amsterdam map

Ladz

Ladz: the gay dance party for lads, scallies, gabbers, sneaker- and sportswear boys. Put on your favorite kit and come out and meet the other ladz more...

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Club Church
Kerkstraat 52, Amsterdam map
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Rapido

Rapido

Rapido is a gay circuit party in Amsterdam. The party is held at concert hall Paradiso, which is a former old church in the centre of Amsterdam more...

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location

Paradiso
Weteringschans 6
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Tropikali Festival

Tropikali is an open-minded outdoor festival.
 

place
Noorderlicht Café
NDSM Plein 102, Amsterdam map

Trut

Very cheap underground gay party every week on Sunday in Amsterdam. Be early, as only 220 people fit in and at 22h it's usually full more...

place
Bilderdijkstraat 165, Amsterdam map
schedule
  • sun
    22:00 - 03:00
Opening hours are indicative only.
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