They feature some of the best queer musicals and plays with the aim of developing queer voices and stories for the stage. It's famous for being the largest and longest-running queer theatre in the world. The theatre itself is super impressive, dating back to 1979. The most recent victim was the excellent Fly 2.0 club which had to permanently shut down in 2019 after 20 years due. And greatly needed, we might add! Each year, more and more queer spaces are being priced out of the Gay Village. an apt Celine-inspired tagline for this super quirky queer gem! Buddies is a queer theatre space by day and on weekends transforms into one of Toronto's best gay nightclubs. Find out more on the Black Eagle website and on their Facebook page. Gamers will also love the Black Eagle – Tuesday evenings they have their “Gaystation Gaming Night” with 6 screens to geek out on.īlack Eagle + dungeon(!) is open daily from 3pm until 2am and is located at 457 Church Street. Weather permitting, it's a great place to hang out, especially in the summer months when they have a Sunday afternoon BBQ here. The Black Eagle is also famous for its large outdoor patio area. Others include their “Spanking Social” and the “Regal Beagle Bingo”. They regularly host themed events like “OINK!” during the day and “Kink 101” on Thursday evenings.
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Downstairs at the Black Eagle is the almighty Dungeon space complete with slings, and a wet area for water play. Oh but do note – they will especially let you in if you're just wearing a jock and/ or boots!īlack Eagle has retained its dark, industrial Berlin-esque grittiness, which is what we love about it. To give you an idea, up until recently, you would only be allowed in if you were wearing leather, but now they'll let you in if you're wearing jeans and T-shirt. Find out more on the Crews & Tangos website and join their Facebook group.īlack Eagle is one of the most famous fetish bars in Toronto – although the rules have recently been watered down a bit. It's a ball – you ever been to a karaoke party with drag queens? A new bucket list item for you to try out! For clubbing, Friday and Saturday evenings are their biggest and busiest nights.Ĭrews & Tangos is open every day from around 8pm till 2am and is located at 508 Church Street. When we visited Crews and Tangos, it was on a Thursday evening at one of their karaoke parties.
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Crews and Tangos even host their own Crews & Tangos Drag Race every summer as well as the Miss Crews & Tangos Pageant. On the subject of Ru Paul's Drag Race, this is where you'll want to head for the best viewing parties. The most famous of them all – the Queen of the North, Mrs Brooke Lynn Hytes, who is from Toronto, started her career right here many years ago. It's considered the hub of Toronto's drag culture, the place where local drag queens will have started their career at some stage. When we last checked, their website was down, but you can find out more about them on Woody's Wikipedia page and also on their Facebook page.Ĭrews & Tangos is the best gay bar in Toronto for drag shows, with a hilarious performance taking place every night of the week. Woody's is open every day from 1pm till late and is located at 467 Church Street.
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As we said, it's an institution here, and for good reason! Woody's became the main bar that we ended up coming to at some stage every time we went out in the Toronto Gay Village. You also need to check out their “best” competitions on the weekends…the “best chest”, “best legs” and “best ass” being the most popular! In case you're wondering, the contestants are judged on whatever asset is the subject of the competition is considered the, er, best! The drag queen hosting it will crown the contestant based on who she thinks receives the loudest applause from the audience and of course who first with her the most! We love their drag shows here, which happen almost every evening on the week. It's also famous, being the main gay hangout for the boys in the American version of Queer As Folk. It's become THE staple on the gay scene of Toronto, dating back to 1989 when it was the very first gay bar to open in the village. Woody's is the go-to bar for most gay guys in Toronto, also the largest gay bar in town. On the inside, the two connect and merge into one massive factory of fun and fabulousness. From the outside, it looks like 2 separate bars: Woody’s and Sailor’s. Woody's is an institution in Toronto's gay nightlife. A night out at Woody's with our Toronto buddies