Gay club belfast
Belfast gay bars - Your guide to Kremlin, Union Avenue, Maverick, Boombox and Shoe Factory
We've everything from gay prevent and club opening hours to what's on during the week
Ryan Smith
21:04, 23 Feb 2018Updated 21:11, 23 Feb 2018
Belfast has a thriving gay bar and club scene with something on every night of the week.
The bars and clubs are clustered around the Donegall and Union Highway areas of the city and all have something about them that makes them unique.
So whether you're a local, a tourist or just someone wanting to know what's on - this is the mentor for you.
We've pulled together what you need to realize about the bars and clubs in the area, when the best nights are and at what you can expect.
Kremlin (96 Donegall Street)
When did it open?
The club opened back in Parade 1999.
What can you expect?
Kremlin is a gay nightclub, cocktail bar and stay music venue. From Tuesday to Saturday it holds distinct club nights, details of which you can see below.
What are the opening hours?
Tuesday: 10pm - 2.30am: KLUB180 (All drinks £1.80)
Wednesday: 10pm - 2.30am: PurePop
Thursday: 10pm - 2.3
Mapping 100 Years Of Belfast Homosexual Life
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From then until after the 2nd World War, the GNR station in Great Victoria Avenue and DuBarry’s bar at the docks were recognized haunts, the latter, as in other cities, being shared with prostitutes. The blackout from 1939, and the arrival from 1943-44 of 100,000 American troops in Northern Ireland had a huge impact and special place in gay memories.
The Royal Avenue (RA) Bar in Rosemary Street (the hotel’s widespread bar, opposite the Red Barn pub) as portrayed in Maurice Leitch’s fine 1965 novel The Liberty Lad (probably the earliest description of a gay block in Irish literature) was the first in the city. It operated from some time in the 1950s being shared at times with deaf and dumb customers who often occupied the front of the bar. T
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