Gay club richmond

Venture Richmond To Downtown RVA’s Newest Gay Bar: Papi’s

With September being Richmond’s unofficial pride month, I wanted to feature the newest LGBTQIA+ bar in the city: Papi’s (@papisdowntown)! 🏳️‍🌈🥳 Owned by Adrienne and Carlos Londoño (who also own La Bodega, Casa Fiesta, and Margaritas Cantina 👏), Papi’s is bringing a taste of Miami to Shockoe Slip. As soon as you stroll in, you are immediately greeted by a sea of colors and friendly vibes all around! 🤗🌈 The servers match the welcoming atmosphere and their positive energy is contagious. For it being a bar/club, I was of course expecting delicious drinks, but the biggest surprise of all was the SPECTACULAR noun I tried.

First are the Birria Tacos which were highly recommended by my server, so naturally, I HAD to order them! 😅🌮 They had to be the THICCEST tacos I’ve ever held with some of the juiciest shredded beef I’ve tasted in a birria taco. Not to mention, I’m absolutely OBSESSED with the rainbow toucan dish the consommé was served in…yep you read that right, A FRICKEN TOUCAN!!! The meal also came with sides of r

Official Richmond Pride Bar Crawl

  • Share the Official Richmond Bar Crawl Ticket Link

    If you have friends coming, send them the official link to buy tickets – you’ll need those wristbands for entry!

  • Be on the Lookout for the Digital Bar List

    Keep an eye out for an email from info@BarCrawlLIVE.com. This will include the all-important "Digital Bar List," coming to your inbox one week before the event.

  • Follow the "Digital Bar List"

    This is your ultimate guide for the day! It includes everything from registration spots and wristband pick-up times to bar hours, specials, and more.

  • Pick Up Your Wristbands On Time

    Make sure to collect your wristband at the designated check-in bar during the allotted time. If you're late, you’ll miss out – no wristband, no entry!

  • Have a Friend Pick Up Everyone's Wristbands

    Can’t make it to check-in? No problem! Assign a confidant to pick up your wristband so you don’t miss out on the fun.

  • Note Bar Hours

    Each bar has its own operating hours listed in the "Digital Bar List," and your wristband and spec

    Gay Nightlife in Richmond: Best Bars, Clubs, & More

    Although it's not the largest city in the U.S. state of Virginia, historic Richmond is the capital and has a wealth of museums, hip neighborhoods for dining and shopping, and a growing LGTBQ+ population. This lively city on the James River has a handful of popular gay bars and clubs, plus a limited mainstream spots with strong followings in the community. One of the most gay-friendly neighborhoods is the Fan District near Virginia Commonwealth University. Also, check out the Museum District—including the funky West End Carytown shopping area with its main drag, West Cary Street—and don't miss the city's gay theater and Pride events.

    Richmond isn't the safest of cities, but travelers can still have a hassle-free evening out on the town by taking some precautions and paying attention to their surroundings. Go out in groups of two or more, and be off the streets by around 1 a.m. when possible. Evade the Chamberlayne Avenue area, and note that areas around the Fan District, Virginia Commonwealth University, and Shockoe

    When a Gay Bar in Richmond was an Introduction to a Community

    Bill Harrison is the executive director of Diversity Richmond, which serves Central Virginia's LGBTQ communities. Harrison grew up in the small farming community of Emporia, Virginia and moved to Richmond as an noun. This week he led a vigil for the victims of the Orlando shooting, and here he shares about the significance of gay bars in Richmond.

    “I’ve lived in Richmond since the mid-70s, and actually my initial introduction to the gay community was through a gay bar. I was in college, and I had become friends with a guy who was a good friend, and a scant months into the friendship he came out to me. I, at that time, did not even know what the pos ‘gay’ meant. I knew that I was homosexual, but I did not think that you actually did anything about it. I thought you would just put it in the back of your mind and unite a woman.

    “And so when Jack came out to me, he told me about a gay bar in Richmond, the Dial Tone. And he said ‘I know a couple hundred gay men,’ and I thought to myself, ‘he’s really a liar,