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With Juneteenth on Friday and Pride just around the corner, you might be tempted to think NYC is keeping its powder dry this week.
And honestly? You wouldn't be entirely wrong.
But that doesn't mean there isn't an amazing spread of options waiting for you.
Tuesday is giving genuine variety. Sugar, We're Hoein Down at 3 Dollar Bill is a queer line dancing night to emo, alt, and pop-punk bangers — Pride edition, beginner lessons included, proceeds going to LGBTQ+ rights organizations. Not the typical dance floor, but absolutely the right energy.
And if the World Cup has your attention, World Cup Music Fest at DROM pairs live match screenings with live music from La Tribu. Football, culture, and country-specific drinks. France v. Senegal, Argentina v. Algeria, and a room full of people who showed up for both.
If you're looking for something closer to 128 BPM, Thursday has you covered.
{BASH} at MAD Radio runs twelve hours of house music for Juneteenth — free, deep, and building from afternoon into night. And Thursdays are Casual at Unveiled brings house and disco warming into tech house in a room built on warmth and genuine welcome.
Do a two-step. Celebrate a goal. Or just get down the old-fashioned queer way.
NYC has you covered either way.
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Tuesday June 16th
Open Decks with MyCube – STEEN, MyCube @ SILO, on Tue, 16 Jun, 19:00–02:00
House and techno open decks on SILO's Danley system, this week co-hosted by MyCube — sign up in person for a 12-minute slot, anyone welcome, and the floor stays open until 2am.
Sugar, We're Hoein Down @ 3 Dollar Bill, on Tue, 16 Jun, 18:30–23:00
Not the typical dance floor I list here but rather a queer line dancing night to emo, alternative, and pop-punk bangers. Y'allternative Rodeo's Pride edition at 3 Dollar Bill, with beginner lessons and demos throughout the night for first-timers and veterans alike. A portion of proceeds goes to LGBTQ+ rights organizations.
JOYR!DE – Cyler Says @ Loafers, on Tue, 16 Jun, 19:00–23:00
Cyler Says in the intimate Loafers setting — the camp and queer energy that makes his sets at bigger Brooklyn rooms so electric, distilled into four hours in a cocktail bar. A completely different way to experience a selector you'd usually catch headlining something much louder.
Sonic Seduction 1st Anniversary – FLWRSHRK, KIMKILLA, ivaindistress, DJ Dosie, christinathesaintt @ Bossa Nova Civic Club, on Tue, 16 Jun, 22:00–04:00
One year of Sonic Seduction — hard groove, hypnotic techno, acid textures, and femme energy at Bossa Nova for Juneteenth and Pride week, with five selectors who each bring a distinct flavor to a floor built for the dancers, the flirts, the freaks, and the dolls. KIMKILLA hosts, the rest hold it down until 4am.
World Cup Music Fest @ DROM, on Tue, 16 Jun, 14:30–late
Not a club night — a full-day World Cup viewing party at DROM pairing live match screenings with live music from La Tribu between games, country-specific drinks, and a room full of people who came for both the football and the culture. France v. Senegal at 3pm, La Tribu live at 7pm, Argentina v. Algeria at 9pm.
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Wednesday June 17th
Saint James Joy – Merch, DJ Chill, DJ Jo Vill @ Restoration Plaza, on Wed, 17 Jun, 17:30–21:30
A community block party in Crown Heights for Juneteenth week — Saint James Joy brings house, soul, and feel-good energy to Restoration Plaza alongside DJ Chill and his father DJ Jo Vill, the Brooklyn family duo who kept the neighborhood moving through COVID block parties and haven't stopped since.
EARTHTONES – Jake Korolev, Lou Isn't & *astriks, FI-LO, fairymagic88 @ Jupiter Disco, on Wed, 17 Jun, 19:00–02:00
Organic textures and grounded grooves from an all-local lineup built for a warm Wednesday night — soulful sounds and deep cuts that move through different corners of the underground without ever losing the thread. A locals-only affair at Jupiter that feels exactly like it should.
MTP, wishshes, nguyendowsXP @ Mood Ring, on Wed, 17 Jun, 22:00–02:00
MTP — the queer NYC duo of YoungLove Erix and Tomu DJ — brings their restless, genre-crossing electronic sensibility to Mood Ring alongside wishshes and nguyendowsXP for a free Wednesday night that moves through deep house, club, and experimental sounds with the kind of fluency that only comes from artists who genuinely don't care about category.
Raed Ransom @ Animal, on Wed, 17 Jun, 22:00–04:00
Raed Ransom holding down Animal for a free Juneteenth Wednesday — house music in one of Brooklyn's most welcoming rooms, running until 4am for people who know the holiday weekend is just getting started.
Wednesday on Wheels – Big Bob @ Xanadu, on Wed, 17 Jun, 20:00–00:00
70s/80s disco, funk, and R&B flowing into 90s and 2000s hip-hop at the Xanadu rink — Big Bob keeps the skate floor moving on a midweek Juneteenth night, and the wheels are entirely optional if you'd rather just dance.
Thursday June 18th
{BASH} presents: Ardio Zemog, Diego Andrés, Spencer Zabiela @ MAD Radio NYC, on Thu, 18 Jun, 14:00–02:00
Twelve hours of house music at MAD Radio for Juneteenth — Ardio Zemog's deep, groove-forward selections alongside Diego Andrés and Spencer Zabiela building through the afternoon and deep into the night.
Thursdays are Casual – Vesi, Maître D, faizan, G-SUS b2b MIKEY B @ Unveiled, on Thu, 18 Jun, 21:00–02:00
House and disco warming into tech house as the night progresses — four selectors in a room built on kindness, warmth, and the idea that the best music nights are the ones where everyone actually feels welcome.
VITAL – DJ Lina, Coach Chris @ Animal, on Thu, 18 Jun, 22:00–04:00
DJ Lina — a downtown New York legend, Club Kid OG, and trans icon who has been holding floors since 1997 — bringing her deep house and dance music knowledge to Animal for a Juneteenth night rooted in the culture she helped build.
OOMFRAVE x OUT OF POCKET – Tone Troy, AG, Max Parkinson, oomfhaver, Chizzum, Vanos @ H0L0, on Thu, 18 Jun, 22:00–04:00
Hard house, trap, bass, and jersey club from two crews joining forces at H0L0 — six selectors taking over one of New York's best dance floors for a night that moves fast and doesn't stay in one lane.
SLAYGROUND PRIDE – CYCLO BONETTE, DJ ShamanLove @ Wiggle Room, on Thu, 18 Jun, 21:00–03:00
House and club music for a queer Pride night at Wiggle Room — immersive gaymes, flirting, and lots of dancing, hosted by Circuit Dad and Fernande with performances by King Queen and Zalika. The only SLAYGROUND of the summer, which means this is the one.
Jewelry Box: Juneteenth Edition – Madre Guía, Battygyal, &more, @Myles Loftin @ Bossa Nova Civic Club, on Thu, 18 Jun, 22:00–04:00
A celebration of Black and queer joy on Bossa Nova's checkered dance floor — the eve of Juneteenth with four Black DJs guiding the room through the diaspora in house and club music. A showcase built around watching these selectors shine.
TYLERFROMWHERE x JANE LEWIS @ Jade, on Thu, 18 Jun, 21:00–03:00
Deep house, disco, and R&B all night from TYLERFROMWHERE and JANE LEWIS at Jade — two selectors who know how to hold a room and keep it moving from open to close. Come early, stay late.
ON TOP JUNETEENTH – America Rose, Christian Tokyo, Vibeiana @ Le Bain, on Thu, 18 Jun, 22:00–04:00
Susanne Bartsch's ON TOP celebrates Juneteenth at Le Bain — America Rose, Christian Tokyo, and Vibeiana holding down a rooftop that has always been a home for exactly this kind of energy.
ROMANCE – LISAS, Eli Escobar @ Gabriela, on Thu, 18 Jun, 21:00–03:00
LISAS makes her Romance debut alongside Eli Escobar — synth pop, italo, sad bangers, and pop that doesn't apologize for itself, at Gabriela's Juneteenth edition of the weekly Thursday dream party.
Compass Rose presents: Kimby @ Moondog Hifi, on Thu, 18 Jun, 20:00–02:00
A sapphic-centered night at Moondog Hifi rooted in connection and deep musical intention — Kimby moves through global rhythms, groove, and late-night pulse with warmth and instinct, in a space built by and for women where the room moves as one.
However you celebrate this week.
Make sure you dance.
See you on the floor 🪩
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