THE 10 BEST Manchter Gay Clubs & Bars (Updated 2023)

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• GAY BARS MANCHTER
• THE 10 BEST MANCHTER GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS MANCHTER
• GAY VILLAGE
• GAY MANCHTER GUI | AN LGBTQIA+ GUI TO MANCHTER
• GAY MANCHTER: EVERYTHG YOU NEED TO KNOW
• A MANC’S GUI TO: THE GAY VILLAGE, MORE THAN JT A LATE-NIGHT PARTY DISTRICT
• CLONEZONE: REWARD OFFERED OVER GAY VILLAGE SHOP ATTACKS
• THE BT CANAL STREET AND MANCHTER GAY VILLAGE RTRANTS, CLUBS, HOTELS AND BARS TO VISWE'VE GOT YOU VERED OM NIGHTS OUT, TOP FOOD SPOTS AND PLAC TO CHECK OUT DURG THE DAYMENBOOKMARKSHARECOMMENTSWHAT'S ONBYADAM MAIDMENTREPORTER12:30, 21 AUG 2021BOOKMARKCANAL STREET MANCHTER (IMAGE: ABNM PHOTOGRAPHY)THE WEEKLY EMAIL BRGS YOU ALL THE LATT NEWS OM THE LGBTQ+ MUNY PL EXCLIVE TERVIEWS DIRECT TO YOUR BOXMORE NEWSLETTERS SUBSCRIBEINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.MORE NEWSLETTERSWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!WE HAVE MORE NEWSLETTERSSHOW ME SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE&TIM;GROUP 28 THE WEEKLY EMAIL BRGS YOU ALL THE LATT NEWS OM THE LGBTQ+ MUNY PL EXCLIVE TERVIEWS DIRECT TO YOUR BOXINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.SIGN UPNO THANKS, CLOSEWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE &TIM;GROUP 28THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!
• EAGLE MANCHTERFAMO GAY CISE & FETISH CLUB.MANCHTERMENUHOTELSAPARTMENTSBARSLBIAN BARSDANCE CLUBSCISE CLUBSMASSAGESNASTOURSCY GUIGAY MAPGAY WEDDGSEAGLE MANCHTER
• GAY BAR OWNERS FORCED TO WALK AWAY AFTER MONTHS OF THREATS AND VLENCE: ‘WE N’T GO ANY FURTHER’
• THE STRIKG PICTUR THAT CHART THE BIRTH OF MANCHTER'S GAY SCENEFROM SECRET PUBS SALFORD TO UNRGROUND CLUB NIGHTS, A NEW EXHIBN PTUR MANCHTER'S GAY NIGHTLIFE OM THE 70S THROUGH TO THE 90SMENBOOKMARKSHARECOMMENTSWHAT'S ONBYLUCY LOVELLWHAT'S ON WRER07:00, 25 JUN 2017BOOKMARKKEV CUMMS: PUNK FANS KISSG AT THE RANCH, 1977 (IMAGE: KEV CUMMS)SUBSCRIBE TO OUR DAILY WHAT'S ON NEWSLETTER TO KEEP UP WH WHAT'S HAPPENG AROUND GREATER MANCHTERMORE NEWSLETTERS SUBSCRIBEINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.MORE NEWSLETTERSWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!WE HAVE MORE NEWSLETTERSSHOW ME SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE&TIM;GROUP 28 SUBSCRIBE TO OUR DAILY WHAT'S ON NEWSLETTER TO KEEP UP WH WHAT'S HAPPENG AROUND GREATER MANCHTERINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.SIGN UPNO THANKS, CLOSEWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE &TIM;GROUP 28THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!

GAY BARS MANCHTER

AboutCentered around the Canal street area Manchter is a thrivg gay scene, which offers a plethora of bars, clubs, rtrants and other nighttime venu for gays and straights & experiencExplore different ways to experience this place. Top ways to experience Gay Village and nearby attractnsThe area Picdilly Garns • 5 m walkPicdilly • 6 m walkBt nearbyWe rank the rtrants and attractns by balancg reviews om our members wh how close they are to this what other travellers are saygLovely Atmosphere and Loads of Fun ?❤️This weekend has seen the annual Pri Ftival, wh the amazg Pri Para, and Canal Street has been a hive of activy and loads of fun. Manchter is jt a great place and always welg ❤️?️‍??️‍⚧️?Vised Augt 2022Travelled wh iendsWrten 30 Augt 2022Inic and trendy area of the cy*Vised April 2021* Manchter’s Gay Village is a vibrant district the heart of the cy wh Canal Street beg ’s hub.

Canal Street ns along the Rochdale Canal wh a range of bars and rtrants and although hugely signifint there are other areas the village cludg Bloom Street, Richmond Street and Sackville Garns where there is a monument to Alan Turg who was a founr of morn putg who was treated humanely for beg gay. I have been visg the gay village sce late 1980’s and has always been a great place to vis, is pecially nice the summer months. Vised April 2021Travelled soloWrten 3 December 2021s really gaybeg a gay myself has e to my attentn to ga(y)ze at the well-named village.

THE 10 BEST MANCHTER GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS MANCHTER

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Read our transparency report to learn 2023 • CouplWe went to the gay village 1st time and went to the church (drag club) jt want to say Charlotte (she/her), Mil (they/them) and Connor (he/him) they ma out night, they are so lovely, welg and rg, fely vis ❤️ Wrten 28 May 2023This review is the subjective opn of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Maybe not so much GAY, haha. This whimsil and quirky tea room the Gay Village is the perfect spot for a spot of tea and some lic eats.

This chic and stylish hotel is loted the heart of the Gay Village and is the perfect spot for LGBTQIA+ travellers. This pestrianised street the heart of the Gay Village is the beatg heart of the LGBTQIA+ muny Manchter. The Gay Village.

GAY VILLAGE

Wh lourful buildgs, rabow flags, and a iendly and welg atmosphere, you’ll feel right at home the Gay Village. This inic club the Gay Village is a favoure of the LGBTQIA+ muny Manchter.

Company Bar – This bar the Gay Village is a favoure of the bear muny Manchter.

This sy and welg pub the Gay Village is a favoure of LGBTQIA+ lols and visors alike. If you’re a gay traveller Manchter, the famo Canal Street will be your first port of ll, wh a range of venu to su all typ of travellers.

GAY MANCHTER GUI | AN LGBTQIA+ GUI TO MANCHTER

Gay Manchter: Is Manchter gay iendly? In fact, 2011, Expogays named Manchter the most gay-iendly cy the world, even ahead of ci such as San Francis and Amsterdam.

You’ll fd the most welg environment around the Gay Village on Canal Street, but Manchter’s gay populatn has spread across the cy recent years and you should feel safe everywhere. Manchter’s gay area. The Gay Village Manchter is ncentrated around Canal Street, which ns along the wt bank of the Rochdale Canal.

Wh Bra laws prohibg the “promotn of homosexualy” the 80s, Canal Street beme one of the few plac Manchter where queer people uld feel fortable beg themselv. You’ll fd lots of gay bars, clubs, and rtrants along Canal Street and on the surroundg avenu. Manchter’s gay bars.

GAY MANCHTER: EVERYTHG YOU NEED TO KNOW

Most of Manchter’s gay nightlife is loted on Canal Street. There are cktail loung, performance venu, clubs, and siar tablishments Manchter’s Gay Village.

This has led to some ncerns about matag The Gay Village’s posn as a tly gay neighbourhood. G-A-Y, at the heart of the gay scene Manchter, is one of the most popular bars on Canal Street, so ’s one of the bt plac to go to meet new people. Molly Hoe is a great venue Manchter’s gay scene if you’re lookg for a break om the alhol-driven bars and clubs.

A MANC’S GUI TO: THE GAY VILLAGE, MORE THAN JT A LATE-NIGHT PARTY DISTRICT

It’s tucked away on Richmond Street the Gay Village, and ’s a sy spot to rever om a night out, to prepare for your next spot, or to jt chill out. New Unn Hotel was one of Manchter’s first openly gay bars, and today ’s one of the only pennt bars the Village. This is one of the smaller gay bars Manchter, so ’s the perfect place to vis after a night out at the larger gay clubs Manchter like G-A-Y.

The Manto was one of Manchter’s most inic and important gay bars. Its unshield, large wdows were unual and fiant for a gay bar the cy back the late 80s and early 90s.

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It’s n by Orange Natn, one of the UK’s biggt gay club promoters, so knows how to put on a show. Intertg highlights clu the se of the 1880 Manchter Drag Ball and the Church Hoe, where the first meetg of the anisatn Campaign for Homosexual Equaly was held. Gay events Manchter.

Most of the ftivi are anised the Gay Village, on and around Canal Street, but the Pri March self heads through Manchter’s cy centre. Gay Village Party is easily one of the highlights of the weekend.

THE BT CANAL STREET AND MANCHTER GAY VILLAGE RTRANTS, CLUBS, HOTELS AND BARS TO VISWE'VE GOT YOU VERED OM NIGHTS OUT, TOP FOOD SPOTS AND PLAC TO CHECK OUT DURG THE DAYMENBOOKMARKSHARECOMMENTSWHAT'S ONBYADAM MAIDMENTREPORTER12:30, 21 AUG 2021BOOKMARKCANAL STREET MANCHTER (IMAGE: ABNM PHOTOGRAPHY)THE WEEKLY EMAIL BRGS YOU ALL THE LATT NEWS OM THE LGBTQ+ MUNY PL EXCLIVE TERVIEWS DIRECT TO YOUR BOXMORE NEWSLETTERS SUBSCRIBEINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.MORE NEWSLETTERSWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!WE HAVE MORE NEWSLETTERSSHOW ME SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE&TIM;GROUP 28 THE WEEKLY EMAIL BRGS YOU ALL THE LATT NEWS OM THE LGBTQ+ MUNY PL EXCLIVE TERVIEWS DIRECT TO YOUR BOXINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.SIGN UPNO THANKS, CLOSEWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE &TIM;GROUP 28THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!

Homobloc. Homobloc is a queer block party that wel everyone. Hosted at The Depot on Fairfield Street, Homobloc’s lp has clud a wi range of credible sgers and DJs over the years.

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Homobloc also partners wh chari, cludg the LGBT Foundatn and the Proud Tst. Gay hotels Manchter. Some are close to Manchter’s Gay Village and some are even nnected to Manchter’s most popular gay bars.

GAY BAR OWNERS FORCED TO WALK AWAY AFTER MONTHS OF THREATS AND VLENCE: ‘WE N’T GO ANY FURTHER’

Brannia Hotel Manchter is a great optn Manchter’s Gay Village, jt a short walk om Canal Street. Known for s late-night clubs and cheap drks als, the Gay Village is popular wh Manchter partygoers - but there's more gog on behd the scen. Today, Manchter’s Gay Village is a verable party district.

The neighbourhood has weled a gay clientele sce the 1940s, but, by all acunts, ’s only the past twenty years or so that thgs have really started to turn a rner, spe homosexualy beg crimalised 1967. An excerpt om Mancunian Gay magaze 1984 tled ‘Not tonight, Anrton’ tells the story of how one night 20 pla cloth officers stormed to Napoleons and forced everyone attendance to provi their personal rmatn before beg allowed to leave – an cint that was later brand as “an obv se of police victimisatn” a prs release issued by the Gay Centre.

In spe of this, the first Gay Pub and Club Olympics event (now thought of as the gural Manchter Pri) still went ahead on the Augt Bank Holiday weekend of 1985. Notably, had the support of a new generatn of Labour uncillors elected 1984 – who gave the gay muny their support and appoted Lbian and Gay officers.

THE STRIKG PICTUR THAT CHART THE BIRTH OF MANCHTER'S GAY SCENEFROM SECRET PUBS SALFORD TO UNRGROUND CLUB NIGHTS, A NEW EXHIBN PTUR MANCHTER'S GAY NIGHTLIFE OM THE 70S THROUGH TO THE 90SMENBOOKMARKSHARECOMMENTSWHAT'S ONBYLUCY LOVELLWHAT'S ON WRER07:00, 25 JUN 2017BOOKMARKKEV CUMMS: PUNK FANS KISSG AT THE RANCH, 1977 (IMAGE: KEV CUMMS)SUBSCRIBE TO OUR DAILY WHAT'S ON NEWSLETTER TO KEEP UP WH WHAT'S HAPPENG AROUND GREATER MANCHTERMORE NEWSLETTERS SUBSCRIBEINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.MORE NEWSLETTERSWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!WE HAVE MORE NEWSLETTERSSHOW ME SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE&TIM;GROUP 28 SUBSCRIBE TO OUR DAILY WHAT'S ON NEWSLETTER TO KEEP UP WH WHAT'S HAPPENG AROUND GREATER MANCHTERINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.SIGN UPNO THANKS, CLOSEWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE &TIM;GROUP 28THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!

Inspired by Ken Livgstone‘s early days on the Greater London Council, those new uncillors created an Equal Opportuni Commtee and appoted Maggie Turner and Pl Fairweather what would prove a landmark move for gay rights the north of England. 1986 saw thgs gradually improve for the muny, as uncillors’ ‘put their arms around’ the gay muny, welg a Northern Pri event 1986 and ntributg public funds towards the celebratns.

As the ’80s ntued, Manchter’s fight for gay rights ntued wh the Sectn 28 march 1988 actg as a huge turng pot as the Thatcher ernment’s dranian legislatn brought people out onto the streets to prott their drov. Still, wasn’t until the early neti that the Gay Village weled s first openly-gay bar and even then police raids the area ntued right up to 1994. The battl agast stutnal homophobia were still beg fought, clearly, and some ntued to ll the Canal Street area ‘Satan’s Square Mile’ – but the openg of new nightclubs like Cz 101 and semal events Electric Chair and Poptastic saw the muny phg back.