Austin’s Rotating Lesbian Bar
Is there a lesbian bar in Austin? Not a permanent one - so we make one every week. Sapphic Weekly ATX turns a different Austin bar into a lesbian bar for the night, giving sapphic, lesbian, and queer women a place to meet, make friends, and explore the city together.
How Austin’s Rotating Lesbian Bar Works
Every week, we pick a new bar somewhere in Austin and take it over for the night. We announce the spot every Sunday on our website and Instagram, so all you have to do is show up. Come solo or bring your friends - most people come alone, and nobody leaves that way.
Our weekly hangouts are free to attend, 21+, and open to the whole sapphic community: lesbian, bisexual, queer, trans, and nonbinary. Some weeks it’s a dive bar, some weeks it’s pool, and every so often we throw something bigger - like Sapphics & Spirits, our 200+ person lesbian Halloween party - or team up to promote a ticketed sapphic event we love.
Austin Bars We’ve Turned into Lesbian Bars for a Night
Our weekly hangouts regularly draw 75-150+ RSVPs, and our Sapphics & Spirits Halloween party topped 200 RSVPs with a waitlist!
Why Austin Doesn’t Have a Lesbian Bar
Austin is one of the queerest cities in the country, but it hasn’t had a dedicated lesbian bar in years. The city once had several - including Chances on Red River, which closed in 1994, and Rusty’s, which billed itself as “the last lesbian bar in Austin” when it closed in 2013. Today, the only lesbian bars left in Texas are Sue Ellen’s in Dallas and Pearl Bar in Houston.
We started Sapphic Weekly ATX because Austin’s sapphic community deserves a place to gather. Until Austin gets a permanent lesbian bar again, we’ll keep making one every week.
Read more: What happened to Austin’s lesbian bars?
Lesbian Bar Austin FAQ
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Austin doesn’t currently have a permanent lesbian bar. Sapphic Weekly ATX fills that gap with a rotating lesbian bar - every week we take over a different Austin bar for sapphic, lesbian, and queer women.
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Our weekly spot is announced every Sunday on our This Week’s Spot page and on Instagram at @sapphicweeklyatx.
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Our weekly hangouts are always free to attend - just buy your own drinks. Occasionally we’ll host a special event or promote a ticketed sapphic event from a partner, and any ticket details will be listed on the event page.
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Not at all. Most people come solo - it’s one of the easiest ways to meet queer women in Austin.
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Our weekly hangouts are free to attend, 21+, and open to the whole sapphic community: lesbian, bisexual, queer, trans, and nonbinary.
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Austin has a growing scene of sapphic events and queer-friendly bars. Follow us on Instagram - we regularly share other sapphic events happening around the city.
Come Out to Austin’s Lesbian Bar This Week
New spot every week. Como solo, leave with community.