Clubs & After Hours Drinking

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With its strong musical heritage, it's no surprise that Manchester is home to some of the best clubbing and nightlife the country has to offer. This is our pick of the best gay and gay-friendly nightlife around Manchester's Gay Village and beyond.
 

		Cruz 101 A Manchester gay staple for more years than we can remember, Cruz 101 is everything a gay club should be: A touch of camp, a bit of glitz and more than its fair share of gorgeous boys and girls... it’s no surprise that the crowds keep piling back for more! Between its variety of homegrown nights and outside promotions there’s something to tickle everyone’s fancy. 101 Princess Street, Manchester, M1 6DD 0161 950 0101 click for details
		Federation Federation never fails to satisfy with fantastic music, a seemingly endless supply of unfeasibly gorgeous oiled-up muscleboys, stiltwalkers, human puppets and fire-breathers... The question isn't whether or not to do Federation. It's whether you've got the next week off work! Leeds, Manchester, Belfast, Birmingham, Blackpool, London, 08701 245567 click for details
		Manhunt.net If you don't know what Manhunt.net is - where have you been? The personal site aimed at gay men now has over a million guys registered, with people logging on every night to hook up with other guys for friendships, relationships and much more besides. , International click for details
		Sub Down in the darker depths of Cruz101 is Sub. The underground club gives Cruz an extra floor and a second DJ on busy nights, but is also very much a club in its own right. 101 Princess Street, Manchester, M1 6DD 0161 950 0101 click for details
		Poptastic Indie heaven in the form of a regular party at Mutz Nutz, just around the corner from Canal Street. If you've never been then you've been missing out. This is your chance to bop around to the most pogo-inducing indie, grunge and trash that you can imagine. , Manchester 07974 248 247 click for details
Homoelectric		Nearly monthly homoelectric is somewhat of an institution in Manchester, taking place down at Legends and entertaining the "homos, heteros, lesbos and don't knows"! 4-6 Whitworth Streete, Manchester, M1 3QW 0161 2365400
Legends		4-6 Whitworth Street, Manchester, M1 3QW
Essential		Split level gay club just off Canal Street, Manchester. 8 Minshull Street, Manchester, M1 3EF 0161 237 5445
Napoleons		The 'oldest gay in the village', this bar and club has been around for yonks and there's probably a good reason for that! 35 Bloom Street, Manchester, M1 3LY 0161 236 8800

key	mostly straight
	mixed
	mostly gay