Downtown Orlando is deep into that sticky August stretch where the only sensible plan is air conditioning, cheap drinks and a dance floor, and Anthem has all three all week. Karaoke with a Leo-season birthday streak on Tuesday, The Dolls Drag Bingo Wednesday, a two-part Latin Night Thursday, and a weekend that runs from Sapphic Fridays straight through a techno takeover and a nine-hour Sunday t-dance.
Monday, August 17
- 3 PM – 7 PM, Happy Hour, the best-priced few hours in downtown, every day the doors are open.
- 8 PM – 2 AM, Encore Mondays: a soft landing into the week with drinks, music and zero pressure.
Tuesday, August 18
- 3 PM – 7 PM, Happy Hour
- 8 PM – Midnight, Spotlight Tuesday, the stage is yours if you want it.
- 8 PM – 11 PM, LEO Birthday Edition Karaoke with Ken T., Ken T. hosts a Leo-season birthday edition of karaoke. Free entry, free burgers, and a mic that does not care how good you are.
Wednesday, August 19
- 3 PM – 7 PM, Happy Hour
- 3 PM – 2 AM, Rewind Wednesdays, throwback night, all the songs you already know every word to.
- 7:30 PM – 9 PM, The Dolls Drag Bingo with Aysia Black & Mystree Hugga, doors at 7:30, first ball at 8. Aysia and Mystree call the numbers and heckle the winners.
Thursday, August 20
- 3 PM – 7 PM, Happy Hour
- 8:30 PM – 11 PM, Latin Night Dance Lessons: free beginner-friendly bachata and salsa lessons, no partner required. Presented by AIDS Healthcare Foundation.
- 10 PM – 2:30 AM, Latin Night Vol 2 with DJ Jery, DJ Jery takes it from lesson to full-on party. Free cover, 21+.
Friday, August 21
- 3 PM – 7 PM, Happy Hour
- 10 PM – 2:30 AM, Sapphic Fridays with DJ Nani Soul: a room built for women, femmes and sapphic energy, with DJ Nani Soul running high-energy sets until close. 21+.
Saturday, August 22
- 2 PM – 6 PM, Hip Hop Fitness & Day Party with Ty G, a Fierce Hip-Hop Fitness masterclass with Ty G, then The Kickback house party social. Tickets on Eventbrite.
- 9 PM – 2:30 AM, Techno Alien Takeover, KUNT lands for a night of techno. Free entry, 21+.
Sunday, August 23
- 12 PM – 9 PM, D.T.F, A Unity T-Dance, Dyke Nite Orlando and dada.breach take over for nine hours with Florida DJs, queer gogo dancers, and no phones on the dance floor.
- 2 PM – 6 PM, ABS, After Brunch Show with Kitana Gemini, showtime at 4 PM. Free admission, 21+.
- 2 PM – 2 AM, Renaissance Sundays, Sunday Funday, stretched all the way to last call.
Come through. We are at 100 N Orange Ave, Downtown Orlando, full listings, times and tickets live at anthemorlando.com/events. See you on the floor.
