nightlife
Cinco de Mayo in Downtown Orlando 2026: Where to Celebrate
Downtown Orlando has a way of turning a Tuesday into something worth remembering. On May 5, 2026, Cinco de Mayo lands mid-week, which means bar patios will be packed, margarita specials will be flowing on North Orange Avenue, and the Wall Street Plaza area will have the kind of energy usually reserved for weekends. Whether… Read more
Memorial Day Weekend in Downtown Orlando 2026
Memorial Day Weekend, Friday May 22 through Monday May 25, 2026, is the unofficial kickoff to summer in Central Florida, and downtown Orlando treats it accordingly. Three nights of signature programming fill the Orange Avenue corridor and Wall Street Plaza, rooftops stay open late, and brunch spots brace for some of the heaviest Sunday traffic… Read more
Pride Bar Crawl Orlando 2026
On Saturday June 20, 2026, the Official Pride Bar Crawl Orlando takes over downtown, kicking off around 4 PM at Underground Public House and moving through the heart of the city’s nightlife district. This is a full evening event: an organized crawl through participating bars, each offering themed drink specials and a shared sense of… Read more
July 4 at Anthem Orlando 2026: DJ Dani Toro Returns
Saturday, July 4, 2026 is the night Anthem Orlando becomes the city’s queer Independence Day destination. Mega global DJ Dani Toro returns to the decks by popular demand, a fan-driven homecoming to downtown Orlando’s premier LGBT nightclub. If you’re planning your holiday weekend now, this is the night to anchor it around. Check the events… Read more
Halloween at Anthem Orlando 2026: Jesus Montanez Headlines
Saturday, October 31, 2026. The night that belongs to queer Orlando, and this year, Anthem is raising the ceiling. Mega global DJ Jesus Montanez headlines the main room on Halloween Saturday, bringing the kind of international circuit energy that turns a night out into something you carry with you for years. If there is one… Read more
Thanksgiving Eve at Anthem Orlando 2026
Wednesday, November 25, 2026 is Thanksgiving Eve, known in nightlife circles as Black Wednesday, and it is one of the most reliably packed nights of the year for bars and clubs across the country. People are home, they have nowhere to be until Thursday afternoon, and they want to see their people. Anthem Orlando treats… Read more
NYE at Anthem Orlando 2026: The Marquee Night of the Year
Thursday, December 31, 2026. The most anticipated night of the year lands on a weeknight this time around, which means the celebration starts early and runs deep into the first hours of 2027. Anthem Orlando, downtown’s premier LGBT nightclub, closes out the year the way it should be closed out: with a full production night,… Read more
EDC Orlando 2026 Afterparties at Anthem: Dickerman Thursday + Festival Weekend
EDC Orlando 2026 runs Friday November 6 through Sunday November 8 at Tinker Field in downtown Orlando, and Anthem is hosting four nights of programming around it. The weekend starts Thursday November 5 with an EDC pre-party headlined by DJ Dickerman with KZilla opening, themed rave dress code. The rest of the weekend is confirmed:… Read more