It is time to say goodbye to 2017 and hello to the new year. LGBTQ bars and clubs are opening their doors to the community, so you can celebrate in style with your fabulous peers as you watch the ball drop and ring in 2018.

Have a fun and safe night!

Bar Argon
4544 South Blvd., Ste. H

8 p.m.
Dance the night away and the new year in with DJ DropBear. Entry fee is $10, $5 for members. More information is available online.
barargon.com.

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Boulevard 1820
1820 South Blvd., #106
8:30 p.m.
Enjoy drag and dinner and still have time left to go to another bar, club or friend’s house. Drag queens Buff Faye, Lilli Frost and Tia Douglas will perform. More information is available online.
boulevard1820.net.

The Bar at 316
316 Rensselaer Ave.
11 p.m.
Drag queens Buff Faye, Lilli Frost and Tia Douglas will perform. There will be a champagne toast and ball drop at midnight. More information is available online.
bar316.com.

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Chasers
3217 The Plaza
9 p.m.
Music will be provided by DJ Maestro, and go-go boys will dance for your entertainment. There will also be a champagne toast at midnight. $10 cover at the door. More information is available online.
chaserscharlotte.club.

Chasers New Year's Eve

Sidelines
4544 South Boulevard, Ste. C
Free party hats and noisemakers, and a champagne toast at midnight will be the features of this party to bring in the New Year at Sidelines. Members will get in free and non-members will pay $5 at the door. 

sidelines bar new year's eve

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