Cardiff
Night Life
Cardiff is known for its lively nightlife, which reaches its peak on St Mary street on a Friday and Saturday night. The gay scene is focused around Charles Street and Bute Terrace - around ten minutes walk from each other, and Mermaid Quay in Cardiff Bay now offers an alternative to the city centre scene. Cardiff also has a several theatres, cinemas and is host to numerous festivals throughout the year.
Gay Nightlife…
Pulse
Churchill Way, Cardiff
Tel: 029 20298030
Voted best Club in Wales by readers of the Pink Paper, Pulse (pictured above and right) is the perfect hangout to catch a glimpse of the good looking movers and shakers of Cardiff's vibrant gay scene.
Iris is thrilled to be working with Cardiff's most popular gay club, which will be the place to be after the cinemas are closed to hang out with the festival audience, talk film, or maybe just have a few cocktails and let down your hair.
Other venues in Cardiff include:
Golden Cross Pub
282 Hayes Road
Originally a girlie-bar for sailors in the 19th century coal boom, the Golden Cross is now one of Cardiff's most popular gay venues. Regular entertainment includes local and international drag acts, strippers and a traditional pub quiz. Food is served until early evening in generous quantities - the good value Sunday roast has become a Welsh gay family institution.
KX
25 Caroline Street
Previously known as the King's Cross, this popular gay bar sits on the corner of the city's café quarter. The large ground floor bar serves snacks and light meals and regular events include stand up comedy, karaoke and live DJ's.
Icon Bar
60 Charles Street
Cardiff's newest gay venue, a recently refurbished bar and club on Charles Street - Cardiff's main gay area.
Exit Club
48 Charles Street
A club in the heart of the city's gay area. Live music, regular club nights and a friendly, attitude-free atmosphere.
Club X
35 - 39 Charles Street
The largest gay and gay-friendly venue in Cardiff. The club features two dance floors, three bars, a games rooms and a covered garden terrace. Fusion room plays hard-house, dance and pop, or the Camp room plays disco classics and party music. Karaoke and drag queens add to the entertainment.
Minskys
42 Charles Street
Cardiff's only cabaret bar that specialises in drag queen shows. Shows are on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, but the bar and lunchtime restaurant are open all week.
The Point
Mount Stuart Square
Located in a converted church in Cardiff Bay, The Point plays host to the Welsh Capital's first ever gay indie night: Hell's Bent. For more information about The Point see Entertainment.
Other Cardiff Hotspots…
Milgi Lounge
213 City Road
A relaxing and contemporary setting for Video Art, coffee, wine, cocktails, exotic beers, Tapas and dinner. A new addition to the Cardiff scene and one of the more popular amongst the capital’s movers and shakers.
Buffalo
11 Windsor Place
Located across two floors, Buffalo rates amongst one of the more popular and chilled out night spots in Cardiff.
Ten Feet Tall
11a - 12 Church Street
Following on from the success of Buffalo, it's owners have enlisted the help of Lee Broom, of award-wining London based design firm Makilee to design their second venue 10 Feet Tall, a new 3 storey independent café bar and live music space.
Information courtesy of VisitCardiff.com
