Drag Race

Friday nights at Rise belong to DJ John Marto, VJ Paul Leasure, and DJ Susan Levine—three of Hell's Kitchen's best behind the decks and visuals, spinning across the main room and the Shine Lounge all night long. The kind of dance floor energy that reminds you why this bar is a neighborhood institution.

Rise's Saturday drag brunch is the kind of midday event that turns into an afternoon — rotating queens, strong mimosas, and a room that knows how to have a genuinely good time. Two seatings at 12:15pm and 2:30pm mean there's always a spot to grab brunch, drag, and community without the usual weekend scramble.

Saturday nights at Rise belong to DJ Xavier Mazara spinning the Main Room while VJ Paul Leasure or Mikey Mo keep the Shine Lounge visual feast going. Every third Saturday, DJ Drew joins Xavier for double the energy. It's the kind of night that builds from early evening into a packed dance floor — solid DJs, good vibes, and a crowd that knows how to have a real time.

Two seatings of drag performances and bottomless mimosas every Sunday at Rise — 12:15pm and 2:30pm. The Hell's Kitchen staple that's become the city's most reliably fun weekend brunch, with rotating queens keeping the energy high and the crowd coming back week after week.

Sunday afternoon tea dance hosted by DJ Steve Sidewalk and DJ Paul Leasure — five hours of dancing, drink specials until 9pm, and bar bites to keep you going. The kind of reliable weekend reset that keeps people coming back week after week.

Marti and Chicky take over Rise every Sunday night for Playground Sundays — a reliably fun way to close out the weekend with drag performances and a crowd that knows how to have a good time. Part of Rise's legendary lineup of nightly events in Hell's Kitchen.