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Tea Dance

Sunday afternoon tea dance at Rise Bar with DJ Steve Sidewalk and DJ Paul Leasure spinning from 5pm to 10pm. Drink specials run until 9pm and bar bites are available all night — a low-key, reliably fun way to ease into the evening with good music, good people, and dance floor energy that keeps the regulars coming back.

Drag Shows

Every Sunday at 10:30pm, Rise Bar becomes the place to be—hosted by the legendary Marti Gould Cummings and Chicky Gorgina, with DJ Nesto keeping the energy infectious. It's the kind of weekly ritual that builds a real crew: the same faces, the same energy, the same commitment to having an absolutely ridiculous good time. If you're looking for a Sunday night that actually feels worth staying up for, this is it.

Drag Shows

Hell's Kitchen's most reliable Monday night—a rotating lineup of powerhouse drag performers (Paige Turner, Sutton Lee Seymour, Cacophony Daniels, and Evita Loca) taking the stage with Broadway polish and pure theater energy. Videos and DJ Gingy set the mood starting at 7pm, then the full show kicks off at 8:30. This is the kind of high-energy weekly tradition that actually makes you look forward to Mondays, with happy hour specials before 9pm and bar bites to fuel the night.

Drag Bingo

Tuesday nights at Rise belong to the bingo crowd! Join drag host Evita Loca for a free-to-play bingo night packed with fabulous prizes, tasty bites, and happy hour specials until 9pm. It's the kind of low-key, reliably fun weekly tradition that keeps the neighborhood coming back — grab your balls and settle in at 6:30pm.

Karaoke

Cut Throat Karaoke at Rise in Hell's Kitchen is the Tuesday night sing-along where the mic gets passed around fast and the crowd comes ready to cheer loud. Hosted by Emily McNamara with sound and music by DJ TK, singing kicks off at 11pm, so grab a spot early and pick a song you can commit to. Head to 859 9th Avenue at 55-56th Street in NYC.

Drag Shows

Wild Wednesdays is Rise Bar's weekly drag spectacle — a rotating lineup of powerhouse performers including Brenda Dharling, Bootsie LeFaris, Lexington Banks, Pattaya Hart, and Skye Walker, with DJ John Marto driving the energy all night. Seating at 10:30pm means you can settle in for a full show, then stick around for the dance floor. This is the midweek reset Hell's Kitchen actually shows up for, week after week.