Rise Bar

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...

Friday nights at Rise belong to the queens of RuPaul's Drag Race. High-energy performances, fierce looks, and the kind of crowd that lives for the drama and artistry. Showtime at 8PM — mark it on your calendar.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

The second Wednesday of each month belongs to up-and-coming queer and indie artists at Rise. It's a night built for discovering new music from people who actually get what queer sounds should feel like — no big production, just good...

The last Wednesday of every month is your shot at connecting with other guys in Hell's Kitchen — no cover, just a relaxed vibe from 8 to 10pm where you can actually have a conversation and see who catches your...