Event Dates
From: Thursday, August 7, 2025
To: Sunday, August 10, 2025
Enjoy a weekend of Pride parties and celebrations in Oil Can Harrys from dance nights to drag spectaculars.
Oil Can Harrys – Austin Pride Party Weekend 2025
Dance all night, cruise, have fun, mix and mingle and celebrate with the fiercest queens in Austin at Oil Can Harrys during Austin Pride weekend.
- The Moxy Hotel Austin is great for those looking for a hip place to stay complete with a vibrant cocktail bar and 24-hour taco counter.
The Party
- Next Edition: Thursday 7th – Sunday 10th August, 2025.
- Oil Can Harry’s presents a series of parties and unique events on the Sunday evening of the Austin pride weekend festivities.
- Their previous event was an epic pride pageant with famous Drag acts and guest DJs.
- Each year the party changes, along with the theme and the stars.
- Thursday – Riot Fair at Oil Can Harrys
- Friday – Flashback Friday at Harry’s Dark Bar
- Saturday – The Best Drag Show Ever at Oil Can Harrys
- Saturday – RIOT Party at Harry’s Dark Bar
- Sunday – TDLR – Drag Request Live.
The Venue
- Oil Can Harry’s – Austin’s oldest and friendliest gay entertainment venue. The place to be. Come party with us!
- Austin Pride takes place in August and is one of the busiest times of the year in the city. The event includes the legendary block parties, a unique night parade and several circuit events and pool parties.
- We recommend you stay in the downtown district, close to all the gay bars and clubs.
Where to Stay?
Most of Austin’s gay bars are located in Downtown within easy walking distance of one another. The following hotels are currently trending with our readers. All are close to the city’s pride celebrations:
Where to stay close to all the gay bars.
Our top 4 selections with the best rates.
The Hotel ZaZa is the perfect place
to stay, close to the gay scene, great pool
For further information and advice on
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The gay clubs in Austin are largely centered around the 4th street gay district and don’t get going until around midnight. Most of the city’s gay bars are within walking distance not only of each other but of dozens of other cool mainstream bars and clubs downtown, mostly in the hip Warehouse District that’s between the Texas Capitol building and the Colorado River. The gay scene in Austin is well integrated with the town so people mix and you’ll often spot gay folks hanging out at the music clubs, trendy lounges, coffeehouses, and restaurant bars that everyone else in town likes.
Also, Austin is home to a very popular and scenic gay sunbathing area, Hippie Hollow Park, a county-operated, clothing-optional park that’s about a 30-minute drive northwest of downtown, on the rocky but scenic shore of Lake Travis.
101 Red River St, Austin, TX 78701
The rooms at the hotel are fitted with a seating area, a flat-screen TV with cable channels and a private bathroom with free toiletries and a bath or shower. Fairmont Austin features some units with city views, and rooms are fitted with a coffee machine.
304 E Cesar Chavez St, Austin, TX 78701
Guest rooms at the hotel come with air conditioning, a seating area, a flat-screen TV with satellite channels, a safety deposit box and a private bathroom with a bath or shower, a hairdryer and free toiletries. At Austin Marriott Downtown each room has bed linen and towels
211 E 3rd St, Austin, TX 78701
Hyatt Place Austin Downtown offers air-conditioned accommodation & features a bar called Coffee to Cocktails that serves light appetizers. The property has a swimming pool and a fitness centre. A number of activities are offered in the area, such as cycling and hiking.
111 E Cesar Chavez St, Austin, TX 78701
The LINE Austin features free bikes and outdoor swimming pool in the heart of Austin. Featuring a bar, In-room amenities include complimentary WiFi, floor-to-ceiling windows with lake and city views, and a fully stacked minibar. Other amenities include a private bathroom with complimentary toiletries.
91 Rainey St, Austin, TX 78701
The accommodation is air conditioned There is a seating & dining area with a flat-screen TV, a kitchen fitted with a dishwasher. Every unit features a private bathroom with free toiletries. Free WiFi
Austin, TX 78701
Key apartment features include: king-size bed with memory foam mattress, Queen-size sleeper sofa, Fully equipped kitchen, living room with smart TV, Ultra high-speed Internet. One free parking space
201 Lavaca St, Austin, TX 78701
Each unit at the apart-hotel is fitted with air conditioning, private bathroom and kitchen with dishwasher, a living room. Offering an outdoor swimming pool and fitness centre. Free business-class Wi-Fi
301 Brazos St, Austin, TX 78701
Every unit features a private bathroom & bath or shower, air conditioning, Living room & a dining area in all units. guests can enjoy a fitness & business centre, a shared lounge & garden. Free WiFi, & parking
404 Colorado St, Austin, TX 78701
Austin's ONLY Gay Nightclub!!!
High Energy- High Volume, 3- Level Dance Club, with BASS BOSS Soundsystem and Lightshow! Largest Dance Floor in the ATX!!! Drag Show Every Friday and Saturday
404 E 6th St, Austin, TX 78701
The Jackalope is Austin’s favorite and most famous gay dive bar with incredible food. We serve up burgers consistently voted as one of the best in a city known for great burgers, as well as receiving national recognition for the excellence of both our food and our lively and uniquely “Austin” bar experience. We are located in the heart of Austin’s Historic District, smack in the middle of one of the country’s great entertainment districts
900 Red River St, Austin, TX 78701
This gay vegan bar could be described as a colorful cabin, with a large outdoor music venue behind it.
121 W 8th St, Austin, TX 78701
Bears, Cubs, Otters, Wolfs, Leather, Fetish and all their admirers!
217B W 4th St, Austin, TX 78701
Fun upscale gay lounge bar always busy
211 W 4th St, Austin, TX 78701
Austin’s Oldest Gay Bar Popular with the younger boys,
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