Lavender Atlas

Gay Guide

Listing and event details can change quickly. Please verify with the venue directly before visiting. Lavender Atlas is not responsible for third-party accuracy.

Annual LGBTQ+ pride celebration in Belgium's second city, featuring a parade, street festival, and parties across Antwerp each summer.

Hours Daily 11:00 – 02:00/03:00

LGBT-friendly cafe-bar in the historical center of Antwerp. With terraces on the car-free street in front of the café and on the Lijnwaadmarkt square at the back.

Address Melkmarkt 18 , Antwerp 2000
Hours Tuesday 16:00 – 24:00; Wednesday, Thursday 16:00 – 01:00; Friday, Saturday 16:00 – 03:00; Sunday 12:00/14:00 – 01:00

Big cafe-bar in the Het Roze Huis (The Pink House), Antwerp's LGBTQ community house in the Zurenborg quarter.

Address Draakplaats 1, 2018 Antwerpen, Belgium
Hours Friday, Saturday 23:00 – 08:00+; Sunday 21:00 – 06:00+

Gay bar with live DJs and small dancefloor. Upstairs with cruising labyrinth. Friday and Saturday night busiest after 03:00. Admission: 10-15 €, incl. 1 drink

Address Geulincxstraat 28 / Van de Wervestraat , Antwerp 2060

Twilight

Hours Wednesday, Thursday 14:00 – 24:00; Friday 14:00 – 02:00; Saturday 10:00 – 02:00; Sunday 10:00 – 24:00

Gay bar in the center of Antwerp, in good weather with big terrace on Theaterplein.

Address Nieuwstad 4 (Theaterplein) , Antwerp 2000
Hours Saturday 23:00 – 05:00/07:00

Big LGBT-friendly club in the center of Antwerp.

Address Lange Schipperskapelstraat 11-13 , Antwerp 2000
Hours Daily 12:00 – 24:00; Friday, Saturday till 01:00

Gay sauna in the south of Antwerp (Antwerpen-Berchem). Admission: ≈ 13-20 €

Address De Lescluzestraat 63 , Antwerp 2600
Hours Wednesday 19:00 – 01:00+; Thursday 19:00 – 02:00+; Friday, Saturday 19:00 – 04:00+; Sunday 19:00 – 02:00+

Bar and meeting place for the LGTBQ community (and friends) since 1993. Friday and Saturday night with DJs.

Address Falconrui 59 , Antwerp 2000
Hours Thursday-Saturday 11:00 – 20:00; Sunday 14:00 – 17:00

Small shop for leather and rubber gear, SM toys and more.

Address Nosestraat 6 , Antwerp 2000
Hours Monday 11:00 – 19:00; Thursday-Saturday 11:00 – 19:00; Sunday 13:00 – 18:00; 19-29 April 2026 closed

Retail store of the famous leather and rubber shop from Amsterdam.

Address Falconplein 14 , Antwerp 2000

Antwerp Queer Arts Festival

Annual multidisciplinary LGBTQ+ arts festival held in Antwerp each August, spanning music, film, dance, theatre, and literature. One of Belgium's most prominent queer cultural events, with editions expanding to Bruges and Leuven.

Antwerp's well-known leather and cruising bar at Van Aerdtstraat 22 in the Northern Quarter. Dark rooms, a friendly leather crowd, and a casual bar area — one of Belgium's most established kink venues.

Address Van Aerdtstraat 22, 2060 Antwerpen, Belgium

Red & Blue Antwerp

Antwerp's premier gay nightclub, running for over two decades. Large multi-room venue with themed weekly nights, circuit parties, go-go dancers, and one of Belgium's most energetic LGBTQ+ dance floors.

Café de Love

Antwerp

Long-running lesbian dance party night held every second Sunday of the month in Antwerp, running since 2004. A recurring event rather than a fixed venue, currently held at Cargo Club / Red & Blue.

Darklands Festival

Annual international fetish and leather festival held in Antwerp each April, one of Europe's largest leather community events. Features parties, a market, workshops, and a weekend-long programme drawing thousands from across Europe.

Map