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Each week, the Pittsburgh City Paper compiles a list of Pittsburgh dance parties for you and your crew to bust loose to the best bangers, EDM, pop hits, and more. (All events are 21 and over unless otherwise stated.)
Fri., July 12
Crawl After Dark: Footwork at Peirce Studio. 9 p.m. 805 Liberty Ave., Downtown. $25. trustarts.org – Finish the Downtown Summer Gallery Crawl in style when the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Presents the Footwork after party at Peirce Studio. Dance to music by DJs Pandemic Pete and SMI while enjoying drinks by Spirit and snacks by Big Burrito.
Bathhouse Betty at Club Pittsburgh. 11:59 p.m.-7 a.m. 1139 Penn Ave., Strip District. $11. clubpittsburgh.com – The MESH queer dance party will play a selection of weird, fun music all through the night for the return of Bathhouse Betty at Club Pittsburgh. Keep moving well into the morning with music by DJ Voices from Brooklyn and resident DJ Sis Girl. The festivities also include drag performances by Kandy Muse and Pinwheel Pinwheel of New York City and Lucy Stoole of Chicago, who will perform with locals Bambi and Jezebel Bebbington D’Opulence.
Sat., July 13
Family Friendly Dance Party with Paul Seif and Jonathan Chamberlain at Spirit. 11 a.m.-3 p.m. 242 51st St., Lawrenceville. Free. Registration required. All ages. spiritpgh.com – DJs Paul Seif and Jonathan Chamberlain of Delicious Pastries will break out the bops for both kids and their caregivers during the Family Friendly Dance Party at Spirit. Presented by the Sanctuary Faith Community and The Vinyl Dept., the early afternoon event gives the whole family a chance to move and groove, all while enjoying Spirit’s popular pizza brunch and new a la carte menu.
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Thu., July 11
Radiate: 18+ Dance Party at Up There. 9 p.m.-12 a.m. 931 Liberty Ave., Downtown. $5. Ages 18 and up. facebook.com/931upthere
Funk Nite at Belvederes Ultra-Dive. 9:30 p.m. 4016 Butler St., Lawrenceville. $3. belvederesultradive.com
Function at Scenario. 10 p.m. 1005 East Carson St., South Side. Free. scenariopgh.com
Fri., July 12
Re:vision at Cattivo. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. 146 44th St., Lawrenceville. cattivopgh.com
House Plants at Spirit. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. 242 51st St., Lawrenceville. Free. spiritpgh.com
Cry-Day at Belvederes Ultra-Dive. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. 4016 Butler St., Lawrenceville. $5. belvederesultradive.com
DJ Alex Rivera at Scenario. 9 p.m. 1005 East Carson St., South Side. Free. scenariopgh.com
Friday Nights with DJ Midas at The Goldmark. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Doors 6 p.m. 4517 Butler St., Lawrenceville. Free. thegoldmark.com
Sat., July 13
Saturday Nights with DJ Nugget at The Goldmark. Doors 6 p.m. 4517 Butler St., Lawrenceville. $5 after 10 p.m. thegoldmark.com
80s Nite at Belvederes Ultra-Dive. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. 4016 Butler St., Lawrenceville. $5/$7 after 11 p.m. belvederesultradive.com
Jellyfish Courtyard Disco at P Town. 9 p.m-2 a.m. 4740 Baum Blvd., Oakland. $5. ptownbar.com
Make Sure You Have Fun: Hourglass, TJ Groover, OneWavyBabe, and RB at Spirit. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. 242 51st St., Lawrenceville. $5 RSVP and before 11 p.m./$8 without RSVP. spiritpgh.com
Just Dance: Gaga All Night at Cattivo. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. 146 44th St., Lawrenceville. Free/$3 after 10 p.m. cattivopgh.com
DJ Nugget, Rambo, and Hypnotik at Scenario. 9 p.m. 1005 East Carson St., South Side. Free. scenariopgh.com
Junction Dance Party: July Edition at Brillobox. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. 4104 Penn Ave., Bloomfield. brilloboxpgh.com
Honcho x MESH: DJ Voices at Club Pittsburgh. 11:59 p.m.-7 a.m. 1139 Penn Ave., Strip District. $10. clubpittsburgh.com
Mon., July 15
In the Weeds: Industry DJ Night at Ace Hotel. 9 p.m.-12 a.m. 120 South Whitfield St., East Liberty. Free. acehotel.com/Pittsburgh
Tue., July 16
Request Nite with DJ Joanie B at Howlers. 8 p.m.-12:30 a.m. 4509 Liberty Ave., Bloomfield. Free. howlerspittsburgh.com
Wed., July 17
Boot Scootin’ at Belvederes Ultra-Dive. 6:30-9 p.m. 4016 Butler St., Lawrenceville. Free. belvederesultradive.com
Do you have a dance party you want to promote? Email awaltz@pghcitypaper.com.
This article appears in Jul 3-9, 2019.
