— Best LGBTQ-Friendly Bar
PLAY Dance Bar
The Basics
Opened: 2013
Neighborhood: Butchertown
Self-description: “Drag shows, world-class dance floor, resident DJ.”
Website: PLAY
Best of Louisville Stats
Total nominations: 5
Total wins: 1 (2016, Best Place to Dance)
From a LouMag x Queer Kentucky Collab
“It’s the place we go to when we want to celebrate life’s events, or mourn with the community like after Pulse nightclub, or be in a place where we don’t have to worry about being ourselves. Don’t feel like an outsider when I’m there.”