Mary's
Gay bar · Atlanta
1287 Glenwood Ave SE Suite A, Atlanta, GA 30316
Highlights
Karaoke, drag shows, DJs, and a mixed-orientation crowd
Karaoke, drag shows, DJs, and a mixed-orientation crowd
"Every Wednesday, starting at 9 p.m., Mary’s in East Atlanta Village transforms its dance floor into a Mary-oke bar. With 15,000 songs available, you can sing everything from Dolly Parton songs to Prince tunes here. The gay bar also hosts drag shows and live DJ sets throughout the week. Open late." - Eater Staff
"Mary’s oozes East Atlanta Village dive bar realness with its 1980s-style, pink glitter bar, intimate dance floor, and tattooed bartenders. Mary’s clientele has become decidedly more mixed-orientation in the past few years. However, one look at the posters lining the walls advertising past and future events (Queer Bait, Heat Stroke, Halloweenie, Bitch, Please!) will remind people this bar is not straight. During the week, visitors can enjoy drag and cabaret performances as well as great DJs. There’s Maryoake on Wednesday evenings, too." - Robbie Medwed
"Yes, we know some of us won't step foot outside Midtown's rainbowed streets, but this spot in the heart of the edgier East Atlanta Village is worth mixing in. On an average night, Mary's typically has fairly equal representation from every letter of the LGBTQ+ alphabet. Mary's is always a good time with regular events like drag shows, karaoke nights, and RuPaul’s Drag Race watch parties. We dig the ethereal glow cast onto the narrow galley-style bar by lanterns, colored string lights, and light machines that spit out changing patterns onto the floor. When the DJs get going, it feels almost psychedelic here. " - juli horsford
"A vibrant East Atlanta Village spot that hosts regular drag shows and DJ nights; during Pride it stages themed events such as the Queer Bait Kink Pride Party (Oct. 13), often with a cover charge and schedule updates posted to Instagram." - Beth McKibben
"In EAV, I noticed Mary’s already sports a glittery pink bar and leans fully into over-the-top costume parties and karaoke; for the Barbie premiere they’re hosting a dance-party tribute to the pretty boys of pop on Friday, July 21 (party starts at 10 p.m., $5 cover), and costumes, hot pink, and glitter are strongly encouraged." - Beth McKibben
