NYC’s Only All-Ages RuPaul’s Drag Race Watch Party in Coney Island

Southern Brooklyn’s only weekly drag show and New York City’s only all-ages RuPaul’s Drag Race watch party returns to Coney Island for its third season — now at a new home.

Produced by Tawk Productions and hosted by Brooklyn drag artist Maxxxim (with weekly guest co-hosts), this free weekly event has become a beloved neighborhood tradition and an important community gathering during Coney Island’s off-season. What began as a simple watch party has grown into a vibrant, intergenerational space centered on queer joy, performance, and connection.

Every Friday night schedule:

• 8:00–9:30 PM — RuPaul’s Drag Race watch party
• 9:30–10:00 PM — Live drag & burlesque performances
• 10:00 PM onward — DJ dance party

This is an all-ages event.
Kids are welcome. Well-behaved pets are welcome.

Families, longtime locals, immigrants, queer youth and elders, and first-time visitors all gather under one roof to watch, celebrate, and connect. The series also books and pays local performers, creating a consistent platform for Brooklyn-based artists throughout the winter months.

Taking place in the heart of Coney Island, near Brighton Beach, the event provides rare LGBTQ+ visibility and community-building in a working-class part of Brooklyn where queer spaces are limited. For many attendees — including immigrants, asylum seekers, and refugees from post-Soviet countries — this is their first experience of open, public queer community.

Enjoy the food and drinks and don't forget to tip your performers! And stay for the dance afterparty!

Free. Weekly. All are welcome.
Come when you can. Stay as long as you like.

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