Big Gay Bar Crawl 2025

Join us for the 25th annual Big Gay Bar Crawl on Tuesday, June 17th, from 5 pm until 2 am in beautiful downtown Iowa City.

The festivities start at Shakespeare's on 1st Ave with dinner from 5 until 8. Then we head downtown for a night of fun with old and new friends. We start at Studio 13 from 8 until 9, then spend time at the venues that support Pride all year: Scout's Honor from 9 until 10, Joe's Place from 10 until 11, Micky's from 11 until midnight, Deadwood from midnight until 1 am, and we round out the night at Gabe's from 1 am until bar close.

• The event is all ages at Shakespeare's but 21+ downtown except as noted (Studio 13 & Gabe's are 19+, but other venues are 21+ only).

• You do not have to drink to participate! There's karaoke, pool, darts, & more, and…