Event Dates
From: Thursday, February 15, 2024
To: Monday, February 19, 2024
Medusa Atlanta features several different parties, kicking off at The Hetetic and then heading to Xion for Afterhour events
Each February, Medusa celebrates President’s Weekend with an epic weekend of Circuit Parties and more.
- Book your stay close to Piedmont park, home to the city’s bustling gay scene. The Canopy By Hilton Atlanta Midtown is one of our readers top choices in Atlanta, featuring large rooms with a modern, stylish finish.
The Party
- Medusa Atlanta features several different parties, kicking off at The Heretic and then heading to Xion for After Hour events.
- Don’t miss The Medusa Tea Dance at the Piedmont Room, a dramatic space with 30 foot ceilings and 12 foot windows offering exceptional views of the Midtown skyline.
- Medusa brings some of the world’s top DJs for a three epic days and nights.
- Main events run from 10 pm to 3 am.
- After hours run from 3 am to 7 am.
- Tea dance on Sunday runs from 4 pm to 9 pm.
- Awaiting schedule for the 2024 edition.
The Venues
- Heretic is one of Atlanta’s old-school landmark amongst gay bars and is still one of the most beloved places to party in Midtown. The bartenders are friendly and the crowds are attractive. The DJs and shows are top-notch. Heretic is on 2069 Cheshire Bridge Rd NE. Book your stay close to Piedmont park.
- Future is the brainchild of Keith Young and Hoosh Mishu, the owners of the after hour event series Xion and is on 180 Lower Alabama St. It is a purpose built cub and part of the city’s Underground district which has undergone significant redevelopment over the past few years.
- The center of gay life in Atlanta is Midtown. You will find the heart of gay Atlanta at the intersection of Piedmont Avenue and 10th Street. There is no lack of bars and restaurants here. Some standouts include Joe’s on Juniper, and Blake’s on the Park.
Gay Atlanta
- Midtown is known as Atlanta’s “Heart of the Arts” and is the core of LGBTQ+ life in the city. The intersection of 10th Street and Piedmont Avenue is considered the starting point for many LGBTQ visitors to the city.
Recommended Hotels
The following hotels are currently trending in Atlanta. All are close to the city’s top attractions and a short ride away from the gay bars and clubs:
Glenn Hotel, Renaissance Hotel, Stonehurst Place, The Ritz-Carlton.
Where to stay close to all the gay bars
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The Courtyard Midtown has a great location,
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The Atlanta gay population lives, works and plays all over the city and even into the suburbs. Midtown has several of the city’s most popular gay bars like Blake’s, Burkhart’s Pub, Bulldogs and Swinging Richards. The Atlanta LBGT populace is also partially responsible for the resurgence of Grant Park in the 1980s. The historic neighborhood was falling into ruins when members of the community started scooping up properties, renovating and restoring them to their original glory. This fever pitch trickled over into the neighborhoods of East Atlanta, Ormewood Park and the Old Fourth Ward. These are all eclectic, funky and tolerant neighborhoods, like most of Atlanta.
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