1. Arch & Column Pub (16 reviews) $$Closed until Wednesday “After being closed too long for repairs, love this little gay bar in CoMo!!” more Gay Bars. The membership saves you money. Are you paying for your friends at the door to get in at the local drag show? The membership saves you money and makes you look cool.
After the SoCo Club closed downtown, Yin Yang Night Club and Arch & Column Pub filled the gap in Columbia for the gay community to openly share ideas and personalities. If you visit the Arch and Column Pub, Columbia's sole LGBTQ bar, affectionately known as Arches, on the Business Loop in the early evening hours on a Wednesday, and maybe even Friday or Saturday, you are sure to see a group of guys sitting around, chatting about their week and sometimes reminiscing. These men have lived in Columbia for at least the last 30 to 40 years and have had a chance to observe the changing moods in Columbia's culture and its acceptance of the LGBTQ community. The group of regulars are somewhat the vestiges of what was known as the Rainbow Rotary.
Central Missouri’s locally owned, owner-operated, LGBT-focused, community-oriented pub where everyone is welcome. Karaoke, drag shows, parties, and more. Best gay bar in all of Columbia. Are you in The Loop? Subscribe to our newsletter to stay up-to-date on everything The Loop is doing for Columbia. Forget Valentine's Day; Galentine's Day is the celebration of love, friendship and community. Do you know where you and your gal pals will hit the town? This year's festival will showcase installations by local artists Bethanie Irons and Jessica Lane, as well as fields of yarn flowers for children.
Columbia gay bars and nightclubs add an exciting and entertaining cultural vibe to the surrounding areas and are definitely worth visiting! Use this guide to find which gay bars you and your friends should check out in and around Columbia. SoCo Club will be packing up at its south side location and moving to downtown Columbia this September. The club will continue its popular Thursday night tradition 'Divas by Design' in the new venue, which offers new features, events and scheduling options. Please enable it in your browser settings.