The Wednesday Perreo
You asked for it! We listened
djs zadi and beautidotcom team up for one last summer ki at friends and lovers this wednesday from 8pm - 12am
playing dancehall, soca, perreo, tribal, dembow, cumbia, n more
4 ALL NIGHT LATIN AND AFRO CARIBBEAN MUSIC
ASI K PREPARENSE - PREPARE URSELVES MI GENTE
Wed, 9/16
8pm - 12am
NO COVER
Vinyl Only Open Decks
Vinyl-only Open Decks is back this Thursday, Sept 17th!
Any genre welcomed. All experience levels wanted.
Play jazz, ambient, house, rock, or even just one side of your favorite record.
Whether you want to learn the basics, network with local DJs, or just get a drink.. stop in and say hi!
Sign-ups will be 'first come first served' between 7-9pm and the rest of the night will be a raffle sign up with half-hour sets.
Bring your own headphones.
One drink minimum to sign up
$10 classic cocktail happy hour from 7pm
Hosted by Perlin Noise
AYOOO Comedy Show
This Friday, 9/18, pull up for AYOOO Comedy Show!
Hosted by Darius Dinkins, AYOOO features a lineup of some of NYC's funniest comedians, bringing the wild stories and out-of-pocket material you won't catch at the mainstream clubs.
This week's lineup:
Eva Evans -Netflix
Ryan Roman -Shutcho Ass Up comedy
Amber Singletarry -NowThis, HBO
Ashton Womack -The Daily Show
Join us for a night of incredible comedy, great drinks, and good company!
Toast & Jams
Get ready - Toast & Jams is back this Friday
Good music, good people, and good energy all night long.
Join @donwill and @mekdot, with special guest DJ 9AM, as they take you on a journey through Hip-Hop, R&B, Funk, Soul, Disco, and everything in between.
Expect a dance floor full of familiar faces, deep cuts, and the kind of night that keeps you coming back.
Come catch a vibe with us.
Grab your tickets before they're gone.
FLAVA
GET READY!
FLAVA is back this Sunday, just like the good old days🔥
DJs Delaceiba, Phantom + Celo are bringing flavorful tunes from all over the world purely for your enjoyment.
And your fave Kitchentime Kev is BACK on the grill making sure you have delicious bites to go along with the good vibes.
And for the Sunday football crew, we’ll have the game on too.
Good music. Good food. Good people.
Sunday, Sept 20th
5-10PM
FREE entry
Awkward Sex.....And the City
Awkward Sex is exactly what it sounds like: comedians reliving intimate tales about their sex life and breaking barriers about sex and dating.
Hosted by Natalie Wall, the show pairs sexual inclusion with humor and sheds light on the awkward universal experience we all know and love.
Awkward Sex is about taking taboo subjects and creating a safe space for people to feel seen and heard.
From cocaine infused one night stands to IBS flare ups during cunnilingus, you and your friends will be hanging on to every word and excited to go out and have a sexual misadventure of your own.
“Good sex is always good sex, but it takes a special person to turn bad sex into something amazing. And that’s where our New York comedian and podcaster Natalie Wall comes in.” -Philadelphia Gay News
“The voyeur within will delight.” – Refinery29
Family Biz
Family Biz is the best family party in Brooklyn. A daytime dance party for kids and their grown-ups at Friends & Lovers—real DJs, real music, and a space to move, connect, and let loose together.
We’ve got snacks, pizza, and props to keep the energy up from start to finish.
This one consistently sells out, so we strongly recommend grabbing tickets in advance. Price is per person. Kids under 1 are free.
Pricing is set to be inclusive. If you need support, message us.
QUENCH x Algo Riddim
Close the month out strong Saturday, September 26th, with Uproot Andy, Epic B, (Algo.Riddim) and Run P.(Quench) serving up the latest and greatest club classics across Afrobeat, House, Dancehall, Club, Latin, Hip-Hop and more.
It's all happening at Friends and Lovers on BK's most active dance floor so slide through and keep your hips in motion from 10pm until late!
Back to the Roots: A community performance fundraiser for Palestine
We are back with another community performance fundraiser! Shut It Down for Palestine Brooklyn presents: Back to the Roots--A community performance fundraiser for Palestine. Celebrate the harvest season with a performance competition, live bands, a raffle, and your favorite Pro-Palestine friends. All proceeds with go to the Palestinian Social Fund--supporting land sovereignty through agricultural development.
Doors at 6:30, performance competition at 7, and bands at around 8:30.
Suggested Donation $5-25
21+
To purchase tickets: RSVP and venmo @Elizabeth-VanFlandern
How the Competition Works: Winner will be decided through audience votes (dollars) given throughout the show. If you are interested in performing (dance, drag, variety of all kinds + no professional experience required) please fill out this form.
SHAKE!
Our longest-running all-vinyl dance party, SHAKE!, returns every second Saturday, showing all the love to 70s/80s NYC nightlife. Join residents DJ Prestige and Monk-One , as they combine high-level talent with nostalgia for one of the defining eras of clubbing in the city that never sleeps!!
Preview some audible treats and party anthems here for SHAKE! via their regularly updated playlist.
$10 general admission*
$5 online*
*= No Requests
Discount Philosophy (LIVE COMEDY)
What is the meaning of life? Are we alone in the universe? What's for dinner? Join host, Spencer Simpson, and a variety of talented comedians as they interrogate questions that have plagued humanity for ages. A comedy show where great humor is matched with great inquiry: Discount Philosophy asks you to come for the laughs but stay for the confusion. Or the drinks.
September's lineup features...
- Kristina Feliciano (@brklynbvby)
- Wes JP (@wesleyisonig)
- Yedoye Travis (@yedoye_)
Virgo Vibes: Disco, Soul, Funk, & More
Friday Sept. 11th, get ready for our birthday bash in all its glory because we're celebrating Virgo season at FnL as special guest Laila Amira joins resident DJ Taj in lighting things up with heavy-hitting heat and pristine vibes all night long. Expect Global Rhythms, Soulful House, Disco, New York City classics, and more!
$5 online* (limited supply)
$10 at the door*
*= NO REQUESTS
Pickupline Presents: Cowboy Cupid
Beginner-friendly, queer line dancing party, suitable for all levels! All $$ from tickets goes to vetted families in Gaza.
Pickup Line is a queer, beginner-friendly line dancing fundraiser
Join us at for beginner line dance lessons, all-night open floor with a request sheet, partner dancing, & hanging out at the bar.
From country to club, we’ll play it all. xx
Doors at 7, first lesson at 7:30
feel the News (LIVE COMEDY)
Saturday, September 5th: Feel The News is back!
Feel the News is an anti-capitalist, anti-fascist comedy experience where comedian and writer Marcela Onyango tells you how to feel about the news, cultural moments and other random things that are happening to us. There will be books, inspirational guests, and general chaos that will have you asking: why aren’t we revolting?! Each month will cover a different topic of concern and raise funds for mutual aid.
Featuring:
Darius Dinkins
Kristal Adams
Achille Vann Ricca
John O’Donell
Julianna Dudley
Danielle Deluty
ALL SALES FINAL
CHEZA
Friday, 9/4 The wait is over - CHEZA is back!
Dance to the rhythms of East Africa on at Friends & Lovers, with @akachooch, @umumaroon, @lil2hood bringing heat from across the continent.
Hosted by @weshhh collective
Come ready to move.
10pm - Late
Quickies Singles Event
Are you single and living in NYC? Let Jen Barrett fix that at her speed-dating/singles mixer hybrid! Drink, flirt, laugh and more!
Welcome to the hottest NYC-based singles event! Hotties everywhere are calling this event "better than hinge".
Quickies is a loosely structured speed-dating/singles mixer aimed to help the lonely, silly, and sexy folks of NYC find someone for the rest of their lives (or at least one night).
Every 5 minutes there will be a conversation starter and you will be free to talk to anyone in the room!
Quickies is queer friendly. Feel free to write your preferences on your name-tag so others can know what to expect when chatting with you.
Join us Friday, 9/4 for the singles event of the season!
Love Save Life
Thursday, 9/3/2026 get ready for: Love Save Life
a new vinyl-forward dance party from DJs modrums & Reaganomics: soca, dancehall, konpa, Afro-house and every beat in between: life-saving rhythms.
We'll be kicking off our Labor Day Carnival celebrations Thursday, September 3rd at Friends & Lovers.
Come sweat, whine and let Love Save Life!
USB Only Open Decks
OPEN DECKS ALL NIGHT: THE FRIENDS & LOVERS TRAINING GROUND
Wednesday, September 2nd 7PM–12AM
Come throw down all night long and bring your biggest blends and cherished cuts for our open deck session and happy hour.
Bring your USB, sign up, and take the booth.
15–20 minute sets depending on turnout.
USB only
One drink minimum to sign up
$8 NA slushies / $10 with a floater* from 7pm
Pull up early to lock your slot
Heirloom Supper Club Presents: Dessert Disco
Dessert Disco
Heirloom Supper Club and Posh are working together on the sweetest party in Brooklyn!
We'll be serving food and desserts while Funkin Donut and friends play international disco, funk, and classic house on vinyl.
Tickets include entry + dessert service passed in waves throughout the party; each sweet treat is paired with the music playing at that moment.
An a la carte food menu will also be available in the patio for extra dancing fuel with the bar open all night for drinks.
Mickey Pérez presents BeBop Porú
Mickey Pérez returns to Friends & Lovers with Volume 2 of BeBop Porú with special guest Olatunji Ojore (Underground System)
Mickey Pérez returns to Friends & Lovers with Volume 2 of BeBop Porú, this time featuring special guest percussionist/multi-instrumentalist Olatunji Ojore (Underground System) for a sonic journey into rhythm by way of Africa, The Caribbean, South & North America.
10 PM - Late
$10 general admission before 12AM*
$5 early bird admission (limited supply)*
*=No Requests
ALL SALES FINAL
SAZONAO
SAZONAO is back this Friday with DJ Woof & Spuddy Roots on percussion
It’s all about Reggaeton, Afrobeat, Dembow, Pop, Dancehall, and Cumbia.
It’s time to run up all of the rhythms of the diaspora at FnL from 10pm until late
See you there
Niche Night: Y2K Baby One More Time
This Thursday, Niche Night NYC returns
Y2K Baby: One More Time is taking us back to the late 90s and early 2000s with all the hits you know and love.
Pop, R&B, eurodance, rock throwbacks, and dance floor favorites all night long.
@shadowself.bk custom charms for sale
@citizensuzie selling 90s & 00s alt clothing
@charismabbell reading tarot!
Free candy, dancing, happy hour, & nostalgia
Brooklyn Solidarity Fundraiser
Brooklyn Solidarity presents a live music fundraiser to support families effected by detention centers, ICE raids, and the impossible cost of fighting for their freedom. We're building a night of music, mutual aid, and community power, because none of us are free until all of us are free.
Where your money goes:
Direct emergency relief for families impacted by ICE detention and deportation
Legal fee support for those fighting to stay with their loved ones
Mutual aid for people inside and transitioning out of detention facilities
Food & Clothing Drive
We're collecting donations for Black Trans Liberation Kitchen, which shows up every day feeding and resourcing our most vulnerable neighbors. Bring non-perishable food, warm clothing, coats, and hygiene products to the door.
Come for the music. Show up for the people. Let's fill the room and fund the fight.
Gurls Like Girls Day Party
Brooklyn’s HOTTEST Sapphic Function is BACK with our first-ever gURLS Like gIRLS Day Party and we're celebrating our gurl Laila <3.
Specialty cocktails, Black & POC baddies everywhere, dancefloor and backyard!
DJs DJ A Minor, Syn The Fire | Host Scorpio
C u soon xx
QUENCH: More Bass More Soul More Dance
Sat, Aug 22nd, QUENCH returns with Run P. serving up more bass, more soul, & more dance all night long.
With Run P. and special guest Syd, on the set, championing Black Club Culture from around the globe.
It's all happening at 641 Classon Ave. as Run brings more bass, more soul, and more dance to one of BK’s most trusted dancefloors. Nothing but healthy doses of rhythms familiar and unseen all night long!
Whether it’s House, Club music, Afrobeat, Dancehall, or Techno, there’s always more in store for this moisturized high-energy night from 10 PM to 4 AM.
$10 general admission before12 AM*
$5 early bird admission (limited supply)*
*=No Requests
ALL SALES FINAL
Run P. is an audiophile – DJ, music supervisor, producer, and cultural voice who creates sonic experiences in art, fashion, lifestyle, and nightlife. Through his recurring dance party, QUENCH, which sits at the forefront of NYC’s dance movement, Run champions heavy bass lines tip toeing on and blurring the lines between House, Club, Hip-hop, Electronica, Dancehall, Afrobeat, and more.
As a music supervisor, Run curates the sound for the Comedy Central-cum-HBO show South Side, the music and audio programming at The Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts (MoCADA), and other projects that live on various platforms worldwide. Run P. was born, bred, and currently lives in New York City.
Toast & Jams
This Friday: welcome to the stage TOAST & JAMS
You're not gonna wanna miss this one!
Toast and Jams is what a house party wants to be when it grows up. It's where Hip-Hop, R&B, Funk, Soul, Disco, and Dance intersect and turn into good vibes. It's a family reunion for like-minded people, with @donwill and @mekdot at the helm.
In short, it's a groove.
AYOOO Comedy Show
On August 21st, Come through for our newest comedy showcase: AYOOO Comedy Show
Featuring a rotating lineup of a few of New York’s funniest pro comedians. On this show, comics are bringing us wild stories and out-of-pocket material that you won’t see them do at mainstream clubs.
Brought to you by Simon U.
Featuring:
Asad Benbow
Grace Johnson
Talent Harris
Katrina Davis
Hoodo Hersi
Grab your tickets early and come enjoy an evening of great comedy, drinks, and good company at Friends & Lovers.
Tickets
• $8 Early Bird
• $12 at the Door
Happy Hour at 7pm / Show at 8pm
Fast Times at Friends and Lovers
The 80s were a lot of things: crazy fits, Prince & MJ, synths, New Wave, jamming Pop, early drum machines, post-disco Funk and R&B, plus these new things called Hip Hop and House.
The Groove Continuum collective (DJs Savoir Faire XL, Mwandishi and Sol Survivor) brings you Fast Times at Friends and Lovers—taking it back to the era of exploration and excess grooves.
Open Jams
Attention all musicians and music lovers
This is your chance to join in or simply watch the BK's best do their thing.
This Wednesday, Brooklyn brings the noise at the Friends & Lovers Open Jam hosted by @thunderouscaption + @ianwexx
Whether you’re getting on the mic or cheering from the crowd, everyone’s welcome
10PM • Free entry • One drink minimum to play.
See you there
Salsa Na’Ma
Sunday, August 16th, Salsa Na’Ma returns with an all-vinyl salsa night led by resident DJ Woof.
Sunday, August 16th, Salsa Na’Ma returns with an all-vinyl salsa night led by resident DJ Woof, plus an opening set from AMRA.
Grab a drink and spend the night with us on the dance floor.
Empanadas pop-up + free entry with RSVP (help us get our empanada count right)
Free entry. 21+
Come enjoy our Happy Hour Special!
QUENCH Presents Algo.Riddim: Epic B & Uproot Andy
Sat. August 15th bring all the irie vibes at Algo.Riddim powered by QUENCH in Crown Heights, BK. Come bussa whine and ride for the people with Epic B andUproot Andy two certified NY staples on the Latin and Dancehall scenes. Come through as special guests bring all the smoke alongside Andy and Epic serving up EXTRA large portions of West Indian, Afro-Latin, and African flavors from start to finish.
Pull up Saturday, August 15th, as we welcome everyone to BK's most trusted dancefloor from 10pm to late!
Expect everything from cutting-edge to classic West Indian, Afro-Latin, and African music (Dembow, Afrobeat, Amapiano, Gqom, Dancehall, Reggaeton, Batida, Kuduro, and more).
FNF Soulful Club
Matthew Law (FNF / Fool's Gold Records) is bringing his "FNF Soulful Club" back to Friends and Lovers Friday, August 14th!
Expect a night of House, Club, Garage, Breakbeat and more with a Soulful twist.
Hosted by Elijah Rhea w/ DJ Matthew Law & special guest DJ Cosmo
Get ready, this party's going to be EXTRA special!
BODA Singles Event
New York’s most romantic night is back at Friends & Lovers!
Nothing but new connections, dancing with strangers, new friends and leaving with stories.
This one is always a sell out, so be quick
Pickup Line Presents: Cowboy Cupid
Pickup Line presents: Cowboy Cupid, a line dancing party! All money from tickets will go to vetted families in Gaza.
Pickup Line is a queer, beginner-friendly line dancing fundraiser.
Join us at our cowboy cupid pride party for beginner line dance lessons, all-night open floor with a request sheet, partner dancing, & the chance to ask that special someone for a spin.
From country to club, we’ll play it all. xx
Doors at 7, first lesson at 7:30
SHAKE!: DJ Monk-One x DJ Prestige
Sat, August 8th, our longest running all vinyl dance party, SHAKE! Get ready to show some love to 70s/80s nightlife.
Our longest-running all-vinyl dance party, SHAKE!, returns every second Saturday, showing all the love to 70s/80s NYC nightlife. Join residents DJ Prestige and Monk-One , as they combine high-level talent with nostalgia for one of the defining eras of clubbing in the city that never sleeps!!
Preview some audible treats and party anthems here for SHAKE! via their regularly updated playlist.
Bazaar
True to its name, BAZAAR is a rich marketplace of sounds, importing the finest club music from around the world.
With Dirtyfinger and Pero Whatever on deck, bringing the energy all night long.
It’s a short, magical escape from New York, built to bring nothing but wonder and joy to the dancefloor.
USB OPEN DECKS
OPEN DECKS ALL NIGHT : THE FRIENDS & LOVERS TRAINING GROUND
Thursday,August 6th 7PM–12AM
Come throw down all night long and bring your biggest blends and cherished cuts for our open deck session and happy hour.
Bring your USB, sign up, and take the booth. 15–20 minute sets depending on turnout.
USB only
One drink minimum to sign up
$10 classic cocktail happy hour* from 7pm
Pull up early to lock your slot.
The Wednesday Night get Down
The Wednesday Get Down is back!
The dance floor is calling! DJ Practice and Mofongo Massacre are spinning all vinyl selections of funk, soul, disco, house, cumbia, and more.
8PM–11PM
Free all night
Come catch a vibe, grab a drink, and get down with us!