Brooklyn Against Empire: Film and Fundraiser
Brooklyn Against Empire presents A Movie Night and fundraiser for Gazan medical students. Join us every first and third Tuesday of the month for a night of community building while enjoying art with your neighbors.
100% of the proceeds go to the tuition of 5 refugees from Gaza who have been permitted to continue their medical education in Malaysia. In order to sit for their annual exams and continue their schooling, the students must pay 30% of their tuition, just $1,530 per student for the year. Help us reach our goal by buying tickets or donating. Tickets are sliding scale with a suggested donation of $10. Please donate here.
Kismet Comedy
🔮💫KISMET COMEDY🔮💫 Tuesday, September 15th 8:30pm @starrbarbk featuring @isaamedinaa@yamakimoto @glorelysmora @zosprankle @hahamckennaand @superkeara! $10 tickets at the door cash or Venmo 🎟️ You’re destined to be there 💫
NYC Salsa Social & Karaoke
This is a weekly community salsa social focused on bringing people together through music, dancing, and fun activities. While dance is a big part of the experience, it is not exclusively a salsa event. We play a mix of salsa, bachata, merengue, cha cha, hustle, reggaeton, dembow, and other popular music so everyone feels welcome, whether they dance or not.
Throughout the night, we also incorporate activities like karaoke, trivia, social games, and other interactive experiences to help people meet, connect, and have a great time.
Arte Por Chocó
Rataprincess is back in Brooklyn and she is hosting an art night/fiesta/fundraiser on September 17 starting at 9PM to collect funds for Fundación PLAN in Chocó, Colombia. We will open with live art and singing, short films, comics, poetry and performances by a stellar cast of artists. To close the night, Rataprincess and legendary Uproot Andy will bring DJ sets rooted in their deep love for Latin American sounds. All proceeds will be donated. Tickets here! Juntxs podemos más
Bass Bazaar
Bass Bazaar is a dance party built by band nerds, for band nerds. This installment of Bass Bazaar features a saxophonist and a singer who will perform alongside 4 DJs, who will be playing ass-shaking-music all night long. The music at Bass Bazaar is meant to reflect the diversity of the glorious city we live in. We will be dancing to music from South Asia, Latin America, and the Arab world, all baked into the rhythms of House, Jersey club, Miami Bass, Baile Funk, UKG, and Trap. And of course the pop and rap hits we grew up on :)
Autumn Soiree: East New York Community Land Trust
Dance the night away at the East New York Community Land Trust’s annual party and fundraiser! The theme is 1990s NYC. Come party and help us raise money for our work!
We’re a member-led organization working to take land out of the private market and bring it under democratic, community and tenant control. In 2024, we worked with a group of longtime tenants to take back their building from a neglectful landlord and we are now converting it to an affordable cooperative. This summer, we bought a commercial building and are transforming it into the East Brooklyn Liberation Center, a movement space for community organizing, the arts, and worker-owned businesses.
ARTMAGEDDON 2026
Starr Bar is proud to be part of ARTMAGEDDON 2026. It is the World’s Biggest Free Art & Music Festival, featuring more than 500 artists & bands & spanning all 50,244 land acres of Brooklyn. Sept 27th is the culmination of this month of creative ecstasy.
Artageddon is offering Starr Bar’s extended artist community discount registration: Click here.
Registering provides you with full access to ARTMAGEDDON on Sunday, September 27, 2026. You will be a full participant in ARTMAGEDDON & we will provide you with a location & an official listing on our map & website!
Live music: We Are Reclaiming Halloween
Alt rock singer/songwriter Belle Shea's last release show of 2026, with support from indie folk artist Sweetbreads. Join us for a journey into outer space.
Siren Songs: A Karaoke Dance Party
You can sing. You can dance. But can you do them both at the same time with a DJ setting the pace? We’ll find out!
HRTuesday!
HRTuesday is a community led fundraising event for trans people, by trans people. We aim to create a safe, welcoming, and SICKENINGLY fun event for our trans siblings with the goal of raising community funds for different trans causes on the last Tuesday of every month. From drag, burlesque, comedians to musicians, we aim to capture glimpses of our beautiful community and platform queer artist during these hard times. 💕
We are grateful to all of you who come out and raise money for a good cause. ⚧️ 💸 Suggested donation is $15+, but you may earn favor from beautiful people for going above and beyond
Queer Konpa
We’re spicing things up with a Haitian Bolero vs Bachata Class. Come learn the differences between the two dances and celebrate the rich culture of Hispaniola. Our bachata section will be taught by guest instructor. Then, stay back for our social featuring more Afro-Latin & Caribbean music. Remember that joy is an act of resistance.
Art vs Life Open Mic
Every 2nd and 4th Monday, @ArtvsLifenyc hosts an unforgettable Open Mic at Starr bar. There is always a featured performer. Bands, Singers, Poets, Dancers are all welcome! Doors at 5pm. Sign ups at 7pm.
We end with Karaoke!
Art Rock with Dr. Dan
Presenting ART ROCK at Starr Bar! Dr. Dan has renounced his evil medical degree and decided to become an artist. Check out our live music show FREE Sunday with four incredible acts! It’ll be spectabulous! Poster by @izzymarsail
NDN Book Club Bash
A night of dancing to celebrate Indigenous Fashion Week, storytelling, and Indigenous artists, this night will highlight local incredible talent, distribute free books to attendees, and uplift local small artists! Dance party and a drink that donates $$$ to Book Club's mission at the bar, DJ'd by a local (in the truest sense of the word); come out for community and fun!!
Perreo vs. Emo
Which side are you on? This Saturday, it’s a battle of the Y2K subcultures: Emos 🤘🏽 vs Reggaetoneros 💽
🎤 🇵🇷 Let’s rewind to the 2000s and bask in nostalgia while raising funds for grassroots organizations in Puerto Rico that are doing work around the impending water crisis and against Proyecto Esencia
💅 Come through in your best fit that fits either theme!
💸 Can’t make it? You can still donate at @adolfinabk on Venmo!
DJ Sunny Dee
Resident DJ Sunny Dee hits the deck again keeping you on the dance floor all night long.
Dance Short Screening: “Running”
We are hosting a release screening of the dance short ‘Running’ by sheaymbaasch. Bring a friend, family, crush, anyone is welcome💕 We’re so excited to show what we have been working on💋
Payandeh: Navigating the Narratives
Join us for this month’s Payandeh community event, “Navigating the Narratives.” This workshop will focus on effective communication and strategies for the Iranian diaspora, where theory meets practice. In-person only. All are welcome!
Pulse Sessions
A free, weekly hip-hop and jazz jam session headed by multi-instrumentalist Elisha Henis and drummer extraordinaire, Cinque Kemp. Pulse Sessions is known for its intimate, improvised performances from various instrumentalists and vocalists playing seamlessly together. Bring your instruments and join this creative community!
All Starrs Movie Night
All-Starrs is a monthly screening series centering around shorts and mid-lengths at Bushwick's finest Starr Bar. Featuring a diverse array of genres, forms, and styles, All-Starrs highlights all types of moving-image art and is open to what a "film" can be. Featuring rising documentarians, household names in the art and comedy worlds, and a couple of this year’s NYFF filmmakers, this is a program to not miss.
Caterina (2019); directed and written by Dan Sallitt
How to Play (2022); directed by @c05m1c57r4n63r
Jaaji Approx. (2015); directed by @skyhopinka
Stalin Boys (2026); directed by @biancagiaeverand @oradekorn
Star Diner (2026); co-written by and starring @maryconnorneely
Yeah Man (2026); directed by @sloannnnnnn6and starring @stephmarcshow
Country Line dancing: Stomping' with the Slide Stops
Every first Sunday of the month! Two step, line dance, country music! These dances just keep getting better and better. The Slide Stops bring all their country-lovin’ energy to this fun monthly social.
Two step lessons begin at 8:30 sharp with Sara Juran
Slumber Party: A comedy show
Phenomenal comedy alert! As a part of this year’s festival, Slumber Party is putting on a jaw-dropping show. 6:30pm 9/6 at Starr Bar for an UNMISSABLE lineup! 😴 🛌🕯️
Music Video DJ Night
DJ Will spins sound and light in a multi-sensory experience. Free and fun!
A Reading for Palestinian Journalists
Join the Freelance Solidarity Project at the National Writers Union for a fundraiser and reading for the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate, featuring readings by Yasmin Majeed, Alex Neason, Gaby Del Valle, Niv Sekar, Sarah Thankam Mathews, Kaitlyn Greenidge. $10-20 sliding scale.
BITE ME! Drag Show
‘The raw real rager for bitches who bite.’ Our style is a mix of punk rock and classic drag with a neon twist. We hope to bring a diverse crowd of queer folks who love to party, dance, and vibe all night.
Poets (And Djs) for Palestine
On this special night, Poets for Palestine will be showcasing poets, artists and DJs to raise funds for families in Gaza. The night will open with a DJ set playing while guests drink, snack, and mingle around the bar. Throughout the night there will be featured poets reading, an open mic for attendees to join, a live music and drum set, and another DJ set to close the night. Tickets will be at a sliding scale, and all proceeds will go towards directly supporting Families in Gaza.
The Worst DJs
Come ready to dance to anything and everything
9:30 PM: hi-viz
10 PM: DJ GAF
10:30 PM: DJ i'm proud of you
11 PM: DJ Beanin'
11:30 PM: overthis
12 AM: DJ Beanin's 2016 Bangerz
1 AM to close: Worst DJs and Friends b2bs
DJ Celso Clerch
Celso Clerch brings the magic to the dance floor with a seamless blend of Funky House, Hip Hop, Reggaeton and Pop. It’s free all night so bring it!
AZAADI BEATS: A DANCE PARTY FOR A BETTER FUTURE
Come dance for a cause at Azaadi Beats, a night of live music, DJs, dancing, culture, and community. The evening will begin with a live acoustic performance before shifting into an energetic DJ set to keep everyone dancing.
Together, we’ll celebrate the resilience and collective power of working-class South Asian and Indo-Caribbean communities while raising funds for DRUM (Desis Rising Up & Moving) and its continued fight for immigrant and worker justice across NYC.
Bring your friends, connect with the movement, and dance with us as we build a better future together.
Perreo Party
Join us for a night of reggaeton and perreo to raise funds for a good cause. For over 10 years G-REBELS have worked to build community throughout Brooklyn and create a mutual aid network. Currently, we have the People's Power Network, a bi-weekly series at the Brooklyn Public Library of political education and mutual aid.
Now is the time for us to celebrate and raise funds to keep our programs going! We will have an auction and organizations tabling, with music provided by the fantastic DJ Franny P!
DJ Rell
One of our most loved resident DJs, Rell keeps everyone on the floor all night with Dancehall, Hip Hop and R&B. Always free!
DJ O-Papi: Afrobeats Night
Experience an electrifying night where Afrobeats and Amapiano collide, bringing together the best sounds from Africa and beyond. Join DJ O-Papi for nonstop energy, great music, and good vibes until late. Whether you're coming to dance, connect, or celebrate, this is the place to be on a Saturday night.
Demilitarize Brooklyn Navy Yard: Teach-in & Discussion
The Brooklyn Navy Yard is public land that claims to be for the community, but it houses Crye Precision, a company that manufactures uniforms and tactical gear for ICE, the IOF, and the u.s. military. This past February, DBNY successfully forced the Brooklyn Navy Yard to not renew the lease of the drone company Easy Aerial, a material victory for the anti-imperialist and anti-ICE movements. Join Demilitarize Brooklyn Navy Yard and Brooklyn Against Empire for a teach-in to learn about the ICE and IOF suppliers in our backyard, and why it is the duty of all New Yorkers to join the fight to shut down Crye Precision and disrupt the supply chain of genocide and imperialism in our backyard.
Maqet Art Collective: Time before, Time after
A showcase of experimental, funny, and heartbreaking video and performance artwork by young artists in New York. Thinking about and facing change together. Maqet Art Collective creates spaces for new artists to present their work without institutional or financial barriers to entry.
Mi Lucha es Tu Lucha
Vibes curated by Fatin and XoloHuizo, and funds raised will support the Delaney Hall Organizers, and the continuation of the NYC-DSA Immigrant Justice Working Group’s work. Together, we have passed Dignity Not Detention, trained thousands of New Yorkers to keep each other safe from ICE, and stood together with our communities when they need it most. Donate, RSVP and get tickets: https://bit.ly/TuLucha (please note that this is case sensitive, so please capitalize the T and L!)
Tehran Ties: A Mutual Aid Art and Variety Show
Tehran Ties is a mutual aid social hosted by Hamdelan Collective supporting vulnerable families and individuals in Tehran impacted by the U.S.-Zionist war on Iran. Join us for an evening of art, music, community, and solidarity featuring an art sale, a live Persian rug auction, and music throughout the night. Suggested donation is $10. Donations can be made at the door or in advance via CashApp ($Amirmog). All proceeds support direct mutual aid delivered through trusted community networks.
NY Favela Dance Party
Organized by NY Favela Records, this event features live music and multiple DJs from Brazil and NY. NY Favela Records, in independent music label that focuses on the blend of New York and Brazilian music. $10
Coconut Wata: Celebrating Queer Joy
Join us for Coconut Wata, a vibrant celebration of Caribbean music, queer joy, and community. This special Pride fundraiser brings together great music, good vibes, and beautiful people for a night of dancing and connection, all in support of an emerging filmmaker’s educational journey. Come with your crew, celebrate community, and help turn dreams into reality while enjoying an unforgettable summer night in Brooklyn.
Drag Bingo: I feel for you
Join the team behind developing series 'I Feel For You' for a night of drinks, drag, and debauchery, hosted & DJ'd by Brooklyn's own Boyish Charm. Games, prizes, raffles, merch, & more! Tickets available via Partiful – includes your first set of Bingo boards, with additional boards available for purchase each round.
All proceeds will go towards production budget for 'I Feel For You's pilot episode, filming this fall! Stay tuned @ifeelforyouseriesfor updates on the show and opportunities to get involved!
Mutual Aid Speed Dating
Mutual Aid Speed Dating is a spin on speed dating, but instead of getting to know romantic interests participants go on speed “dates” with mutual aid organizations from New York City. At the end of the event we hope people find a match to volunteer with and connect deeper with others in their community. The event will have 3 rounds of “dating” with breaks in between each of them for people to re-up their drinks and mingle.