About
Sizable gay bar offering a lodgelike indoor space, outdoor music, drinks, drag shows & more.
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What People Say
“Cheer Up Charlie's is a vibrant gay bar known for its lively atmosphere and entertaining drag shows, receiving high praise for its unique themes and friendly service. While many patrons enjoy the quick drink service and welcoming vibe, there have been recent complaints about overcharging and billing issues, which have disappointed some customers. Overall, it remains a popular spot for fun and socializing in downtown Austin.”
Location
Hours
Open Now
Monday: 6:00 PM – 1:00 AM
Tuesday: 5:00 PM – 2:00 AMToday
Wednesday: 5:00 PM – 2:00 AM
Thursday: 5:00 PM – 2:00 AM
Friday: 4:00 PM – 2:00 AM
Saturday: 4:00 PM – 2:00 AM
Sunday: 4:30 – 11:00 PM
Events at Cheer Up Charlie's
3 upcoming · 132 in the past 90 days
Upcoming events
Past events (last 90 days)
April 2026
Apr
22
OIT Austin Monthly Mixer
06:30 PMCheer Up Charlie's
Community
Apr
24
Lena Luca album release show
08:00 PMCheer Up Charlie's
Party
Apr
24
Perreo Viral
09:00 PM
Party
Apr
24
Horsetail, Jake From Texas, & Jack Owens of Font
09:00 PMCheer Up Charlie's
Event
Apr
25
Girls in the Nose Originals
04:00 PMCheer Up Charlie's
Party
Apr
25
Requiem Issue No. 26 Release Party
10:00 PMCheer Up Charlie's
Party
Apr
25
RE
Release Party
10:00 PMCheer Up Charlie's
Party
Apr
26
ATX Queer Book Fair
05:00 PMCheer Up Charlie's
Community
Apr
26
Soft Focus: Queer Origins and Underground Survival
05:30 PMCheer Up Charlie's
Community
Apr
27
Euphoria Watch Party
08:00 PMCheer Up Charlie's
Party
Apr
30
PERREO VIRAL residency
09:00 PMCheer Up Charlie's
Party
May 2026
May
1
Middle of Nowhere Album Listening Party
09:00 PMCheer Up Charlie's
Party
May
1
Nite School
09:00 PMCheer Up Charlie's
Party
May
1
Lucy Lonestar's One-Woman Show
10:00 PMCheer Up Charlie's
Drag
May
2
Queer Country Night
07:00 PMCheer Up Charlie's
Party
May
2
Late Wife, Quinn Decker & Daybed
08:00 PMCheer Up Charlie's
Event
May
2
Rhinestoned: A Kacey Musgraves Disco Country & Yee Dee 'Em Dance Party
09:00 PMCheer Up Charlie's
Party
May
2
Queer Two-Step Lessons
09:00 PMCheer Up Charlie's
Community
May
2
bolowlife vending on the back patio
09:00 PMback patio
Party
May
4
Euphoria Watch Party
08:00 PMCheer Up Charlie's
Party
May
6
Kiki Karaoke
09:00 PMCUC
Event
May
7
DEVOTION
08:00 PMCheer Up Charlie's
Party
May
7
DJ set by devotiontxgothic producer, temptrix_
08:00 PMCheer Up Charlie's
Party
May
7
MAY MYSTIQUE
09:00 PMCheer Up Charlie's
Party
May
8
Blush Fantasy, TV Wonder & Indoor Creature
08:00 PMCheer Up Charlie's
Party
May
8
Preciosa Night
09:00 PMCheer Up Charlie's
Party
May
9
LOVE BALM - A queer speed dating fundraiser for QueerBomb
06:00 PMCheer Up Charlie's
Dating
May
9
Two-Step Lessons
07:00 PMCheer Up Charlie's
Party
May
9
The Texases Live
07:00 PMCheer Up Charlie's
Party
May
9
Devotion
08:00 PMCheer Up Charlie's
Party
May
11
Euphoria Watch Party
08:00 PMCheer Up Charlie's
Party
May
12
los_sundays tequila on special
05:00 PMCheer Up Charlie's
Party
May
13
Kiki Karaoke
09:00 PMCUC
Event
May
13
K-AIRA-OKE with AIRA JULIET
09:00 PMCheer Up Charlie's
Party
May
14
open decks w/ vvspins & blacxlancer
08:00 PMCheer Up Charlie's
Party
May
16
DRIP Music Video Choreography Class
02:00 PMCheer Up Charlie's
Community
May
16
BIEBER
10:00 PMCheer Up Charlie's
Party
May
16
JU
Justin Bieber Live at Cheer Up Charlies
10:00 PMCheer Up Charlie's
Party
May
17
AA
AAPI in Nightlife & Hospitality Roundtable
12:00 PMSpare Birdie
Party
May
18
Euphoria Watch Party
08:00 PMCheer Up Charlie's
Party
May
19
The Little Gay Shop's Queer Trivia: Shrek 25th Anniversary
07:30 PMCheer Up Charlie's
Community
May
20
Kiki Karaoke
09:00 PMCUC
Event
May
21
HOT HOT HOT SHOW
09:00 PMCheer Up Charlie's
Party
May
22
Queer Live Music Night
09:00 PMCheer Up Charlie's
Party
May
23
Butch Femme TX Lesbian Mixer & Drag Show
09:00 PMCheer Up Charlie's
Drag
May
23
BOUND: A Night of Leather, Lace, Lesbianism and Drag
10:00 PMCheer Up Charlie's
Drag
May
25
Euphoria Watch Party
08:00 PMCheer Up Charlie's
Party
May
27
Kiki Karaoke
09:00 PMCUC
Event
May
30
Kuntwerk
08:00 PMCheer Up Charlie's
Party
May
30
Y2Gay! Y2K Night
10:00 PMCheer Up Charlie's
Party
May
31
Wet T-Slur Contest
04:00 PMCheer Up Charlie's
Adult
June 2026
Jun
1
Euphoria Watch Party
08:00 PMCheer Up Charlie's
Party
Jun
2
The Opera residency
08:00 PMCheer Up Charlie's
Event
Jun
2
TU
Tuesday in June at The Opera
08:00 PMTX Capitol
Party
Jun
3
Kiki Karaoke
09:00 PMCUC
Event
Jun
4
Devotion Vol. II + Séance
08:00 PMCheer Up Charlie's
Party
Jun
5
MASC.MP3
09:00 PMCheer Up Charlie's
Party
Jun
6
Girlfriend Exxxperience
10:00 PMCheer Up Charlie's
Party
Jun
8
Euphoria Watch Party
08:00 PMCheer Up Charlie's
Party
Jun
9
The Opera residency
08:00 PMoutside stage
Event
Jun
10
Kiki Karaoke
09:00 PMCUC
Event
Jun
11
Softcore Scorpio w/ DJ Geli & Lidia Beatz
06:00 PM
Party
Jun
12
PR
Pre-Juneth Poetry Contest
Time TBD
Event
Jun
12
LOVER BOYS : A BOYS LOVE TRIBUTE SHOW
09:00 PMCheer Up Charlie's
Party
Jun
12
CH
Cheer Up Charlie's Pride Party
09:00 PMTX Capitol
Party
Jun
13
Queer Karaoke Night
08:00 PMCheer Up Charlie's
Party
Jun
13
BASSWERK
09:00 PMCheer Up Charlie's
Party
Jun
14
The Vampire Lestat Watch Party & Drag Show
09:00 PMCheer Up Charlie's
Drag
Jun
15
Euphoria Watch Party
08:00 PMCheer Up Charlie's
Party
Jun
16
OIT Austin Monthly Mixer
07:00 PMCheer Up Charlie's
Community
Jun
16
MO
Monthly Mixer
07:00 PMCheer Up Charlie's
Community
Jun
16
The Opera residency
08:00 PMCheer Up Charlie's
Event
Jun
16
TH
The Opera Residency with Holy Wire
08:00 PMCheer Up Charlie's
Party
Jun
16
CH
Cherry Pop Social
09:00 PMTX Capitol
Party
Jun
18
Devotion Vol. 3
08:00 PMCheer Up Charlie's
Party
Jun
18
POETIC JUSTICE POETRY CONTEST
09:30 PMCheer Up Charlie's
Community
Jun
19
Cherry Pop Social
09:00 PMCheer Up Charlie's
Party
Jun
19
Best Bartender Celebration
09:00 PMCheer Up Charlie's
Party
Jun
19
Casual Conversational House Party
09:00 PMHotel Vegas Patio
Party
Jun
20
GLOSS
09:00 PMCheer Up Charlie's
Party
Jun
21
EPISODE 3 - TORONTO: THE VAMPIRE LESTAT WATCH PARTY + DRAG SHOW
09:00 PMCheer Up Charlie's
Drag
Jun
22
Euphoria Watch Party
08:00 PMCheer Up Charlie's
Party
Jun
23
THE OPERA residency
08:00 PMCheer Up Charlie's
Event
Jun
24
WORLD CUP CHUPS
12:00 AMCheer Ups garden
Event
Jun
24
CH
Cheer Up Charlies Open Decks featuring VV + BlackLancer
08:00 PMCheer Up Charlie's
Party
Jun
25
WORLD CUP CHUPS
12:00 AMCheer Ups garden
Event
Jun
25
HO
Hordlo Cup Watch Parties
Time TBDCheer Up Charlie's
Party
Jun
25
World Cup Viewing Party: Scotland vs Brazil
05:00 PMCheer Up Charlie's
Party
Jun
25
World Cup Viewing Party: Czechia vs Mexico
08:00 PMCheer Up Charlie's
Party
Jun
26
WORLD CUP CHUPS
12:00 AMCheer Ups garden
Event
Jun
26
Strokin' It: The Strokes Album Release Party and Tribute Show
09:00 PMCheer Up Charlie's
Drag
Jun
27
WORLD CUP CHUPS
12:00 AMCheer Ups garden
Event
Jun
27
Spill.it.mic Pride Edition
04:00 PMHeritage Square Park
Community
Jun
28
WORLD CUP CHUPS
12:00 AMCheer Ups garden
Event
Jun
28
The Vampire Lestat Watch Party & Drag Show
09:00 PMCheer Up Charlie's
Drag
Jun
29
WORLD CUP CHUPS
12:00 AMCheer Ups garden
Event
Jun
30
The Opera Residency
08:00 PMCheer Up Charlie's
Event
July 2026
Jul
3
Happy Hour
04:00 PMCheer Up Charlie's
Party
Jul
3
Heavy Velvet, Dednamez, Summer Affective Disorder, and Mysterio at Cheer Up Charlie's
08:00 PMCheer Up Charlie's
Event
Jul
4
Where's The Beach?! A Jersey Shore 4th of July Party
07:00 PMElysium
Drag
Jul
5
World Cup Game: Mexico vs. England Viewing Party
06:00 PMCheer Up Charlie's
Party
Jul
5
The Vampire Lestat Watch Party + Drag Show
09:00 PMCheer Up Charlie's
Drag
Jul
7
KIKI + KARAOKE
09:00 PMCheer Up Charlie's
Event
Jul
7
U
U WAMMA SING WITH A BAD B*TCH
09:00 PMTX Capitol
Party
Jul
10
hesh_hotel & dj_cez
08:00 PMCheer Up Charlie's
Party
Jul
10
2000s Now & Then Party
09:00 PMCheer Ups inside stage
Party
Jul
10
THE GIRLFRIEND EXPERIENCE
10:00 PMCheer Up Charlie's
Party
Jul
11
World Cup Watch Party: Norway v England
02:00 PMLobby Bar at the LINE LA
Party
Jul
11
dragonnqueen x hexxxgf “The Girlfriend Experience” inside, dopez1200 HILARY DUFF TRIBUTE dance PA...
08:00 PMCheer Up Charlie's
Party
Jul
11
World Cup Watch Party: Argentina v Switzerland
08:00 PMCheer Up Charlie's
Event
Jul
11
NI
Night of the Queens
09:00 PMTX Capitol
Drag
Jul
11
Olivia Rodrigo tribute show “You Seem Pretty Sad for Someone So In Drag”
10:30 PMCheer Up Charlie's
Drag
Jul
12
The Vampire Lestat Watch Party + Drag Show
09:00 PMCheer Up Charlie's
Drag
Jul
12
OLIVIA RODRIGO drag tribute
10:00 PMCheer Up Charlie's
Drag
Jul
13
softfocusatx movie night, “Jennifer’s Body”
05:30 PMCheer Up Charlie's
Community
Jul
13
eatyourheartout777 VAMPIRE LESTAT viewing party
09:00 PMCheer Up Charlie's
Community
Jul
16
Beginner Two-Step Lessons
07:00 PMCheer Up Charlie's
Community
Jul
16
Cactus Cooler Weekender - Thursday
08:00 PMCheer Ups inside stage
Party
Jul
16
KIKI + KARAOKE
09:00 PMCheer Up Charlie's
Event
Jul
17
Queer Two-Step with M4ggs
07:00 PMCheer Up Charlie's
Party
Jul
17
Cactus Cooler Weekender - Friday
08:00 PMCheer Up's (outside)
Party
Jul
17
Allie Arnaez
09:00 PMCheer Up Charlie's
Party
Jul
17
Chief Cleopatra
10:00 PMCheer Up Charlie's
Party
Jul
17
Oryalau
11:00 PMCheer Up Charlie's
Party
Jul
18
___almostheaven on the outside stage
07:00 PMoutside stage
Event
Jul
18
Cactus Cooler Fest - Inside
08:00 PMCheer Up's (outside)
Party
Jul
18
Cheer Up Charlies Presents: Trejo, Blush Fantasy, and Fennec
09:00 PMCheer Up Charlie's
Party
Jul
18
Cactus Cooler Fest - Outside (10pm-1am)
10:00 PMCheer Up Charlie's
Party
Jul
19
Madonna Brunch
04:00 PMCheer Up Charlie's
Drag
Jul
19
Tonight! Kickoff to the weekend
09:00 PMCheer Up Charlie's
Party
Jul
19
UN
Underground Music Night
08:00 PMTX Capitol
Event
Jul
19
The Vampire Lestat Watch Party & Drag Show
09:00 PMCheer Up Charlie's
Drag
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