Sydney / Oxford Street & Darlinghurst / ARQ Sydney
LGBTQIA+ club
ARQ Sydney
16 Flinders Street, Darlinghurst. Sydney’s long-running gay superclub, back under its old name from the June 2026 long weekend after Aura, which had taken over the space, went into administration.
- Area
- Oxford Street & Darlinghurst
- Music
- Drag, pop and dance parties over two floors
- Best nights
- Weekends
Check the venue’s own listings for tonight’s program, hours and door policy.
Map & Street View
16 Flinders Street, Darlinghurst NSW 2010Pin from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). Street View opens the nearest street photo; entrances can be round the corner, so check the venue’s own directions.
Around ARQ Sydney
Within a ten-minute walk: Kinselas (1 min, lgbtqia+ club nights), The Oxford Hotel (2 min, lgbtqia+ pub & club), Palms on Oxford (3 min, lgbtqia+ club), The Beresford Hotel (3 min, lgbtqia+ pub), Universal Sydney (6 min, lgbtqia+ club) and The Cliff Dive (7 min, basement bar & club). Plus 3 more nearby.
Walking times are estimates from the map, not routes.
More in Oxford Street & Darlinghurst
- Club · Oxford Street & DarlinghurstClub 77Techno, house and industrial · Best: Weekends
- LGBTQIA+ club · Oxford Street & DarlinghurstUniversal SydneyDrag shows, then pop and dance across two levels · Best: Drag most nights; Friday and Saturday run late
- Live then club · Oxford Street & DarlinghurstOxford Art FactoryLive bands, then DJs and themed nights · Best: Check the program
- Pub & club · Oxford Street & DarlinghurstBurdekin HotelIndie, electro and party nights over three floors · Best: Party nights vary; check the program
- LGBTQIA+ pub · Oxford Street & DarlinghurstColombian HotelPop and dance; a big window over the strip · Best: Any night
- LGBTQIA+ club nights · Oxford Street & DarlinghurstKinselasPop and party nights, including POOF DOOF · Best: Saturday
- Basement bar & club · Oxford Street & DarlinghurstThe Cliff DiveR&B, hip-hop and dancehall; techno on Sundays · Best: Friday to Sunday
- Club · Oxford Street & DarlinghurstCarouselElectronic music on a 33-speaker system · Best: Wednesday to Sunday
- LGBTQIA+ pub & club · Oxford Street & DarlinghurstThe Oxford HotelFour levels for drinking, dancing and dining · Best: Weekends
- LGBTQIA+ club · Oxford Street & DarlinghurstPalms on OxfordStrictly 80s and 90s pop · Best: Weekends
Checked 13 October 2026 against Destination NSW, venue sites and Transport for NSW. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.