Seattle’s Gay Bingo is Always a Sell Out
Seattle is not the kind of place where you need to plan months in advance for things. Oh sure, there are the big concerts, opening nights, and a few random restaurants where you can’t wait till the last minute. However, most places in the Seattle area, with a week or so of notice, you’ll be fine. With less notice, you even stand a good chance of pulling it off at the last minute, with a little patience and determination. We’re a pretty casual kind of place about advance planning.
But – and you knew there was a catch – if you want to have a seriously, uproariously, side splitting good time, you’re going to need to plan for this FAR in advance.
Huh? What’s that you say? Well, 750 people each month can’t all be wrong!
Seattle’s Gay Bingo in a fundraiser for the Lifelong Aids Alliance, and is now in its 14th year. It’s held on the second Saturday of each month, and sells out months in advance. February and March are currently sold out, and April is getting close to it, so this is one event where you need to think ahead.
There’s a theme each month, just to help add a little frivolity to the evening. Although costumes are not required, it is encouraged with prizes for best costumes. Here are the themes for this season:
- Saturday, January 13th – Superhero Gay Bingo
- Saturday, February 10th – Pirate Gay Bingo
- Saturday, March 10th – Groovy 70’s Gay Bingo
- Saturday, April 14th – Art Appreciation Gay Bingo
- Saturday, May 12th – Come as your Mother Gay Bingo
- Saturday, June 9th – Rocky Horror Gay Bingo
The host for your evening of Gay Bingo is GLAMAZONIA, a sexy, perhaps a bit naughty, 7’2” drag queen, who is ably assisted by the angelic, Miss Intermission, and the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. It’s costumes, music, food and beverage, along with actual bingo games and cash prizes. Seattle area celebrities frequently serve as Bingo callers.
If you’re celebrating a special event, consider reserving the Queens for a Day table. It’s a popular table for bachelorette parties, and gives you priority seating, snacks, soda, a Cupcake from Cupcake Royale, a gift from Babeland, and a cocktail coupon. Queen for a Day seating is an additional $10/person.
Reservations are required, and you can purchase a table (8 or more people) for a month, or for the entire season, online. Individual tickets are available at the Lifelong Thrift Store at 1017 E. Union (Capital Hill). Tables that have not been claimed by 7:30 pm on Bingo Night are released for general admission seating.
Location: South Lake Union Naval Reserve Building, 860 Terry Avenue North
Date & Time: 2nd Saturday of the month, January thru June. Doors open at 6 pm, Gay Bingo starts at 7 pm.
Admission: $20/person, $30/person for Queen for a Day seating. Admission includes10 games of Bingo. Food and beverages are available. 21 and over only (Washington State Liquor Law), ID required.
All genders and sexual orientation are welcome.
Anyone interested in getting a bloggers table together before the end of the Gay Bingo season?
Photo credit: Corrie
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2 opinions for Seattle’s Gay Bingo is Always a Sell Out
Heather
May 11, 2008 at 7:07 pm
I caught this post mentioned in your “Seattle A to Z” post! Gay Bingo! Who would have thought? It looks like a really fun event for a great cause.
Sign me up next year for a spot at the bloggers table!
Mary Jo
Jun 19, 2008 at 8:31 pm
You’re on!
I’m going to get organized much earlier and get a bloggers table together!
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