Cardinal Tea Dance w/ DJ Sarah Akawa!

Tea dances were events organized on Sunday afternoons in the US gay community, originating in New York in the 1950s and 1960s. The original dances included tea service and were a place for singles to meet. The name alludes to traditional tea dances of the English countryside. The events began because opportunities for gays to meet and socialize were limited due to social and legal oppression. It was illegal in the middle 1960's for bars in New York City to sell alcohol to people known to be gay, hence gays began to hold "tea dances". The Cardinal Bar continued this tradition when we opened in 1974 and we are bringing this tradition back!

2-7pm | FREE

Drink and food specials TBA