The Sunday tea dance is a gay nightlife tradition older than disco, and Club Café keeps it alive every week in its Moonshine Room on Columbus Avenue, where the South End meets Back Bay. Boston’s longest-running LGBTQ+ club fills the floor with high-energy vocal house and video mixes, turning Sunday evening into the friendliest dance party of the week.

There’s no cover, which keeps the room mixed and easygoing — longtime regulars, first-timers, and everyone who isn’t ready for the weekend to end. Because it wraps up earlier than a Saturday club night, you can dance hard and still make it to work Monday. It’s 21+, the drinks flow, and the vibe is more celebration than scene. If you’ve never done a tea dance, this is the place in Boston to learn why the tradition endures.