Downtown Route: The other side of diverse and free Bogotá
In celebration of LGBTI Pride Month 2025, discover places and experiences that have built bridges of understanding and empathy for all.
A tour that shows you another side of Bogotá’s nightlife, culture, and diverse entertainment.
Description
The Downtown Route is a tour to experience the other side of Bogotá’s nightlife, culture, and diverse entertainment.
With all the pride that comes from the diversity of Bogotá, your home, we invite you to explore places full of magic, authenticity, safety, and respect for difference.
📍 Zone: Center
🚶♂️ Mode: On foot or by vehicle
What will you see?
❖ Chucuy Club
📍 Address: Cl 43 No. 18-11, Teusaquillo - https://www.instagram.com/chucuyclub/
🔹 Description: This is one of the most beloved emerging art spaces in the city. In each session, a group of artists teaches how to draw and paint models with diverse bodies belonging to the LGBTI collective. Attend their workshops—which can also be customized—on Tuesdays from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. and Saturdays from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Follow them on social media to find out when they host exhibitions, park outings, museum visits, garage sales, drag shows and pet play events—all featuring guest artists, music, food, and entertainment.
❖ Museo LGBTI de Colombia
📍 Address: Dirección: Carrera 13a No. 38-60, Teusaquillo - https://www.instagram.com/museolgbti/
🔹 Description: This place became the first LGBTI museum in South America. Its 14 exhibition rooms tell the stories of people from different parts of the world who have transcended the history of the movement to vindicate their rights.
It features unique works of art, photographs, and documents from Asia, Europe, and Latin America, as well as the most recent creations by Colombian artists.
End this journey into the past by enjoying a drink in the vintage lounge and let go of stress with a drag comedy show (available upon request). The museum is open only from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
❖ Garabato Libros
📍 Address: Cr 19 No. 34-61, Teusaquillo - https://www.instagram.com/garabatolibros/
🔹 Description: When you enter Garabato, a bookseller approaches you to ask about your reading interests. You are invited to sit in a room and, after a few minutes, the bookseller appears with multiple options for you to choose from. This personalized assistance, offered by booksellers from the LGBTI sectors, is one of the great attractions of this space.
Its extensive collection of books includes the most recent publications on gender and sexual dissidence, as well as classics of queer literature. On Saturday afternoons, there are discussions where writers talk about their works. They are open every day and are pet-friendly.
❖ Auditorio Mayor
📍 Address: Cl 23 No. 6-19, Santa Fe – https://www.instagram.com/auditoriomayor/
🔹 Description: Drag art blends the masculine and feminine, exaggerating and transforming them to create an artistic performance. This facet of performance is increasingly positioning itself in the global entertainment scene, and Bogotá is no exception.
At the Auditorio Mayor, which seats 2,040 people, you can attend the popular Oh My Drag! shows — the organizers of Colombia’s largest drag parties and the team behind bringing some of the divas from the renowned U.S. reality show RuPaul’s Drag Race to the city.
❖ Figaro’s Bar
📍 Address: Cl 22 No. 6-24 Int. 6, Santa Fe - https://www.facebook.com/figarosbar/
🔹 Description: A true institution of LGBTI nightlife in the city. This traditional viejoteca has been playing for over 50 years in various areas of downtown. Classic merengues, old-time cumbia, nostalgic vallenatos, popular songs and disco music.
How to get there?
- Private Vehicle: From any point in Bogotá, head towards Teusaquillo locality, on Calle 43 and Carrera 18. Once there, follow the signs until you reach the Chucuy Club. From there on, take main roads such as Carrera 7ª, Carrera 13, or Avenida Caracas towards the center-south of the city.
- TransMilenio: From Avenida Caracas, get off at Calle 45 Station and walk for five minutes south to Calle 43. From there, take the west to Carrera 18. We recommend that you return to the nearest Transmilenio station, heading south at the end of each stop
Do you want to go?
The route is usually available from Monday to Saturday. If you take the tour without entering the sites, it can take between 1 and 2 hours. As for nightlife entertainment sites, they are open until 3:00 a.m.
