Weekend Party Picks: April 17 - 20

Ah, Easter weekend. A time to hold vigil into the early hours, indulge in the sacramental wine, be anointed by whatever's dripping from the club ceiling... maybe get nailed on a cross. There are many paths to salvation this weekend but if we don't sin for history's most famous lesbian—Jesus—then she died for nothing: Alleluia and all that jazz.

• Thursday 17th

• Friday 18th

• Saturday 19th

• Sunday 20th

Thursday 17.

TREASON

Badehaus

A grand affair brought to you by the crème de la crème of the Berlin drag scene—they're DJing, they're go-going, they're bringing you the show of a lifetime, they're burning the place to the ground. Dress in drag or dress to impress, or compensate by dancing like the world's on fire. It's a night where community is king, slvtiness is queen and at the end of the day it's all drag.

Friday 18.

Lecken

KREUZWERK

Gather your nearest, dearest , and queerest, for Lecken returns to Kreuzwerk for an Easter ceremony to give you some ample material for the confession booth. Delivering the raunchiest darkroom techno from some of our local favorites—Jacob Meehan, Skankstasy, Killa... this is the dancefloor to save your queer soul.

Cuties

Zur Klappe

The cutesiest party of the weekend: in the cozy keller of Klappe you'll find a birthday bash to remember. By my forecast we can expect a high-energy genre blend, a bit of slutty house, some groovy queer techno, some breaksy, latin and electro vibes... The 131bpm, Posture B2B should knock those socks of yours right off. tldr: A sweet little queer party on a sweat little dancefloor.

Saturday 19.

MARICAS Easter

ÆDEN

Listen up dykes, I've been waiting for this one. MARICAS comes to Berlin once in a blue moon—all the way from Barcelona—to remind the lesbianas how to do it. This is the FLINTA* party of the weekend folks (maybe the month... maybe the year...) This lineup has me champing at the bit—ISABella, Rosa Terenzi, Nene H... the roster is all-star start to finish. I would eat a lightbulb before I miss this one.

HIGH Risk

Mystery Location

HIGH is the place to be if you're looking for a little DIY cruisy techno party that's all heart and community. Expect some hard, dark, punky techno brought to you by Majdolen, OCD, Maze DK b2b ego|n auflösung and Mad Kate. Check their hanky code if you wish to find what you seek.

Sunday 20th

Pocket Riot

Lark

While Riot's lovely, cavernous home at Alex undergoes some renovation, they're getting the crew together for a little Sunday get-together to tide us over until they're next grand ball. On deck we have Riot residents Majdolen and Mauro Feola, joined by the newest member of the family—a grand reveal we're keenly awaiting. It'll be a comfy, cosy, Sunday boogie to round off your long gay Easter weekend—grab brunch and come close it with a riot.