Club Arak isn’t just a party, it’s a family reunion for Sydney’s Arabic-speaking queers – plus anyone who knows their Fairuz from their Nancy Ajram. Think packed floors, hips rolling to Arabic pop and RnB, and a room full of bodies who grew up sneaking this music in their bedrooms now screaming every lyric together.

The party usually pops up as a one-off or seasonal event rather than a weekly club night, so you’ll want to stalk their updates on Facebook for the next date and venue. Expect drag and performance rooted in Middle Eastern camp, DJs sliding from golden‑era classics to hard pop and shaabi, and a crowd that treats the dancefloor like a community centre after dark – flirtatious, political, and deeply tender.

Dress code: ‘hot cousin at the wedding.’ It’s a space that centres Arab and SWANA folks, migrants and people of colour, but allies who show up with respect and an appetite to dance are warmly pulled into the orbit. Come ready to sweat, hydrate, and probably end the night in a sing‑along shoulder-to-shoulder with total strangers who suddenly feel like extended family.