# Where to Go Dancing in ABQ

*Clubs, country & salsa*

Five places with a real dance floor: a club, a country hall, a DJ bar and two Latin nights.

1. **[Effex Nightclub](/venue/effex/)** — Downtown · Thu–Sat · 9 PM–2 AM · LGBTQ+ club. Three bars, three dance floors and a rooftop patio. House music on Fridays, and touring DJs on the big nights.
2. **[The Dirty Bourbon](/venue/dirty-bourbon/)** — NE Heights · Thu–Sat · Country. The country dance hall. A 1,300-square-foot floor, with live bands Thursday through Saturday.
3. **[Sister](/venue/sister/)** — Downtown · DJ nights · $5 cover most weekends. DJ nights most weekends for five bucks. Flashback 80s, a music-video dance party going since 2015, is the monthly one people plan around.
4. **[Salsa Night at Marble NE Heights](https://pachanga-nm.com/)** — NE Heights · About monthly · 8 PM–12 AM · $10. Pachanga Productions turns Marble's Montgomery taproom into a salsa floor. $5 with a UNM or CNM ID, 21 and up.
5. **[Latin Night at Top of The Block](/venue/top-of-the-block/)** — Rio Rancho · About monthly · Lesson at 8 PM. Honey Villarreal teaches a lesson first, then it's open dancing. No cover, 21 and up.

Effex for a club night. The Dirty Bourbon if you want to two-step.

[See every dance club →](/nightlife/dance-clubs/)