Noxxi

About this place Noxxi

Noxxi on Gottschedstrasse sits in one of Leipzig's most creatively active thoroughfares — a street of theatres, galleries, bars and cultural venues that runs through the city centre and exemplifies Leipzig's reputation as one of Germany's most vital arts cities. The bar is explicitly queer in its programming and social character while also being embedded in the broader cultural ecosystem of the street: art events, performance nights, literary readings and political discussions appear alongside the more conventional bar programming. This cultural ambition reflects something genuine about Leipzig's LGBTQ+ community: the city has a strong tradition of queer arts and activism, strengthened by its history as an East German city that developed its own particular strand of underground culture. The Gottschedstrasse location is close to the Neues Rathaus and accessible from the city centre by foot. The crowd at Noxxi is younger and more arts-oriented than the average gay bar — the queer arts and music students from Leipzig's Hochschule für Musik are regulars. For visitors interested in Leipzig's cultural scene as much as its nightlife, Noxxi is the essential first venue.