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Party of Five

The Best Weeknight Parties

You and the weekend go way back. You love it. It loves you. You’ve both had some unforgettable moments together. But sometimes you’ve got to spread that love around. Like to your weeknights. So below, the best bets for partying on school nights. Trust us: the math’s in your favor.

SUNDAY

The People’s Last Stand

The Scene: Everywhere you look: shrunken heads. Well, tiki-themed glasses fashioned to resemble shrunken heads. Plus, oodles of rum. And oodles of neighboring bartenders enjoying a night off. Also, oodles: great word.
Keywords: Rum punch volcanoes, grass skirts, oodles of inflatable pools

MONDAY

The Libertine Bar

The Scene: This may look like a casual pub (the wood is worn and the decor is mostly beer-ad-related), but on Mondays, you’ll want to ignore that fact and come here dressed all fancy. Yup, dandy accessories will earn you discounted drinks. You’ve grown muttonchops for less...
Keywords: Canes, whiskey, Rollie Fingers doppelgängers

TUESDAY

The Cedars Social

The Scene: Imagine if this cocktail den served $2 tacos. Just think how incredible that would be. People would flock here. Eating tacos with reckless abandon and drinking margaritas like a vaquero fighting scurvy. Well, all that happens on Tuesdays.
Keywords: Short rib tacos, guacamole towers, stomachaches

WEDNESDAY

Candleroom

The Scene: Beautiful people. Everywhere. Looking even better under the amber glow of 100 flickering candles. And what they’re doing: dancing. Often with lots of friction. And what you’re doing: grabbing a gin and tonic at the bar. And then casually joining the fray.
Keywords: Cougars, cleavage, ropes made of velvet

THURSDAY

Rio Room

The Scene: Here’s what happens when someone takes a dance club and combines it with a spaceship. And then parks that creation on Travis Street. And then invites a DJ to fuel a Thursday night party under a canopy of astronaut-helmet ceiling globes. And then... that’s it.
Keywords: Strobe lights, loud bass, Advil