Sholay Events

05/30/2025

Mark your calendars for our massive NYC Pride Weekend bash as we dance under the stars in downtown Manhattan! By popular demand, we’re taking the party back to premium outdoor hotspot Cobble Fish, right on Pier 16 at South Street Seaport. Get ready for hip-shaking beats by Ashu Rai, drink specials and a celebration of love conquering all.

Sholay Pride on the Pier: Let Love Conquer All

Cobble Fish� // 89 South St. Pier 16, NYC

No Cover from 7-8 PM // $20 at from 8 PM onwards
Cash and Venmo only

21+ to enter with valid I.D.

How to get there: Subway: A, C, J, ,2, 3, R and 5 to Fulton Street Station. The Wall Street Ferry Terminal at Pier 11 is also a short walk to the south along the East River Waterfront. Cobble Fish is at the end of the pier tucked between two historic schooners.

08/15/2024

PLEASE NOTE NEW EVENT DATE 9/13!

By popular demand, we're bringing back our White Hot Party as we return to Pier 16 for an outdoor celebration of the tail end of summer with beats by Ashu Rai, gorgeous downtown views, and desi-q***r decadence. Mark your calendars for Friday, Sept 13 and come decked out in your white hot summer regalia. We're keeping the party cover-free again this time but would be grateful for your donations to support our operating costs.

Sholay White Hot Pier Party
NOTE NEW DATE:
Fri, September 13 | 7PM – Midnight

Cobble Fish
89 South St. Pier 16, New York, NY 10038
21+ with ID to enter

No Cover! Contributions appreciated. VENMO and thanks in advance for your contribution!

RSVP:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sholay-white-hot-pier-party-tickets-989316170297

Getting There: Subway: A, C, J, ,2, 3, R and 5 to Fulton Street Station. The Wall Street Ferry Terminal at Pier 11 is also a short walk to the south along the East River Waterfront. Cobble Fish is at the end of the pier tucked between two historic schooners.

05/16/2024

After a long winter hiatus, we are gearing up to kick-off NYC Pride Weekend '24 on June 28th as we take the party back to the South Street Seaport:

Sholay Pride on the Pier
Friday June 28th | 7PM – Midnight
Music by Ashu Rai
Admission: Free

RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sholay-pride-on-the-pier-tickets-915840071307?utm_experiment=test_share_listing&aff=ebdsshios

Cobble Fish
89 South St. Pier 16 - more details to come

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Also this summer:

SUMMER FOR THE CITY at Lincoln Center
Silent Disco | India Week on Friday, July 12th at 9PM w/ Ashu Rai
DJ Rekha will be curating a week of Silent Discos for India Week July 10-14. Follow on IG for more details.

DRAGISTAN
Friday, July 26th
We’re thrilled to be collaborating with LaWhore Vagistan for the Brooklyn edition of Dragistan. Follow and on IG for updates.

Other summer Desi Q***r Happenings:

Bollywood Disco: Proud Edition
Saturday, June 1 • 11PM - Late
DJ Rekha's annual Pride event at The Sultan Room, 234 Starr St, Brooklyn.

Yuva Presents: Night of 1000 Rekhas
Saturday, June 15 at 10PM
Red Eye NY R 356 W 41st in NY
Follow on IG for updates.

Stay tuned for details on more summer Pride events!

08/03/2023

Seeing all your beautiful faces and dancing to desi beats together over Pride weekend really felt like coming home. What a night. More of that please!

We're bringing you a truly special evening to celebrate the tail end of summer. Join us for an open air party at a fab new venue on Pier 16 in downtown Manhattan—Cobble Fish. Dance under the stars by the tall ships of South Street Seaport with gorgeous NYC water views.

The revelry begins at sunset so arrive at 8pm for cocktail specials and a pink sunset toast. Ashu will be bringing you her signature Desilicious beats and we're excited to feature treats from downtown Indian culinary haven–Tagmo!

The details...

Sholay Summer Soirée!
Desi Beats Under the Stars ⭐

Saturday, August 19th
8pm – 1AM

Beats by Ashu Rai

Venue: Cobble Fish
89 South St Pier 16, New York, NY 10038

Getting there:
Centrally located in downtown Manhattan. Subway: A, C, J, 2, 3, 4 and 5 to Fulton Street Station. By ferry: the Wall Street ferry terminal at Pier 11 is also a short walk to the south along the East River. Cobble Fish is at the end of the pier tucked between the two historic schooners

No cover!
Under 21 welcome!
RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sholay-summer-soiree-tickets-687651824117

desi + q***r + fab

06/01/2023

UPDATE: THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT!

Friends—happy PRIDE month and thank you for your patience and support during our long hiatus.

The pandemic has had a profound impact on all of us and the past three years have been a time of personal loss, caregiving, self-reflection and healing.

But now...let’s come together to celebrate friendship, love, connection and q***rness in all its beautiful shapes and forms. In our polarized world, it may feel like progress has stalled and even moving backwards in some places but being together and building community through music and shared joy can make us stronger and move us forward. So lets RISE, ROAR, and REVEL on June 24 as we return for a PRIDE celebration like no other! We are taking our roving party to an intimate new NYC Flatiron venue with beats by Ashu Rai, visuals by Atif and other desi delights.

This is an ADVANCE TICKET ONLY event and SOLD OUT. Due to venue capacity limits, tickets will not be available at the door.

06/18/2021

Friends...wishing you all a safe and joyous ! While we won't be dancing together this time around, we invite you to support this innovative project — "Body, Home, World: South Asian LGBTQ+ Journeys" — an interactive documentary that explores intergenerational journeys of South Asian q***r-identifying individuals and their families. Your support can keep this free community resource sustainable and viable. Contributions will pay for production, music, and online platform expenses as th add stories to this innovative platform."

Check out the ❤ Gofundme link: https://gofund.me/784f2249

06/12/2021

Happy Pride! Brooklyn Pride kicks off tomorrow on 5th Avenue and on Atlantic Avenue on Sunday, June 13th.

Brooklyn Pride’s Entertainment Line Up live on the NYC Test & Trace Stage Music ranging from Rock, Hip-Hop, Drag Performers & more In Person: The NYC Test & Trace Stage is located on the 4th Street Cul-du-sac off of 5th Avenue, Park Slope Online: Available via Liv

02/05/2021

Enjoy these winter evenings with Sri Rao and "Bollywood Kitchen"every Friday/Saturday evening through March 6th at 7PM EST and 10PM EST.

While cooking his delicious meals, Sri interweaves the story of his parents immigrating to America, the joy and nourishment that Bollywood brought to his whole family, and the culinary traditions they shared. Our SHOLAY friends/family receive $15 off all tickets. Just us the promo code: SHOLAY
Visit https://tickets.geffenplayhouse.org for more details.

Join us at the free after-party with Ashu Rai spinning classic desi tunes (8:15 EST and 11:15 EST) at this zoom link: us02web.zoom.us/j/86874900236

The after-party is every Friday and Saturday through March 6th and with Ru Bhatt on Feb 19th and 20th!

01/06/2021

We were happy to host the multi-talented Sri Rao at our Desilicious bash in 2017 to celebrate the launch of his fabulous cookbook, "Bollywood Kitchen", pairing Bollywood films with home cooked desi recipes. Well, that book has now been turned into a show produced by Geffen Playhouse!

Part cooking show, part memoir — join Sri as he adds some sizzle to your winter...think of it as the Food Network goes Bollywood! Visit www.geffenplayhouse.org for all the spicy 🌶 details.