Kinky Holiday Market 2025!

December 13, 5pm-9pm, at SOMArts 934 Brannan St.

We’re back! Bringing our usual Kinky Holiday Market energy (featuring local kinky and queer vendors) into a District Night Market.

Followed by FESTIVE AS F*CK – a year-end revelry, in partnership with the SF Street Fair Coalition.

Vendors!  Entertainment!  Gear Swap!
Indoors!
 

      • Twisted WindowsAdmire Bondage performances. Plus DJs, and more
      • Naughty Santa – photo booth with Kinky Elves!
      • Gear Swap n ShopBrowse for gifts (maybe even for yourself) that you can’t get anywhere else.
      • Donate – used fetish gear/leather/toys to raise money for the District,
        • If you’ve got fetish gear/wear you’re not feeling it anymore, bring it!
      • Support the work of the Leather Cultural District with a donation
        • Suggested donation, $5-$10 (optional – market only)
        • Benefits the Leather District and SFSFC
      • The market is an adult, leather/kink community event produced by the world’s first and only LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District!
      • If you are interested in vending, please apply here.

Following our Kinky Holiday Market is FESTIVE AS F*CK – a year-end revelry, in partnership with the SF Street Fair Coalition (Folsom / Dore / Castro / Pride / Turnout).

    • Admire performances with Twisted Windows, local drag royalty, epic DJs, and so much more
    • Get a taste of each iconic street fair that makes up the Coalition while getting your gift shopping done
    • Some kinky market vendors (but not all) will stay until midnight
    • Parcel Check Available
    • Party Tickets  (available here) for the WHOLE party are sliding scale $75-150 and include an experience that’s like several of SF’s biggest and best street parties rolled into one!
    • Heads up – this is a non-smoking event for folks ages 18+(Market) / 21+(Party).
      • If you want to drink, please bring your valid ID.
      • While there’s no dress code, the bar will be serving and so should you!

LeatherWalk is coming September 21!

LeatherWalk 2025
September 21 | City Hall to Eagle Plaza

Bring Your Kink. Step Out. Give Back. 
OUR STREETS. OUR STORY. OUR STRENGTH

Mark your calendars! LeatherWalk 2025 is happening on September 21. Join us at 10:30 AM at City Hall as we step out for our community — from City Hall to Eagle Plaza.

This historic walk is a march for visibility and a District fundraiser, support your LEATHER District today!

Register to: fundraise or walk for fun!
Or Donate  Today!
all at
LeatherWalk.org

2025 T-Shirt Design Chosen!

Six local queer and kinky artists submitted seven designs
for the LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District’s 2025 T-shirt.

 You chose with your generous votes! 

And the winner is…

"United By The Pleasures of Flesh" by Lucky Soul

“United By The Pleasures of Flesh”
by Lucky Soul

Thanks for your votes!
Everyone who voted will be entered in a drawing for a free t-shirt.
Proceeds from the voting will help support the District.

 The winning design will be on our 2025 t-shirts!

Order your shirt today!

SOMA Origins – Walking Tours!

New Dates Released
Join us on our free walking tour: SOMA Origins: Bars, Bathhouses and Beyond
 
Now a world-wide leather/kinky/queer destination, SOMA (South of Market) began attracting leather bars in the ’60’s. Find out why!
Learn about the raucous exploits of the ’70’s when motorcycles lined the streets outside popular bars.
 
Hear about today’s bars and clubs and what they used to be, including one on Folsom with a swimming pool.   
 
The tour starts at the corner of Ringold Alley and 9th Street (i.e. on 9th, halfway between Folsom and Harrison Streets).  It ends at 8th and Ringold.
 
The tour runs about 2 hours.  There are no hills. 
it is free, but registration is required.
 

Would you like to be trained as a Walking Tour Guide?  Contact us!

Copyright © 2025 Leather and LGBTQ Cultural District. All Rights Reserved.

Website Design and Development by HyperArts.