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Calling All Artists, Creators, and Mischief Makers!

Bring your creativity, courage, and charisma to design a t-shirt that shouts:
“This is the heart and soul of the LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District”

 THE 2026 T–SHIRT CONTEST IS ON! 
Your mission: Craft a design that embodies our vibrant community and fierce mission.

If your creation takes the crown, you’ll snag a $200 prize!
 

See your design strut its stuff on the official 2026 District T–Shirt—sold at events, online, and showcased on our website all year long!

Deadline to Enter:  Friday, March 13, 5 pm

How to Join the Fun:
Head to our Entry Form for all the juicy details.
(Also available:  Contest rules and design guidelines.)

Leave your mark on leather, love, and legacy!
Show us what you’ve got!

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 Windows – Admire Bondage performances. Plus DJs, and more
    • Naughty Santa – photo booth with Kinky Elves!
    • Gear Swap n Shop – Browse 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!

The last event of the season is Bearrison Street Fair on Saturday, October 18th and we are looking for more volunteers. The shifts are fairly short so that you can help out the District and still enjoy the fair before and/or after your shift. You can sign up using the Volunteer Form.