Events

Includes LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District events, events organized by other San Francisco Cultural Districts, and other events of interest happening in SOMA.
All times are Pacific Time.
See links to additional calendar pages at the bottom of this page

Game Day with ELSE! at SOMA Second Saturdays

12th street between Eagle Plaza and Folsom

ELSE is hosting munch with games - Mad Libs, Cards for Humanity, Magic, Cribbage, or whatever games the group decides on out of our selection. (Kinky mad libs are always lots of fun!) Join us at SOMA Second Saturdays for two hours of games and conversation! The ELSE area will have two tents, three tables

SOMA Second Saturdays! September

12th Street between Eagle Plaza and Folsom Street

Join us on 12th Street between Eagle Plaza and Folsom Street to shop with some of the finest queer and kink artists, artisans, and craftspeople. The event is free but we do accept donations. Special Events: 12:00-2:00 - Join ELSE munch as they host a table for games! Mad Libs, Cards for Humanity, Magic, Cribbage,

BOBA Munch at SOMA Second Saturdays

12th between Eagle Plaza and Folsom

Are you interested in rope bondage? Want to add some decorative yet kinky flair to your outfit? BOBA Munch will be operating a pop-up booth providing decorative rope ties at Second Saturday! Come on by and let BOBA Munch's volunteer riggers tie you from a curated selection of wrist, chest, and body harness designs. BOBA

Kinky Speed-Friending/Speed-Dating with PsychoKitty at SOMA Second Saturdays!

12th betweeen Eagle Plaza and Folsom Street

Ready to Make Some New Kinky Friends? Finding complementary partners in the kink and BDSM scene isn’t easy - even in the Bay Area. The San Francisco LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District is stepping up to help kinky folks make connections with other kinky folks via FREE speed-dating/friending sessions held at the Second Saturdays street

Munch Ado About Improv – spontaneous kinky theatre

SF Eagle 398 12th St, San Francisco, CA, US

🎇Improv games and scenes infused with just the right amount of kink, guaranteed to mystify and gratify!🎇 📢Event's Public FB page (for announcements and such): https://www.facebook.com/SFEagleImprov/ ❓We are The Fists of Improv, SF Eagle's resident improv troupe! 🎭⛓We present Munch Ado About Improv, our Kinky Improvisational Theatre show, with a Vegas-worthy grand finale!⛓🎭 🍦🍦🍦During Intermission,

LCD: Land Use Committee Meeting

LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District

The Land Use Committee tracks changes to real estate in the District in order to mitigate the effects of development and gentrification. Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86510850238?pwd=aTdvMFhVdjdXSDRFblpJNzc2ZDRBdz09 Meeting ID: 865 1085 0238 Password: 319931 One tap mobile +13126266799,,82017329999#,,1#,846051# US (Chicago) +16468769923,,82017329999#,,1#,846051# US (New York) Dial by your location +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 646 876

Entrepreneur Training Program

The LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District Entrepreneur Training Program is a nine-week training program where up to ten entrepreneurs from new or existing businesses serving the San Francisco leather and kink communities will work as a cohort in a mutually supportive environment to develop their respective businesses from the ground up. The next cohort begins

Leather District: Communications Committee Meeting

LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District

The Communications Committee plans and guides the messaging and branding decisions for the District. Join via Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84039453815 Join by phone: 1 669 900 6833 Meeting ID: 840 3945 3815 Please contact the committee chairperson, Bob Brown with any questions: bob.brown@sflcd.org

Leather Week

San Francisco, California San Francisco, CA, US

Leather Week starts with LeatherWalk, a fund-raising and community-building march/parade/bar crawl that starts at San Francisco City Hall and ends at Eagle Plaza with the raising of the Leather Pride Flag.  This year it is scheduled for Sunday, September 17 That afternoon is set aside for the Leather Pride Festival, held in and around the

LeatherWalk 2023

SF City Hall - Goodlett Steps

LeatherWalk is the LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District’s annual SOMA celebration and march. We walk together to celebrate leather, kink, family and community — all while raising funds for the LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District. LeatherWalk Kinky Boot Award to top fundraiser. Participation is free, optional donations support the Cultural District’s work to keep SOMA

LeatherWalk 2023

City Hall San Francisco California 1 Dr Carlton B Goodlett Pl, San Francisco, CA, US

LeatherWalk is the Leather District’s annual SOMA celebration and march. We will walk together, starting at San Francisco City Hall, pausing at favorite neighborhood spots for entertainment and beverages, typically including favorite SOMA venues such as Oasis, Powerhouse, Hole in the Wall, Azúcar Lounge, Leather Etc., Wicked Grounds, Cat Club, Mr. S Leather, the Ringold Leather History Alley, and the Lone Star

SOMA Origins: A Kinky/Queer SOMA Walking Tour

Ringold Leather History Walk

Join us on our 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 bar and clubs and what

 

To add your event(s) to this calendar, please write to Web@sflcd.org.

Additional Event Calendars:

Race’s Bar  Events for Kinky Gay Men of the San Francisco Bay Area (Facebook membership required)

EROBAY  SF Bay Area Community BDSM Events Calendar

Fetlife  A Social Network for the BDSM, Fetish & Kinky Community.  (Free membership required)

Gay Agenda SF  What’s what for the gay in you.

The 15 Association  For Men who Engage in BDSM.

ONYX Northwest  A Leather Club for Men of Color

The Exiles  A BDSM group for Women and Nonbinary Folks.

Society of Janus  for People Interested in Learning about BDSM

Wicked Grounds  Coffee, Kink, Community

Transform1060 A community-run non-profit educational and social space, serving the leather, kink, and fetish communities.

SF CumUnion Sex Parties for Men

442 Events Play Parties for Men

SF Catalyst (See Transform1060, above)

SF Oasis Internationally Acclaimed Drag Show Nightclub / Cabaret

Powerhouse South of Market’s “No Attitude” Cruise Bar

SF Eagle SOMA’s Historic Meeting Place, Welcoming All

Lone Star Saloon Bear Bar USA

Hole in the Wall Saloon Your Friendly Neighborhood Gay Bikers Bar

Cat Club A True San Francisco Nightlife Destination

Gaytravel4u Gay Fetish and Leather Events and Parties Worldwide 

Leathermen Travel List of annual leather events