LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District
The world's first city-recognized LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District
Help us kick off LeatherWalk at a beer bust the Sunday before. We are pleased to announce that the contestants for the new Imperial Leather title, sponsored by the Imperial Council of San Francisco, will be introduced at the beer bust. JUST ANNOUNCED! Food will be provided by Azucar Lounge! In addition, we will be ...
Due to illness, the Safety Committee meeting for September has been rescheduled to Monday, September 15, at 6 pm. The Safety Committee works with local residents—including kinksters, sex workers, and others across the spectrum of our diverse community—to promote safety, share resources, and foster strong district-wide connections. The committee organizes safety and tech-related resources into ...
Board of Directors Meeting The meeting is free and all community members are welcome to attend. Please join us remotely via Zoom: http://us02web.zoom.us/j/84789060820... You can also call 1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) and use Meeting ID: 847 8906 0820 Passcode: 972086 One tap mobile (Or find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kl0fPTq3u) For more info, ...
The LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District's Arts and Culture Committee is dedicated to reactivating Folsom Street and environs as a cultural and community hub. We are actively recruiting artists for exhibits and other projects, and in leadership roles in our organization. We also provide support for District events. The meeting is free, and open to ...
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 ...
Bring Your Kink. Step Out. Give Back. OUR STREETS. OUR STORY. OUR STRENGTH. STAND TOGETHER - GEAR ON Unity protects us. Walk with us from City Hall to Eagle Plaza to protect our leather, kink, and queer spaces. Enjoy entertainment, music, and refreshment stops along the way. CELEBRATE COMMUNITY - STEP OUT Join fellow leather, ...
Join us for the official kick off to Leather Week as the SF Eagle brings youLeather Pride Fest 2025! A Block Party hosted by BAAAHS featuring music by DADSF! Starting with LeatherWalk 2025 at 10:30 am at City Hall, windingthrough SOMA and arrives at Eagle Plaza for the raising of the Leather Pride Flag where ...
The first five plaques of our long-anticipated sidewalk plaques commemorating historic sites in the Leather District were placed last month as part of the Folsom Streetscape Project. Community members are invited to celebrate the unveiling at Cemented in History, a special event on Tuesday, September 23, 2025, at 6 PM. The event will start with ...
Come see, be seen, and scene as we kick off Folsom Street Fair weekend with a spicy party! Dual Demons & Twisted Windows invite you to enter our interactive haven and immerse yourself in daring activities within an er0tic, subversive atmosphere. Well-appointed space with suspension points, play equiptment, and plenty of intimate horizontal areas.
An extravagant gala celebrating Folsom Street Fair weekend. Featuring exquisitely er0tic, sensually subversive, and distinctly daring queer performance art, including aerial acrobatics, suspension b0ndage, p0le dance, and fet!sh acts, as well as interactive and display art. Our signature immersive experience surrounding you with unique, exceptional performances.
7 hours...over 50 sets…over 100 performers…don’t miss a moment of the 2025 @FolsomStreet Fair Bondage Stage! The Folsom Street Fair is celebrating 42 years of filth! The bondage stage is located on 11th St between Folsom and Howard, and will be going hard from 11am till 6pm. Celebrate community, connection, support, and sexual liberation for ...
The September meeting of the Land Use Committee has been moved to Monday, September 29, at 4 pm to accommodate travel plans. The October meeting has been cancelled. 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/85688294123 Meeting ID: ...
Race’s Bar Events for Kinky Gay Men of the San Francisco Bay Area (On Facebook; group 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.
Folsom Street The big street fairs, and associated parties
Transform1060 An 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
The Stud “San Francisco’s oldest LGBT bar”
Cat Club A True San Francisco Nightlife Destination
15 Association For men who engage in BDSM
Alta California Leather Corps Formerly the Alameda County Leather Corps
Bears of San Francisco All-inclusive fundraising, service, and socializing group
ELSE For trans, intersex, agender, two-spirit, & nonbinary folx
The Exiles women- and queer- centered BDSM educational organization.
ONYX Northwest A Leather Club for Men of Color
Society of Janus for People Interested in Learning about BDSM
Wicked Grounds Kink Community Everywhere
Gaytravel4u Gay Fetish and Leather Events and Parties Worldwide
Leathermen Travel List of annual leather events