Holiday Market 2024!
Saturday, December 14. 2024
Noon to 5 pm
at SOMArts Cultural Center
934 Brannan Street

Vendors!  Entertainment!  Gear Swap!

Vendors!  

Below is a list of the 2023 Vendors.  Return to this page for the list of 2024 Vendors… coming soon!

• A.B.O. Comix  Anthologies of comix by queer and trans people in prison, plus leather work and beading made by incarcerated artists
• Aphy Charcoal  Live charcoal portraiture, done for free for the community
• Art by Luke  Fine art & prints by local SOMA artist Luke Andahazy
• Art of Natalie McKean  Original art with a queer sci-fi theme, plus prints, pins, t-shirts, comics and more
• babygirl inc.  Queer, feminist, kink/sex-positive jewelry, hanky code flagging keychains, and custom industrial chain harnesses, gear, and accessories
• ByrdBeaks  Fabric based pants-free pockets and other accessories
• Crunchy Dom Fam Illustrations  Sugary sweet and crisp, Dom’s Art is full of bright colors, fluffy animals and other items that make you smile
• Cumply  Kinky affirmation puzzles, pup bandanas, harnesses, and other things for kinky queerdos, nerds, and geeks
• Fave Brand  Hand made screen printed tees and apparel
• Femmmeow  Art prints, mugs, clothing, and stickers with original vintage art on it
• Fierce Fat Flea  New, used, thrifted, and vintage clothing and accessories for the Plus Size community
• Fire Dragon Photo  Pop-up Art Gallery
• Gender Monster Studios  Homemade queer themed embroidered beanies and caps
• GlamPunk Art  Kink/fetish/nude/weird art: paintings, drawings, random kink home decor, earrings, & necklaces
• Golden Age Accessories  Jewelry and accessories made from recycled industrial and reworked vintage materials
• GOOCH Photography  Queer art documentary photography
• Hernandez Chiropractic  Providing free spine exams, and a 50% discount for first visit with signup
• It’s Simple SF  Mocktails and cocktail mixes
• Lilith Spillz  Custom-fit rubber harnesses, floggers, and other kink gear made from reclaimed bike tubing and other reclaimed materials
• Lucifire Candle co  Wax play safe candles, CBD wax and altar candles, and genital candles
• Major Sketch  Prints, postcards, stickers, magnets, buttons, and keychains featuring LGBTQAI+ sex-positive art by Jade
• Mauskaveli  Custom Art Paddles, Comics and Books
• Mischief Manor Makers  Sensory friendly products, both sweet and spicy, to help the brain and spirit
• NYXA  Genderless and size-inclusive sterling silver jewelry, handcrafted by queers in San Francisco
• Oscar Zamora Graves  Gay collage postcards, greeting cards, buttons, original art, jewelry, and vintage gay magazines
• Poppers the Pony  Drawings from a wild and woolly sex utopia: small original drawings, prints, stickers, coloring books and comics
• Qbay  Queer kink illustrations and spanking paddles
• Raptrix  Customizable colorful art celebrating pleasure led living for all bodies, handmade with soft premium leather
• Rhea Adri Art  Original art, prints, and other items
• Rocket Ready Apparel  Custom themed vinyl and leather collars harnesses, and belts, anodized metal and resin earrings, and tentacle hair pins and headbands
• Skin on Skins Handmade leather goods such as belts, bracelets, harnesses, wallets, watch bands, and more
• Songsandsmuttales  Erotic Art, stickers, coloring books, and tied up teddies
• Tarot by Alexandria  Tarot readings and decks for sale
• Two Bald Guys Art  Paintings, prints and photographs by local queer artists Gwanhyeon Cho and John Rockwell
• Vintage Eye Closet  Vintage clothes and accessories, sometimes upscaled
• Wicked Grounds  Kinky education and information booth. Books, toys, rope, and other kinky gear

Apply here to be a vendor at the Holiday Market!

Entertainment!  

Below is a list of the 2023 Entertainments.  Return to this page for the 2024 list… coming soon!

• Special bondage suspension program with Twisted Windows!
• Oogie Boogie: A Nightmare Before Christmas Burlesque by Alotta Boutté!
• Photo booth with Naughty Santa and some Kinky Elf Puppies!
• Kinky Speed Friending with PsychoKitty at 12:30 and 2:30 pm!

Gear Swap! 

• Give a new kinky life to items that no longer fit your body or lifestyle!
• You can choose to receive all the cash that is collected for your items, or to donate any or all of it to support SOMA Second Saturdays.
• You can also buy stuff here, cheap!
• Find full information about the Gear Swap here.

And After the Holiday Market: 

• • Return to this page for links to other great SOMA events on 12/14/2024!

Watch this page for updates, or follow the event on Facebook!
[LINK COMING SOON!]

This is a smoke-free event.
However, there are designated smoking areas outside of SOMArts.

Chat about it, meet your friends, compare notes on Bloom!

The Holiday Market is underwritten by a generous grant
from Success Centers,

Artwork Proposals for Rachele Sullivan Park

The San Francisco Arts Commission is conducting a review process to choose a proposal for artist-designed fence panels for the perimeter of Rachele Sullivan Park, running along 11th Street between Minna and Natoma Streets.

Three artists/artist teams were chosen as finalists by a Public Art Review Panel to design site-specific proposals for this artwork opportunity. The artists/artist teams are: Juan Manuel Carmona, Ricardo Estella and Ethel Revita of Creativity Explored, and Jenifer Wofford.

Juan Manuel Carmona was one of the team that painted the Oasis mural “Showtime” and was one of the artists who displayed their work at the Pride Popup salon show last year with Heron Arts.  

View the three proposals

Please take a few minutes to review all three proposals, and provide your feedback to the Commission:

Leave your comment

Comments may also be submitted via email to sfacpublicartcomment@sfgov.org.

The deadline for comments is 5 pm on Monday, October 14, 2024.

Public comments will be considered as part of the Final Review Panel meeting where the Panel will recommend one proposal for implementation. Please note that public comments do not constitute a vote.

The Final Review Panel meeting will take place remotely and will be open to the public. Watch this page, or www.sfartscommission.org, for meeting date and agenda.

For more information, please contact: sfacpublicartcomment@sfgov.org, or (415) 252-2100. 

For more information on the Rachele Sullivan Park Project, please visit the project page.

PLAY ON THE PLAZA! 

Saturday, October 12, Noon to 5pm
At Eagle Plaza
(12th Street, Folsom to Harrison)
Wear your Gear!
Join us for Play on the Plaza, and ignite some spark in your life!  Every second Saturday of the month we feature a different local bay area BDSM, Kink, Leather or LGBTQ group right on Eagle Plaza!

Vendors! Gear Swap! Entertainment!

Impact Play Area
Impact Play Host:
Alta California Leather Corps (ACLC)

Spanking benches and crosses available for signup, provided by Communal Toys.

Free Admission!  Donations welcome!
This is an adult (18+) event.

Kink/Fetish Gear & Art
Find new gear or art from our vendors
Aphy Charcoal
Filthy Studios
Gareth Gooch Photography
Hidden Function
Legacy Tarot
Ota Kinbaku
Trigger Happy Toys

Vendor Info
Vendor Registration

Volunteers Needed!

See who else is coming by checking Plura (formerly known as Bloom)!

Consensual impact play is welcome
Alas, sex play is not

ArtSpan celebrates 50 years of open studios this year, and on October 5 and 6 they will host Open Studios in SOMA.

Dozens of artists’ work will be on display at various galleries and locations.  Explore bustling group sites, private workspaces, alternative studios, and pop-ups at partnered commercial venues. Whether you are shopping for art or seeking to connect with the creative soul of the city, you are welcome to attend.

All galleries are free to visit.  Visit between 11AM and 5PM.  

The ArtSpan event runs four weekends:  this weekend, October 5 or 6, it will focus on SOMA, East Cut, South Beach, Dogpatch, Bayview/Hunter’s Point, Potrero Hill, and Mission Bay.

Locations within the LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District include Arc Studios and Gallery at 1246 Folsom, Liz Mamorsky’s studio at 739 Clementina, Gordon Sizelove at 721 Tehama Street, and Nick Aitken at 60 Rausch.

A complete listing of open studios, with a map, can be found on the San Francisco Open Studios website.