Category: Outdoor Events

Castro Street Fair 2023

  By Street Fairs

The 49th Annual Castro Street Fair is Sunday, October 1, 2023. The Castro Street Fair is a community street celebration that was founded by Harvey Milk in 1974. The Fair is located in the heart of San Francisco’s Castro District, at the intersection of Market & Castro Streets and the surrounding area. Hundreds of local artists, vendors, craftspeople, and organizations line the streets and celebrate the diversity of the neighborhood. Stages with live entertainment and dance stages can be found throughout the fairgrounds. The Fair is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization and all proceeds go directly to charitable causes important to the… Continue reading

Folsom Street Fair 2023

  By Street Fairs

40TH ANNUAL FOLSOM STREET FAIR SEPTEMBER 24, 2023 11AM – 6PM MAIN GATE 8TH & FOLSOM COMMUNITY STAGES STUD X OAKLASH DRAG STAGE The famous STUD Collective collides with Oaklash to curate a weird and wonderful, delightfully dirty and pervy show for the streets of Folsom Street Fair! (9TH between Folsom and Harrison)  PLAYGROUND STAGE HOSTED BY ALOTTA BOUTTE´ The tantalizing performances are the highlight of our space for women of every kind and all trans and nonbinary folks. Or watch from the all genders, all queer QUEER COMMONS right next door! (9tTH between Howard and Folsom) DJ & GOGO… Continue reading

3rd annual Bearrison Street Fair

  By Street Fairs

The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence and the Bears of San Francisco invite you to the 3rd annual Bearrison Street Fair on Saturday, October 14, 2023 from 12-6pm. Bearrison Street Fair is a collaboration between the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, Inc., (SPI) and the Bears of San Francisco (BOSF). The inaugural fair was held on Saturday, October 23, 2021. Bearrison seeks to provide an inclusive event for all members of the adult LGBTQ+ community which promotes body positivity for all and builds a more supportive, welcoming, and inclusive bear scene by representing a diverse arena of cultures. The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence,… Continue reading

How Weird Street Faire 2023

  By Street Fairs

The longest-running dance festival on the West Coast returns! 9 stages of music, dancing, costumes, and weirdness in downtown San Francisco. The longest-running dance festival on the West Coast returns on Saturday, October 14th. How Weird Street Faire presents “Time Travel: Stargate,” an unforgettable day of music, art, costumes, and dancing, centered at Howard and 2nd Streets in downtown San Francisco, CA. Noon-8 p.m. All Ages. Wheelchair Accessible. Early Bird tickets are on sale now, and will sell out! Children 12 and under do not need tickets but must be accompanied by a paying adult. ● 9 stages of world-class electronic music, with special headliners representing… Continue reading

World Naked Bike Ride returns to SF

  By Runs & Walkathons

It’s that time to tune up those bikes and toss those riding duds in the wash, you won’t need them for the 12th Annual 2022 Southern-Hemisphere (So-Hemi) World Naked Bike Ride – San Francisco. It’s the second of five WNBRs for the 2022 bike naking season and typically one of the two larger WNBRs of the year. The COVID pandemic is turning into endemic and more events are returning to the city. Our WNBRs are among them. So on Saturday, March 12, 2022 bring your bikes to Ferry Building near Market Street & the Embarcadero Blvd. We meet northwest of… Continue reading

Suds & Studs: A Baloney Car Wash

  By Burlesque Shows, Fundraisers, Outdoor Events

Grab your leaky hose and get ready for SUDS & STUDS: A SOCIALLY DISTANCED BIG GAY CAR WASH! The BALONEY Boys are teaming up with OASIS to bring you a fully masked, socially distanced drive-thru slutty car wash! Skater Waiters will deliver food and drinks to your car while masked Sudsy Baloney Studs wipe every inch of your big hard vehicle! Washes start at $25 and will leave you feeling dirtier than your car! No appointment necessary — Venmo/card/cash accepted on site. Washes start at 12 noon sharp, final wash @ 3 PM. First cum first scrubbed! *If you do… Continue reading

CANCELLED: WNBR – 2020 Southern Hemisphere Edition

  By Cancelled Events, Outdoor Events

NOTE: World Naked Bike Ride – SF organizers have announced that the March 2020 ride has been cancelled: ATTENTION: Although we are far below the mandatory 1000 person gathering for event cancellation, with the current status of COVID-19 and the fact that rain is forecast anyway, the March 14 World Naked Bike Ride- San Francisco southern hemisphere event is canceled If possible, we’ll try to hold the next WNBR for Earth Week in April WNBR – SF Facebook post, March 11, 2020 Here’s our original post: On March 14, San Franciscans will doff their duds to participate in the Southern… Continue reading

Pix: Santa Skivvies Run

  By Fundraisers, Photo Galleries, Runs & Walkathons

The latest edition of the annual Santa Skivvies Run fundraiser was held on Sunday, December 8, 2019 to raise money for the San Francisco AIDS Foundation. The fundraiser features tons of daring participants getting sponsors to donate in exchange for stripping down to their holiday-themed undies and braving a cold mile-long run through the Castro. Participants gathered on Noe at Market, outside of the LookOut where the Castro Farmers Market is held in warmer times of the year. Fortunately, although it had been raining all week, the bad weather took a brief respite on Sunday. Here are some of the… Continue reading

Santa Skivvies Run

  By Fundraisers, Outdoor Events, Runs & Walkathons

The annual Santa Skivvies Run, a charitable fundraiser benefitting the SF AIDS Foundation, will take place on Sunday, December 8, 2019, beginning at 9:30 a.m. Participants will gather at the intersection of Noe and Market Streets in the Castro next to the LookOut, where they will strip down to their undies (usually Santa or holiday-themed) and run through the Castro for charity. Check out https://www.santaskivviesrun.org/ for more details. When: Sunday, December 8, 2019 at 9:30 a.m. Where: Corner of Noe and Market Streets near the LookOut Continue reading