Save These Hot 2008 San Francisco Dates:
Bay of Pigs™ – Saturday, July 26th
Up Your Alley® – Sunday, July 27th
Magnitude® – Saturday, September 27th 25th
Folsom Street Fair – Sunday, September 28th
Scroll down past the story for an extensive list of inside tips and local San Francisco links.
“With over 400,000 people in attendance covering 13 city blocks, Folsom Street Fair is a true San Francisco original,” says Andy Copper, Folsom Street Events Board President.
“The Fair is the largest leather/fetish event in the world and the third largest, single-day outdoor event in California. We are thrilled to celebrate our 25th Fair with style and a week’s worth of truly outstanding events and programs,” adds Copper.
In addition to the main attraction of the 25th Folsom Street Fair, San Francisco Leather Week (September 20 – September 28, 2008) will offer an expanded range of social, artistic, historic, and cultural options for the community. “We are kicking off the week with a gala dinner at The Regency Center’s Sutter Room,” declares Demetri Moshoyannis, Executive Director. “Leather pride flags will greet visitors on Market Street. An exhibit of cultural artifacts from 25 years of the Fair will be presented at the Gay & Lesbian Historical Society. We are even planning a leather and GLBT bus and walking tour of South of Market, the Castro district and the entire City of San Francisco. And, that’s just for starters!” says Moshoyannis.
The 25th Folsom Street Fair will offer 250+ exciting and sexy exhibitors and vendors, hot food and cold drinks, and tons of artistic and cultural entertainment. The event hosts two live stages with 16 live alternative acts, a huge dance area with internationally renowned DJs, a dedicated area for women (“Venus’ Playground”) and a newly inaugurated artists’ area. This year, the Fair hopes to attract an exceedingly famous and fun, top-name performer or two that will surely excite everyone in attendance. Previous performers have included Imperial Teen, Ladytron DJ Tour, Blowoff with Bob Mould, and My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult among others.
Folsom Street Events continues its new fetish party, Bay of Pigs™, in a new underground location. Bay of Pigs is scheduled to take place on Saturday, July 26TH from 10:00pm – 4:00am. The infamous DJ Paulo (Los Angeles) is slated to return for the event’s second year.
Similar to the organization’s Magnitude® event, there will be dancing and debauchery for all who attend. Tickets will go on sale in the next few weeks at the Folsom Street Events online shop.
According to Demetri Moshoyannis, Executive Director, “Folsom Street Events is always looking to keep its events fresh and exciting for the community. With a great Saturday night fetish party, expanded fairgrounds, new bars like Chaps II opening up, and establishments like Powerhouse invigorating SoMa nightlife, we see a revitalized interest in the San Francisco leather and fetish community. The new face of Up Your Alley will serve as a perfect precursor to the upcoming 25th Folsom Street Fair™.”
Event sponsors to date include:
PRESENTING SPONSORS: TitanMen.com, RECON.com, NakedSword.com, and GLOSS;
PREMIER SPONSORS: Steamworks, StraightHell.net, Mr. S Leather, Doc Johnson, Elbow Grease;
CHARTER SPONSORS: Blow Buddies, Manhunt.net, Leatherpost.com, Powerhouse, Joie de Vivre Hospitality, and Renoir Hotel;
MEDIA SPONSORS: LIVE 105, San Francisco Bay Guardian, IN LA Magazine, and Bear Party Magazine.
CITY SPONSORS: Folsom Street Events receives major support from City and County of San Francisco Grants for the Arts/Hotel Tax Fund for its unrivaled and uniquely San Francisco entertainment. Thanks to Mayor Gavin Newsom and the boys and girls at San Francisco City Hall.
Joan Rivers Headlines Folsom Street Fair Gala:
Also read: Joan Rivers in San Francisco for Leather Week! Joan Rivers will headline the Folsom Street Fair Formal Gala planned for San Francisco's Regency Center, Saturday, September 20, 2008. Seating is limited to 350 and tickets, which will sell-out very fast, are only available from the Folsom Street Fair Shop.
About Folsom Street Events:
Folsom Street Events is a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization that produces volunteer-driven events for the global adult alternative lifestyle community. Comprised almost entirely of volunteers, the organization donates net proceeds to selected San Francisco Bay Area and national charities and beyond.
For more information about Folsom Street Events, the Folsom Street Fair, their other events, or to learn about volunteer opportunities please see their website: http://folsomstreetevents.org
or contact:
Demetri Moshoyannis
Folsom Street Events
info@folsomstreetevents.org
(415) 777-3247
Resources and Hot Links:
Chaps II
The Fifteen Association: gay men's S&M club and parties
Restaurants in San Francisco - Inside Local Tips - the Ultimate Guide
San Francisco's Fabulous Lesbian Chefs
Dykes on Bikes
Mama's Family
Taxicab Crooks and Scam Cabs in San Francisco - Important Warning!
Naked Bodies, Hot Sex and Foggy San Francisco Nights
Coffee in the Castro
The Power Exchange Sex Club
The Exiles: Lesbian S&M Club
The End Up: after hours dance club
The Stud Bar: one of San Francisco's oldest hot gay bars and dance club
The Lone Star: San Francisco's premier bear bar
Bears of San Francisco (BOSF)
Good Vibrations
The Society of Janus: straight, gay, lesbian, bi-sexual S&M organization
Bay Area Reporter (B.A.R.) - San Francisco general circulation LGBT newspaper
San Francisco Bay Times: SF Gay-Lesbian-Trans Queer Newspaper
EROS Sex Club
Shotgun Video - Hardcore Male S&M videos
Kink.com - S&M theme porn producers
Treasure Island Media
The Lexington Club:San Francisco's Premier Dyke and Lesbian bar
Trannyshack - at the Stud Bar
The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence: World-wide Motherhouse in San Francisco
Daddy's Bar on Castro
Blow Buddies Sex Club (includes Bear Buddies, Leather Buddies, Golden Shower Buddies, Naked Buddies & Underwear Buddies)
The Citadel Sex Club and Dungeon Playhouse
Erotic Massage, Classified Personal Sex Ads, Masters & Mistresses, Models & Sex Workers
Mack Folsom Prison Sex Club - leather, S&M, bondage, slave play
Phoenix Uniform Club
Powerhouse
San Francisco Leather
Stop AIDS Project
SF Leather and Bear
Leatherpage.com
San Francisco Leather Calendar
Sister Betty's Quick SF Guide for Leatherfolk
Assuming your interest in San Francisco extends beyond the magical realm to our more mundane pleasures, you may find these stories of interest to you. Each includes a good number of useful links. One or two may be repeated from the list above, but that's only because they lead to something uniquely San Francisco.
San Francisco's Fabulous Lesbian Chefs
Garden Court at the Palace Hotel - San Francisco's Most Elegant Brunch
San Francisco's Best Beefsteak Hamburger
Coffee in the Castro
Taxicab Crooks and Scam Cabs in San Francisco
Presidio of San Francisco - New Developments
San Francisco Ferry Building Marketplace - Complete Guide
San Francisco City Hall - Architectural Masterpiece
California Academy of Sciences at Golden Gate Park: Coming Alive!
Dining and Restaurants in San Francisco - Taste SF - the Ultimate Guide
. . . and then there are these links over which you may wish to browse:
Alcatraz
Asian Art Museum
Cable Car Museum and Powerhouse
The Cliff House
San Francisco Conservatory of Flowers
San Francisco Bay Ferry Schedules
Fine Art Museums of San Francisco
Golden Gate Park map and info
Hornblower Dinner Cruises on San Francisco Bay
New Conservatory Theatre - Queer and enlightened straight theatre at its best
Theatre Rhinoceros - San Francisco's oldest queer theatre & 2008 GLAAD Award Winner
San Francisco Bay Times - gay/lesbian/bi/trans San Francisco newspaper
Bay Area Reporter - the other glbt San Francisco newspaper
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SF-MOMA)
San Francisco Maritime Museum and Old Ship Wharf
San Francisco International Airport (SFO)
BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) trains to and from SFO and downtown SF
San Francisco Bay Area Public transit Info through 511.org
Amtrak Passenger Rail Service to San Francisco
San Francisco GLBT Community Center
SF Pride
GLBT History Society of San Francisco
Mayor Gavin Newsom
Assemblyman Mark Leno
Mark Leno's Senate campaign web site
Supervisor Tom Ammiano's Assembly campaign site
The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence - Grand Motherhouse
And if you would like to slip into a multi-story adult playground for hot, sweaty public sex in a family-owned and operated sex club (the largest in San Francisco) take a look at the following video about the family that runs the Power Exchange:
And --- no matter what else you do --- read this urgent appeal:
Stop the Initiative! - Defend Same-Sex Marriage in California!
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