Inside, upside and around the holidays, there are still plenty of events in the San Francisco Bay Area for leather and other kinksters.
THURSDAY 19
SubMission: Cocktails & Comedy @ The Armory Club
Weekly stand-up comedy show in the basement of the SF Armory Club; grab a craft cocktail from the bar upstairs and prepare for a night of laughter with the right amount of kink. Doors open at 6:30. $15, 1799 Mission St., Shows start at 7pm and 9pm (downstairs not wheelchair accessible). www.armoryclub.com
FRIDAY 20
Beards & Booze @ The Edge
This weekly happy hour event is for bearded guys and the beard fetishists who like them. 4149 18th St., 5pm. www.edgesf.com
Sober Kink Together @ Castro Country Club
Officially a CMA meeting, but open to all Anonymous 12-step Fellowship members, 4058 18th St., 9:30pm. www.castrocountryclub.org
Wuhfff: The Stockings Are Hung! @ Powerhouse
The holidays are fast approaching, and Pedal Pups have some presents for good and naughty pups alike. Celebrate the season in playful puppy style. DJ Fawks of Fog City Pack will be spinning some beats. Door proceeds and shot sales benefit the San Francisco AIDS Foundation and Pedal Pups. 1347 Folsom St., 10pm-2am. www.powerhousebar.com
SATURDAY 21
Frisky Pups: A Men's Play Party @ SF Catalyst
Frisky Pups is a sex-positive, kinky party for men. They welcome men, boys, and pups for a sweaty night of debauchery. They've got a fully equipped play space with BDSM equipment, benches, beds, slings, puppy mats, and much more that will help you unleash your primal instincts. Lube, condoms, and snacks provided. All sex-positive, male-identified 18+ are welcome. Advance tickets $20 in advance, $30 at door. 1060 Folsom St. 8pm-1am. Tickets at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/frisky-pups-a-mens-play-party-tickets-85391615621
SUNDAY 22
ACLC Naughty or Nice Beer Bust @ SF Eagle
Join the Alameda County Leather Corps for their beer bust. $15 Beer bust and food. $5 for just food. Raffle prizes. 3-6pm. 398 12th St. www.acleather.org
MONDAY 23
Blackout Party @ SF Catalyst
Feel and play around in the dark. Presented by the guys who bring you CumUnion. They'll be turning down the lights extra low and handing out glow-n-the-dark wrist bands at the door to light the way to play through dark areas. $20. 1060 Folsom St. 8pm-1am. www.sfcatalyst.org
Ride Mondays @ Eros
A motorcycle rider and leathermen night at Eros, bring your helmet, AMA card, MC club card or club colors and get $3 off entry or massage. 2051 Market St. www.erossf.com
WEDNESDAY 25
Leather and Underwear Buddies @ Blow Buddies
A men's leather/gear and underwear play night. $15 with membership, 933 Harrison St., 8pm. www.blowbuddies.com
NSA @ OMG
Underwear fetish party. Dim Lights. Hot bartenders. Horny men. Sponsored by Spunk. $1 well drinks until 10pm to anyone in underwear. $5, free with student ID. Free clothes check. 43 6th St., 9pm-2am (doors close 1am). www.clubomgsf.com
Underwear Wednesday @ Eros
Show off your underwear or jock and get a $3 off coupon for a future visit. All day. 2051 Market St. www.erossf.com
FRIDAY 27
Beards & Booze @ The Edge
This weekly happy hour event is for bearded guys and the beard fetishists who like them. 4149 18th St., 5pm. www.edgesf.com
Sober Kink Together @ Castro Country Club
Officially a CMA meeting, but open to all Anonymous 12-step Fellowship members, 4058 18th St., 9:30pm. www.castrocountryclub.org
SubMission: Cocktails & Comedy @ The Armory Club
Weekly stand-up comedy show in the basement of the SF Armory Club; grab a craft cocktail from the bar upstairs and prepare for a night of laughter with the right amount of kink. Doors open at 6:30. $15, 1799 Mission St., Shows start at 7pm and 9pm (downstairs not wheelchair accessible). www.armoryclub.com
SATURDAY 28
QTies: A Bay Area Queer & Trans Play Party @ Iron Giant Loft
A play party exclusively for queer, trans, genderfluid, genderqueer, and lesbian, gay, bi, and pansexual attendees. Come to a space where you're not the only one in the room, where you're as likely to encounter bi men hooking up as bi women, where femme invisibility is minimized (but all presentations are welcomed), and where trans bodies are celebrated. Alex leads a welcome circle where a room of strangers slowly opens up and winds up on the same page, having the opportunity to be seen, heard, and understood in new ways. $30-$50, 1080 23rd St., Oakland, 7:30pm-12am. Tickets at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/qties-a-bay-area-queer-trans-play-party-december-2019-tickets-82554722397
MONDAY 30
Blackout Party @ SF Catalyst
Feel and play around in the dark. Presented by the guys who bring you CumUnion. They'll be turning down the lights extra low and handing out glow-n-the-dark wrist bands at the door to light the way to play through dark areas. $20. 1060 Folsom St. 8pm-1am. www.sfcatalyst.org
Ride Mondays @ Eros
A motorcycle rider and leathermen night at Eros, bring your helmet, AMA card, MC club card or club colors and get $3 off entry or massage. 2051 Market St. www.erossf.com
WEDNESDAY 1
NSA @ OMG
Underwear fetish party. Dim Lights. Hot bartenders. Horny men. Sponsored by Spunk. $1 well drinks until 10pm to anyone in underwear. $5, free with student ID. Free clothes check. 43 6th St., 9pm-2am (doors close 1am). www.clubomgsf.com
FRIDAY 3
Beards & Booze @ The Edge
This weekly happy hour event is for bearded guys and the beard fetishists who like them. 4149 18th St., 5pm. www.edgesf.com
Sober Kink Together @ Castro Country Club
Officially a CMA meeting, but open to all Anonymous 12-step Fellowship members, 4058 18th St., 9:30pm. www.castrocountryclub.org
SUNDAY 5
Kink Class Incubator @ Wicked Grounds Annex
In this class, you'll learn what you need to get a basic start teaching in kink, polyamory, fetish, magick, or any other peer-taught subject. Of course, they'll be delighted if you plan to teach at the Annex (and they'll refund your class fee if you do), but their goal is to create great teachers who can teach anywhere. $30. 293 8th St. 10:30am-2:30pm. www.wickedgrounds.com