Clubs & Parties
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Castro dance club known for DJs, weekend parties, and large video screens.
Historic worker-owned queer nightclub hosting drag, DJ nights, dance parties, and community events.
Castro gay bar known for dance events, inclusive nightlife, and weekly party programming.
LGBTQIA+ venue in the Castro that shifts from cocktail lounge to full dance club, with themed parties.
Long-running San Francisco queer DJ collective that produces dance parties at venues across the city.
Juanita MORE! and Glamamore's first-Saturday night at the Powerhouse in SoMa, where one guest gets a full drag makeover and a first lip-sync.
San Francisco's annual leather and kink street fair in SoMa, held on Dore Alley each summer, known as the smaller, neighborhood-feel cousin to Folsom Street Fair.
Beloved queer bar in San Francisco's Mission District with a large outdoor patio, a diverse inclusive crowd, and a legendary roster of outdoor dance parties.
Queer bar and restaurant on 16th Street in San Francisco's Mission District, with DJ nights, dancing, and a lively LGBTQ+ community atmosphere.
Queer nightclub and cabaret on 11th Street in San Francisco's SoMa, known for its drag performances, dance events, and a lively LGBTQ+ crowd.
Queer bar on Hayes Street in San Francisco's Lower Haight with a welcoming neighborhood vibe and regular LGBTQ+ events.
Queer-owned nightclub in downtown Oakland with drag shows, dance parties, and a strong East Bay following.
An LGBTQ+ Latin nightclub and restaurant in downtown Oakland, with drag brunches, karaoke and hip-hop nights alongside the Latin dance parties that fill Friday and Saturday.
One of San Francisco's longest-running large-format clubs, a multi-room SoMa institution built for big sound and big crowds. House and techno headliners most weekends, and a regular home for marquee queer parties, including major circuit and benefit dances during the city's leather-fair weekends.
Club and arts space off Mission Street with an underground booking policy, two rooms, and a loyal dance-music crowd. Queer parties and international guest DJs are a fixture of the calendar, and the venue is a regular stop on the party circuit during Pride and the leather-fair weekends.
Sprawling arts and events complex in Dogpatch that runs galleries, festivals, and large-format club nights across its warehouse spaces. Its dance floor hosts major queer and fetish parties through the year, particularly during Pride and the Dore Alley and Folsom weekends.
Late-night club on 11th Street in a converted brick warehouse, known for its sound system and dusk-to-dawn programming. House and techno rule the decks, with regular queer takeovers, daytime parties, and afterhours sessions during the big leather and Pride weekends.
Independent, all-welcome nightclub that has anchored the 11th Street corridor since 1985, with multiple rooms, late hours, and a packed calendar of dance nights, live shows, and mashup parties. Queer, leather, and fetish events land here year-round, and during the Dore Alley and Folsom weekends it hosts some of the biggest dance floors in SoMa.
San Francisco venue featuring Industrial x art deco, and 360 VOID sound that hosts various LGBTQIA+ events.