Clubs & Parties
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Iconic Castro dance club known for DJs, weekend parties, and large video screens.
Premier LGBTQIA+ Castro venue that shifts from cocktail lounge to full dance club with themed parties.
Castro gay bar known for dance events, inclusive nightlife, and weekly party programming.
Historic worker-owned queer nightclub hosting drag, DJ nights, dance parties, and community events.
Long-running San Francisco queer DJ collective that produces dance parties at venues across the city.
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.
Queer bar and restaurant on 16th Street in San Francisco's Mission District, with DJ nights, dancing, and a lively LGBTQ+ community atmosphere.
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 on Hayes Street in San Francisco's Lower Haight with a welcoming neighborhood vibe and regular LGBTQ+ events.
Queer nightclub and cabaret on 11th Street in San Francisco's SoMa, known for its drag performances, dance events, and a lively LGBTQ+ crowd.
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.
Queer-owned nightclub in downtown Oakland with drag shows, dance parties, and a strong East Bay following.
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.
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.
San Francisco venue featuring Industrial x art deco, and 360 VOID sound that hosts various LGBTQIA+ events.