Event Dates
From: Saturday, May 17, 2025
To: Saturday, May 17, 2025
Bearracuda Portland 2025
Bearracuda Portland is one of the highlights of the gay calendar in the city attracting bears, otters & admirers.
Bearracuda Portland 2025
Bearracuda Portland is one of the highlights of the Portland gay calendar in the city attracting bears, otters and admirers from across Oregon and beyond.
- Stay close to the party at The Jupiter NEXT, just steps from the venue and rated “Fabulous” by guests with perfect location, spectacular rooms featuring the best city views and a superb rooftop bar.
Special Editions – PDX Play Party
- Next Edition: Saturday 17th May 2025 – Portland Play Party.
- 🎤 Hosted by Matt Bearracuda – this is an afternoon Bear Naked Party.
- The event takes over Sanctuary on 33 NW 9th Ave.
- Doors open at 2 pm – Party goes on until 6 pm.
- Consent is mandatory Water based lube required & provided.
- Hot & Sexy GoGo dancers and live show on stage at 3 pm.
- Complete with colour coded wristbands for Top, Vers, Bottom and Side.
- Sanctuary Club – Sanctuary provides a gathering space for a large and diverse sex-positive community.
- Located 5-minutes drive from downtown Portland.
Regular Event
- Next Edition: Awaiting date, theme and lineup.
- All star cast of dancers, Hosted by Matt Bearracuda.
- Enjoy Portland’s sexiest party with hot and horny gogo dancers and guest DJs.
- Plus hundreds of sexy men to mingle with and meet as well as Bearracuda trademark chunky visuals plus a laser light show by the amazing Laseronics.
- Decor by James Sharinghousen . Visuals by Aaron Altemose. Photos by David Frazier
- Doors open 9 pm ’till 2 am.
The Venue
- Bearracuda Portland is held at the Bossanova Ballroom, an event space and former theater building located at 722 East Burnside Street in Portland, Oregon’s Buckman neighborhood.
- It features a dance floor, two stages and bars, and a game room.
- The theatre is 7 minutes from downtown. Stay at the charming Harlow Hotel, rated “Wonderful” by guests, in the pearl district.
The Pride Edition 2025
- Next Edition – July 2025 – Awaiting Dates – Portland Pride Edition.
Gay Portland
- Downtown Portland – This neighborhood has recently gone through a complete renaissance and has been established as an LGBTQ enclave in the city. Downtown is a buzzing and vibrant area with indie shops selling local brands, creative dining, and eclectic food trucks.
- The main gay districts had been downtown around SW Harvey Milk Street (formerly Stark Street) and in Old Town around NW Davis and NW 3rd with other places of interest across the river, including NW Broadway, SE Stark and NE Sand. Neighborhoods along SE Belmont and SE Hawthorn are pleasant to browse, with lots of charming shops and restaurants. Some retain remnants of 60s counterculture that have all but disappeared elsewhere in America.
- Pearl District – This is a former industrial section of Portland that now booms with commerce and art. This district is often called “fashionable” and “lively” and is the prime shopping destination in the city. From hip brands to indie boutiques and warehouse spaces, it’s the cool neighborhood
Recommended Hotels in Portland
The following hotels all are close to Portland’s top attractions and a short ride from the the gay bars and clubs:
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The Woodlark hotel is our edtors choice
when in Portland Ideally set in Downtown
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Downtown Portland, which is set along the west side of the river and backed by leafy Washington Park and Forest Park, has a relatively compact skyline. It’s home to most of the city’s hipper hotels, and it’s also where you’ll find much of Portland’s gay nightlife (particularly in Old Town and along Stark Street). booking.com our hotel partner .
309 SW Broadway, Portland, OR
Located in Portland city centre, this historic Oregon hotel is 19.3 km from Portland International Airport. Offering on-site dining and a 24-hour gym, this hotel boasts elegant rooms with free WiFi.
Featuring a flat-screen TV with cable, all rooms at Benson Hotel include tea and coffee-making facilities, free toiletries, an organic bathrobe, and slippers.
425 NW 9th Ave, Portland, OR 97209
Set a 4-minute walk from Powell's City of Books, Canopy By Hilton Portland Pearl District provides rooms with air conditioning in Portland. Located in the Pearl District, the hotel is .8 km from Voodoo Doughnuts.
All guest rooms in the hotel are equipped with a flat-screen TV, gourmet coffee machine, and refrigerated drawer. A private bathroom complete with designer bath toiletries and a hairdryer is standard in all rooms, while select rooms here will provide you with a seating area. A work desk is available in each room.
354 NW 9th Ave, Portland, OR 97209
Located in Portland in the Pearl District and within 5 minutes' walk of Powell's City of Books, Hampton Inn And Suites By Hilton Portland-Pearl District features a fitness centre and indoor saline pool.
Each guest room at this hotel includes a refrigerator, 42-inch LCD TV, and complimentary WiFi.
813 SW Alder St, Portland, OR 97205
Ideally set in the Downtown Portland of Portland, Woodlark offers air-conditioned rooms, a fitness centre and free WiFi. Featuring a restaurant, the property also has a shared lounge. The property is set in the Downtown Portland district, 400 m from Powell's City of Books.
The units are equipped with a flat-screen TV with cable channels, fridge, a kettle, a shower and a wardrobe. The hotel provides certain units with city views, and each room is fitted with a private bathroom.
Portland, OR 97205
Alpha Pearl offers air conditioning this holiday home has 2 bedrooms, a TV, an equipped kitchen with a dishwasher and a microwave, a washing machine, and 2 bathrooms with a bath. Free WiFi
Portland, OR 97205
Luxury condos at Park Avenue West. Discover urban living at its finest All rooms have a TV. You will find a coffee machine in the unit. Each room is fitted with a private bathroom. Free WiFi
Pearl District, Portland, OR
All units here are air-conditioned and feature a flat-screen TV, a living room with a sofa, a well-equipped kitchen and a private bathroom with shower, a hairdryer and free toiletries. Free WiFi
Pearl District, Portland, OR
All units here are air-conditioned and feature a flat-screen TV, a living room with a sofa, a well-equipped kitchen and a private bathroom with shower, a hairdryer and free toiletries. Free WiFi
4306 N Williams Ave, Portland, OR
Gay-owned neighborhood bar that hosts popular gay events once a month.
1416 SE Morrison St, Portland, OR 97214, United States
Gay bar offering Colombian cuisine, cheeky cocktails, music videos & drag shows
317 NW Broadway, Portland, OR 97209, United States
An unabashedly Pacific Northwest gentleman’s club and lounge geared toward the LGBTQ+ community. Whether it’s our nightly male dancers, drag entertainers or our (in)famous weekly Sunday Drag Brunch - we've got you covered. Stag PDX is now entertaining you better than ever, 7 nights a week.
219 NW Davis St, Portland, OR 97209
Portland's premier gay nightclub with a live DJ 7-nights a week!
610 NW Couch St, Portland, OR 97209
Popular gay bar offering GOGO boys, drag shows and strippers
835 N Lombard St, Portland, OR 97217
Popular gay leather & uniform bar
1400 SE Morrison St, Portland, OR
Portland's friendliest gay owned & operated bar for everyone, voted BEST BAR IN PORTLAND 2017 & Best LGBTQ Bar 5 years running
1125 Southwest Harvey Milk Street, Portland, OR 97205
Scandals PDX is a Portland Gay Bar that is often compared to Cheers. A great fun lounge to meet your friends, have drinks, play pool, and sit on the patio
Recommended Hotels in Portland By Booking
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We have chosen hotels in Portland that keep you close to all the shops, restaurants & bars
Woodlark
4 Star, Luxury
- 4 Star – Downtown Portland, Fitness Center
- Close to the gay district
- Air-conditioned, flat-screen TV, WiFi
- Located downtown, offers air-conditioned rooms, fitness center, free WiFi, and helpful 24-hour front desk.
Hampton Inn And Suites
4 Star, Readers Choice
- 4 Star – Rooftop Patio, On-The-Go Breakfast
- Close to the gay district
- Refrigerator, 42-inch LCD TV
- Includes refrigerators, LCD TVs, complimentary WiFi, rooftop patio, 24-hour front desk, and daily breakfast.
Canopy by Hilton
4 Star, Great Value
- 4 Star – Gourmet Coffee Machine, Refrigerated Drawer
- Close to the gay district
- Flat-screen TV, private bathroom
- Equipped with flat-screen TVs, gourmet coffee machines, refrigerated drawers, designer toiletries, and seating areas.
The Benson
4 Star, Location
- 4 Star – Italian Marble Floors, Crystal Chandeliers
- Close to the gay district
- Business center, laundry facilities
- Showcases Italian marble floors, Austrian crystal chandeliers, business center, laundry facilities, & complimentary morning coffee.
Video Of Mitchell’s guide to Portland
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