Event Dates
From: Saturday, July 27, 2024
To: Saturday, July 27, 2024
Each year the Big Muscle Party presents their “Bare Chest Calendar” during the Dore Alley Weekend
Each year the Big Muscle Party presents their “Bare Chest Calendar” during the Dore Alley Weekend. If you have a muscle fetish, this is the party for you.
- Stay at the San Francisco Proper, a design hotel just under 1km from the DNA Lounge for the ultimate San Francisco hotel experience.
The Party
- Big Muscle Party: UYA Edition is the official launch party for the Bare Chest Calendar.
- This is an afternoon party held during the Up Your Alley/Dore Alley weekend
- The party takes over the main room of the legendary DNA Lounge for an afternoon of sexy fun from 2 pm to 7 pm.
- Dance to the music of Paul Goodyear and mingle with the bare chest calendar men while raising funds for PRC aids support.
The Venue
- Big Muscle Party takes place at the DNA Lounge on 11th Street. DNA Lounge has been one of San Francisco’s most popular nightclubs since 1985.
- DNA Lounge has two stages, four dance floors, seven bars and a full-service late-night restaurant and cafe!
- Most recently declared both “Best Dance Club” and “Best Live Music Venue” in the SF Weekly Readers’ Poll, DNA Lounge has won over 60 “best of” awards.
- Book your stay well in advance as people start planning the moment the last event ends as there are just 31 hotels in Soma, the home of the fair.
Where to stay during Dore Alley?
The Dore Alley Fair is one of San Francisco’s biggest events and attracts hundreds of thousands of guys from around the world.
- Book your stay well in advance as people start planning the moment the last event ends as there are just 31 hotels in Soma, the home of the fair. Alternatively stay close to the downtown area, home to the city’s top hotels and take a rideshare or BART to the event.
The following SOMA hotels are close to the city’s top attractions and a short ride to the parties and the Dore Alley fair:
InterContinental Hotel, Courtyard by Marriott , Palace Hotel, Hotel Zelos,
Where to stay close to all the gay bars.
Our top 4 selections with the best rates.
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