Event Dates
From: Sunday, September 17, 2023
To: Sunday, September 17, 2023
San Francisco’s Leather Walk is one of the most diverse marches in the city and mixes a party atmosphere with an important charity raising event, while promoting the leather community and all its attractions. People walk together to celebrate leather, kink, family and community — all while raising funds for three great agencies.
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The Leather Walk
- The annual Leather Walk takes place on every year in September in the lead-up to the Folsom Street Fair. Each year, hundreds of Leather Walkers take over Market Street and march from the Castro to SoMa.
- On-site registration and check in begins at 10:00am at 440 Castro. Each marcher received a collectable Leather Walk pin.
- While you’re waiting for the action to get started, grab some breakfast at The Cove on Castro, San Francisco’s favourite local diner.
- Entertainment starts at 11:30am at Jane Warner Plaza. The walk itself plans to start moving at 12:00pm from the front of Castro Theatre. The walk features performances by some of San Francisco’s most amazing vocal and drag talent.
- The Leather Walk will include the following stops stops: Stop 1: SF Oasis, Stop 2: Powerhouse, Stop 3: Mr-S-Leather, Stop 5: The Lone Star Saloon, Stop 6: SF Eagle Final Stop.
- Events continue at the Leather Pride Festival at Eagle Plaza with the Flag Raising and Beer Bust.
San Francisco’s Leather Scene
- The Leather community in San Francisco is quite diverse. The city has a designated Leather and LGBTQ District in part of the city’s South of Market neighbourhood.
- The neighbourhood remains home to gay and kink bars and the popular Folsom Street Fair, which draws thousands of people every year to celebrate leather sexuality.
- Stay close to the Eagle at the InterContinental San Francisco, with a great gym, stunning views and delicious breakfast and just a 5 minute ride away from the bar.
History of the Leather Walk
- Leather Walk was founded in 1992 by Art Tomaszewski, former AEF Board President, Bare Chest Calendar Man and former Mr. Headquarters Leather.
- Art was inspired to start an event that would raise visibility, comradery and funds for AEF. In 2001, Sandy ‘Mama’ Reinhardt, a tireless community fundraiser and founding advisor at BCEF, took over event production of Leather Walk. Each year, Mama and Mama’s Family hold Leather Walk fundraisers across the country.
- Today, Leather Walk raises vital funds for Folsom Street Events and Positive Resource Center.
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Map of Gay San Francisco (SOMA)
Map of Gay San Francisco (The Castro)
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