Event Dates
From: Monday, September 8, 2025
To: Sunday, September 14, 2025
Slick Melbourne
Rubber Week 2025
Get ready for Slick Melbourne Rubber Week, an annual event celebrating all things rubber.
Slick Melbourne Rubber Week 2025
Get ready for Slick Melbourne Rubber Week, an annual event celebrating all things rubber. Slick Melbourne Rubber Week features over a week’s worth of parties, social events and activities. Slick is the perfect place to bring your love for “the shine” out for all to see!
- Stay in Fitzroy, close to all the Slick Parties. The District Apartments have superb amenities and offer great views of the Melbourne skyline.
Slick Melbourne Rubber Week
- Next Edition: Monday 8th September – Sunday 14th September, 2025.
- Slick is an inclusive and immersive event for all members of our community regardless of race, gender or sexual orientation. All are welcome. The event aims to help boost the emerging rubber community in Melbourne. Over the years the popularity of Slick has grown and it is now one of the hottest fetish festivals in the country.
The Parties
- Awaiting full schedule of events – use the following as a guide:
- Kick things off with the Newbie Meet N’ Greet at Eagle Leather
- Followed on Wednesday with the Welcome Drinks at the iconic Laird Hotel.
- Enjoy the Maxim Gloss event on Thursday. Meet the contestants for this year’s Melbourne Rubberman competition.
- On Friday, check out the main MRM contest to elect the new Melbourne Rubberman at Collingwood Town Hall.
- Saturday hosts the ultimate Leather Party. Prepare for balloon pups, colourful circus creatures, high flying antics and the delicious crack of the ringmasters whip. SQUEAK 2025 is set to be a bouncing, bulging dance party and social event.
- On Sunday celebrate with one last dance before heading back to reality at the Rubber Rundown.
- Stay close to the Laird at the Melbourne Metropole Central is just a 4-minute drive away, or take the tram which stops directly outside the hotel.
The Venues
- The Laird Melbourne – Australia’s longest running gay-owned and operated bar, popular with bears, leather and fetish lovers, 5 minutes from Fitzroy.
- Eagle Leather – Fully stocked gear shop and event ticket point.
Gay Saunas & Cruising Clubs in Melbourne
- Wet on Wellington – Popular sauna just steps from the Collingwood bars, busiest at weekends with a steam room, spa, sauna and upstairs cruising maze, porn lounge and private cubicles. Cool off after in the 25m lap pool.
- Subway Sauna – Right in the CBD with dark mazes, spa, steam room, video room, cafe and cyber lounge.
Recommended Hotels in Melbourne
The following Melbourne hotels are close to the city’s top attractions and a short ride to the gay bars:
Recommended Hotels
Where to stay close to all the gay bars
Our top 4 selections with the best rates.
Where we stay!
The Crown Metropol Hotel in Southbank
is stylish and close to all the bars and club
Official Website
For further information and advice on
Slick Melbourne Rubber Week Website
Gay Map of Melbourne
Melbourne’s gay bars & clubs are located in St Kilda and South Yarra south of the city or in Collingwood, Richmond and Fitzroy north of the city and one in Yarraville.
Melbourne Marriott Hotel, Exhibition Street, Melbourne, City of Melbourne, Victoria, 3000, Australia
Located in the heart of Melbourne CBD, the Melbourne Marriott Hotel features a swimming pool, sauna and fitness centre. Guests can also relax at the restaurant, cafe or bar. All rooms are spacious and non-smoking, offering cable TV, a minibar and a desk with high-speed internet access. The Melbourne Marriott Hotel is conveniently located only minutes from Her Majesty's Theatre, Federation Square
8 Whiteman St, Southbank VIC 3006, Australia
Rising above ’s vibrant Southbank precinct, offers with of the city or Port Phillip Bay. Each room features original artworks and marble bathrooms.
Each room includes a large plasma-screen TV with laptop video-on-demand system, an iPod docking station, and a separate dressing room. The city and bay views are framed by floor-to-ceiling windows.
51, Little Bourke Street, Melbourne, City of Melbourne, Victoria, 3000, Australia
Situated in Melbourne and with Princess Theatre reachable within 300 metres, Lancemore Crossley St. Melbourne features express check-in and check-out, non-smoking rooms, a fitness centre, free WiFi throughout the property and a bar. Boasting family rooms, this property also provides guests with a terrace. The accommodation offers a 24-hour front desk, room service and organising tours for guests.
19, Little Bourke Street, Melbourne, City of Melbourne, Victoria, 3000, Australia
Located in the heart of Melbourne's restaurant and theatre district on Little Bourke Street, Ovolo Laneways offers original artworks, luxurious bathrooms, quality furnishings and free high-speed wireless internet. Situated in the CBD, Ovolo Laneways is a 3-minute walk from Parliament and a 5-minute walk from Treasury Gardens
91 Johnston St, Fitzroy VIC 3065, Australia
All air-conditioned apartments feature a fully equipped kitchen, a dining setting and a private bathroom with a shower and bathrobes. Each have a lounge area with a sofa and a flat-screen TV. Free WiFi
9 Finlay Pl, Carlton VIC 3053, Australia
Situated in the Carlton district of Melbourne Every unit has a private bathroom and shower, air conditioning, a flat-screen TV and a dishwasher. A microwave and fridge are also available, as well as a kettle.
160 Argyle St, Fitzroy VIC 3065, Australia
The air-conditioned units have a fully equipped kitchen with a dishwasher & an oven. A microwave & toaster are also provided, as well as a coffee machine. A living area with a flat-screen TV. Laundry facilities are available.
78 Oxford St, Collingwood VIC 3066, Australia
This air-conditioned apartment is fitted with 2 bedrooms, a living room and a fully equipped kitchen with a dishwasher and an oven. It also has a flat-screen TV with free streaming service. Bathroom comes with a hair dryer
Vault 13 Banana Alley Vaults, situated under the railway viaduct at the Corner of Flinders and Queensbridge streets in the CBD.
Subway Sauna is Melbourne's premiere Gay mens sauna. Operating in the heart of the CBD and fresh from a recent re-fit, Subway Sauna has earned a reputation as the cleanest and friendliest of it`s kind.
106 Wellington Street, Collingwood VIC 3066,
Australia's largest & cruisiest Gay & Bi-Sexual Sauna
113 Wellington Street Collingwood VIC 3066, Australia
Fun gay bar with drags shows and a dance floor
103 Smith Steet Fitzroy VIC 3065, Australia
Sircuit is an inclusive Gay bar on Smith Street Fitzroy. The bar is free entry (except for special events listed on our website) Drag show gay party bar with something for everyone
230-232 Gertrude St, Fitzroy VIC 3065, Australia
Open Tuesday to Sunday in Fitzroy, this 1980s New York-themed gay bar and diner is a colourful paradise filled with drag bingo, trivia, and karaoke
60 King St, Melbourne VIC 3004, Australia
ADAM is Melbourne's nudist pub for guys
The techno-heavy, sans-clothes, queer dance parties you want to be at. The big brother of the Fitzroy bar ADAM. If techno is not your thing, we also offer a complete Pop, Disco & Funk Floor with Chill Lounge
108 Smith St, Collingwood VIC 3066, Australia
Gay Bar and Restaurant with fun staff and drag shows
185 Smith St, Fitzroy VIC 3065, Australia
Gay bar and Restaurant Cocktails, Pan-Asian eats, cabaret & drag shows in a hip space with red lamps & exposed brick.
386 Chapel St, South Yarra VIC 3141, Australia
Since 2014 POOF DOOF Gay Bar in Melbourne has served as the city's biggest Gay nightclub
103 Smith St, Fitzroy VIC 3065, Australia
Camp gay bar with drag shows and great burgers.
60 King St, Melbourne VIC 3004, Australia
Gay Night club with events and party nights
149 Gipps Street Abbotsford VIC 3067,Australia,
In 1998 The Laird and Club 80 were granted ‘Male-only’ status by the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) in deference to their history and service to the gay community.
While we still maintain this status, a few times a year we open the doors to the community for events such as Vic Leather Open Day (May), Men on Men Open Day (June) and Northside Bizarre (October).
Formerly known as "Melbourne's only bear and leather bar", The Laird has progressed over the years to become a haven, meeting place and party space for same-sex attracted CIS and Trans males.
One of the best known gay bars with something happening every night
29 Fitzroy Street St Kilda VIC 3182,
The local watering hole for many a St Kilda native and one of Melbourne’s oldest gay friendly pubs. The Iconic Prince of Wales Public Bar continues to be place of profound inspiration to local musicians & artists.
A meeting place where punters can let go of life’s responsibilities and dive into a cesspit of booze and muze. Offering some of St Kilda's most colourful & diverse entertainment.
AustraliaThe oldest gay bar in Melbourne and still one of the best.
164 Church Street Richmond VIC 3121, Australia
Friendly gay pub with a magical beer garden
Recommended Hotels in Melbourne By Booking
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We have chosen hotels in Melbourne that keep you close to all the shops,restaurants & bars
Crown Towers
5 Star, Luxury
- 5-Star, City or Bay Views
- Close to the gay district
- Floor-to-ceiling windows
- Offers spacious luxury rooms with stunning views, ideal for an opulent and immersive experience
Lancemore Crossley St
5 Star, Readers Choice
- 5-Star, Fitness Centre, Terrace
- Close to the gay district
- Non-smoking rooms, free WiFi
- Near Princess Theatre, perfect for a stylish stay with fitness facilities and a relaxing terrace
Melbourne Marriott
5 Star, Great Value
- 5-Star, Swimming Pool, Sauna
- Close to the gay district
- Spacious, high-speed internet
- In the heart of Melbourne CBD, features a pool and sauna, great for a comfortable, central stay
Ovolo Laneways
4 Star, Location
- 4-Star, Heart of Theatre District
- Close to the gay district
- Luxurious bathrooms
- Located on Little Bourke Street, offers artistic decor and easy access to Melbourne’s vibrant culture
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