Event Dates
From: Saturday, May 25, 2024
To: Sunday, May 26, 2024
The Experience Weekend and Ky Martinez Events present Nocturnal and Imagina, two Memorial Day Weekend special events.
Celebrate Memorial weekend in San Francisco as the city’s gay scene gets ready for a Summer of parties and events. And no one does a party like Ky Martinez Events.
- Stay close to the party at the San Francisco Proper Hotel, a charming 4 star hotel just 6 minutes from the Halcyon Club, complete with a well equipped gym, beautiful rooftop terrace and spacious rooms.
Nocturnal
- Typically on the Saturday of the weekend celebrations. Venue to be confirmed.
- The perfect kick off to your Memorial Day Weekend. Nocturnal celebrates its 10th anniversary edition.
- Featuring music by guest DJS from 10 pm until 4 am.
- The Party takes over DNA Lounge on Eleventh street.
- Stay at the San Francisco Proper, a design hotel, just under 1km from the DNA Lounge for the ultimate San Francisco hotel experience.
Imagina
- Typically on the Sunday of the weekend celebrations. Venue to be confirmed.
- Expect the best light, sound, dancers and hot guys from around San Francisco and beyond at this Memorial Day Circuit Weekend.
- The party runs from 10 pm until late at City Lights.
- The nearby InterContinental San Francisco is just a 500m away from the club.
- VIPs get access to Skip the line, VIP balcony and access to private coat check.
The Venues
- City Nights – A long running popular Saturday night club on the legendary Harrison Street strip with two dance halls with different DJs and three bars.
- DNA Lounge has been one of San Francisco’s most popular nightclubs since 1985. Featuring two stages, four dance floors, seven bars and a full-service late-night restaurant and café.
Where to Stay?
- San Francisco is divided into several neighbourhoods. The Castro and Soma are home to San Francisco’s gay life.
- Soma is home to Folsom Street and most of the leather and fetish bars.
- Stay close to all the tourist attractions in some of the best hotels in the city, in the downtown/union square district
Recommended Hotels
The following hotels are close to the gay bars and the city’s top attractions:
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.
The W Hotel is our preferred hotel in
the city close to everything with a gym
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We have divided the map into two areas, the Castro, San Francisco’s world famous gay district and SOMA, the are where the Folsom Street Fair takes place each September.
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San Francisco is a vibrant and inclusive city with a long history of LGBTQ+ activism and culture. Here are the most popular neighbourhoods, including gay hot spots and districts close to the city’s most popular attractions. It is worth noting that the best-rated hotels are close to Union Square
One of the world’s most famous gay districts since the 1960s, a focal point for LGBTQ+ culture.
South of the city centre, known for its colourful murals, hipster culture, bars and restaurants.