Event Dates
From: Friday, July 28, 2023
To: Monday, July 31, 2023
Up Your Alley! 2023
Where leather daddies rule the streets of San Francisco’s South of Market district.
A fun fetish fair in the Sun – San Francisco Style! 2023
More hardcore than its big brother, September’s Folsom Street Fair, Up Your Alley, or Dore Alley is a fetish market not for the faint of heart! Enjoy a weekend of fetish parties and circuit events in the lead up to the final Sunday of the month, when the fair comes to life and fetish lovers unite.
- Book your hotel in advance as the weekend attracts thousands of visitors from San Francisco and beyond. Stay in Soma, close to all the action.
The Dore Alley Fair
- 30st July 2023 – The Up Your Alley Fair is most commonly referred to by locals as Dore Alley Fair or simply Dore Alley, a leather and fetish event held in San Francisco, California on the last Sunday of July on Folsom Street between 9th and 10th Streets and on Dore Street from Howard Street to half a block southeast of Folsom Street.
- Up Your Alley attracts leather loves, hot guys, daddies and fetish lovers. Of course, if rubber, sportswear, biker gear, skinheads, punks, or any variety of built, hairy men turns you on, then you won’t be disappointed. As the organisers state, “If you’re into it, there’s a scene for you”.
- Located in front of the legendary Powerhouse bar, an anything-goes gay leather bar, nearly 15,000 fellow leather men and fetish enthusiasts engage in BDSM play at over 50 adult vendor spaces! Spanking, punching, whips and floggers, bondage, domination and submission, creative water-sports, toys and so much more are in full effect.
- A sound stage (for dancing) is located at the 10th Street end of Folsom Street.
Official Dore Alley Night Parties
- Hog Wild on Friday and The Bay of Pigs on Saturday are set to return in 2023.Â
Dore Alley Circuit Parties
Many of the city’s top promoters are hosting some of the most anticipated parties of the Summer. The following parties typically take place on the following days:
Friday
- Dirty Alley – Dore Alley Edition – Mr S Leather hosts a unique outdoor party in Powerhouse.
- Trophy Dad’s Pride Daddy Alley – Everyone’s favourite Daddy Party with the fittest over 50s gogos and guys.
- Fog City Pack Beta Party – Lots of leather and jockstraps and you’ll see plenty of pups in pup hoods.
Saturday
- Big Muscle Up Your Alley – Quarterly Muscle Party returns to Powerhouse full of muscle bound men.
- Rated X at Dore Alley – More than 1,000 guys at the Saturday night main event with slutty gogos and fetish demos.
- Brut Dore Alley edition – Delicious Dan Darlington hosts one of the busiest Saturday night events.
- Polyglamorous Presents Sneaks – A very naughty Sneaker Fetish night with sports attire encouraged.
Sunday
- Ritual San Francisco by Real Bad Dore Alley After Hours – Sunday morning after party “BEFORE” the fair.
- PLAY – T Dance, Dore Alley edition – A Sunday favourite with great DJS and a mix of guys with high production values.
- Heaven Dore Alley Massive T Dance – Late night Sunday party with international guest DJs.
Monday
- Dore Alley Recover at The Lookout – No one with any sense works on Monday after Dore Alley. Recovery at The Lookout is a must!
Where to stay during Dore Alley Fair
San Francisco’s most popular gay neighbourhoods include, The Castro and Soma (home to the most famous gay fetish bars)
SOMA: InterContinental Hotel,   Courtyard by Marriott ,  Palace Hotel,   Hotel Zelos,
CASTRO: Beck’s Motor Lodge,
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Palace Hotel
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Famed bars, an awe-inspiring crystal chandelier restaurant, a fitness area and a glass dome indoor pool are featured at this landmark Palace. Leather tufted headboards, 11-foot ceilings, pillow-top bedding set the stage for a luxurious night’s sleep. High-end luggage inspired desk, tables and the bathroom vanity. A 48-inch flat-screen satellite TV, marble bath & rain shower
Hotel Zetta
4 Star, Readers Choice
This Central San Francisco hotel offers rooms with a 46-inch flat-screen smart TV. Free WiFi, an iPod docking station, a portable wireless Bluetooth speaker, and double-panned windows for quiet. A seating area, work desk, and an Illy espresso coffee machine, walk-in shower, bathrobes & premium toiletries. A state-of-the-art fitness centre & laundry services
The Marker
4 Star, Great Value
Offering French-inspired architecture, The Marker San Francisco, provides guests with an ideal city centre. The guest rooms and suites at this upscale hotel boast amenities such as an LCD flat-screen TV with on-demand movies and an iHome alarm clock radio. All guest rooms feature ironing facilities, a hairdryer, a make-up mirror and boutique bath products.
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3 Star, Location
This San Francisco hotel is located in Union Square, it offers an outdoor pool and rooms with an MP3 connection. It features a barbershop and a business center. Access to a fitness centre one block from the hotel and an on-site sauna. Each classically-designed room is equipped with a flat-screen cable TV and mini-refrigerator. Free coffee and tea are also provided
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Along with a restaurant, this smoke-free hotel has a 24-hour fitness center and a bar/lounge. A coffee shop/café, valet parking, and conference space. All 1195 rooms offer comforts like pillowtop beds and premium bedding, plus WiFi and LCD TVs with cable channels. Guests will also find Netflix, room service, and coffee makers. Housekeeping is available on request.
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Along with an indoor pool, this smoke-free hotel has a restaurant and a health club. Additionally, a bar/lounge, a 24-hour business center, and a conference center are onsite. All 556 rooms offer WiFi, iPod docks, and plasma TVs with digital channels. Other amenities available to guests include 24-hour room service, wired Internet, and minibars.
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