Events :: Nightlife Events

Big little talent: meet 11-Year-Old Drag Diva Desmond

Big little talent: meet 11-Year-Old Drag Diva Desmond

  • by David-Elijah Nahmod
  • Oct 10, 2018

He's only eleven years old, yet Desmond Napoles has already made a name for himself with appearances at New York's famed Wigstock, and cutting the opening ribbon at DragCon NYC with RuPaul.

Bohemian Rhapsody @ Castro Theatre

Bohemian Rhapsody @ Castro Theatre

  • by Steven Underhill
  • Oct 10, 2018

At an October 5, 2018 advance screening of the new Queen film 'Bohemian Rhapsody,' fans at the Castro Theatre enjoyed the Fox/Regency biopic about Freddie Mercury and the band, and free T-shirts.

Varla Jean Merman:  Talkin' 'bout her generation

Varla Jean Merman: Talkin' 'bout her generation

  • by Jim Gladstone
  • Oct 3, 2018

This weekend brings two very different drag shows to San Francisco. At Oasis, tonight through Sunday, legendary comedienne Varla Jean Merman performs her latest solo cabaret act, the circus-themed 'Under A Big Top.'

Folsom Street Fair

Folsom Street Fair

  • by Steven Underhill
  • Oct 3, 2018

Leather and kinkfans and fanatics enjoyed the annual Folsom Street Fair, the popular South of Market celebration of sexy kinky fun, held Sept. 30.

Leatherpalooza! Folsom Street Fair kinks it up

Leatherpalooza! Folsom Street Fair kinks it up

  • by Race Bannon
  • Sep 26, 2018

The Bay Area tends to be awash in far more leather and kink happenings than most metro areas. The month of September each year, especially the week leading up to Folsom Street Fair, is when the number of events for the LGBTQ kinky crowd skyrockets.

Broadway Backwards @ Marines' Memorial Theater

Broadway Backwards @ Marines' Memorial Theater

  • by Steven Underhill
  • Sep 26, 2018

The Richmond/Ermet Aid Foundation's One Night Only benefit concert, held September 24 at Marines' Memorial Theater, featured cast members from the visiting Broadway tour productions of both 'The Phantom of the Opera' and 'On Your Feet.'

Werkin' for a living:  Drag stars on stage

Werkin' for a living: Drag stars on stage

  • by Jim Gladstone
  • Sep 19, 2018

The Werq the World Tour including Eureka, Aquaria, Asia O'Hara, Eureka, Kameron Michaels, Bob the Drag Queen, Kim Chi and Violet Chachki, sashays into the Curran Theater for a one-night stand on October 5.

Laugh track record - Comedy Returns at El Rio

Laugh track record - Comedy Returns at El Rio

  • by David-Elijah Nahmod
  • Sep 19, 2018

Laughs will no doubt abound on September 21 when comic Lisa Geduldig returns to El Rio with her monthly comedy show, which, in various incarnations, will soon celebrate its thirtieth anniversary.

GLAAD Awards @ Hyatt Regency

GLAAD Awards @ Hyatt Regency

  • by Steven Underhill
  • Sep 19, 2018

The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation's annual awards gala, held at the Hyatt Regency (5 Embarcadero Center) on September 15, included local and national luminaries.

Pool party: River Raid's splash in Guerneville

Pool party: River Raid's splash in Guerneville

  • by David-Elijah Nahmod
  • Sep 12, 2018

On Friday September 14, dozens of gay men will converge upon Guerneville for River Raid 2018, a weekend of partying by the Russian River. Book your rooms and tickets now, because no one wants to be stuck in the fog while all the guys are at the river.

Clown Town @ The Stud

Clown Town @ The Stud

  • by Steven Underhill
  • Sep 12, 2018

Bozos in abundance made Veruca Bathsalts' night hosting Desperate Living at The Stud a hilarious, and slightly creepy, night out.

Drag & Burgers @ Hamburger Mary's

Drag & Burgers @ Hamburger Mary's

  • by Steven Underhill
  • Sep 5, 2018

Serving up burgers and drag shows, the recently opened Hamburger Mary's has become a popular Castro district restaurant for locals and tourists alike.

Camp concert:  'Liberace and Liza Live' at Feinstein's

Camp concert: 'Liberace and Liza Live' at Feinstein's

  • by David-Elijah Nahmod
  • Sep 5, 2018

On September 13, two show business legends will take to the stage of Feinstein's at the Nikko when Liberace And Liza Live! A Tribute comes to the club for what promises to be a gay night of entertainment.

Daniel Reichard: singer-actor talks Broadway and Burning Man

Daniel Reichard: singer-actor talks Broadway and Burning Man

  • by Jim Gladstone
  • Aug 29, 2018

In what's likely to be a classic, only-in-San Francisco juxtaposition, Reichard expects a passel of playa-goers to convene in the significantly more straight-laced climes of Feinstein's at the Nikko not long after the Burn.