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San Francisco Gay Guide

San Francisco is a city ruled by love and celebration of diversity, where the Castro neighbourhood is one of the original LGBTQ neighbourhoods in the USA and the queer hub of the city. Shops, restaurants, bars, and clubs cater welcome everyone, and any place that isn’t explicitly queer is bound to be accepting. Visitors can explore LGBTQ history, visit the Rainbow Honor Walk, and experience a huge drag and nightlife scene. San Francisco’s annual pride is also the biggest gathering of LGBTQ people in the country, and the city is widely regarded as the queer capital of the USA.

Top Gay Events in San Francisco

Good Drag

#Cabaret

Online event

Fri

18
Jun
2021

10 $

Glamamore presents: Good Drag - Let Freedom Reign! Glamamore and D'arcy host a night of live streamed performances from the Oasis stage! FEATURING: D'Arcy Drollinger Mr. David Glamamore trixxie c

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PRIDE SUNDAY

#Dancing

OASIS , OASIS, 11th Street, San Francisco, CA, USA

Sun

27
Jun
2021

5 $

Join us for PRIDE at SF Oasis! Bring all your friends for reunion like no other on the dance floor, and take a peek at our expansive new rooftop setup! DJ Ion will be spinning tracks all night long.

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Closing the Generational Gap: What Do We Need to Thrive?

Online event

Tue

29
Jun
2021

What do we need from both elders and youth to thrive? Hear from 4 panelists who will be sharing their stories of resilience. The event will include plenty of time for Q&A. (Closed Captioning will be p

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Black Love! Performances

#Cabaret

Online event

Fri

17
Sep
2021

Join us for another Black Love! Part of QTPOC at Strut Sept 17th, at 7:00 PM (pdt) Free! Black Love brings you music, poetry, comedy, and art by Black Queer performers, free! Black Love was created i

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QTPOC at Strut presents Black Love!

#Cabaret

Online event

Fri

12
Nov
2021

Join us for another Black Love! Part of QTPOC at Strut November 12th, at 7:00 PM (pdt) Free! Black Love brings you music, poetry, comedy, and art by Black Queer performers, free! Info on performers c

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Top Gay Venues in San Francisco

SF Eagle

#Bear #Mature #Fetish #OutdoorSeating #Cruising

Open now

Tuesday: 15:00-02:00

4.61

The SF Eagle has been an important meeting spot in the West SOMA community for more than thirty-five years. The bar welcomes everyone from leathermen to bears to pups and all their admirers, so you'll

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Wild Side West

#Lesbian #Sports #OutdoorSeating

Open now

Tuesday: 13:30-20:00

4.61

The Wild Side West in Bernal Heights has been around for decades, mixing longtime lesbian bar with classic neighbourhood sports bar. On any given night you can find an eclectic array of art, a friendl

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Last Call Bar

#MixedCrowd #Cosy

Open now

Tuesday: 12:00-02:00

4.51

Small neighbourhood bar located in an old carriage house with a fireplace and old school jukebox. It's part dive, part buzzing Castro gay bar with a fun and friendly atmosphere, plus very cheap drinks

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Twin Peaks Tavern

#Mature #Cocktails

Open now

Tuesday: 12:00-02:00

4.51

Twin Peaks Tavern is the gateway to the iconic Castro neighbourhood. It has long been the best spot to watch the world go by through huge panoramic windows with the neighbourhood's best cocktails, bee

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Cinch Saloon

#MixedCrowd #OutdoorSeating

Open now

Tuesday: 09:00-02:00

4.41

The Cinch Saloon is the only gay bar left on Polk Street, the place where San Francisco's reputation for queer nightlife all began. It's got an old-fashioned gay bar with dive vibes and a western them

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Hi Tops

#Cocktails #Sports #OutdoorSeating

Open now

Tuesday: 12:00-21:00

4.41

San Francisco's newest gay sports bar and restaurant is in the vibrant Castro neighbourhood. 16 TVs play a variety of sports so you can enjoy a bit of friendly rivalry with the varied crowds that gath

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3* Kensington Park Hotel

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Situated 2 minutes’ walk from Union Square and a classic Cable Car stop, this San Francisco hotel is in the heart of downtown San Francisco shops, galleries and restaurants. All elegant rooms offer fr

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4* YOTEL San Francisco

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Featuring free WiFi and a restaurant, YOTEL San Francisco offers compact accommodation 600 m away from attractions such as San Francisco City Hall, the Asian Art Museum and Bill Graham Civic Auditoriu

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4* Hotel Zeppelin

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Just 300 m from San Francisco’s vibrant Union Square, Hotel Zeppelin San Francisco is a boutique hotel nestled in San Francisco’s Theater District. A 55-inch LED flat-screen TV is provided in each gu

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3* Beck's Motor Lodge

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Beck’s Motor Lodge is located in the Castro, one of the most vibrant neighborhoods in the heart of San Francisco and has long been a favourite with gay travellers. Recently refurbished, it is nestled

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Discover Hotel Zetta San Francisco, a vibrant and sophisticated boutique hotel located in Downtown San Francisco's famously trendy SoMa district. Across the street from Westfield Shopping Center, th

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