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Friday, November 13, 2026
Second-Friday leather night of heavy bass and cruising energy — bring your harnesses and boots.
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Fri, Oct 16
9 PM - 2 AM
Powerhouse, San Francisco
TRADE at Powerhouse in San Francisco: a monthly underground house dance party produced by Mark Weston and Mike Castro, on the third Friday.
MonthlySat, Oct 17
9 PM - 2 AM
Powerhouse, San Francisco
BEATPIG at Powerhouse, San Francisco: Juanita MORE! and DJ Stanley Frank's third-Saturday leather, fashion and drag party with gogos and bondage demos.
MonthlySun, Oct 18
4 PM - 8 PM
Powerhouse, San Francisco
Shirts Off Sundays at Powerhouse, San Francisco: a weekly Sunday afternoon shirts-off hang at the SoMa leather and cruise bar.
WeeklySun, Oct 18
8 PM - 2 AM
Powerhouse, San Francisco
Cocktailgate at Powerhouse in SoMa: a third-Sunday chaos-and-art drag show hosted by Suppositori Spelling and Florence Frightengale.
MonthlyMon, Oct 19
9 PM - 2 AM
Powerhouse, San Francisco
PILLOWS at Powerhouse in SoMa, San Francisco: the weekly Monday drag party with Glamamore and crew, mixing fresh beats, crafting and live performance.
WeeklyWed, Oct 21
8 PM - 1 AM
Powerhouse, San Francisco
Divine Masc BoysTown at Powerhouse, San Francisco: a third-Wednesday trans masc bar night, dance party and cruising social in SoMa.
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