BEARS
IMPORTANT DATES
XXL Bear Pride (London): 24-26 May 2019 (https://www.xxl-london.com/bear-pride/)
Brighton Bear Weekend: 13-16 June 2019 (https://brightonbearweekend.com/)
XXL Bear Pride (London): 24-26 May 2019 (https://www.xxl-london.com/bear-pride/)
Brighton Bear Weekend: 13-16 June 2019 (https://brightonbearweekend.com/)
London is has a thriving 'bear' scene. New clubs and bar nights are opening all the time. Here are some of the bigger events and more established club nights. None of the following has a dress-code policy, although most of them are men-only.
REGULAR NIGHTS
OCCASIONAL EVENTS - check websites for dates
REGULAR NIGHTS
- LOCKER ROOM SAUNA - London hosts a number of gay saunas (https://rainbowgaytours.com/en/blog/gay-saunas-in-london/) - but the only one I can find which advertises a bear night is The Locker Room in Kennington,, every Monday from 6pm to midnight. £10 entry (https://lockerroomsauna.co.uk/)
- THE BRIDGE BEAR FEST is every Weds night from 5pm till close at The Bridge Wine Bar, 8 Voltaire Road, Clapham, SW4 6DH. (www.bridgewinebar.com)
- COME TO DADDY is held every Thursday from 10pm to 2am at Central Station, 37 Wharfdale Road, London, N1. Nearest tube Kings Cross. Aimed at "older gay guys, silver foxes, daddy bears and their friends". Entry £6 (https://www.facebook.com/pg/Come-to-Daddy-Club-325700300909362/)
- THE KINGS ARMS is a popular pub for bears at 23 Poland Street, London, W1. Nearest tube Oxford Circus.
- THE EAGLE LONDON also attracts a hairier crowd at 349 Kennington Lane, Vauxhall, London, SE11 5QY. Nearest tube Vauxhall. (www.eaglelondon.com)
- BEEFMINCE is a monthly club that runs from 10pm to 4am on the third Friday of each month at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern, 372 Kennington Lane, Vauxhall, SE11 5HY. Entry £5 before 11pm/ £7 after. (www.beefmince.co.uk and www.facebook.com/beefmince)
- BRUT is a men-only club night for "blokes, bears, cubs and hunks" every Friday from 10pm to 5am at Union Club in Vauxhall (https://www.facebook.com/brutclub/)
- LONDON BEARS MOVIE CLUB is a group of bears and their admirers who meet up in Central London to see movies, theatre and other things of interest. (https://www.facebook.com/groups/londonbearsmovieclub/)
- XXL closed in London September 2019. (www.xxl-london.com)
OCCASIONAL EVENTS - check websites for dates
- Bear World Magazine is an online resource that includes the European bear scene, including a page of bear events at http://bearworldmagazine.com/category/events/
Page updated 9 December 2019
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