BEARS

IMPORTANT DATES

Great British Bear Bash (Manchester) - 30 April to 4 May 2026 (www.manbears-manchester.co.uk)
Brighton Bear Weekend - 10 to 13 July 2025 (www.brightonbearweekend.com)
BearScotFest (Edinburgh) -  2 to 5 Oct 2025 (www.bearscots.org.uk)
Pre Hi-Bearnation (Manchester) - 7 to 9 Nov 2025 (www.manbears-manchester.co.uk)

None of the following has a dress-code policy, although most of them are men-only.

REGULAR NIGHTS
  • BEARBAIT - on the first Thursday of each month from 6pm to 10pm at the Bunker Bar, 217-221 City Rd, London, EC1V 1JN. Entry £10 on the door, or £13 including coatcheck. (bunkerbar.co.uk)
   
  • *RECOMMENDED* BEEFMINCE (mixed sex) is a monthly club that runs from 10pm to 4am at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern, 372 Kennington Lane, Vauxhall, SE11 5HY. NEXT ON SAT 21 FEB AND 21 MARCH 2026. Beefmince is not 'men only' and all are welcome. BEEFMINCE organises other events in London and around the UK, including their annual party on the Thames called BOATMINCE. Coming up: BEEFMINCE at The Steel Yard on Sat 7 March and BIG EASTER BALL at The Clapham Grand on Friday 3 April. For a list of all their events around the UK go to beefmince.com/events (Also on www.facebook.com/beefmince)
 
  • DILF is a dance music party for queer men, held monthly across eight UK cities & quarterly in Gran Canaria. The London night is on the first Saturday of the month from 10pm to 4am at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern, 372 Kennington Ln, SE11 5HY, London (dilf.uk)
 
  • THE EAGLE LONDON at 349 Kennington Lane, Vauxhall has been leather pub and a bear venue. I can't see any specifically bear events on now, but the photo galleries give the show some hairier guys attending. (www.facebook.com/EagleLDN)
 
  • THE KINGS ARMS is a popular pub for bears at 23 Poland Street, London, W1. Nearest tube Oxford Circus. Open from 12pm every day. (www.kingsarms-soho.co.uk/london)
 
  • ​​THE LORD CLYDE in Deptford holds several bear nights, including PAUNCHY on the second Saturday of each month from 6pm to 1am and BEAR SUNDAY SOCIAL on the last Sunday of each month from 6pm to midnight. (www.meetup.com/thelordclydelondon/events/)
   
  • ROAST - a club for “bears, cubs, chubs, chasers, muscle bears, muscle men + admirers”. Billed as a “men-only event, with one of London's largest darkrooms”. Held twice a month at Electrowerkz, 7 Torrens Street, London, EC1V 1NQ from 10pm to 6am. Nearest tube Angel. You must have physical, government approved ID to gain entry. NEXT EVENT IS SAT 24 JAN (ROAST VS. TORTURE GARDEN), THEN SAT 7 & 28 FEB 2026. (www.instagram.com/roast.london.roast and tickets from dice.fm/promoters/roast-p9ky)
 
  • SAILORS SAUNA - Sailors is a men/male only spa and sauna at 570-574 Commercial Road, London, E14 7JD, close to Limehouse rail and DLR station. Jason emailed in Sept 2021 to say "Monday nights at Sailors Sauna are their Big & Cuddly nights". Open every day from 1pm to midnight, last entry 9pm, entry £24. (www.sailorssauna.com)
 
  • XXL closed in London September 2019

OCCASIONAL EVENTS - check websites for dates
'THE BEAR TARTAN'
PAUL HENRY KILTMAKER can make ties scarves and kilts from "The Bear Tartan" - more info at www.paulhenrykilts.com/The-Bear-Tartan/
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