COVID-19 Folsom Street Fair Still Has Full ‘Leather Week’ Of Rad Online Events

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It’s LEATHER WEEK, BABY. But the Folsom Street Fair celebration is all online this year, so you are probably not going to hook up or get any action. Sunday’s official Folsom Street Fair livestream features Margaret Cho and other notables, but amazing and sexy underground haps are happening online all Leather Week long leading up to (and after!) Sunday’s main event.

Here’s a look at some of the best, lesser-publicized, kinky events serving a full Leather Week schedule before and after the online 2020 Folsom Street Fair.

THURSDAY, SEPT. 24

DIRTY TALK GAME SHOW

If you like dirty talk (and who doesn’t?) the Dirty Talk Game Show “pits four naughty-tongued panelists fighting each other and the clock” and “the winner with the most naughty points will be crowned the Filthiest Mouth in San Francisco.” – 7 – 9 p.m., TICKETS $5 – $20 HERE

FRIDAY, SEPT. 25

RACHEL LARK’S ‘SEX AND BALANCES’ RELEASE LISTENING PARTY

Period sex advocate and feminist bachelor auction ukelele chanteuse Rachel Lark drops her highly anticipated new EP Sex and Balances live online, including the already hit single “The Unicorn Song.” – 6:30 – 7 p.m. FREE, WATCH HERE FOR LINK

It’s a really good and funny track, people!

KATYA SMIRNOFF-SKYY’S BITTERSWEET 90’S SYMPHONY

“Eastern Europe’s most sought-after mezzo-soprano” and “self-proclaimed Godmother of Grunge” Katya Smirnoff-Skyy “takes you on a musical journey through the 1990s. Drawing upon the music of Nirvana, Semisonic, the Spice Girls and more, this show will take you back to a time when ‘groove was in the heart,’ streets were paved in plaid flannel, and no one dared to destroy your sweater.” 7-8:30 p.m. OASIS TV, FREE, VENMO & PATREON HERE

SATURDAY, SEPT. 26

BIG GAY CAR WASH ‘SUDS & STUDS: FOLSOM!’

A “fully masked, socially distanced drive-thru slutty car wash!” The popular big gay car wash Suds & Studs returns to make your ride nice and foamy one last time in 2020. This is a car wash fundraiser where ’Skater Waiters will deliver corndogs and drinks to your car while masked Sudsy Baloney Studs wipe every inch of your big hard vehicle!” – Noon – 3 p.m., $25 VENMO / CARD / CASH ACCEPTED ON SITE.

MATTHEW PRESIDENTE: EXCLUSIVE FOLSOM STREET SET

Singer/songwriter Matthew Presidente “performs mostly solo (in leather shorts) on the keys – songs from throughout his career, his soon to be released new single ’Standing in the way of Love’, a Queen cover and a special tribute to Folsom Street! Joined virtually by musician Tara C Taylor (Berlin, DE), the duo pay tribute to their experiences in San Francisco through their song ‘Leather & Love’.” 7-7:30 p.m. OASIS TV, FREE, VENMO & PATREON HERE

SUNDAY, SEPT. 27

BAWDY STORYTELLING: OFFICIAL AFTERPARTY FOR FOLSOM STREET FAIR

Bawdy Storytelling’s sexy standup real-life tales of great (or terrible!) kinky casual encounters is your official Sunday afterparty, as host Dixie De La Tour welcomes Amp Somers, Alotta Boutté, Marla Renee Stewart, Justin Hall, and Jefferson Bergey. – 7 – 9:30 p.m., TICKETS $10 – $69.69 HERE

BALONEY: FOLSOM & CHILL

San Francisco’s Gay All-Male Revue is “back” in all its glory! Baloney Folsom & Chill is a 7 p.m. afterparty that’s “part theatre, part dance, part peep show, and ALL male! This one-of-a-kind show features a combination of sexy acts filmed live on the Oasis stage & original world premiere content that will make you laugh, make you think, and make you hard… ALL at the same time.” – 7-8 p.m., $10 SUGGESTED VENMO

ELECTROLUXX VIRTUAL FOLSOM

This throbbing party usually goes down at Public Works, but this year it will ‘switch’ to Twitch for a Sunday afternoon and evening rager. 2-8 p.m., WATCH HERE FOR LINK

ALL WEEK LONG

EXILES VIRTUAL AUCTION

This one’s already going! Nonbinary and genderfluid educational group The Exiles has a bangin’ online BDSM gear auction full of floggers, paddles, vintage porn, and even a puppy basket. ONLINE NOW THROUGH SEPT. 27 at 7 p.m.