Leather and whips and chains, oh my! Fetish was the word of the day as SoMa welcomed the annual Folsom Street Fair on Sunday. This marked 41 years for the fair that celebrates the leather, kink, and alt-sex communities. Hundreds of thousands of attendees reportedly showed up to enjoy or just observe fetishes of every flavor.
A game of Twister, Folsom Street style. | Photo: Cheryl L. Guerrero/Hoodline
Folsom Street, the non-profit organization behind the fair, “cultivates a safe, open, and inclusive environment for the kink, leather, and alternative sexuality communities while centering equity for BIPOC and LGBTQA2I+ people.” Since 1984, it has given over $7 million dollars in support of non-profit LGBTQ+ organizations.
Rope bondage is on diplay on Folsom Street during the fair. | Photo: Cheryl L. Guerrero/Hoodline
This year’s fair included seven stages that featured live music, bondage performers, DJs, wrestling, and drag performances. There was also The Playground, “space for women of every kind and all trans and nonbinary folks,” which featured a tent and stage performances.
There were all variety of leather, bondage, flogging, and furries to satisfy any craving. Not to mention plenty of nudity.
Here are more visuals from the day:
Attendees enjoy music outside of the Driftwood Bar on Folsom Street.
People gather to watch flogging and other kinks on display.
Art on display at Two Bald Guys Art tent.
Wrestlers battle it out on the wrestling stage presented by Full Queer.
Dancing at the DJ and GOGO stage.
Bondage performed on the corner during the fair.
An attendee in a besparkled mask.
Foot and let worship offered on the street.
Sunscreen application offered to those reveling in the sun.
Jon Chu came down from Seattle to enjoy the city and the fair.
An angel and a devil enjoy the sun and the atmosphere.
An attendee's back still bears rope impressions from their bondage session.
Crowds watch and walk by the Twister stage on Folsom Street.
A Furry sits for a portrait.
An assortment of whips at the PantherProwLs Enterprises tent.
A sidewalk flogging station offers a quick whipping session.
A wrestler launches a flying kick.
