The Bark

Happy Tuesday! Hope you had fun out at SF Queer Leather Happy Hour and Primal last week.

This week's newsletter is being written while in Lisbon, Portugal. I'll be back in SF next week but until then be sure to checkout Rubber Ducky at Powerhouse and Rope Burn at StopGap, both on Thursday this week.

Hope you have a great week!

Slut Puppy: Summer Sunset
Friday, August 21, 2026 • 8PM–2AM
Lone Star Saloon • 1354 Harrison St, SF
$7–$10 • slut-puppy.com

Heat still on the pavement. Sky bleeding orange into pink. That kind of night.

Slut Puppy comes back to Lone Star Saloon Friday, August 21st — hot, slow, and dripping in gold light. Strip down to the skin the season's already begging you to show. Speedos, swim trunks, harnesses, mesh, whatever clings. This is a night for bare skin and sweat under low light. Clothes check takes what you don't need. DJ's spinning something slow enough to melt into.

For tickets and more information: https://www.slut-puppy.com

Bark Before Dark: Folsom
Friday, September 25, 2026 • 5PM–9PM
The Stud • 1123 Folsom St, SF
$15–$20 • barkbeforedark.com

Back for Folsom! Bark Before Dark, your favorite happy hour for pups, pets, and handlers, is back at The Stud.

Bark Before Dark is equal parts social hour and sensory playground. Spend the golden hour mingling in the outdoor mosh space, let loose in the indoor play area, or just soak in the atmosphere on the dance floor while our DJs keep the energy moving and our gogo dancers keep things interesting. Whether you're deep in the scene or just pup-curious, the vibe is welcoming, playful, and unapologetically queer.

Bark Before Dark has always been about community, a chance to find your crew before the weekend sweeps you up in its kinky chaos. Come early, stay late, and head into Folsom weekend already feeling the love. Spots are limited and this one fills up fast, so grab your tickets early. Prices range from $15–$20. Leash up, gear up, or show up exactly as you are!

Weekly Woof! subscribers can get 20% off their tickets using the discount code: WEEKLYWOOF26FOLSOM.

For tickets and more information: https://www.barkbeforedark.com

Zoomiez Saturday, September 26, 2026 • 9PM–2:30AM
The Mint • 88 5th Street, SF
$10–$35 • [barkbeforedark.com

An artist-driven party, inspired by the fast-paced energy bursts that pups go through. This Party features performances by professionals across DJs, Drag, and GoGos internationally. Being held at the San Francisco Mint, it has an ample Party Room for performances, DeStim areas, an outside patio with Local Kink Gear Vendors, and a vault-style play room.

The core goal of this party is to platform music and art through high-energy professional artists, while maintaining safe spaces for play, and balancing high and low-energy spaces for everyone to enjoy.

For tickets and more information visit https://shotgun.live/en/events/zoomiez

This Week

Thursday, August 13, 2026

Rubber Ducky

Thursday, August 13, 2026
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Powerhouse
1347 Folsom St, San Francisco, CA

Come dressed in rubber or latex, or just admire the shiny at this casual monthly social happy hour.

RopeBurn

Thursday, August 13, 2026
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM

1281 Mission St
San Francisco, CA

Monthly rope meetup and skill share https://www.ropeburnsf.com