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Get Ready to Celebrate 15 Years of Urban Bear NYC!

The 15th Annual Urban Bear NYC Weekend is set to take place from September 14th through 17th 2023 and will feature all the furry fun and frolic it’s become famous for!

Come hang out with the New York City bears, chubs, cubs, daddies, pups and the men who love them. It’s always a guaranteed good time as you make your way through the Big Apple’s hot spots that cater to the bear scene. Key events include the Bears Ahoy! Cruise around Manhattan and the Urban Bear Street Fair but there is plenty to keep you occupied all weekend long! Check out the schedule of events below:

THURSDAY 9/14

5PM-9PM

URBAN BEAR HAPPY HOUR + OPENING NIGHT PARTY

FLEX BAR HELLS KITCHEN / 405 WEST 51 STREET

9PM

FURSDAYS BEAR + PUP NIGHT

TY’S / 114 CHRISTOPHER STREET

FRIDAY 9/15

2PM-5PM

BEAR INVASION: THE MUSEUM OF SEX

MUSEUM OF SEX / 233 5TH AVENUE

7PM MUSIC & BOARDING/SAILS 8PM TILL MIDNIGHT

BEARS AHOY! SUNSET PARTY CRUISE ON THE HUDSON RIVER FT. DJ JONNY MACK

THE CIRCLE LINE / PIER 83 @ WEST 43RD STREET

**Ticketing Info:

$30 Discounted General Admission (until Sept. 8)

$50 General Admission (Week of 9/9 and at the pier; subject to availability /pier tickets cash only)

$100 VIP Deck (Limited to 50 guests) VIP Upper Deck includes private bartender, food & (1) complimentary drink.

**This event is rain or shine!

Get your tickets HERE.

10PM-4AM

BEAR NAKED—BEARS AHOY OFFICIAL AFTER-PARTY

PHOENIX / 447 EAST 13TH STREET

SATURDAY 9/16

12PM-2PM

BEAR + BURGER BRUNCH

JULIUS’BAR & GRILL / 159 WEST 10TH STREET

3PM-7PM

THE SATURDAY AFTERNOON BEAR BLAST

TY’S BAR / 114 CHRISTOPHER STREET

10PM-4AM

PURGATORY LEATHER & FETISH DANCE PARTY FT. DJ TED BISHOP

ROCKBAR / 185 CHRISTOPHER STREET

SUNDAY 9/17

1PM-7PM

THE 15TH ANNUAL URBAN BEAR NYC STREET FAIR

LITTLE WEST 12TH STREET / ENTER AT WASHINGTON STREET

**To benefit the Callen Lorde Community Health Center**

6PM

URBAN BEAR / CRISCO DISCO OFFICIAL CLOSING NIGHT BEAR BLAST FT. DJ STEVE CUNNINGHAM

ROCKBAR / 185 CHRISTOPHER STREET


FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO GET YOUR BEARS AHOY! TICKET HEAD OVER TO: theurbanbear.com

BWM Staff

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