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Bears and their admirers

Welcome to our page for Bears, their friends and admirers.

bear flag The International Bear Brotherhood Flag, the pride flag of the bear community. Craig Byrnes created this flag in 1995.

What is a Bear and who are some of their important friends?
The Urban Dictionary says, “The most common definition of a "bear" is a man who is hairy, has facial hair, and a cuddly body. However, the word "Bear" means many things to different people, even within the bear movement. Many men who do not have one or all of these characteristics define themselves as bears, making the term a very loose one. Suffice it to say, "bear" is often defined as more of an attitude than anything else - a sense of comfort with our natural masculinity and bodies that is not slavish to the vogues of male attractiveness that is so common in gay circles and the culture at large.”

Additionally, Bears have often have friends who include Cubs - usually younger gay men who have the same build and look as Bears - and Otters who are usually gay men who like body hair but who may not have a larger build.

We are adding more content to this page and we welcome any suggestions about how to make it a more useful resource for anyone interested in Bear culture and lifestyle.

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Bear issues on PinkUk

Some useful bear links.:
Bear World Magazine
FaceBook: Bear Brotherhood
FaceBook: Gay Bears Official
lgbt.fandom.com/wiki/Bear

Bear prides/events

These are the future bear prides that we have listed. If we don't have a bear event listed, please let us know
Mexico 28 November 2025 Bearsgiving 2025 Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico
Spain 04 December 2025 MadBear Madrid 2025 Madrid, Madrid, Spain
USA 17 January 2026 Mid Atlantic Leather Weekend 2026 Washington, Washington DC, USA
Mexico 25 January 2026 Beef Dip Bear Week 2026 Puerto Valletta, Jalisco, Mexico
Mexico 28 January 2026 Bearadise International Bear Festival 2026 Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico
New Zealand 04 February 2026 Bear New Zealand 2026 Auckland, North Island, New Zealand
Australia 15 February 2026 Bear Essentials 2026 Updated event Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
USA 19 February 2026 International Bear Convergence 2026 Palm Springs, California, USA
Spain 09 March 2026 Noxon Bear Week 2026 Maspalomas, Canarias, Spain
Ireland 19 March 2026 Bear Feile 2026 Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Germany 31 March 2026 Easter Berlin Leather Fetish Week 2026 Berlin, Berlin, Germany
USA 24 April 2026 Atlanta Bear Pride 2026 Updated event Atlanta, Georgia, USA
UK 30 April 2026 The Great British Bear Bash 2026 Updated event Manchester, Lancashire, UK
Germany 21 May 2026 Cologne Fetish Pride 2026 Cologne, North Rhine, Germany
Portugal 24 May 2026 Lisbon Bear Pride 2026 Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
Netherlands 11 June 2026 Amsterdam Bear Pride 2026 Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Finland 25 June 2026 Bear with Us Helsinki 2026 Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
USA 27 July 2026 Lazy Bear Week 2026 Updated event Guerneville, California, USA
USA 31 July 2026 Asbury Park Bear Invasion 2026 Updated event Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA
Czech Republic 02 August 2026 International Prague Bear Summer 2026 Updated event Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
Australia 03 August 2026 A Week of Leather 2026 Updated event Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Iceland 03 September 2026 Reykjavik Bear 2026 Updated event Reykjavik, Reykjavik, Iceland
Germany 10 September 2026 Folsom Europe 2026 Updated event Berlin, Berlin, Germany

Bear venues

These are the venues that we have listed, that have been classed as a 'bear' venue. If we dont have a bear venue listed, please let us know
Belgium 9Hotel Central Brussels, Belgium
Colombia Turkish baths and sauna ULISES Bogota, Colombia
France Le Bears Bar Occitanie, France
France Le Bronx Paris, France
Germany Blond Cocktailbar Berlin, Germany
Germany Leipzig Bears Updated venu Saxony, Germany
Germany Raw Shop Hesse, Germany
Germany Stargayte Sauna Saxony, Germany
Ireland The Wiley Fox Dublin, Ireland
Japan Bear Osaka Honshu, Japan
Mexico Tom's Leather Bar Mexico City, Mexico
Netherlands Bear-Necessity Amsterdam, Netherlands
Portugal 3Sauna Lisbon, Portugal
Portugal Shelter Bar Lisbon, Portugal
Spain Bears Bar Valencia, Spain
Spain Hot Madrid, Spain
Spain Men's Bar Andalucia, Spain
UK BBB - Bristol Bear Bar Somerset, UK
UK Camelford Arms East Sussex, UK
UK Club Wearinghers London, UK
UK Eagle London London, UK
UK Eden Bar West Midlands, UK
UK Kings Arms Soho London, UK
UK Manbears Lancashire, UK
UK Sherlocks Bar Lancashire, UK
USA 440 Castro California, USA
USA Barracks Bar California, USA
USA Bear Wear California, USA
USA Diesel Washington, USA
USA Pat O's Bunkhouse Saloon Arizona, USA
USA Ripcord Texas, USA
USA Rockbar NYC New York, USA
USA The Bolt California, USA
USA The Eagle New York, USA
USA The Iron Bear Texas, USA
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