Bears and their admirers
Welcome to our page for Bears, their friends and admirers.
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.
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 know04 December 2024 MadBear Madrid 2024 Madrid, Madrid, Spain
10 January 2025 Mid Atlantic Leather Weekend 2025 Washington, Washington DC, USA
18 January 2025 Baerenpaadiie XXL 2025 Hamburg, Saxony, Germany
26 January 2025 Beef Dip Bear Week 2025 Puerto Valletta, Jalisco, Mexico
29 January 2025 Bearadise International Bear Festival 2025 Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico
05 February 2025 Bear New Zealand 2025 Auckland, North Island, New Zealand
05 February 2025 Maspalomas Rubber Fest 2025 Gran Canaria, Canarias, Spain
16 February 2025 Bear Essentials 2025 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
20 February 2025 International Bear Convergence 2025 Palm Springs, California, USA
03 March 2025 Noxon Bear Week 2025 Maspalomas, Canarias, Spain
06 March 2025 MadBear Valencia 2025 Valencia, Valencia, Spain
23 March 2025 Bear Pride Cruise 2025 New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
23 March 2025 Los Angeles Leather Pride 2025 Los Angeles, California, USA
03 April 2025 Bear Carnival 2025 Maspalomas, Canarias, Spain
25 April 2025 Atlanta Bear Pride 2025 Atlanta, Georgia, USA
01 May 2025 The Great British Bear Bash 2025 Manchester, Lancashire, UK
22 May 2025 Bear Pride Vallarta 2025 Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico
26 May 2025 Lisbon Bear Pride 2025 Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
29 May 2025 Bear Jamboree 2025 Orlando, Florida, USA
05 June 2025 Cologne Fetish Pride 2025 Cologne, North Rhine, Germany
12 June 2025 Amsterdam Bear Pride 2025 Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
12 June 2025 Provincetown Bear Week 2025 Provincetown, Massachusetts, USA
26 June 2025 Bear with Us Helsinki 2025 Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
03 July 2025 Atlanta Bear Fest 2025 Atlanta, Georgia, USA
24 July 2025 Sardinia Bear Weekend 2025 Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy
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 know9Hotel Central Brussels, Belgium
Turkish baths and sauna ULISES Bogota, Colombia
Le Bears Bar Occitanie, France
Le Bronx Paris, France
Blond Cocktailbar Berlin, Germany
Leipzig Bears Saxony, Germany
Raw Shop Hesse, Germany
Stargayte Sauna Saxony, Germany
The Wiley Fox Dublin, Ireland
Tom's Leather Bar Mexico City, Mexico
Bear-Necessity Amsterdam, Netherlands
3Sauna Lisbon, Portugal
Shelter Bar Lisbon, Portugal
Bears Bar Valencia, Spain
Hot Madrid, Spain
Men's Bar Andalucia, Spain
BBB - Bristol Bear Bar Somerset, UK
Camelford Arms East Sussex, UK
Club Wearinghers London, UK
Eagle London London, UK
Eden Bar West Midlands, UK
Kings Arms Soho London, UK
Sherlocks Bar Lancashire, UK
440 Castro California, USA
Barracks Bar California, USA
Bear Wear California, USA
Denver Sweet Colorado, USA
Diesel Washington, USA
Pat O's Bunkhouse Saloon Arizona, USA
Rockbar NYC New York, USA
The Bolt California, USA
The Eagle New York, USA
The Iron Bear Texas, USA
The Pond Bar and Grill Delaware, USA