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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
USA 19 February 2025 International Bear Convergence 2026 Palm Springs, California, USA
USA 03 July 2025 Atlanta Bear Fest 2025 Atlanta, Georgia, USA
UK 10 July 2025 Brighton Bear Weekend 2025 Brighton, East Sussex, UK
Italy 24 July 2025 Sardinia Bear Weekend 2025 Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy
USA 25 July 2025 Bears at the Woods 2 2025 Lehighton, Pennsylvania, USA
Czech Republic 27 July 2025 International Prague Bear Summer 2025 Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
USA 28 July 2025 Lazy Bear Week 2025 Guerneville, California, USA
Germany 02 August 2025 Leather Party Hamburg 2025 Hamburg, Saxony, Germany
Australia 04 August 2025 A Week of Leather 2025 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Spain 08 August 2025 Mad Bear Beach Party 2025 Torremolinos, Andalucia, Spain
Spain 08 August 2025 MadBear Torremolinos 2025 Torremolinos, Andalucia, Spain
USA 15 August 2025 Asbury Park Bear Invasion 2025 Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA
Ecuador 27 August 2025 Montanita Bear Week 2025 Montanita, Santa Elena, Ecuador
Iceland 28 August 2025 Reykjavik Bear 2025 Reykjavik, Reykjavik, Iceland
Spain 05 September 2025 Bears Sitges Week 2025 Sitges, Catalonia, Spain
USA 05 September 2025 Bears at the Woods 3 2025 Lehighton, Pennsylvania, USA
USA 18 September 2025 Urban Bear NYC 2025 New York, New York, USA
Belgium 30 September 2025 Belgium Bear Pride Brussels 2025 Brussels, Brussels, Belgium
UK 02 October 2025 Bear Scot Fest 2025 Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
UK 03 October 2025 Manchester Leather Weekend 2025 Manchester, Lancashire, UK
Netherlands 16 October 2025 Leather Pride Amsterdam 2025 Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Poland 16 October 2025 Bear Pride Poland 2025 Poznan, Greater Poland, Poland
USA 18 October 2025 Bearrison Street Fair 2025 San Francisco, California, USA
USA 29 October 2025 Key West Bear Weekend 2025 Key West, Florida, USA
USA 30 October 2025 World Bear Weekend 2025 Lexington, Kentucky, USA
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

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 Saxony, Germany
Germany Raw Shop Hesse, Germany
Germany Stargayte Sauna Saxony, Germany
Ireland The Wiley Fox Dublin, Ireland
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 Denver Sweet Colorado, 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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