Organizers expect 225,000 at San Francisco’s 43rd Folsom Street Fair

The 43rd Folsom Street Fair, an LGBTQ-centered celebration of leather and kink culture, took place on Folsom Street in San Francisco’s SoMa, between Seventh and 13th streets, with seven entertainment stages and more than 200 vendors. Organizers expected 225,000 attendees.

The fair began as a celebration of leather culture and has broadened to include a wide range of kink subcultures. Its organizers describe it as both a celebration and resistance to shame and erasure.