The Urban Bear

The Urban Bear The 18th Annual
URBAN BEAR NYC
SEPTEMBER 17-20, 2026
theurbanbear.com
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Our mission is to grow our community, attract tourism, and spotlight the individuals who make this city and community great, while offering fun opportunities to connect socially, professionally and more.

Hey Urban Bear NYC! 👋🏽If you’ve been wondering who’s been lurking behind the scenes on your feed… hi, hello, it’s me! 👋🏽...
09/22/2026

Hey Urban Bear NYC! 👋🏽

If you’ve been wondering who’s been lurking behind the scenes on your feed… hi, hello, it’s me! 👋🏽 I’m the Social Media Director for Urban Bear NYC. 📱🐻

While I may spend most of my time behind the camera, behind the screen, and behind the scenes, being part of this community and getting to work alongside Robert and the rest of the incredible team has truly been such a gift.

This past year and a half of shooting, creating, laughing, and working with the team has been an absolute blast. I’ve gotten to meet so many amazing people and see firsthand what makes this community so special.

So, to all the bears, cubs, otters, admirers, friends, and everyone in between: hello! 🐻🏳️‍🌈

Keep showing up. Keep connecting. Keep supporting each other. 🌈

Stay loud. Stay q***r. And remember: there is a place for EVERYONE here. ❤️

Can’t wait to keep creating, capturing, and celebrating this community with you all. We have some big things in store for you all!

See you out there! 🐻📸✨

CALLING ALL BEARS! Rain or shine, the Urban Bear 18th Annual Street Fair is ON — and honestly? Wet bears hit different🐻💦...
09/19/2026

CALLING ALL BEARS! Rain or shine, the Urban Bear 18th Annual Street Fair is ON — and honestly? Wet bears hit different🐻💦.

Tomorrow, 1–7pm, the streets are ours.

If the sky opens up, we’re not running from it — we’re leaning in. Ponchos are optional, shirtless is encouraged, and a little rain on bare skin never hurt anybody. Think wet t-shirt energy, but make it street fair. Come dripping, come glistening, come exactly as messy as the weather wants you to be.

And if Mother Nature really wants to turn this into a full-on storm, we’re taking it inside to the Brass Monkey and cranking the heat up there instead. Either way — outside, inside, soaked or dry — this party does not stop.

Tickets at theurbanbear.com (http://theurbanbear.com/) or at the door. Tonight’s the Truck Stop party to warm you up first.
Rain or shine, the bears are coming out — wetter, wilder, and ready. 🐻💦

09/15/2026

URBAN BEAR WEEKEND IS HERE! CAN I GET AN “AMEN” 🙌
Robert Valin, founder of Urban Bear Weeknd, has a message for YOU… it’s time to celebrate! 🎉

Join us Thursday–Sunday, September 17–20 for the 18th Annual Urban Bear Weekend! 🏳️‍🌈🐻

From FREE events to unforgettable parties, there’s something happening all weekend long. And if you’re looking to experience it all, limited All-Access Weekend Passes are still available at advance pricing! 🎟️

🎉 18 years.
🐻 One legendary weekend.
❤️ Thousands of bears, friends & chosen family.
🔥 Four days to make memories.

We can’t wait to see you, celebrate with you, and have one hell of a good time!

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Let’s make this 18th anniversary one to remember! 🐻🍻🔥

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🚨THE CLOSING PARTY OF ALL CLOSING PARTIES! 🚨We’re going out with a BANG! Join us at Rockbar NYC with DJ Steven Cunningha...
09/14/2026

🚨THE CLOSING PARTY OF ALL CLOSING PARTIES! 🚨

We’re going out with a BANG! Join us at Rockbar NYC with DJ Steven Cunningham for the MEGA BEAR BLAST of the season! 🐻💥

📍 Rockbar NYC — 185 Christopher St
⏰ 6PM–LATE
🎟️ NO COVER!

Bring your friends, your q***rs, your exes, your daddies… all of the above. 😈

Let’s close out the 18th Annual Urban Bear NYC Weekend exactly how we should: BIG, LOUD & WILD.

See you this weekend! 🐻🍾🔥

🐻🔥 ONE WEEK TO GO! 🔥🐻Get ready to turn the party at the 18th Annual Urban Bear Weekend! 🌈🐻We’re bringing the sass, sweat...
09/13/2026

🐻🔥 ONE WEEK TO GO! 🔥🐻

Get ready to turn the party at the 18th Annual Urban Bear Weekend! 🌈🐻

We’re bringing the sass, sweat, sparkle, and plenty of entertainment to the Urban Bear Street Fair on Saturday, 09/20 from 1–7 PM on W 12th St! And you KNOW we’re excited to see our very own burlesque entertainer Mizzaddy ✨ take the stage alongside several other fabulous performers! 💃✨

But the party starts THIS THURSDAY at Flex — and it’s FREE FOR ALL! 🎉 Following that, there are events happening all weekend long, with most events FREE, so come one, come all! 🐻🏳️‍🌈
✨ Bring your looks.
✨ Bring your crew.
✨ Bring your bear energy.
✨ And let’s TURN. THE. PARTY. 🪩🔥

🎟️ Tickets are available at theurbanbear.com and street fair tickets can also be purchased at the door!

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🐻🎨 URBAN BEAR INVASION 🎨🐻Kick off Urban Bear Weekend the cultured way — Friday night we’re taking over the Whitney for a...
09/12/2026

🐻🎨 URBAN BEAR INVASION 🎨🐻

Kick off Urban Bear Weekend the cultured way — Friday night we’re taking over the Whitney for a night of art, drinks, music, and skyline views with the whole bear community.

📅 Friday · 5PM
📍 The Whitney Museum — meet in the lobby
💸 FREE for all attendees

Enjoy special programming, great company, and city views before heading off to Underbear at Rockbar — or use it as your breather before diving into the B**r Blast. Art now, chaos later. 🌆🍸
No cover, just good vibes to start your Friday off right.

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🎤🔥 Chris Conde TAKES THE MAIN STAGE 🔥🎤Chris Conde isn’t afraid to get naked — on stage or off. A self-described “subvers...
09/11/2026

🎤🔥 Chris Conde TAKES THE MAIN STAGE 🔥🎤

Chris Conde isn’t afraid to get naked — on stage or off. A self-described “subversive, q***r rapper” out of Brooklyn, Conde brings the je ne sais quoi you didn’t know you needed and the confidence to challenge every preconceived notion of what q***rness looks like in hip-hop. No apologies, no filters, all presence. 🎶✊

📅 Saturday, September 20 · 1PM–7PM
📍 The Brass Monkey — Little 12th St, NYC
🎟️ Single-day tickets available now at urbanbear.com — grab them online for discounted pricing before prices go up at the door

This is your sign to stop scrolling and start planning. Bears, beats, and Brooklyn’s boldest — you do not want to be the one hearing about this secondhand. 🐻🎤
Tickets moving fast — get yours at the link in bio before Saturday.
🔗

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🍔💫 BURGERS, BANGLES & BEARS 💫🍔The Roper Romp Drag Brunch is riding into Julius Bar and honey, we are NOT asking permissi...
09/11/2026

🍔💫 BURGERS, BANGLES & BEARS 💫🍔

The Roper Romp Drag Brunch is riding into Julius Bar and honey, we are NOT asking permission.

📅 Saturday, September 19th
🕑 2PM (yeehaw o’clock)
📍 Julius Bar — 159 W 10th St
🎵 Pablo Cubillos Lastra spinning
💸 FREE to attend, because good taste shouldn’t cost you anything
Hosted by the one, the only, the never-not-serving Queen David 🤠✨
And at 3PM sharp, hold onto your hats (and your wigs) because the Best Helen Hoper Contest is throwing down for a $200 grand prize 💰👢 — so if you’ve been hoarding fringe and rhinestones in your closet “for a special occasion,” baby, THIS. IS. THAT. OCCASION.

Come for the burgers. Stay for the bangles. Fall in love with the bears. Leave with a slight identity crisis and possibly $200 richer. 🐻🤍

No cover, no excuses — see you at the bar that’s been serving legends since forever. 🏳️‍🌈🥂

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🎂 CAKE THIS SUNDAY! 🍰Urban Bears monthly Sunday tea dance for Big Boys, Chubs, Chasers & Bears returns to Nowhere Bar th...
05/29/2026

🎂 CAKE THIS SUNDAY! 🍰

Urban Bears monthly Sunday tea dance for Big Boys, Chubs, Chasers & Bears returns to Nowhere Bar this Sunday!

Expect wall-to-wall belly, ass for days, cheap drinks, and enough thick sweaty men to make you forget your own name in a bar packed so tight you’ll be making new friends whether you planned to or not.

BIG BOYS, BIG energy, great music and the BIG crowd you’ve been craving all month!

🎂 CAKE
🗓 THIS SUNDAY, MAY 31
📍 Nowhere Bar · 322 East 14th St
🕒 3–9PM
🎵 Music by NOBL3 B3AR
🚪 $10 at the door

PLUS—We’ll be giving away 2 FREE WEEKEND PASSES to TWO lucky winners to the upcoming FIRE ISLAND BEAR WEEKEND JUNE 11-15

For the full list of PRIDE month events visit us at theurbanbear.com

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