Join us for Pride Weekend’s premier event for the queer, kinky, and weird to come together to dance and play!
Queerdos is a kinky play party curated by AfterDark Events to specifically prioritize and celebrate the experiences of queer people like us in the kink and sex-positive communities.
DJ Solstice from Crave will be rocking the vibe by adding joy through music all night long – dancing is encouraged! Per usual, AfterDark Events will be bringing in lots of additional kink equipment to ensure that there are plenty of places to play.
This event is for queer people. If you self-identify as queer, you are queer to us. If you are non-queer but in a relationship with a queer person (i.e. not just partnered for this event), you may also attend with your queer partner; however, we ask that you spend the entire evening together.
The backdrop for the night is a clean, professionally maintained community venue with:
The venue is located in the Temescal neighborhood of Oakland with easy freeway and BART access.
As with all AfterDark events, we will have role stickers and conversation starter stickers. In addition - we will be using a wristband system to help people navigate social interactions. People who are comfortable being respectfully approached about the possibility of play will be wearing yellow wristbands. If you see someone wearing a red wristband, that indicates that they prefer to not be approached about play. Let them bring up play, don’t bring it up to them.
An accessible dungeon already exists on the ground floor at the venue. We will be bringing in a lot more equipment for guests to play on. Enjoy the kinky furniture - or get creative and show us how else you might use the space. There will also be accessible dedicated spaces for erotic play and an area for dancing.
Rainbow colors are welcome and encouraged, otherwise kinky or sexy outfits, lingerie, or fetishwear are also welcome as are dungeon blacks. We encourage you to dress up - make an effort to impress but if nothing else comes to mind then dress as you would for a fancy night out. You can be kinky, subversive, etc. No street clothes, etc.
Please be mindful that you might have to wait in line outside and that you are welcome to arrive in regular clothes and then change into your kinky outfit once you get inside!
This party is for queer adults ages, 18 and above, of all gender identities, sexual orientations, relationship configurations, races, ethnicities, body types, roles, and experience levels. We expect all attendees to honor the diversity of our communities. We will not tolerate behavior or language to the contrary at our events.
Saturday, June 24th, 2023, 8:00 PM to 1:00 AM. Doors will close at 11:00 PM. Late arrivals will not be allowed entry and not be refunded/credited so please arrive before 11:00 PM
Presale tickets are required - the venue address will only be sent to ticket holders. Ticket prices are tiered as follows.
If you are a member of one of our partner affinity groups, please check with your group for discount codes.
A portion of all ticket sales will go towards enabling access to the event for low-income community members. Financial access tickets may be purchased on the ticket page while they remain available. Your ticket fees help cover venue rent, security, catering, performers, and other professional service fees, food, decorations, A/V, purchase and maintenance of play equipment, paying the guest hosts and so much more. AfterDark believes in paying people for their time, knowledge and experience. We are also putting aside a portion of all excess revenue to put towards acquiring a permanent home for AfterDark.
This event will sell out in advance of the event date. Purchase your tickets as early as possible for the best available prices and to guarantee your spot - don’t miss out! We sometimes get a few cancellations the days leading up to the event so place yourself on the waiting list if you see a sold out message.
Queerdos is presented by the AfterDark Events team each of whom identify as queer and bring many years of experience organizing events in the kinky community starting with the founding of Mystique, SPANK!, Element, Crave, and a number of other epic parties. Feel free to reach out to them at @AfterDark-Events on Fetlife or info@afterdark-events.com with any questions or concerns before, during or after the event.
IMPORTANT - For everyone’s safety you are required to have had a full first round of vaccines and at least one booster to attend this event. If you show up without appropriate documentation that shows you have received the full initial COVID-19 vaccination and at least one booster you will be declined entry and your ticket order will not be refunded or credited.
We're also asking that everyone do a rapid test before they arrive. Put your name/initials & date on the test strip. Take a photo & show it at the door when you arrive. We will have a limited number of tests for sale in case anyone is unable to pretest.
Masks are optional at this event
Part of our responsibility in fostering a consent culture is to provide some guidance to help prevent consent incidents from happening at our events.
Please make sure you read and understand our Event Rules and Consent Guidelines before you come to any AfterDark event. By coming to an event you acknowledge that you understand the rules and agree to abide by them. If you have any questions or need clarifications on any of our rules or guidelines please contact us before coming to an event.
Any consent concerns can be confidentially given to the hosts at the event or by email at info@afterdark-events.com.