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    • 10 Oct 2025
    • 19:00
    • Oxford Hotel, 134 Oxford Street, Darlinghurst
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    Join the Harbour City Bears for their weekly Friday gathering at Oxford Hotel!
    Have a great start to your weekend by catching up with old mates and new friends at Furry Friday.

    Everyone's welcome with open arms, but HCB members get entry into our member draws and badge draw.

    • Membership desk open from 7pm
    • Members draws at 8pm, 9pm & 10pm
    • Members badge draw cash jackpot at 10pm
    • 11 Oct 2025
    • 11:00 - 17:00
    • Parramatta Park Bowling Green
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    Come along to see the Harbour City Bears at our stall in Parramatta Park! Just look for the giant bear.

    • 12 Oct 2025
    • 16:00 - 20:00
    • Town Hall Hotel, 326 King St, Newtown
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    Join the Harbour City Bears for their weekly Sunday gathering at The Townie!
    The perfect way to finish off your weekend by catching up with old mates or new friends at Sunday Bears.

    • Membership desk open from 4pm
    • Members draws at 5:30pm
    • Members badge draw cash jackpot at 6:30pm

    $18 burger & fries from 12pm till close at King 326 bistro.

    Newbie? Out of town visitor? Specific needs?
    Any concern or question, drop us a message on Facebook and we'll do our best to assist.
    Lift access is inside the venue at the rear, please ask the bar staff to unlock it for you.

    • 17 Oct 2025
    • 19:00
    • Oxford Hotel, 134 Oxford Street, Darlinghurst
    Register


    Join the Harbour City Bears for their weekly Friday gathering at Oxford Hotel!
    Have a great start to your weekend by catching up with old mates and new friends at Furry Friday.

    Everyone's welcome with open arms, but HCB members get entry into our member draws and badge draw.
    This Friday is themed KINK! HCB members dressed in kink gear will get double tickets into the member draws!

    • Membership desk open from 7pm
    • Members draws at 8pm, 9pm & 10pm
    • Members badge draw cash jackpot at 10pm


    • 19 Oct 2025
    • 13:00 - 16:00
    • Town Hall Hotel, 326 King St, Newtown
    Register


    Join Harbour City Bears for their monthly meeting of gaming fun, Press Paws & Table Tops!

    Press Paws is our video gaming event, and we team it up with Table Tops, our tabletop gaming event every month on the 3rd Sunday!

    Come along to play Nintendo Switch on the big screen, or settle down with some mates and a board game or two- we've got a wide selection, and you're more than welcome to bring your own.

    Our dungeonmaster Richard often runs a beginners' Dungeons & Dragons campaign, so if you're new to D&D, come along and we'll teach you how to play.

    The pool tables at the Townie are also open for use, so if you're a learner or a shark, you can have a friendly game with your beary mates!

    Best of all, the day leads straight into our Sunday Social, so hang around afterwards to socialise with the bears!

    • 19 Oct 2025
    • 16:00 - 20:00
    • Town Hall Hotel, 326 King St, Newtown
    Register


    Join the Harbour City Bears for their weekly Sunday gathering at The Townie!
    The perfect way to finish off your weekend by catching up with old mates or new friends at Sunday Bears.

    • Membership desk open from 4pm
    • Members draws at 5:30pm
    • Members badge draw cash jackpot at 6:30pm

    $18 burger & fries from 12pm till close at King 326 bistro.

    Newbie? Out of town visitor? Specific needs?
    Any concern or question, drop us a message on Facebook and we'll do our best to assist.
    Lift access is inside the venue at the rear, please ask the bar staff to unlock it for you.

    • 24 Oct 2025
    • 19:00
    • Oxford Hotel, 134 Oxford Street, Darlinghurst
    Register


    Join the Harbour City Bears for their weekly Friday gathering at Oxford Hotel!
    Have a great start to your weekend by catching up with old mates and new friends at Furry Friday.

    Everyone's welcome with open arms, but HCB members get entry into our member draws and badge draw.

    • Membership desk open from 7pm
    • Members draws at 8pm, 9pm & 10pm
    • Members badge draw cash jackpot at 10pm
    • 25 Oct 2025
    • 26 Oct 2025
    • Newcastle
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    Harbour City Bears is invading Newcastle Again!

    The weekend of 25-26 October, we’re heading up north for a weekend of fun activities with the Newcastle Bears!

    There's trackwork on the Newcastle line, so make sure you've got yourself a list, otherwise you'll be on a bus all the way!

    We've got some fun things planned in Newcastle including Newcastle Pride Fair Day. Also, as always, you’re free to explore Newcastle on your own or with friends.

    After that, we’re all meeting up to kick on at Bernie’s Bar, Newcastle’s best LGBTQ+ venue, who is hosting Newcastle Bears’ monthly meetup that night! Bernie’s boasts a great dinner menu, as well as a great selection of cocktails. Meet your northern kindred and catch up with the local scene.

    We’ve also booked two entire floors of the Ibis Newcastle exclusively for us, with rooms on sale here. We’ve kept aside one room as the playroom, so expect beary shenanigans all night long. Of course if you prefer, you can stay elsewhere, but if you’re planning on booking a hotel, book through us as we’ve secured a great rate.

    Sunday if you’re not too dusty, we’ll explore the local area with our new friends, and then head home just in time for the Sunday Social at the Townie!

    • 25 Oct 2025
    • 12:00
    • 26 Oct 2025
    • 12:00
    • Newcastle, NSW
    • 0
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    Stay at Hotel ursus for
    Bear Invasion: Newcastle

    We're invading Newcastle!

    Get your ticket here to book a room at the Bear Hotel!

    We've booked out two entire floors of the Ibis Hotel, just around the corner from Bernie's Bar in Newcastle.

    We're keeping a room aside as a playroom, expect beary shenanigans all day and night.

    Note that parking and breakfast is NOT included. but can be purchased directly from the hotel.

    Where: Ibis Newcastle, 700 Hunter Street, Newcastle

    When: Saturday 25 October to Noon Sunday 26 October 2025

    How Much?: $155 for members and kindred, $195 for non-members

    The ticket price is  for the room. Each room has maximum 2 people.  So it's the price for 2 people if you're sharing, or just yourself if you don't want to share.

    • 26 Oct 2025
    • 16:00 - 20:00
    • Town Hall Hotel, 326 King St, Newtown
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    Join the Harbour City Bears for their weekly Sunday gathering at The Townie!
    The perfect way to finish off your weekend by catching up with old mates or new friends at Sunday Bears.

    • Membership desk open from 4pm
    • Members draws at 5:30pm
    • Members badge draw cash jackpot at 6:30pm

    $18 burger & fries from 12pm till close at King 326 bistro.

    Newbie? Out of town visitor? Specific needs?
    Any concern or question, drop us a message on Facebook and we'll do our best to assist.
    Lift access is inside the venue at the rear, please ask the bar staff to unlock it for you.

    • 31 Oct 2025
    • 19:00
    • Oxford Hotel, 134 Oxford Street, Darlinghurst
    Register


    Join the Harbour City Bears for their weekly Friday gathering at Oxford Hotel!
    Have a great start to your weekend by catching up with old mates and new friends at Furry Friday.

    Everyone's welcome with open arms, but HCB members get entry into our member draws and badge draw.

    • Membership desk open from 7pm
    • Members draws at 8pm, 9pm & 10pm
    • Members badge draw cash jackpot at 10pm
    • 1 Nov 2025
    • 12:00 - 16:00
    • Obelisk Beach, Mosman
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    Sun, sand, ocean spray and hot bears!
    Where you will feel the cool ocean breeze through your fur, relax along the beach lazing on the sand or make a playful splash in the ocean.
    Come along for a fun and relaxing afternoon in the sun!

    • Where? Obelisk Beach, Mosman
    • When? Saturday 1 November - 12pm to 4pm
    • What To Bring? Sunscreen, hat, towel, food, drink & a bag for taking your rubbish home

    PLEASE NOTE:

    • There is a short 3-4 minute walk from the entry to Obelisk Beach with stairs involved. Please take this into consideration if you have mobility concerns.
    • Obelisk Beach is clothing optional. Feel free to wear as little or as much as you want while you are on the beach.
    • Shade may be a little hard to come by, so we recommend an umbrella or hat. Free sunscreen will be available from the HCB committee near the bear flag.




    • 2 Nov 2025
    • 16:00 - 20:00
    • Town Hall Hotel, 326 King St, Newtown
    Register


    Join the Harbour City Bears for their weekly Sunday gathering at The Townie!
    The perfect way to finish off your weekend by catching up with old mates or new friends at Sunday Bears.

    • Membership desk open from 4pm
    • Members draws at 5:30pm
    • Members badge draw cash jackpot at 6:30pm

    $18 burger & fries from 12pm till close at King 326 bistro.

    Newbie? Out of town visitor? Specific needs?
    Any concern or question, drop us a message on Facebook and we'll do our best to assist.
    Lift access is inside the venue at the rear, please ask the bar staff to unlock it for you.

    • 7 Nov 2025
    • 19:00
    • Oxford Hotel, 134 Oxford Street, Darlinghurst
    Register


    Join the Harbour City Bears for their weekly Friday gathering at Oxford Hotel!
    Have a great start to your weekend by catching up with old mates and new friends at Furry Friday.

    Everyone's welcome with open arms, but HCB members get entry into our member draws and badge draw.

    • Membership desk open from 7pm
    • Members draws at 8pm, 9pm & 10pm
    • Members badge draw cash jackpot at 10pm
    • 8 Nov 2025
    • 22 Nov 2025
    • 3 sessions
    • Community Space, 180 George Street, Sydney
    Register


    Intro to Auslan IS BACK!

    Mr Harbour City Bears 2023 - Thomas van den Berg will be conducting an Introduction to Auslan, designed for people with no previous language skill or knowledge of Auslan.

    You will learn basic skills to communicate with Deaf and Hard of Hearing people in Auslan on a range of topics that involve simple, everyday language.

    VERY LIMITED TICKETS AVAILABLE!

    The community course is easy, fun, informal and relaxed and is delivered face to face.

    Key Information

    Skills Gained

    By the end of Introduction to Auslan, you will be able to:

    • Greet others and introduce yourself
    • Give and request personal details such as phone numbers and addresses
    • Count in Auslan
    • Fingerspell in Auslan
    • Ask and answer simple questions (using “who”, “what”, “when”, “where”, etc.)
    • Communicate practical vocabulary including colours, days of the week and family
    • Express agreement and disagreement
    • Use visual-gestural communication strategies
    • Identify the Deaf Community
    • Explain effective ways of communicating with deaf people

    Cost: $70 (to attend all 3 sessions)

    If you have taken the previous Auslan for Bears course, you are welcome to come along as a refresher, without a ticket, however the focus will be on new students.

    All funds raised will be donated to The Polly's Club.

    Where? Community Space, 180 George Street, Sydney (Next to Jackson's on George)

    When? Every Saturday for 3 weeks, starting 8 November 2025.

    How much? $70 for all 3 sessions.

    • 9 Nov 2025
    • 16:00 - 20:00
    • Town Hall Hotel, 326 King St, Newtown
    Register


    Join the Harbour City Bears for their weekly Sunday gathering at The Townie!
    The perfect way to finish off your weekend by catching up with old mates or new friends at Sunday Bears.

    • Membership desk open from 4pm
    • Members draws at 5:30pm
    • Members badge draw cash jackpot at 6:30pm

    $18 burger & fries from 12pm till close at King 326 bistro.

    Newbie? Out of town visitor? Specific needs?
    Any concern or question, drop us a message on Facebook and we'll do our best to assist.
    Lift access is inside the venue at the rear, please ask the bar staff to unlock it for you.

    • 14 Nov 2025
    • 19:00
    • Oxford Hotel, 134 Oxford Street, Darlinghurst
    Register


    Join the Harbour City Bears for their weekly Friday gathering at Oxford Hotel!
    Have a great start to your weekend by catching up with old mates and new friends at Furry Friday.

    Everyone's welcome with open arms, but HCB members get entry into our member draws and badge draw.
    This Friday is themed KINK! HCB members dressed in kink gear will get double tickets into the member draws!

    • Membership desk open from 7pm
    • Members draws at 8pm, 9pm & 10pm
    • Members badge draw cash jackpot at 10pm


    • 16 Nov 2025
    • 13:00 - 16:00
    • Town Hall Hotel, 326 King St, Newtown
    Register


    Join Harbour City Bears for their monthly meeting of gaming fun, Press Paws & Table Tops!

    Press Paws is our video gaming event, and we team it up with Table Tops, our tabletop gaming event every month on the 3rd Sunday!

    Come along to play Nintendo Switch on the big screen, or settle down with some mates and a board game or two- we've got a wide selection, and you're more than welcome to bring your own.

    Our dungeonmaster Richard often runs a beginners' Dungeons & Dragons campaign, so if you're new to D&D, come along and we'll teach you how to play.

    The pool tables at the Townie are also open for use, so if you're a learner or a shark, you can have a friendly game with your beary mates!

    Best of all, the day leads straight into our Sunday Social, so hang around afterwards to socialise with the bears!

    • 16 Nov 2025
    • 16:00 - 20:00
    • Town Hall Hotel, 326 King St, Newtown
    Register


    Join the Harbour City Bears for their weekly Sunday gathering at The Townie!
    The perfect way to finish off your weekend by catching up with old mates or new friends at Sunday Bears.

    • Membership desk open from 4pm
    • Members draws at 5:30pm
    • Members badge draw cash jackpot at 6:30pm

    $18 burger & fries from 12pm till close at King 326 bistro.

    Newbie? Out of town visitor? Specific needs?
    Any concern or question, drop us a message on Facebook and we'll do our best to assist.
    Lift access is inside the venue at the rear, please ask the bar staff to unlock it for you.

    • 21 Nov 2025
    • 19:00
    • Oxford Hotel, 134 Oxford Street, Darlinghurst
    Register


    Join the Harbour City Bears for their weekly Friday gathering at Oxford Hotel!
    Have a great start to your weekend by catching up with old mates and new friends at Furry Friday.

    Everyone's welcome with open arms, but HCB members get entry into our member draws and badge draw.

    • Membership desk open from 7pm
    • Members draws at 8pm, 9pm & 10pm
    • Members badge draw cash jackpot at 10pm
    • 23 Nov 2025
    • 16:00 - 20:00
    • Town Hall Hotel, 326 King St, Newtown
    Register


    Join the Harbour City Bears for their weekly Sunday gathering at The Townie!
    The perfect way to finish off your weekend by catching up with old mates or new friends at Sunday Bears.

    • Membership desk open from 4pm
    • Members draws at 5:30pm
    • Members badge draw cash jackpot at 6:30pm

    $18 burger & fries from 12pm till close at King 326 bistro.

    Newbie? Out of town visitor? Specific needs?
    Any concern or question, drop us a message on Facebook and we'll do our best to assist.
    Lift access is inside the venue at the rear, please ask the bar staff to unlock it for you.

    • 28 Nov 2025
    • 19:00
    • Oxford Hotel, 134 Oxford Street, Darlinghurst
    Register


    Join the Harbour City Bears for their weekly Friday gathering at Oxford Hotel!
    Have a great start to your weekend by catching up with old mates and new friends at Furry Friday.

    Everyone's welcome with open arms, but HCB members get entry into our member draws and badge draw.

    • Membership desk open from 7pm
    • Members draws at 8pm, 9pm & 10pm
    • Members badge draw cash jackpot at 10pm
    • 30 Nov 2025
    • 16:00 - 20:00
    • Town Hall Hotel, 326 King St, Newtown
    Register


    Join the Harbour City Bears for their weekly Sunday gathering at The Townie!
    The perfect way to finish off your weekend by catching up with old mates or new friends at Sunday Bears.

    • Membership desk open from 4pm
    • Members draws at 5:30pm
    • Members badge draw cash jackpot at 6:30pm

    $18 burger & fries from 12pm till close at King 326 bistro.

    Newbie? Out of town visitor? Specific needs?
    Any concern or question, drop us a message on Facebook and we'll do our best to assist.
    Lift access is inside the venue at the rear, please ask the bar staff to unlock it for you.

    • 10 Dec 2025
    • 18:30 - 21:30
    • The Loading Dock Theatre, Qtopia, 301 Forbes St, Darlinghurst NSW 2010
    • 29
    Register


    The Harbour City Bears are going back to the theatre!

    Join us at Qtopia as we've booked out the whole theatre for an exclusive bears' performance of Beautiful Thing.

    This is a love story. Mother to son, neighbour to neighbour, and the best friend who’s desperate not to fade into the background.

    It’s 1997- Ste, Leah and Jaime are fighting school, the world, each other and their parents, but none of them really know how to ask for the help they need. Until one night when something finally changes, something beautiful grows and blooms in the harsh grey soil of the South London council estates.

    Beautiful Thing is a love story about resilience, community, queerness and how choosing to love and love freely, can be the most important part.

    Beautiful Thing by Johnathan Harvey was written in 1997, yet it is as powerful today as when it was first performed. It is a coming-of-age story, tracking Ste and Jaime's love as they grow into themselves, and their queerness and begin to find courage in each other. Set in a council estate, the play shines a light on the struggles of working-class Britain. It emphasises the joy of finding community and choosing your family - even if that family is your weird neighbour who's obsessed with Mama Cass. Even when the odds are stacked against them, Ste, Jaime, Sandra, and Leah face the world with grit, kindness and steely humour.

    Where:
    The Loading Dock Theatre
    Qtopia, 301 Forbes Street, Darlinghurst

    When:
    Wednesday 10 December 2025 at 6:30pm

    How much?:
    $45 for members, $60 for non-members

    • 29 Jan 2026
    • 15:00
    • 1 Feb 2026
    • 10:00
    • Crooked Corner Cottage, 342 Bigga Road, Crooked Corner NSW 2583
    • 43
    Register


    Woof in the Woods

    Harbour City Bears' camping trip, Woof in the Woods, is back!


    What's On

    The days are free for you to relax and explore the local area.

    Thursday night we've got a BBQ and camp movie night, with BBQ dinner supplied, and a camp movie classic, follow by drinks and chats around the fire.

    Friday night make your own dinner in the shared kitchen or BBQ, or head into town to one of the local pubs. After dinner, we will have bear beats for us to enjoy, as well as other night activities that our previous attendees know and love- there's a dance area, a play area, and bears ready to go!

    Saturday night, after dinner, relax with a drink around the campfire, play some games, do some stargazing, or find out exactly what it is that bears do in the woods at night.

    Accommodation Options

    Unpowered Camping

    You can camp anywhere on the site, as near or far from other campers as you want. There's lots of areas available to camp, including some that are only accessible with a 4WD or by bushwalking.


    Around the camp kitchen are plenty of spaces, but there are also some sloped areas, so if you want to be super close to the action, make sure you are ok camping on a slope. The campgrounds further afield have excellent flat areas, and lots of privacy and quiet.

    Powered Camping

    The camp kitchen & meeting house has a few external powerpoints available to the campsites near the building. Perfect for bears with CPAPs! Note that these are quite limited, so if you already have a battery for your CPAP, please bring it to free up a powerpoint for another bear.

    King Rooms

    If you're not the camping type, but still want to come along for a great weekend away, the cottage also has separate bedrooms with king beds, each with their own external access.

    Bunk Beds

    The cottage has a bedroom with 4 bunk beds, for those who want a little more comfort, at a lower price.

    Important Information

    Getting there

    Crooked Corner is about 3 hours drive from the city, and is about halfway between Goulburn and Bathurst. If you're a solo traveller or a newbie, join our Facebook Messenger chat room to organise a lift!

    What you'll need

    Everyone will need to bring:

    • Food
      • Breakfasts for Friday, Saturday & Sunday
      • Lunches for Friday and Saturday
      • Dinner for Friday and Saturday nights
      • Snacks for the whole weekend
      • Drinks - Soft and Hard
    • Insect repellent & sunscreen
    • A hat, sunglasses & thongs (or other slip-on shoes)
    • Warm clothing (as it might get cold overnight)
    • Toiletry items (deodorant, toothbrushes etc.)
    • An extra towel for swimming
    • A camp chair and table if you have one (there are on-site chairs and tables, but not enough for everyone)
    • An extension cord for power, and a plug-board

    In addition to that, If you're staying in a campsite, you'll also need:

    • A tent, RV, caravan, swag or other shelter
    • A sleeping bag or other bedding
    • A pillow and something soft to sleep on (e.g. an inflatable mattress, a pad, or a camp bed)
    • A long extension cord for power, and a plug-board
    • Towels and soap

    CPAP users

    If you're staying in a room, there are powerpoints available, however they aren't right next to the beds. You'll need a plugboard and extension cable for your CPAP machine.

    If you're camping, there are powerpoints on the outside of the central camp building, as well as behind the rooms, so make sure you set your tent up nearby, and ensure you bring an extension cable long enough to run from there to your campsite.

    Accessibility

    The main site is reasonably accessible, it's mostly flat and has few steps. There are some slopes and hills. Further out on the property the ground can be quite uneven, with the trails connecting the sites being mini-bushwalks.

    The movie night will be subtitled in English, however the subtitles may be dialog-only, not full SDH.

    Where?: Crooked Corner Cottage, 342 Bigga Rd, Crooked Corner NSW 2583

    When?: 3pm Thursday 29 January to 10am Sunday 1 February (3 nights, 4 days)

    How Much?:

    Members:

    $120 for camping (per person)

    $165 for a bunk-bed (per person)

    $360 for a king bedroom (2 people are included on this ticket - you can squeeze in more if you want, but they'll need to buy an ordinary camping ticket!)

    If you can't make the full weekend, there's also a ticket for camping Friday-Sunday only, for $95 for members.

    Non-Members: $140 for camping (per person)


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