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• Furry Friday @ The Oxford Hotel

  • When
    22 Nov 2024
  •  
    19:00
  • Location
    Oxford Hotel, Oxford Street, Darlinghurst

  
  

  Join Harbour City Bears for our weekly Friday gathering on Oxford Street!

  Everyone's welcome, but members get entry into our raffle and badge draw.

  Your DJ is DJ Hamo.

  • Membership desk opens from 7pm
  • Member's raffle at 8pm, 9pm & 10pm
  • Members Badge Draw cash jackpot at 10pm

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• The Bear Invasion: Newcastle

  • Start
    23 Nov 2024
  •  
    09:00
  • End
    24 Nov 2024
  •  
    14:00
  • Location
    Newcastle

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  Harbour City Bears is invading Newcastle!

  The weekend of 23-24 November, we’re heading up north for a weekend of fun activities with the Newcastle Bears!

  Catch the train from Central to Newcastle with the bears in the morning, arriving in Newcastle late morning. Alternatively, you can make your own way and meet us there!

  We've got some fun things planned in Newcastle including a walk/tour around the local area. 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 an entire floor 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. Who knows, if we get enough bears, we might be able to book out the hotel exclusively!

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

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• Hotel Ursus: Bear Invasion: Newcastle

  • Start
    23 Nov 2024
  •  
    12:00
  • End
    24 Nov 2024
  •  
    12:00
  • Location
    Newcastle, NSW
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  Bear Invasion: Newcastle

  We're invading Newcastle!

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

  We've booked out an entire floor 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.

  We've also arranged a late checkout for noon on the 24th, included in the price.

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

  See our other event here for details of the weekend!

  Where: Ibis Newcastle, 700 Hunter Street, Newcastle

  When: Saturday 23 November to Noon Sunday 24 November 2024

  How Much?: $150 for members and kindred, $190 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.
  

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• Sunday Bears @ The Townie

  • When
    24 Nov 2024
  •  
    16:00 - 20:00
  • Location
    Town Hall Hotel, Newtown

  
  

  Come catch up with your mates at Sunday Bears @ The Townie in Newtown (next to Newtown Train Station) from 4pm.

  Door prizes to be won at 5:30pm, as well as our membership badge draw at 6:30pm.

  All Day Sunday $18 Burgers and fries.
  

  Lift access inside at the rear, ask the bar staff to unlock it for you.
  

  Newbie? We've all been there. Out of Towner? Specific Needs?
  Whatever your concern may be, drop us a message on Facebook so we can do our best to assist.

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• Bear Pit: Barbearians

  • When
    7 Dec 2024
  •  
    20:00
  • Location
    The Imperial Basement, 35 Erskineville Road, Erskineville
  • Spaces left
    163

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  BEAR PIT - Barbearians

  Tickets are on sale now!

  Give in to barbearism and dance all night long in your best loincloth, run your hands through some furry pelts (with permission!) and perhaps hunt men with your spear.

  Our first DJ is the imperious DJ Galleon!

  Our second DJ is the barbarous DJ Colin Gaff!

  Our third and final DJ is the legendary DJ Ruby!

  Where: The Imperial Basement, 35 Erskineville Road, Erskineville

  When: Saturday 7 December, 8pm until late

  How much: $35 for members, $40 for non-members
  

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• Woof in the Woods

  • Start
    30 Jan 2025
  •  
    14:00
  • End
    2 Feb 2025
  •  
    10:00
  • Location
    Crooked Corner Cottage, 342 Bigga Road, Crooked Corner NSW 2583
  • Spaces left
    17

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  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, take advantage of the crescent moon to 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, and t 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?: 2pm Thursday 30 January to 10am Sunday 2 March (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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• Bear Essentials 29: Parade Application

  • When
    1 Mar 2025

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  Please register for this event if you would like to be in the Harbour City Bears 2025 Mardi Gras Parade entry.

  Note that this DOES NOT guarantee you a place- we will be selecting from this list of registrations randomly until all places are gone.

  HCB members and kindred members will get priority over the general public, so don't forget to log in or use the kindred code.
  

  If you are selected you will receive an email to confirm and make payment, likely in late January.
  

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