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A pole dancer performs a routine to music, hoisting themself into the air with their legs bent back over their head.
An attendee poses near a sound stage wearing a black and red outfit featuring a red sequine mask and a large black fan.
An attendee lies on the sidewalk while another applies pressure to their lower back using their knee and body weight.
An attendee holds two whips in an "X" at The Foundry.
Brian Castellano of San Francisco rocks a full-body lace suit, 4-inch heels, and a neoprene harness on the dance floor at The Foundry.
Attendees spend months preparing elaborate costumes. One attendee sports bright blue hair, black ribbed horns, extensive silver chains, and a black club with multiple short straps of leather hanging from the head.
At one of the sound stages, a drag performer throws their hands in the air in the middle of a performance.
An attendee holds a guide cane in one hand and a silver leash in the other, connecting them to a leather collar around another’s neck.
Ken Prag (left) and Steve Collins (right), together for 34 years, pose in the street wearing rainbow attire while holding small phallic figurines in the air.
A crowd watches as one attendee suspends another on a street light post using bright red rope.
A gentleman wearing a beanie, suit jacket, and 4 brightly-colored pins stares into the camera from a brown leather couch at The Foundry.
Puppy play is a form of consensual role-play where people dress up as and embody canines. Two attendees wear neoprene puppy hoods while posing for a photo.
Tis’ the season for pain and pleasure. After canceling last year’s event due to COVID-19, the highly anticipated annual Folsom Street Fair returned with vigor on Sunday between 8th and 12th Streets.
The 37th annual event, held in San Francisco’s historic Leather District, was also rebranded as Megahood 2021, both to honor the event’s original 1984 moniker and to signal a COVID-safe tone.
While physical contact is a well-known aspect of the event, attendees were required to provide evidence of vaccination and the event’s two major stages were divided into smaller stages with live BDSM demonstrations and music. Local pubs and restaurants also took the place of food and beverage street vendors this year.