MAX upcoming events

First Friday at Beaux Bar (September 04, 2026)

Sat, 05 Sep 2026 00:30:00 GMT

Come socialize with friends, old and new! There is no entry or cover charge for this event. Happy hour prices apply as mixed drinks are buy one, get one free until 7pm.

We look forward to seeing you!

MAX SF Rooftop Bar Soiree at Shelby's (September 10, 2026)

Fri, 11 Sep 2026 01:00:00 GMT

THIS EVENT ALREADY IS FULL. To put your name on the wait list, please send a message to the event champion.

Join MAX SF for a social sunset "soiree" get-together on Thursday, Sept 10 at 6 p.m. at Shelby's Rooftop Bar, 250 Fourth Street (12 Floor), San Francisco CA 94103. RSVP here on the MAX page to attend this event, so we can know how many to plan for. After 16 registrations, others will be placed on a wait list. Shelby's is an elegant but informal chic rooftop bar just south of Market. The venue offers outdoor seating with food and drink. A full bar offers specialty cocktails and wines ($15 to about $24) and craft beers ($8 to $12), along with quick bites and burgers and chicken sandwiches. We have a table reserved for us, and may even get to enjoy sunset, which is at about 7:45 p.m. that night. Views and experience are unsurpassable, making for a very memorable experience with our MAX SF family. For more information, contact our event champion at bruce.cecil@maxsf.org .

Bike Rental - Gay Bike Tour of Berkeley (September 19, 2026)

Sat, 19 Sep 2026 18:00:00 GMT

This is where you can rent a bike - for our Berkeley Gay Bike Tour on Saturday, Sept. 19. This is if you want to participate in the event but do NOT have your own bike. Cost to rent a bike is $35.

More information about the event also is available at the above website.

If you are renting a bike, arrive at the Berkeley Sport's Basement store (at 2727 Milvia St. in Berkeley) by 11:15 or 11:30 a.m. to pick up your bike and getting fitted. We will depart at 12 p.m. from in front of the store. The event itself is $10 (for our guide), and is in addition to the cost of renting a bike. You also can bring your bike on BART, and ride your bike quickly to our departure point - in which case, you DO NOT need to rent a bike here.

Please also bring some extra money if you want ice cream!

For more info, please reach out to our MAX SF event champion for this event at bruce.cecil@maxsf.org

Bike Tour of Gay Berkeley (September 19, 2026)

Sat, 19 Sep 2026 19:00:00 GMT

Join event champion Bruce Cecil as we take a leisurely ride on bikes through Berkeley on Saturday, Sept. 19, to learn about gay history in this beautiful East Bay university city, then stop for ice cream at the end of our leisurely excursion.

We will depart at 12 p.m. from 2727 Milvia Street, in front of the Sport's Basement store. The tour will be led by public historian Steve Gere. If you bring your own bike, the event is $10 (for our guide). You can bring your bike on BART, and ride your bike quickly to our departure point.

Please also bring some extra money if you want ice cream!

If you want to rent a bike, go to this link to pay and register for the bike rental: https://maxsf.org/event-6742989

In addition to the $10 cost for the tour, bike rental costs $35 for the day and pickup will be at our departure point, at Sports Basement in Berkeley, at 2727 Milvia Street.

No Refund after September 11.

The departure point is at 2727 Milvia Street is a short 12-minute walk from the Berkeley Ashby BART station (0.5 miles).

Berkeley is home of the University of Berkeley, but also is known for its activism, especially in the 1960s and 1970s, with hippies, protests against the Vietnam War, and Civil Rights protests. The gay liberation movement also was a part of the Berkeley picture.

For more info, you can call our guide, Steve, at (415) 902-6155, or reach out to our MAX SF event champion at bruce.cecil@maxsf

MAX's Fabulous Utah Road Trip, 6 days/5 nights Oct 6-11 (October 06, 2026)

Tue, 06 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMT

Let’s tour one of the most beautiful areas of the country, Southern Utah, home to incredible scenery and stunning national and state parks.

Our tour starts with a flight to Grand Junction, CO and a rental car drive to Moab, Utah where we will stay overnight at the Homewood Suites Hotel. In the morning we will head to Arches National Park and then to Canyonlands National Park, both stunning parks that will blow you away. At the end of the day, we will return to Moab for another night at the hotel.

On the morning of Day 3, we will drive from Moab to Hanksville, where we can see the Moonscape Overlook, Goblin Valley State Park, Little Wild Horse Canton, and The Dark Spire, all fascinating and memorable sights. We will then drive to Torrey where we will stay at the Capital Reef Resort.

On Day 4, we will visit the stunning Capital Reef National Park and then drive to Bryce Canyon City later in the day where we will stay at Ruby's Inn. On the morning of day 5, we will head to Bryce Canyon National Park to see the magnificent and strange landscape of hoodoos and red rock. We will return to the same hotel for the night.

Day 6 takes us to Zion National Park, one of the treasures of this country's national parks. Late in the day we will drive to nearby St. George Airport for our flight home. As an option, we can drive an extra two hours to Las Vegas and fly home from there.

A few logistical items about this trip.

Each traveler will be responsible for their own flight arrangements. The plan is to fly into Grand Junction in the afternoon of October 6, trying to coordinate our arrival times so that we can all head to Moab around the same time. We will fly out of St. George late in the day October 11, after touring Zion.
Land transportation will be in rental cars, with two or three men per car. One of the occupants of each car will be responsible for reserving and renting the car. The cost of renting and fueling the cars will be shared by the occupants. Everyone will be able to see who else is coming so that we can work out who's renting cars and making the rental reservations.
Your host will block off rooms at each of the three hotels, but each man will make his own reservations, referencing MAX to get any group discounts that might be available.
There is a $100 deposit to hold your place on the trip, which is limited to 16 people. No Refund after September 24.

For any questions, contact event champion Stephen Geisheker at

stephen.geisheker@maxsf.org .