Drenched Fur 14 recap

from Gary Snyder/Drenched Fur

This April 12-15, once again the Erie community was host for the exclusive Bear Weekend known as Drenched Fur (DF). It was the fourteenth time the 'Best Little Run for Fun' created a weekend vacation where hundreds of men came from places like Canada, California, Iowa, and around the tri-state area.

Drenched Fur is a weekend where men who appreciate each other and their natural masculinity can let off some winter doldrums. This year's event put a twist on 'traveling amongst the planets' with the theme "Bears in Space".

The DF14 weekend kicked off on Thursday night as over 80 percent of the attendees arrived to enjoy a relaxing weekend of socializing with the Galactic Quest Meet 'n Greet mixer. On Friday a laser tag arena appeared in the host hotel ballroom. Later that night, first-time attendees and veterans alike gathered together to laugh at the antics of watching "Spaceballs" film. Then the guys got to shake their asteroids on in the ballroom for the "Forbidden Planet" themed dance that Pittsburgh's own DJ Tony Ruiz put beats on the floor.

The main event for Drenched Fur is an exclusive Saturday night time private event at Splash Lagoon, our local indoor water park resort. In addition to enjoying the fun wet times there, the weekend this year also included mobile escape rooms, a local Beer Tour, and a winery tour to North East, PA region. Sunday morning, the weekend wrapped up with the charity silent auction which raised over $2,000 for the Second Harvest Food Bank of North West PA.

The Drenched Fur 14 Committee and volunteers outdid themselves putting on one of the biggest events for Erie's LGBTQA community. Huge thanks to all the individuals, sponsors, and businesses that were involved in making DF14 a success! To find out more about Drenched Fur, visit our website to review the photo gallery from over the years. Mark your calendars to take a rocket ride into next years installment of DF15, 'WOOFstock' April 11-14 in 2019!

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