ManBears Events
Final Program for the 10th Great British Bear Bash
Thursday 3rd of May:
The Bear Baseat The Outpost is open for the weekend. Happy hour prices till 7 every day. A great place to meet up with mates and get social!
EARLY BIRD Welcome party and registration pick-up. 7pm till late Venue: AXM Canal Street (just up from The Rembrandt).
The Bear Buddies will be there with a welcome drink to get the party started for those guys who have arrived early. You can pick up your registration pack at AXM till about 12pm. Make sure you check out the drinks deals that AXM will be offering the Bears over the weekend. Take advantage of them if you’re out on Canal Street during the day and early evening and want a drink at a decent price.
Friday the 4th May:
Registration continues at The Hotel International 3pm till 12 midnight:, Next to The Outpost and Legends on Whitworth Street.
The Bear Buddies will be around to help ease the way. As will the happy hour drinks prices in The Outpost.
BEAR ART SHOW
The art show will take place over the weekend with art by and for bears exhibited in the registration area at the Hotel International and in the Hotel Bar. Make sure you take a look. It’ll be open from Friday at 3pm onwards. There’s some talented bears out there!
BEAR WORDS
We’ll also have proudWORDS from Newcastle helping you literary bears explore the written word. Check out their stand in the registration area and find out about the workshop on the Saturday.
BEARFORCE SOCIAL CLUB Early evening till late: Venue: The GBBB 10 Battalion H.Q aka The Outpost. Come and meet up with all your Bearforce Buddies before you head off for manoeuvres in Legends.
Bearforce On Manoeuvres 10pm till late Sphere of Operations : Legends .
Three Dance Zones to explore, acquire your target for the night and get manouvering!
Dance Zone One: The Tunnel. Commanding Officer Big General Walther, Adjutant: Bramsterdam. Resident DJ’s for Furball Café, Amsterdam (Funky Uplifting House with Electro Twist) and yes he is a REAL GENERAL in the Dutch Army!
Dance Zone Two: Dance Bar Commanding Officer: Tony (Dancey Pop)
Dance Zone Three: Mineshaft. Commanding Officer John Aggy (Trance to Hard House)
Saturday 5th of May:
Bear Sauna @ The Basement Sauna. 1pm till Late Afternoon A relaxing sauna to chill out after a long hard week? (Yeah Right! LOL)
Funbears fete (Free Entry): At the rear of Legends. Following on from the success of last years Funbears there will be more of the same mix of Fun games, Food. Drink and Fundraising. You can race pigs, Penetrate Queens, toss a ball or two and maybe show your skill at driving and more. There will also be Bear Market stalls.
Pool Party 7pm till 8.30 pm @ The Manchester Aquatic Centre. This is strictly ticket only and numbers will be limited. Tickets will be on sale at registration £5. Inflatables and hairy men to splash about with.
BEARFORCE SOCIAL CLUB Early evening till late: Venue: The GBBB 10 Battalion H.Q aka The Outpost. More opportunities to socialise before heading off into Legends for another hot and sweaty session.
For those of you who prefer a less sweaty and crowded evening why not check out the LIVE Entertainment?
SHOWBEARS 10pm till 1pm Venue: Hotel International. (free entry)
A mix of video clips of your favourite Show Tunes and Live singing from Mark, Harry, Bill and Kitty Lashes.
Saturday Club Night in Legends : 10pm till late (Registration or Ticket only)
On the dance menu tonight:
Dance Zone One: The Tunnel: Commanding Officer: Jason (HiNRG 80’s and 90’s Favourites)
Dance Zone Two: Dance Bar Commanding Officer: David (Housey Pop)
Dance Zone Three: Mineshaft. Commanding Officer Charlie (Back by popular demand after his Pre-Hibearnation success and playing Uplifting Funky House)
Sunday 6th May:
Bears At The Birdcage 2.30pm (show starts 3pm) till around 6pm (free to those registered £5 walk-up for non registered) Great Drinks Prices too Carling £1.50 bottle, Pitchers of Beer/lager (4pints) £6, Large vodka and energy drink £2
The legendary Jonathon Mayer hosts a spectacular Bear focused entertainment at one of Manchester’s newest cabaret venues. The Birdcage is situated near the Printworks at the side of the new Arndale centre near the NEXT shop.. Featuring Pole-a-bear dancers, The Mr Bear Bash competition, 6 new Manbears videos, a fabulous gameshow, The Bearlesque Comedy Bear Troupe, giveaways and X factor’s Rowetta. Bear entertainment just moved onto a new level!
To make sure you’re well fed we’ve negotiated discounts with Café Rouge, Yum Yum. John Henry Bean, Nandos Check out registration packs for details.
BEARFORCE SOCIAL CLUB Early evening till late: Venue: The GBBB 10 Battalion H.Q aka The Outpost. For those of you not having a disco nap yet another chance for you to socialise before you get down and sweaty or foamy or naked or…well you choose! for one last time in Legends.
Bear Bash Club Night 10pm till late (Registration or Ticket only)
Full on club night with the legendary Foam Party
On the dance menu tonight:
Dance Zone One: The Tunnel: Guest Club BOLLOX (indie/80’s/electropop/ rock sounds for the blokes with the Bollox to try something different)
Dance Zone Two: Dance Bar Tony plays the Big Bear Juke Box : You choose the music. (Over the weekend you’ll see a play list, look for your favourites, jot them down on the slips provided and Tony will do his best to play it)
Dance Zone Three: Mineshaft. The Foam Party Kevin plays happy house
Monday 7th May:,/p>
Coffee and Croissants from 12.30 at The Hotel International.
The Bearforce Social Club The Outpost has a final Pizza the action with free pizza late afternoon for anyone left standing after the weekend!
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