Events

⏪🐻 STEP BACK IN TIME — SEPTEMBER DEN NIGHT! 🐻⏪ This September, we’re winding back the clock and taking Den Night on a trip through the decades! DJ Galleon is taking over the decks, digging into the classics and bringing back those tracks that instantly take you to another time. Expect plenty of familiar favourites, forgotten gems and songs you can’t help but sing along to. 🎧🕺 Come dressed for your favourite era, throw on something with a little retro flair, or just come as you are and enjoy a night of great music, drinks, dancing and plenty of bears at Sporties. 💰 And there are now 250 very good reasons to come along… Our Members Draw has JACKPOTTED to $250! Remember, you’ve got to be in the room when your name is drawn to walk away with the cash. No bear there? No $250 — and the jackpot keeps growing! ⏪ Step Back in Time 🎧 DJ Galleon on the decks 💰 $250 Members Draw 🐻 Good mates, great music & Den Night fun Dust off the dancing shoes, Bears — we’re turning back the clock! 🪩🐻

🟫🟧🟨⬜️⬛️  BUILT ON COMMUNITY  ⬛️⬜️🟨🟧🟫   Big. Hairy. Proud.   Northern Exposure starts with the thing BrisBears has always been built on — community. Grab a drink, find some familiar faces, meet a few new ones and kick off five big days together.

🟫🟧🟨⬜️⬛️  BUILT ON CHEMISTRY  ⬛️⬜️🟨🟧🟫   Big. Hairy. Proud.   Some connections just need a little heat. Strip things back, warm things up and enjoy a relaxed afternoon at Wet where the steam is hot and the chemistry is entirely up to you.

🟫🟧🟨⬜️⬛️  BUILT ON CONVERSATION  ⬛️⬜️🟨🟧🟫   Big. Hairy. Proud.   Pull up a chair, have some dinner and get to know the bears stepping up for this year’s Mr Bear QLD Competition. Meet the contestants, catch their first judging rounds and discover the personalities behind the beards as the conversation — and competition — gets underway. (2 course dinner included)

🟫🟧🟨⬜️⬛️  BUILT ON MATESHIP  ⬛️⬜️🟨🟧🟫   Big. Hairy. Proud.   Shoes off, bowls down and absolutely no sporting ability required. It’s an afternoon built on friendly competition, plenty of laughs and the kind of mateship that matters far more than the final score.

🟫🟧🟨⬜️⬛️  BUILT ON LEADERSHIP  ⬛️⬜️🟨🟧🟫   Big. Hairy. Proud.   Being Mr Bear QLD is about more than wearing a sash — it’s about showing up, representing your community and bringing others along with you. Join us as our competitors step forward and show us what leadership in the bear community looks like.

🟫🟧🟨⬜️⬛️  BUILT ON GIVING IT A GO  ⬛️⬜️🟨🟧🟫   Big. Hairy. Proud.   Flexible? Fantastic. Not sure which way you’re supposed to bend? Even better — this one is built on turning up, having a go and starting your Saturday with a stretch, a laugh and absolutely no judgement.  Lead by your instructor Paul Sneddon.

🟫🟧🟨⬜️⬛️  BUILT ON PRIDE  ⬛️⬜️🟨🟧🟫   Big. Hairy. Proud.   Bodies of every shape, size and fur level belong poolside. Throw on your swimmers, bring your confidence and celebrate exactly who you are with an afternoon built on pride.

🟫🟧🟨⬜️⬛️  BUILT ON CONFIDENCE  ⬛️⬜️🟨🟧🟫   Big. Hairy. Proud.   Lose the layers and bring whatever makes you feel damn good. Underbear is built on body confidence, self-expression and a room full of bears celebrating themselves — and each other — exactly as they are.

🟫🟧🟨⬜️⬛️  BUILT ON CARBS  ⬛️⬜️🟨🟧🟫   Big. Hairy. Proud.   After Saturday night, Northern Exposure is rebuilt the only sensible way: with carbs. Grab some brunch, stretch out in the park and swap stories from the night before with mates old and new. (Brunch burger included)

🐻 NORTHERN EXPOSURE 2026 🐻   🟫🟧🟨⬜️⬛️  BUILT  ⬛️⬜️🟨🟧🟫   Big. Hairy. Proud.   The Schedule (5 Days, 10 Events, Built on Fun) Wed - 14 October: BUILT on Community Welcome Party Thu - 15 October: BUILT on Chemistry Sauna Afternoon Thu - 15 October: BUILT on Conversation Meet & Greet Fri - 16 October: BUILT on Mateship Barefoot Bowls Fri - 16 October: BUILT on Leadership Mr Bear Qld Competition Sat - 17 October: BUILT on Giving It A Go Yoga Sat - 17 October: BUILT on Pride Pool Party Sat - 17 October: BUILT on Confidence Underbear Party Sun - 18 October: BUILT on Carbs Brunch in the Park Sun - 18 October: BUILT on Brotherhood Farewell   BUILT Event Packages   For more than 34 years, BrisBears has been built by the people who show up. ➡️ Built on community. ➡️ Built on connection. ➡️ Built on mateship. ➡️ Built on pride.   Northern Exposure 2026 celebrates everything that makes our community what it is.   Join us for five days of friendship, laughter, connection and celebration as we come together for sauna, bowls, pool parties, Underbear, Mr QLD Bear, brunch and more.   Whether you’re a long-time member, a first-time visitor, or somewhere in between, Northern Exposure is your chance to reconnect with old friends, make new ones, and be part of something bigger than yourself.   This year isn’t about costumes. It’s about the people. It’s about what we’re built on.   Because clubs aren’t built by committees. They’re built by the people who walk through the door.   Northern Exposure 2026 BUILT Big. Hairy. Proud.

🟫🟧🟨⬜️⬛️  BUILT ON BROTHERHOOD  ⬛️⬜️🟨🟧🟫   Big. Hairy. Proud.   Five days, ten events and countless new memories later, there’s still time for one last drink together. Raise a glass to the friendships we’ve strengthened, the new ones we’ve built and the brotherhood that keeps bringing us back.