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{{Infobox music festival
| name =Real Bad
| image =
| caption =Revelers at the Real Bad XIX party in 2007
| location =[[San Francisco| San Francisco, California]]
| years_active =1989-present
| founders =Grass Roots Gay Rights Foundation (formerly: Grass Roots Gay Rights/West)
| dates =
| genre = [[Electronic music]] 
| attendance =
| capacity =
| website =[http://www.realbad.org Real Bad official site]
}}

'''Real Bad''' is the name of a fundraising party held annually in [[San Francisco| San Francisco, California]] immediately following the [[Folsom Street Fair]]. The party, which occurs on the last Sunday in September, has been in existence since 1989. It is thrown by a non-profit organization called Grass Roots Gay Rights West (GRGR/West). Most of the money raised by the event comes from ticket sales, which are generated by a network of party hosts who sell tickets to friends.<ref>[http://ebar.com/news/article.php?sec=news&article=2241 "Few Tix Left for 'Real Bad'"] [[Bay Area Reporter]], September 27, 2007. Retrieved on 2008-05-14.</ref> Proceeds from the party go to [[HIV]]/[[AIDS]] charities and [[LGBT]] health and community service organizations. In 2007, the party raised $150,000 for [[San Francisco Bay Area]] charities.<ref>[http://www.sfbaytimes.com/index.php?sec=article&article_id=7056 "Real Bad Does Real Good"] [[San Francisco Bay Times]], November 15, 2007. Retrieved on 2008-05-14.</ref><ref>[http://ebar.com/news/article.php?sec=news&article=2450 "Leather Events Spread the Wealth"] [[Bay Area Reporter]], November 22, 2007. Retrieved on 2008-05-14.</ref>

Because it serves as an unofficial closing event for Folsom Street Fair weekend, the party has a [[leather subculture|leather]] and [[BDSM]] bent.

==See also==
*[[List of electronic music festivals]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.realbad.org Real Bad official site]

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[[Category:Music festivals established in 1989]]
[[Category:LGBTQ events in California]]
[[Category:Culture of San Francisco]]
[[Category:Circuit parties]]
[[Category:Electronic music festivals in the United States]]
[[Category:LGBTQ festivals in the United States]]
[[Category:1989 establishments in California]]