MAL 2026 Packages & Passes

Mid-Atlantic Leather Weekend returns January 16–19, 2026 with two ways to be part of the action.

Full Weekend Run Package

$290 +  fees
our Run Package gets you:

  • Leather Cocktails with open bar, great food, and plenty of chances to connect

  • Admission to the Mr. Mid-Atlantic Leather Contest on Sunday

  • Access to the Exhibit Hall all weekend

  • Priority access to the Host Hotel lobby

  • Official MAL wristband and run pin

  • Sunday Breakfast with plenty to eat before the final day’s events

  • Admission to the closing dance presented by Kinetic

Three-Day Pass*

$45 + fees

Your Three-Day Pass includes:

  • Access to the Exhibit Hall for all three days of MAL

  • Admission to the Mr. Mid-Atlantic Leather Contest on Sunday

*Access to the hotel will be determined by Fire Marshal Capacity restrictions and may limit access to the hotel at peak times.

MAL Weekend is a 21 and older ONLY event. All attendees, exhibitors, volunteers ,and guests will be required to provide proof of age  and will need an approved wristband in order to gain access to the Hyatt. Wristbands must be picked up during posted registration hours in order to enter the hotel. No one will be granted access to the hotel without an approved wristband, no exceptions. Those not staying at the Hyatt  will be able to enter the hotel with a wristband until 10 p.m. each night but will only be allowed to remain onsite until midnight.

As always, those with rooms at the Hyatt will only be allowed to take a maximum of two (2) guests at a time up to the guest room levels.

Purchase Packages/Passes Here 

Full Run Packages will go on sale Saturday September 27, 2025 at Noon EST

Need A Hotel Room

Once you have purchased your package/pass you will be provided an unique link to reserve your hotel room for the weekend.  Please be sure to check your spam folder as sometimes the email is sent there.  This link will only work for one reservation per purchase so if anyone in your party needs a room for themselves they will need to purchase their own package or pass in order to receive the reservation link.

Beyond MAL Weekend

Each year, the Centaur MC proudly donates proceeds raised during MAL Weekend to LGBTQ+ charities across the country. In 2025 alone, $185,000 was distributed to multiple organizations supporting our community.

This tradition of giving is made possible through the continued support and generosity of everyone who attends MAL. We are deeply grateful for your participation, which allows us to extend our impact far beyond the weekend itself.

A full list of the 2025 recipient organizations can be found below.

  • Leather Archives & Museum

  • MedStar Health

  • H.I.P.S.

  • LAMBDA Legal

  • LGBT Life Center

  • Team DC

  • The Bear History Project