Go to an event they said. But they never said what events exist. Well now you have no excuse. Here’s a short list of regional and national, and even some international events pertaining to BDSM and the kink lifestyle.
Check them out, register and book your rooms. There is fun and education to be had!
USA
Beyond Leather, Ft Lauderdale, FL
Beyond Vanilla, Dallas, TX
BOLD Con, Los Angeles, CA
Boundless, Mendocina, CA
Colorado Leather Fest, Denver, CO
DESIRE Leather Women Unleashed, Palm Springs, CA
Devious Minds, Phoenix, AZ
DomCon, Los Angeles, CA
Fetishball, AZ Fetishcon, St. Petersburg, FL
Folsom Street Fair, San Francisco, CA
Frolicon, Atlanta, GA
International Mr Leather, Chicago, IL
International Ms Leather, San Francisco, CA
KinkFest, Portland, OR
KinkyKollege, Chicago, IL
Leather Leadership Conference
Leather & Leis, Hawaii
Mid-Atlantic Leather Weekend, Washington DC
Mischief in May, Des Moines, IA
Morpheous’ Bondage Extravaganza, Worldwide
My Kinky Valentine, Hollywood, CA
Power Exchange Summit, Columbus, OH
Rocky Mountain Rebellion, Salt Lake City, UT
Shibaricon, Chicago, IL
Smokeout, Las Vegas, NV
South Plains Leather Fest, Dallas, TX
Southwest Leather Conference, Phoenix, AZ
Spanksgiving, St.Luis, MO
Thunder in the Mountains, Denver, CO
Tribal Fire, Oklahoma City, OK
Weekend Reunion, Hanover, MD
Winter Wickedness, OH
Canada
Lupercalia, Alberta, Canada
Tease, South-Western Ontario, Canada
Q-City Kink Festival, Quebec City, Canada
Europe
German Fetish Ball, Berlin, DE
London Fetish Fair, London, UK
Rome BDSM Conference, Rome, IT
This is no where near a complete list. Search for events in your area through your local community.
Do you know of an event I missed? Send me a email and I’ll add it! subguide@gmail.com
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