December:
Weekend of the 5th-7th:
- Naughty Noel (Studio58):
Full hotel takeover in Gettysburg, Pa. By Studio 58.
- Florida Power Exchange (FloridaPowerExchange): Hosted in Clearwater, Fla.
- EXXXotica Expo (ExxxoticaExpo): Nationally recognized adult expo comes to DC/N.Va.
- Hedonism Wet Wild & Wicked (Hedonism): Week-long themed event at Hedonism II in Jamaica.
- Pig Week (PigWeek.com): Ft.
Lauderdale is host to an ongoing week of play parties, “Because All Men Are Pigs.”
Sat 6th -
- Naughty Snowball (Facebook): The Prodigal Son returns! A grand gala for DC
Burners by Mischief DC.
- Torture Garden Xmas Ball (TortureGarden):
London hosts one of the largest & most respected fetish balls in Europe.
- Jingle Balls (Kinetic): It's the most sinful time of the year! Holiday gala by
Kinetic DC.
Sat 13th:
- Bad Fae Ball (Instagram): One of the
region's best new nights. Hosted at the Mobtown Ballroom in Baltimore.
- Fetish Factory Xtreme Fetish Ball (FetishFactory): Gala
event w/ full play in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
- Torture Garden Xmas Ball II (TortureGarden):
London hosts one of the largest & most respected fetish balls in Europe.
- Fantasy Fetish Night (Secrets): Kink themed lifestyle
event at Secrets Hidaway (Fla).
Sat 21st - U-Party Presents Yule (UndergroundParties): A holiday celebration worthy of the Old Gods.
Sat 27th - Not NYE Fetish Ball (FetishFactory): Grand gala by Fetish Factory in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
Tues 30th - Torture Garden NOT-NYE Ball
(TortureGarden): London hosts one of the largest fetish balls in Europe.
New Years Eve (Wed 31st):
- The Time Traveler's Ball (Facebook): Grand gala event at The Lord Baltimore Hotel (Baltimore, MD).
- New Culture NYE Celebration (CFNS): Spiritual Celebration at Abrams Creek Spirit Center (WV).
- Boudior Boheme Masquerade Ball (Facebook): A Vetted Masquerade by Balaibalan Productions.
- The Crucible (The-Crucible): Holds an open play night (confirm before attending).
- Hero's & Villains Play Party (Fetlife): NYE theme party hosted by The Baltimore Playhouse.
- Fantasy House New Years Eve Celebration (Fetlife): Top Tier Kink-Swinger night for the Lifestyle.
- Tabu New Years Eve (TabuLife):
Lifestyle Social Play Party hosted On-Premise in Catonsville, MD.
- TPA NYE Glow Party (ThePrivateAffair.com): The Private Affair play party on-premise in Northeast
MD.
- PGC NYE Ball (thepleasuregardenclub.net): Philly's Pleasure Garden Club, NYE Formal.
- Saints&Sinners (SaintsandSinners): on-premise play party social by Saints & Sinners in Philly.
- Hedonism NYE Getaway (Hedonism): Week-long themed event at Hedonism II in Jamaica.
- Dual Desires NYE Ball (Bi-Events): Mansion Exclusive for Bi-couples, Bi-women, & Bi-men in Tarpon Springs, Fla.
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January:
Thu 1st – New Year’s Day.
- Philly Mummers Parade (NationalToday): The nation’s oldest folk festival for 120 years!
- The Woods Schedule Goes Live (TheWoods): Plan
your nudist retreat in Lehighton, Pa.
Sat 3rd – Full Wolf Moon (Supermoon).
Tue 6th – Twelfth Night / Epiphany.
Weekend of 9th-11th:
- Super Magfest (Magfest): Music & Gaming Festival at the National Harbor,
Maryland.
Sat 10th - Alien Probe Fetish
Party (FetishFactory): By Fetish Factory in Ft.Lauderdale, Fla.
Mon 12th – Kiss a Ginger Day.
MLK Weekend (16th-19th):
- TeaseFest (TeaseFest): Nationally recognized Burlesque
Festival in New Orleans.
- Mid-Atlantic Leather MAL (LeatherWeekend): The nation's largest
gathering for leathermen in DC.
- MAL by Kinetic (Kinetic): Working in tandem w/ MAL, Kinetic DC offers
a variety of weekend events.
- Pineapple Week (Hedonism): In celebration of Lifestyle Month at Hedonism Resort, Jamaica.
Weekend of 23rd-25th:
- Philly Tattoo Arts Convention (VillanArts): At the
Pennsylvania Convention Center.
- Winterfire (DarkOdyssey): Sex positive fetish focused hotel takeover in
Baltimore.
- Secrets Lust in Latex (Secrets): Latex themed
event at Secrets Hidaway (Kissimme Fla).
- AVN Adult Ent. Expo (AdultEntExpo): The nation's premier
industry expo. in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Sat 24th - Las Vegas Bondage
Ball (BondageBall): One of the nation's largest fetish balls.
Tue 27th – Up Helly
Aa (UpHellyAa): Viking
Festival in Lerwick Shetland, burns a Viking Ship.
Weekend of 30th-31st:
- Gasparilla (gasparillapiratefest.com): Citywide Pirate Festival in Tampa, Fla.
- Secrets Sea of Thieves (Secrets): Pirate themed
weekend at Secrets Hidaway (Kissimme Fla).
Sat 24th - L.A. Bondage
Ball (BondageBall): One of the nation's most recognized fetish balls.
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February:
Sun 1st – Imbolc (Pagan) / Full Snow Moon.
Mon 2nd – Groundhog Day.
Weekend of 6th-8th:
- Love Burn (TheLoveBurn): East coast burn held on Key
Biscayne just south of Miami Beach, Fla.
Sun 8th – Super Bowl Sunday.
Mon 9th – National Pizza Day.
Presidents Day Weekend (13th-16th):
- Katsucon (Katsucon): Anime
convention at the Gaylord Convention Center in National Harbor, Md
- Mythicon (mythicon.me): Mid-Winter Gathering of the Fae, in Gettysburg, Pa.
- Frostburn (Frostburn): A
regional burn in February? In West Virginia? Okaaay...
- Lust & Lovers Ball (Secrets): Valentines weekend at Secrets Hidaway (Kissimme Fla).
- Fluffernutter's Winter Wonderland (Hedonism): Signature event week at Hedonism II in Jamaica.
- Dual Desires (Bi-Events): Full hotel takeover for Bi
couples, women, & men in Atlanta.
Fri 13th – Torture Garden Valentines Ball (TortureGarden): The largest & most respected fetish ball in London.
Sat 14th – Valentine’s Day.
- My Kinky Valentine (Facebook): Hosted by
Fetish Tribe w/ Xris SMack! in New York (pending).
- Valentines Fetish Ball (FetishFactory): By Fetish
Factory in Ft.Lauderdale, Fla.
Sun 15th – Lupercalia (Roman Festival of Fertility & Renewal).
- Endless Night Vampire Ball (EndlessNight): Elegance & Decadence meet in Los Angeles.
Mon 16th – President’s Day.
Tue 17th – Mardi Gras / Fat Tuesday / Lunar New Year (Fire Horse) / Giordano Bruno
(Free Thought) / Ramadan.
Wed 18th – Ash Wednesday: 1st day of Lent.
Weekend of 20th-22nd:
- Cleveland Tattoo Arts Convention (VillanArts): At the
Cleveland Convention Center.
- Board for Bliss Cruise (ToplessTravel): Luxurious week-long lifestyle cruise
aboard Royal Caribbean.
- Snowbound (MatesWeekend): All male
leather convention hosted in Provincetown, Mass.
Sat 21st - Hillside Reservations Go Live (HillsideCamp): Reserve you nudist retreat weekend.
Sun 22nd – National Margarita Day.
Fri 28th – National Metamour Day.
- Torture Garden Berlin Anniv. Ball (Fetlife): Hosted by Torture Garden in Berlin.
TBA - Swing Social Hotel Takeover (Fetlife): Full hotel takeover by Swing Social in Rockville, Md.
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March:
Tue 3rd - Full Worm Moon / Lantern Festival: End Lunar New Year.
Wed 4th – Holi Festival: Hindu Festival of Love.
Weekend of the 6th-8th:
- Atlanta Tattoo Convention (VillanArts): At the
Americasmart Center.
- Hedonism Ms. No Swimsuit (Hedonism): A signature event for Hedonism II in Jamaica.
- Esprit de Corps (DisciplineCorps):
Major all male leather retreat near Dallas, TX.
Sun 8th – International Women’s Day / Daylight Savings.
Weekend of the 13th-15th:
- Awesome Con (Awesom-Con): East Coast's largest comic con,
at the Washington Convention Center.
- World Oddities Expo (woetothee.com): Hosted in Richmond, VA.
- New Culture Inherent Splendor (CFNC.us): a transformative pursuit of love & freedom, in
West Virginia.
- Caliente St. Pat's Weekend (CalienteResort):
Hosted by Caliente On-site Resort, Tampa, Fla.
Sat 14th – National Pi Day (3.14) / Steak & Blowjob Day.
Sun 15th – Ides of March (Roman).
Tue 17th – St. Patrick’s Day.
Weekend of the 20th-22nd:
- Wild West Steampunk Con (wildwestcon.com): Held in
Tucson, Arizona.
- South Plains Leatherfest (SouthPlainsLeather): International master-slave
conference in Dallas, TX
Fri 20th – Spring Equinox / Ostara.
Sat 21st:
- Bicolline Bal Pourpre (Bicolline): Medieval gala event in Quebec City by
Bicolline.
- The Woods Reservations Go Live (TheWoods):
Reserve your nudist retreat in Lehighton, Pa.
Tue 24th – National Diabetes
Awareness.
Weekend of the 27th-29th:
- World Oddities Expo (woetothee.com): Hosted in Philadelphia, Pa.
- Hollywood Burlesque Festival (HollywoodBurlesque): Top tier acts in the heart of Hollywood, Ca.
- Naughty Gras (Studio58): Full hotel takeover in
Gettysburg, Pa. by Studio 58.
- Wasteland Rotterdam (wasteland.nl): One of the world's largest & most lavish fetish
balls (Neatherlands).
- Hedo Swing Break (Hedonism): A signature event for young swingers 19-45 at Hedonism II in Jamaica.
- L.A. Leather Pride (losangelesleatherpride.com): Leather pride festival for the
LGBTQ Community.
Sat 28th:
- Va. Celtic Festival (sedaliacenter.org): Celtic Heritage Festival & Highland
Games in centra Va.
- Organ Grinders Ball (FetishPlayland): Top tier fetish ball in Cleveland, OH.
TBA:
- Goth Cruise (GothicCruise): Week long gothic excursion
through the Caribbean.
- Monster Mania (MonsterMania): Philly's Horror &SciFi
convention in Cherry Hill, NJ.
- Annapolis Comic-Con (mdcomiccons.com): a showcase of comics, toys, games,
superheroes, & pop culture.
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April:
Wed 1st – Passover Seder (moveable) / April Fool’s
Day.
Thu 2nd – Full Pink Moon.
Weekend of the 3rd-5th:
- Kinkfest (Kinkfest): West Coast fetish & kink festival in Portland, Oregon.
- Easter Fetish Weekend (easter-fetish-meeting): Latex enthusiasts gather
in Essen, Germany.
- C.L.A.W. (ClawInfo): The Cleveland Leather Awareness Weekend takes place annually.
Fri 3rd – Good Friday.
Sun 5th – Easter-Eostre / First Contact: Star Trek / Ching Ming Festival: Respect to
Ancestors.
Tue 7th – Prohibition Repeal of Beer / National Beer Day.
Weekend of the 10th-12th:
- Flame Festival (FlameFestival): Southeast gathering of fire & flow arts. Held in
Washington, Ga.
- Southeast Leatherfest (SELeatherfest): Pansexual educational & kink
social convention in Atlanta, Ga.
- Swingers Break (ToplessTravel): Week-long lifestyle excusion to Hedonism II
by Topless Travel.
- National Cherry Blossom Festival (CherryBlossomFestival): A national
wonder & highlight for the area.
Sun 12th – Yuri’s Night.
- Caliente Car Show (CalienteResort): Hosted by Caliente On-site Resort, Tampa,
Fla.
Tue 14th – Cake & Cunnilingus Day.
Wed 15th – Titanic Remembrance / Taxes Due.
Weekend of the 17th-19th:
Fri 17th – Bat Appreciation Day.
Mon 20th – National Marijuana Day (4-20) .
Wed 22nd – Earth Day / Admin Prof Day.
Weekend of the 24th-26th:
- Baltimore Tattoo Arts Convention (VillanArts): At the
Baltimore Convention Center.
Sat 25th - Torture Garden Birthday Ball (TortureGarden): The largest & most respected fetish ball in London.
Tue 28th – Festival of Floralia (Ancient Greece) .
Wed 29th – Liberation of Dachau.
Thu 30th – Walpurgisnacht (Witches Night) .
TBA - Artomatic (Artomatic.org): DC’s largest art festival runs through April 28th.
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May:
Weekend of the 1st-3rd:
- Beltane Fire Festival (Beltane.org): Edinburgh hosts the worlds
largest & most extravagant fire festival for Beltane.
- Whitby Goth Weekend (whitbygothweekend): Bi-annual music festival for
Gothic sub-culture in Whitby, UK.
- Fertile Ground Gathering (Facebook): Celebration of Beltane, at
Prince William Park, Triangle VA.
- May Day Faerie Festival (Spoutwood): Spotwood Farms hosts at Rocky
Point Park, MD.
- Dark Force Fest (darkforcefest.com): Goth-Industrial music festival in Parsippany,
NJ.
- The M/s Gathering (MsGathering): Master-slave conference hosted in Wilmington,
Delaware.
- The Beltane (TurtleHillEvents): Pagan Festival meets erotic
possibility at Ramblewood Retreat Center.
- Hedo Binapple Week (Bi-Events): Full resort
takeover for Bi-Swingers at Hedonism II in Jamaica.
Fri 1st – Beltane (Pagan) / May Day / Full Flower Moon.
Sat 2nd - Endless Night Vampire
Ball (EndlessNight): Elegance & Decadence meet in Las Vegas.
Mon 4th – Star Wars Day (May the 4th) / Kentucky Derby.
Tue 5th – Cinco de Mayo.
Mother's Day Weekend (8th-10th):
- AniMinneapolis (AniMinneapolis): Three day celebration of anime, video games, &
music. Hosted in Minneapolis, Minn.
- Primal Arts Festival (PrimalArts): Ceremonial spirituality meets sexuality & kink
at Ramblewood, Md.
- Sexy Silver Week (ToplessTravel): Lifestyle excusion for couples over 40 to
Hedonism II by Topless Travel.
Fri 8th – V.E. Day (WWII Victory in Europe) .
Sun 10th – Mother’s Day (2nd Sun) .
Weekend of the 15th-17th:
- Electronic Daisy Carnival (electricdaisycarnival.com): Vegas hosts
the largest EDM festival in the US.
- Kinetic Fire (FlowArtsInstitute.com): Providing a holistic flow arts
experience w/ world class instruction (Ohio).
- Interfuse (MidwestBurners): The largest regional burn of the
Mid-west, focused on the 10 Burning Man principals.
- German Fetish Ball Weekend (german-fetish-ball.de): Lavish event of
national acclaim takes place in Berlin.
- Frolicon (Frolicon): Swingers meet kink for this long running convention in
Atlanta, Ga.
- Excelsior Fire Island Weekend (ExcelsiorMC): One of New
York's premier leather weekends for over 50 years!
- Bears in the Woods Weekend (TheWoods): Nudist retreat in Lehighton, Pa.
Memorial Day Weekend (22nd-25th):
- Balticon (Balticon): One of the nation's largest & most reconized con's for
fantasy & science fiction.
- Ignite (IgniteBurn): Learn & Burn weekend in Stuart, Va.
by the people who bring you Transformus.
- Playa Del Fuego (PlayaDelFuego): East Coast Burning Man
affiliated event.
- Wave GotikTreffen (Wave-Gotik-Treffen): The world’s largest Gothic Festival in Leipzig, Germany.
- Maryland Deathfest (deathfests.com): Full weekend of Death
Metal at Baltimore’s Power Plant Live..
- Fetish Factory Anniv. Weekend (FetishFactory):
Full hotel takeover in Ft.Lauderdale, Fla.
- RopeCraft (Ropecraft): From the ashes of Shibaricon,
Ropecraft Chicago has risen to fill the void.
- Atlanta Bearfest (AtlantaBearFest): Southern gathering
of Bears & those who love them.
- International Mr. Leather (IMrL.com): Hosted in Chicago,
Il.
Weekend of the 29th-31st:
- ColossalCon (Colossalcon): Weekend Anime Con in Sandusky, Ohio. Formerly Cleveland
Colossal.
- Camp Crucible (CampCrucible.com): Fetish retreat at
Ramblewood (hosting the largest pony play in America).
- DomCon L.A. (domcon.com): West coast gathering of professional dominants & those who
serve.
- Hillside Anniversary Weekend (HillsideCamp): All male nudist fantasy retreat in New
Milford, Pa
Sun 31st – Full Blue Moon.
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June:
Thu 4th – Tiananmen Square / National Day for Cheese.
Weekend of the 5th-7th:
- Flowjam Festival (flowjamfestival): Healing Arts, Fire, & Flow Festival in
Rixeyville, Va.
- Fire Drums (FlowArtsInstitute.com): A
holistic flow arts experience w/ world class instruction (California).
- Otherworld (Otherworld): Regional burn in Vancouver, focused on the 10 Burning Man
principals.
- Apogaea Burn (Apogaea): Regional Burning Man event in Colorado.
- BoundCon (Boundcon): European Fetish Convention in
Munich, Germany.
- Bears, Bikers, & Mayhem (BearsBikersMayhem):
Gay Biker/Leathermen weekend at the Lord Baltimore Hotel.
- Philly Pride Weekend (Philly365): Celebrating gay
pride in the city of brotherly love.
- The Woods Leather Fetish Weekend (TheWoods):
Nudist retreat in Lehighton, Pa.
- Hillside Fantasy Fetish Weekend (HillsideCamp): All male nudist fantasy retreat in New
Milford, Pa
- CMEN Spring Gathering (Cmen.org): C-Men Enjoying Naturism
hosts 3 events/year in Tennessee.
Fri 5th – National Day of Hooky (I made that up): Ferris Bueller takes the day off.
Sat 6th – D-Day Remembrance.
Mon 8th – Lindisfarne Raid (793): Birth of Viking Age.
Tue 9th – National Sex Day.
Weekend of 12th-14th:
- Magstock (Magfest): Music & Gaming Festival at Ramblewood Retreat Center
(Darlington, Md).
- Bonnaroo Music Fest (Bonnaroo.com): Multi-faceted music & arts festival in
Tennessee.
- Raleigh Tattoo Arts Convention (VillanArts): At the Raleigh Convention Center.
- Midwest Shamans Conference (ShamansConference): Gathering for those in
the healing arts, in North Madison, Ohio.
- DC Pride Weekend (CapitolPride): A full weekend of events & parades
celebrating gay pride in the nation's capital.
- Baltimore Pride Weekend (BaltimorePride): Pride continues w/ numberous events
throughout Baltimore.
- The Woods Pridefest Weekend (TheWoods): Nudist retreat in Lehighton,
Pa.
Fri 12th – Loving Day (interracial marriage legalized) .
Sat 13th – DC Pride Parade.
Sun 14th – National Bourbon Day / Flag Day (adoption of the flag) .
Tue 16th – National Richard Day.
Fathers Day Weekend (19th-21st):
- Summer Isle (SummerIsle.com): Regional burn / spiritual
retreat / music festival at Fort Royal Farm, Pa.
- Pagan Spirit Gathering (CircleSactuary): America's
oldest & largest Pagan spirituality festival.
- Electric Forest (ElectricForest): Beloved
rave format music festival over the last week of June in Rothbury, Michigan.
- Kasidie Krush (Hedonism): Highly popular week w/
Toms Travels at Hedonism II in Jamaica.
- Hillside Bears Weekend (HillsideCamp): All male nudist
fantasy retreat in New Milford, Pa.
Fri 19th – Juneteenth (end of slavery) / Dragon Boat Festival.
Sat 20th – Summer Solstice / Mid-Sommer / Litha.
- Endless Night Vampire Ball (EndlessNight): Elegance & Decadence meet in Tampa, Fla.
- Coney Island Mermaid Parade (mermaidparade): Billed as the largest art
parade in North America.
Sun 21st – Father’s Day (3rd Sun) .
- Folsom Street East (FolsomStreetEast): New York's eastern alternative to San Fran's premier street
fair.
Weekend of the 26th-28th:
- Element11 (Element): Regional Burning Man event in Utah.
- Fusion (DarkOdyssey): Sex positive fetish focused camp retreat at Ramblewood.
Darlington, MD.
- EXXXotica Expo (ExxxoticaExpo): Nationally recognized adult expo in Miami,
Fla.
- Hillside Leather Fetish Weekend (HillsideCamp): All male nudist fantasy retreat in New
Milford, Pa
Sun 28th – Anniv of Stonewall Riots.
- New York Pride (nycpride.org): NYC is ground zero for where Gay Pride began.
Mon 29th – Full Strawberry Moon.
TBA:
- Artscape Baltimore (Artscape): One of the area's most
recognized festivals for local talent.
- KarmaFest (Karmafest): Family friendly spiritual retreat Harve de Grace, Md.
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July:
Independence Weekend (3rd-6th):
- Firefly (fireflyartscollective): East coast art festival & burn
taking place in Vermont.
- Roswell UFO Festival (UFOfestival.com): All things alien, in operation
since 1995.
- Roswell Galacticon (roswellgalacticon.com): UFO Con runs
parallel to the festival in Roswell, NM.
- Wasteland Summerfest (wasteland.nl): One of the world's
largest & most lavish Fetish Retreats is in Amsterdam.
- TESFest (Tesfest): East Coast gathering for kink &
fetish in Piscataway, NJ.
- Caliente July 4th Weekend (CalienteResort): Hosted by Caliente On-site Resort, Tampa, Fla.
- The Woods Nudist Weekend (TheWoods): Fourth of
July nudist retreat in Lehighton, Pa.
Sat 4th – Independence Day.
Weekend of the 10th-11th:
- Shore Leave (Shore-Leave): annual Sci-Fi Convention in
Hunt Valley, Baltimore.
- Battlefield Tattoo Expo (battlefieldtattooexpo.com): Held at the Wyndham, Gettysburg, Pa.
- Naughty n’ Nawlins (NaughtyEvents): The nation’s
largest gathering for the Lifestyle Community.
- Fetish Week London (fetishweek.com): UK’s largest
gathering for Fetish & Kink enthusiasts.
Tue 14th – Bastille Day / National Nude Day.
Weekend of the 17th-18th:
- Starwood Festival (StarwoodFest): Pagan gathering, spiritual retreat, &
transformational burn in Ohio.
- Bulkow Castle Party (CastleParty): International gathering for Gothic Culture at the
Bulkow Castle, Poland.
- Lakes of Fire (LakesofFire): Regional burn in Michigan, focused on the 10 Burning
Man principals.
- Fet-Camp (fetcamp.com): Smaller gathering of like minded
kinksters in Rhode Island.
- Hillside Fantasy Fetish Weekend (HillsideCamp): All male nudist fantasy retreat in New
Milford, Pa.
- IMEN (Imen4AllMen): All male nudist gathering at Ramblewood Retreat. Runs
from 10th-19th
Sun 19th – National Daiquiri Day / National Ice Cream Day (3rd Sun).
Weekend of the 24th-26th:
- BigDub (BigDubFestival): One of the region’s largest rave festivals at Four
Quarters, Artemas, Pa.
- New Culture Summer Camp (CFNC.us): a transformative pursuit of love & freedom, in West
Virginia.
- Boom Festival (BoomFestival): One of Europe’s largest music festivals takes place in
Portugal (2025).
- Vancouver Fetish Weekend (VancouverFetishWeekend): Massive gathering for
kink, fetish, & latex enthusiasts.
- Miss Rubber Ball USA (rubberballusa.com): Latex Fetish Ball in Minneapolis,
MN.
- Bears in The Woods Weekend (TheWoods): Nudist retreat in Lehighton, Pa.
Sat 25th – Opening Day for Pennsic (DieFledermaus): The nation's largest medieval reinactment (runs through Aug 9th).
Sun 26th - Folsom Fair: Up Your Alley (FolsomStreet): San Fran's prelude to the Folsum Street Fair.
Wed 29th – Full Buck Moon / Global Tiger Day.
TBA – Northeast Conference of Kink (northeastkink.com): Hosted at the Baltimore Playhouse.
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August:
25th– 8th – Pennsic w/ Die Fledermaus (DieFledermaus): At its core, Pennsic is a full scale festival of medieval reenactment. However, there are literally two events running side by side. While one
focuses on fighting & reenactment, the other is more about the party. It's an entirely different mindset & represents a dual
personality for the event. In coordination with Clan Die Fledermaus, Richard A.D. & The Metro Underground co-host a number of the most
well recognized parties for the festival. Most notably Mardi Gras & Naked Spaghetti.
Weekend of the 31st-2nd:
- Otakon (Oatakon): Major convention for Anime & Asian
pop culture in Washington, DC.
- What If Burn (WhatIf): What if love wins? Regional burn
in Canada, formerly known as Burn in the Forest.
- Castlefest (castlefest.nl): Renne-Faire
Music Festival in the Netherlands.
Sat 1st – Lughnasadh (Pagan) / National Mead Day.
- Naked Spaghetti (at Pennsic by Die
Fledermaus): an all nude pasta party for 320 of our closest friends.
Mon 3rd:
- 'Mardi Gras' (at Pennsic by Die Fledermaus): one of
the largest & longest running full scale events for the festival.
Weekend of the 7th-9th:
- Free Spirit Gathering (FreeSpirit):
Festival for Wiccan & Pagan Spirituality at Ramblewood (Darlington, Md).
- Key City Steampunk Festival (Facebook):
Hosted in Gettysburg, Pa.
- World Oddities Expo (woetothee.com): Hosted in Virginia Beach.
- FetishCon (Fetishcon): Industry Fetish Convention hosted in
St. Petersburg, Fla.
- Eroticon (SplashTakeovers): Atlanta lifestyle
convention & hotel takeover by Splash Takeovers.
- Hillside Bear Weekend 3 (HillsideCamp): All male nudist
fantasy retreat in New Milford, Pa.
Weekend of the 14th-16th:
- Opening Weekend for Pa. Renn-Faire (parenfaire.com/faire.html): Runs each weekend ‘til Oct 27th.
- Bicolline Grande Bataille (Bicolline.org): Week
long medieval live action event in Quebec.
- Hillside Leather Weekend 2 (HillsideCamp): All male nudist fantasy retreat in New
Milford, Pa.
Fri 14th – V.J. Day (End of WWII) .
Sat 15th – Feast of the Assumption (Mary’s Death) .
Weekend of the 21st-23rd:
- Fairfax Comic Con (Fairfaxcomiccon.com): Local
convention dedicated to Comics.
- CMEN West Coast Gathering (Cmen.org): C-Men Enjoying Naturism hosts 3 major
events/year.
Weekend of the 28th-30th:
- Opening Weekend for MD Renn-Faire (rennfest.com): One of
the nation’s well recognized fairs.
- Miryokucon (Miryokucon): Convention for anime, video games, & Japanese pop
culture at the Lord Baltimore Hotel.
- GNI: The Gathering (GayNaturists.org): Gay Naturist Internation present their
annual camp in western Pa.
- International Redhead Festival (redheaddays.nl): The largest gathering of redheads in the world.
Fri 28th - Full Sturgeon Moon.
TBA - Boundless (BoundlessEvents): 4 day kink retreat just north of San Francisco.
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September:
The Maryland Renaissance Festival (rennfest.com): One of the nation’s largest & well recognized Renn-Faires.
Runs through Mid-Oct. But get your tickets early as festival days now sell out early.
Labor Day Weekend (4th-7th):
- Burning Man (BurningMan.org): The nation's largest &
most recognized gathering for alternative cultures.
- DragonCon (DragonCon): The nation's largest convention for
sci-fi, fantasy, gaming, comics, & more. Hosted in Atlanta, Ga.
- World Oddities Expo (woetothee.com): Hosted in Savannah, Ga.
- Montreal Fetish Weekend (MontrealFetishWeekend):
6 days & nights of fantasy & fetish events for every taste imaginable.
- Summer Camp (DarkOdyssey): Sex positive fetish focused camp
retreat at Ramblewood Campground. Darlington, MD.
- Master/slave Conference (MasterSlaveConference):
Hosted in the heart of Washington, DC.
- Caliente Weekend Pool Party (CalienteResort):
Hosted by Caliente Onsite Resort, Tampa, Fla.
- Southern Decadance (SouthernDecedance): New
Orleans celebration of gay life & culture since 1972.
- Bears in the Woods Weekend (TheWoods): Nudist retreat in Lehighton, Pa.
Mon 7th - Labor Day.
Weekend of the 11th-13th:
- Nerdlesque Festival (AtlasArts): Featuring performances of
Burlesque, Drag, & more (NW DC).
- ColossalCon East (Colossalcon): Weekend Anime Con in the Pocano Mountains.
- Couples Xcape (SplashTakeovers): Ft. Lauderdale hotel takeover by Splash
Takeovers.
- The Woods Leather Retreat Weekend (TheWoods): Nudist retreat in Lehighton,
Pa.
Fri 11th – Remembrance of 9-11 / Rosh Hashanah (moveable) .
Thu 17th – Constitution Day (U.S. Const. signed 1787) .
Weekend of the 18th-20th:
- The Enchanted Fairy Festival (EnchantedFairyFest): Fall festival for all
things Fairies, in York, Pa.
- CMEN Fall Gathering (Cmen.org): C-Men Enjoying Naturism hosts 3 events/year in
Tennessee.
Sat 19th – Talk Like a Pirate Day.
Sun 20th – Yom Kippur (moveable) .
Tue 22nd – Autumnal Equinox / Mabon (Pagan) .
Weekend of the 25th-27th:
- Savannah Tattoo Arts Convention (VillanArts): At the
Savannah Convention Center.
Fri 25th – Chinese Moon Festival (moveable) .
Sat 26th – Remembrance of A.R.D. / Full Harvest Moon.
- Endless Night Vampire Ball (EndlessNight): Elegance & Decadence meet in Boston.
Sun 27:
- Folsom Street Fair (Folsomstreet.org): San Fran's premier street fair w/ over 400,000 covering 13 city
blocks.
Tue 29th – Confucius Day / National Coffee
Day.
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October:
Thu 1st – International Coffee Day.
Sun 4th – Oktoberfest (1st Sun).
Weekend of the 2nd-4th:
- Wasteland (wastelandweekend.com): Post apocalypse
Mad Max meets Burning Man in the Mojave.
- DomCon NOLA (domcon.com): New Orleans gathering of professional dominants &
those who serve.
Inidgenous Peoples Weekend (9th-12th):
- World Oddities Expo (woetothee.com): Hosted in Baltimore, MD.
- Prague Fetish Weekend (FetishWeekend.cz): Full fetish flair in one of Europe's most
historic cities.
- Hedo Bi Week (Bi-Events): Full resort takeover for
Bi-Swingers at Hedonism II in Jamaica.
Sun 11th - The DC Fetish Ball (DCFetishBall.com): Celebrating 18 Years - we're all grown up now... So please join us as we bring together some of the scene's
very best DJ's, fashion, & nationally recognized talent - all accented w/ an incredible play space in one of the city's most lavish venues. As a top tier event for the national stage, we offer an
unforgettable time of beauty, intrigue, & sheer possibility. No doubt, THIS is a night you WON'T want to miss! Are YOU ready for The Ball?
Mon 12th - Indigenous Peoples Day.
Weekend of the 16th-18th:
- Alchemy Burn (Alchemy): Regional burn in
Georgia.
- World Oddities Expo (woetothee.com): Hosted in New Orleans.
- New Orleans Tattoo Arts Convention (VillanArts): At the
Nola Convention Center.
Fri 16th – National Boss’s Day.
Wed 21st – Remembrance of J.D.D.
Weekend of the 23rd-25th:
- EXXXotica Expo (ExxxoticaExpo): Nationally recognized adult expo in Edison,
NJ.
Fri 23rd – Fallout (2077): The Day the Bombs Fell.
Mon 26th – Full Hunters Moon
Halloween Weekend (30th-1st):
- Derry Halloween Fest (DerryHalloween): Europe's largest Halloween Festival takes
place in Ireland where it all began.
- Samhain Fire Festival (Beltane.org): Edinburgh hosts some of the worlds most
grandiose fire festivals.
- Whitby Goth Weekend (whitbygothweekend): Bi-annual music festival for
Gothic sub-culture in Whitby, UK.
Fri 30th – Mischief Night / Devil’s Night.
Sat 31st – Halloween /
Samhain.
- Endless Night Vampire Ball (EndlessNight): Elegance & Decadence meet in New Orleans.
- Torture Garden Halloween Ball (TortureGarden): London hosts one of the
largest fetish balls in Europe.
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November:
Sun 1st – Day of the Dead / All Saints Day / Daylight Savings Ends.
Mon 2nd – All Souls Day.
Tue 3rd – Election Day.
Thu 5th – Guy Fawkes Day / U.S. Marine Corps Anniv.
Weekend of the 6th-8th:
- Vikings Con (VikingsCon): Fully immersive Vikings event in Charles County, Md.
- Passion Fetish Fair (passion-messe.com/en): European BDSM/Fetish Weekend in Hamburg,
Germany.
- Avantgardista (avantgardista.net):
One of Europe’s largest fashion weeks dedicated to Fetish Design, in Munich.
- Bliss Cruise (ToplessTravel): Luxurious week-long lifestyle cruise in Thailand
(runs 4th-13th).
- Maryland Leather Weekend (CommandMC): By Command MC at the Lord
Baltimore Hotel (Baltimore).
Wed 11th – Veteran’s Day / Armistice Day.
Weekend of the 13th-15th:
- Conjuration (Conjurationcon): Immersive magical fantasy convention hosted in
Atlanta, Ga.
- Tampa Tattoo Arts Convention (VillanArts): At the Tampa
Convention Center.
- KinkyCon (Fetlife): Wicked wild weekend dedicated to kink culture in New
England.
- Desires Cruise (ToplessTravel): Luxurious week-long lifestyle cruise (departs in
Miami).
Sat 14th – World Diabetes Awareness Day.
Weekend of the 20th-22nd:
- Monster Mania (MonsterMania): Horror & SciFi convention in Oaks, Pa.
Tue 24th – Full Beaver Moon.
Wed 25th – R.A.D. Anniversary.
Thansgiving Weekend (26th-29th):
- World's Largest Disco (theworldslargestdisco):
Tribute to 70’s Disco at the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center.
- Wasteland (wasteland.nl): One
of the world's largest & most lavish fetish balls is in Amsterdam.
- Hedonism Anniversary Week (Hedonism): One of their biggest weeks of the year!
- C.L.A.W. (ClawInfo): Leather Awareness Weekend in Los Angeles.
Thu 26th – Thanksgiving.
Fri 27th – Native American Heritage Day / Black Friday.
Sat 28th – Small Business Saturday (buy local) .
Sun 29th – Secondhand Sunday.
Mon 30th – Cyber Monday.
TBA - Richmond Highland Games (
Richmondhighlandgames): Celtic Festival hosted in Henrico, Va.
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December:
Tue 1st – St Andrews Day.
Weekend of the 4th-6th:
- Naughty Noel (Studio58):
Full hotel takeover in Gettysburg, Pa. By Studio 58.
- Florida Power Exchange (FloridaPowerExchange): Hosted in Clearwater, Fla.
- EXXXotica Expo (ExxxoticaExpo): Nationally recognized adult expo comes to DC/N.Va.
- Hedonism Wet Wild & Wicked (Hedonism): Week-long themed event at Hedonism II in Jamaica.
- Pig Week (PigWeek.com): Ft.
Lauderdale is host to an ongoing week of play parties, “Because All Men Are Pigs.”
Fri 4th – Hanukkah (moveable) .
Sat 5th – Krampusnacht / Repeal Day.
- Naughty Snowball (Facebook): The Prodigal Son returns! A grand gala for DC
Burners by Mischief DC.
- Torture Garden Xmas Ball (TortureGarden):
London hosts one of the largest & most respected fetish balls in Europe.
- Jingle Balls (Kinetic): It's the most sinful time of the year! Holiday gala by
Kinetic DC.
Sun 6th – St. Nicholas Day / Advent (1st Sun) .
Mon 7th – Pearl Harbor.
Weekend of the 11th-13th:
Sat 12th:
- Bad Fae Ball (Instagram): One of the
region's best new nights. Hosted at the Mobtown Ballroom in Baltimore.
- Fetish Factory Xtreme Fetish Ball (FetishFactory): Gala
event w/ full play in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
- Torture Garden Xmas Ball II (TortureGarden):
London hosts one of the largest & most respected fetish balls in Europe.
- Fantasy Fetish Night (Secrets): Kink themed lifestyle
event at Secrets Hidaway (Fla).
Thu 17th – Saturnalia.
Yule Weekend (18th-20th):
Sat 19th – Underground Parties Present Yule! (U-Party):
Mon 21st – Winter Solstice / Yule.
Wed 23rd – Full Cold Moon / Festivus.
Thu 24th – Santa Takes Flight! (SceneSocial): Our annaul gathering for The Metro.
Fri 25th – X-mas Day.
Sat 26th – Boxing Day / Begin Kwanzaa.
Wed 30th – Richard A.D. Birthday.
New Years Eve (Thu 31st):
- The Time Traveler's Ball (Facebook): Grand gala event at The Lord Baltimore Hotel (Baltimore, MD).
- New Culture NYE Celebration (CFNS): Spiritual Celebration at Abrams Creek Spirit Center (WV).
- Boudior Boheme Masquerade Ball (Facebook): A Vetted Masquerade by Balaibalan Productions.
- Torture Garden NYE Ball (TortureGarden): London hosts one of the largest fetish balls in Europe.
- The Crucible (The-Crucible): Holds an open play night (confirm before attending).
- Hero's & Villains Play Party (Fetlife): NYE theme party hosted by The Baltimore Playhouse.
- Fantasy House New Years Eve Celebration (Fetlife): Top Tier Kink-Swinger night for the Lifestyle.
- Tabu New Years Eve (TabuLife):
Lifestyle Social Play Party hosted On-Premise in Catonsville, MD.
- TPA NYE Glow Party (ThePrivateAffair.com): The Private Affair play party on-premise in Northeast
MD.
- PGC NYE Ball (thepleasuregardenclub.net): Philly's Pleasure Garden Club, NYE Formal.
- Saints&Sinners (SaintsandSinners): on-premise play party social by Saints & Sinners in Philly.
- Hedonism NYE Getaway (Hedonism): Week-long themed event at Hedonism II in Jamaica.
- Dual Desires NYE Ball (Bi-Events): Mansion Exclusive for Bi-couples, Bi-women, & Bi-men in Tarpon Springs, Fla.
Fri Jan 1st – New Years Day.
TBA - Not NYE Fetish Ball (FetishFactory): Grand gala by Fetish Factory in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.