• The Calendars Page carries Gateway Links, Featured Events, & Regionial Concerts.
• Our Main Calendar offers a Full listing of all regional events.
• Major National Events are listed here & on the Main Calendar.
• Weekly & Monthly Recurring Events carry affairs of an ongoing nature.
• For News regarding recent developments in the scene, please see News & Notes.

Major Events for the Regional & National Stage:

May:

Memorial Day Weekend (26th-29th):

• Wave GotikTreffen (Wave-Gotik-Treffen): The worlds largest Gothic Festival takes place in Leipzig, Germany.
• 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.
• Maryland Deathfest (Article): taking '23 off, but returning in 2024.
• AniMinneapolis (AniMinneapolis): Three day celebration of anime, video games, & music. Hosted in Minneapolis, Minn.
• Fetish Factory Weekend (FetishFactory): Celebrating the 28th Anniversary for Fetish Factory in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
• Camp Crucible (CampCrucible.com): Fetish retreat at Ramblewood. Also hosting the largest pony play camp in America.
• RopeCraft (Ropecraft): From the ashes of Shibaricon, Ropecraft Chicago has risen to fill the void.
• SEXcapade in Costa Rica (ToplessTravel): Luxurious week-long lifestyle excusion to by Topless Travel.
• International Mr. Leather (IMrL.com): Hosted in Chicago, Il.

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June:

Weekend of the 1st-4th:

• Figment NYC (Figment): Snug Harbor, NY hosts an interactive art festival drawing thousands.
• Fire Drums (Firedrums): Celebrating 20 years! Fire, flow, & tribal drums in Calaveras County, Ca.
• World Oddities Expo (woetothee.com): Hosted in Cleveland, OH.
• Houston Tattoo Convention (VillanArts): At the NRG Convention Center.
• Costa Rica w/ Topless Travel (ToplessTravel): Luxurious week-long lifestyle event.
• CMEN Southeast Gathering (Cmen.com): Cal Men Enjoying Naturism hosts 3 major events / year.

Sun 4th - Philly Pride Parade (Visitphilly.com/festival): Celebrating gay pride in the city of brotherly love.

Weekend of the 9th-11th:

• Magstock (Magfest): Music & Gaming Festival at Camp Ramblewood, Darlington, MD.
• Flowjam Festival (flowjamfestival): Healing Arts, Fire, & Flow Festival in Rixeyville, Va.
• Midwest Shamans Conference (ShamansConference): Gathering for those in the healing arts, in North Madison, Ohio.
• Oklahoma Tattoo Convention (VillanArts): At the Oklahoma Convention Center.
• BoundCon (Boundcon): European Fetish Convention in Munich, Germany.
• Southeast Leatherfest (SELeatherfest): Pansexual educational & kink social convention in Atlanta, Ga.
• Hedonism Wild Women Weekend (Hedonism): Week-long themed event at Hedonism II in Jamaica.
• DC Pride Weekend (CapitolPride): A full weekend of events & parades celebrating gay pride in the nation's capital.

Sat 10th:

• Alter Ego Fetish Party (FetishFactory): By Fetish Factory in Ft.Lauderdale, Fla.
• Caliente Mid-Summer Masquerade (CalienteResort): Hosted by Caliente on-site Resort, Tampa, Fla.

Weekend of the 16th-18th:

• Summer Isle (SummerIsle.com): Regional burn / spiritual retreat / music festival at Fort Royal Farm, Pa.
• Awesome Con (Awesom-Con): East Coast's largest comic con, at the Washington Convention Center.
• Pagan Spirit Gathering (CircleSactuary): America's oldest & largest Pagan spirituality festival.
• Maine Tattoo Convention (VillanArts): At the Cross Insurance Arena.
• Hedonism Kasidie Krush Weekend (Hedonism): Week-long themed event at Hedonism II in Jamaica.

Weekend of the 22nd-25th:

• Electric Forest (ElectricForest): Beloved rave format music festival over the last week of June in Rothbury, Michigan.
• Fusion (DarkOdyssey): Sex positive fetish focused camp retreat at Ramblewood. Darlington, MD.
• Naughty in Belize (NaughtyEvents): From the promoters of Naughty in New Orleans comes an island getaway.
• Hedonism Exotic Dream Week (Hedonism): Week-long themed event at Hedonism II in Jamaica.

Sat 24th - Torture Garden New York (torturegardenusa): World renown ball in the European style.

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July:

Weekend of the 1st-4th:

• Firefly (fireflyartscollective): East coast art festival & burn taking place in Vermont.
• TESFest (Tesfest): East Coast gathering for kink & fetish in Piscataway, NJ.
• Atlanta Bearfest (AtlantaBearFest): Southern gathering of Bears & those who love them.

Weekend of the 7th-9th:

• Raleigh Tattoo Arts Festival (VillanArts): At the North Carolina State Fairgrounds.
• Naughty in N’awlins (Naughty): One of the nation's largest gatherings for the Lifestyle Culture.
• IMEN (Imen4AllMen): All male nudist gathering at Ramblewood Retreat. Runs to the 16th

Weekend of the 14th-16th:

• Transformus Burn (Transformus-Burn): One of the largest & most loved burns on the east coast.
• Starwood Festival (StarwoodFest): Pagan gathering, spiritual retreat, & transformational burn in Ohio.
• Capital Fringe (CapitolFringe): DC film festival dedicated to independent & alternative programming.  
• EXXXotica Expo (ExxxoticaExpo): Nationally recognized adult expo in Miami, Fla.
• Hedonism Naughty Perv Weekend (Hedonism): Week-long themed event at Hedonism II in Jamaica.

Weekend of the 21st-23rd:

• Boom Festival (BoomFestival): One of Europe’s largest music festivals takes place in Portugal.
• Denver Tattoo Arts Festival (VillanArts): At the Colorado Convention Center.
• Naughty in Belize (Naughty): Island takeover for the Lifestyle Culture.
• CMEN Northwest Gathering (Cmen.com): Cal Men Enjoying Naturism hosts 3 major events / year.

Sat 22nd – RubberBall USA (RubberBallUSA): Latex Fetish Ball in Minneapolis, MN.

Weekend of the 28th-30th:

• Otakon (Oatakon): Major convention for Anime & Asian pop culture in Washington, DC.
• BigDub (BigDubFestival): One of the region’s largest rave format festivals at Four Quarters Farm.
• Vancouver Fetish Weekend (VancouverFetishWeekend): Massive gathering for kink, fetish, & latex enthusiasts.
• Hedonism Young, Wicked, & Wild (Hedonism): Week-long event for those 40 & under at Hedonism II.
• Southwest Decadence (SWDedcadence): Gathering for the erotic, spiritual, kinky, & sacred in Phoenix, AZ.

Sat 29th – KinkyCon (GotoMyEvent): Con & vending dedicated to kink culture in New England.

TBA:

• Zebulon's Grotto (ZebulonsGrotto): Offering nudist & social gatherings for men of common interest.
• Southeast Leather Alliance (SoutheastLeather): Regional Con in Charleston, SC. Awards for Sir, leatherboy, pup & trainer. Pushing off to 2024.

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August:

Weekend of the 4th-6th:

• Monster Mania (MonsterMania): Philly's Horror &SciFi convention in Cherry Hill, NJ.

Weekend of the 11th-13th:

• Key City Steampunk Festival (Facebook): Hosted in Gettysburg, Pa.
• Moonrise Festival (MoonriseFestial.com): Rave format music festival at Pimlico Racetrack in Baltimore.
• FetishCon (Fetishcon): Industry Fetish Convention hosted in St. Petersburg, Fla.
• Boundless (BoundlessEvents): 4 day kink retreat just north of San Francisco.
• Poly Camp Northeast (Polycampne): 4-day mid-week excusion for the poly lifestyle in beautiful New Hampshire.

Weekend of the 18th-20th:

• TBA.

Weekend of the 25th-27th:

• Opening Weekend for MD Renn-Faire (rennfest.com): One of the nation’s largest & well recognized Faires.
• Cincinnati Tattoo Convention (VillanArts): At the Duke Energy Convention Center.
• Hedonism Choco Bliss Week (Hedonism): Week-long themed event for P.O.C. at Hedonism II.
• Desire Greek Island Cruise (NaughtyEvents): Offering a complete lifestyle getaway in the Greek Isles.
• The Gathering (GayNaturists): Gay Naturists Interational host one of the nation's largest gatherings for gay nudism.
• CMEN West Coast Gathering (Cmen.com): Cal Men Enjoying Naturism hosts 3 major events / year.

Sat 26th - Caliente Eyes Wide Shut (CalienteResort): Hosted by Caliente on-site Resort, Tampa, Fla.

TBA:  

• Fahrenheit (FlowArtsInstitute): fire & flow retreat w/ workshops, performances, & spin-jams. Possible return in 2024

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September:

The Maryland Renaissance Festival (rennfest.com): One of the nations largest & well recognized Renn-Faires. Runs through Mid-Oct.

Labor Day Weekend (1st-4th):

• 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.
• 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. Please note: while their main site lists events of last year, numerous articles do reference that festival is on for 2023. See: GayTravel4You.

Weekend of the 8th-10th:

• Celtic Weekend for MD RennFaire (rennfest.com): One of the nation’s largest & respected renn-faires.
• The Endless Night Vampire Ball (EndlessNight): Elegance & Decadence in Salem, Mass.
• New Orleans Tattoo Arts Festival (VillanArts): At the Ernest M. Morial Convention Center.
• Hedonism Boudoir Beach Week (Hedonism): Week-long themed event at Hedonism II in Jamaica.

Weekend of the 15th-17th:

• Pirate Weekend for MD RennFaire (rennfest.com): One of the nation’s largest & respected renn-faires.

Weekend of the 22nd-24th:

• Myth & Magic Weekend for MD Renn-Faire (rennfest.com): One of the nation’s largest & respected renn-faires.
• Artscape Baltimore (Artscape): One of the area's most recognized festivals for local talent.
• New Orleans Burlesque Festival (NewOrleansBurlesqeFest): Celebrating the beauty & art of burlesque.
• Nashville Tattoo Arts Festival (VillanArts): At the Music City Center.
• Hedonism Shades of Mocha Week (Hedonism): Week-long themed event for P.O.C. at Hedonism II.

Sun 24th – Folsom Street Fair (FolsomStreet): San Fran's premier street fair w/ over 400,000 covering 13 city blocks. Celebrating 40 years!

Weekend of the 28th-30th:

• Pirate Weekend for the MD Renn-Faire (rennfest.com): One of the nations largest & well recognized Faires.
• Hedonism Gen-X Week (Hedonism): Week-long themed event at Hedonism II in Jamaica.
• Mates Leather Weekend (MatesWeekend): All male leather convention in Provincetown, Mass.

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October:

The Maryland Renaissance Festival (rennfest.com): One of the nations largest & well recognized Renn-Faires. Runs untill Oct 19th.

Sun 1st - EuroPerv (EuroPerv): European Fetish Ball in Amsterdam, Nl.

Sun 8th - The DC Fetish Ball (DCFetishBall): Celebrating our 15 year anniversary! Please join us as we bring together some of the scene's very best DJ's, models, 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?

Weekend of the 5th-8th:

• World Oddities Expo (WoeToThee): Hosted in Baltimore, MD.
• Constellation Burn (ConstellationBurn): East Coast Burning Man event at Pegasus Farm, WV.
• Wasteland: Berlin (wasteland.nl): One of the world's largest & most lavish fetish balls hosted in Berlin.
• Naughty in Las Vegas (Naughty): One of the nation's largest gatherings for the Lifestyle Culture.

Weekend of 13th-15th:

• Monster Mania (MonsterMania): Horror & SciFi convention in Hunt Valley, MD.
• Surrender (DarkOdyssey): Sex positive fetish focused hotel takeover San Francisco, CA.
• New Culture Fall Camp (CFNC.us): A welcoming gathering of all sexual lifestyles in West Virginia. 
• Hedonism Bi-Week Takeover (Hedonism): Week-long themed event at Hedonism II in Jamaica.

Weekend of the 20th-22nd:

• Tampa Tattoo Arts Festival (VillanArts): At the Tampa Convention Center.
• LLV Pacific Pleasure Cruise (NaughtyEvents): Offering a complete lifestyle getaway cruise.
• Mr. International Rubber (MIRubber): Hosted in Chicago, Il.

Tues 23rd - DC High Heel Race (Facebook): As close as DC comes to Mardi Gras. Open to all & draws thousands.

Weekend of the 26th-29th:

• Nightmare Festival (NightmareFestival): Rave format music festival now at The Anthem DC.
• Monster Mania (MonsterMania): Baltimore's Horror &SciFi convention in Hunt Valley.
• DomCon (DomCon): New Orleans gathering for professional dominants & those who serve
• EXXXotica Expo (ExxxoticaExpo): Nationally recognized adult expo comes to Edison, NJ.
• Hedonism Halloween Week (Hedonism): one of their biggest weeks of the year!

Sat 28th: Halloween Weekend.

• Endless Night Vampire Ball (EndlessNight): Elegance & Decadance in the heart of New Orleans.
• Drac's Ball (Facebook/DracsBall): w/ The Thrill Kill Kult, at The Underground Arts, Philly.
• Halloween Fetish Ball (FetishFactory): By Fetish Factory in Ft.Lauderdale, Fla.
• Torture Garden San Francisco (TortureGardenUSA): World renown ball in the European style.
• Wasteland Halloween Ball (wasteland.nl): One of the world's largest & most lavish European fetish balls.
• Nuit Demonia (Nuitdemonia): An incredibly elegant fetish affair in the heart of Paris.
• Fetish & Fantasy Halloween Ball (HalloweenBall): Celebrating 25 years in the heart of Sin City - Las Vegas, Nevada.

TBA - Prague Fetish Weekend (FetishWeekend.cz): Full fetish flair in one of Europe's most historic cities.

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November:

Weekend of the 3rd-5th:

• Vikings Con (VikingsCon): Fully immersive Vikings event in Charles County, Md.
• Richmond Highland Games (Facebook): Celtic Festival hosted in Henrico, Va.
• EXXXotica Expo (ExxxoticaExpo): Nationally recognized adult expo in Edison, NJ.

Weekend of the 10th-12th:

• Monster Mania (MonsterMania): Horror &SciFi convention in Cherry Hill, NJ.
• Bliss Cruise (ToplessTravel): Luxurious week-long lifestyle cruise aboard the Equinox.

Sat 18th - Alter Ego Fetish Party (FetishFactory): By Fetish Factory in Ft.Lauderdale, Fla.

Weekend of the 17th-19th:

• Conjuration (Conjurationcon): Immersive magical fantasy convention hosted in Atlanta, Ga.

Thanksgiving Weekend (23rd-26th):

• Hedonism Anniversary Week (Hedonism): one of their biggest weeks of the year!
• LA Leather Weekend. (ClawInfo): Leathermens Weekend by the former producers of C.L.A.W.

Sat 25th - Wasteland (wasteland.nl): One of the world's largest & most lavish fetish balls is hosted in Amsterdam.

TBA:

• Nova Con (NovaComic-con): Northern Virginia comic & gaming convention in Tyson's Corner, Va.
• Super Megafest (SuperMegafest): New England’s Super-Fun Comic & Celebrity Pop Culture Fanfest.
• Kinky Con (KinkyConNH): Full hotel takeover in Manchester, NH.

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December:

Weekend of the 1st-3rd:

• L.A. Comic Con (ComicConLA): The nation's largest & most recognized Comic Convention.
• Florida Power Exchange (FloridaPowerExchange): Hosted in Clearwater, Fla.
• EXXXotica Expo (ExxxoticaExpo): Nationally recognized adult expo at the Dulles Center, N.Va.
• Hedonism Wet Wild & Wicked (Hedonism): Week-long themed event at Hedonism II in Jamaica.

New Years Eve / Weekend (30th-31st):

• NYE Fetish Ball (FetishFactory): By Fetish Factory in Ft.Lauderdale, Fla.
• Sinn-Ergy's New Year's Ball (Sinnergy): A grand event for DC & one of the most lavish affairs for the region.
• Hedonism NYE Getaway (Hedonism): Week-long themed event at Hedonism II in Jamaica.

TBA - Jekyll Comic Con w/ Hyde Horror Alley (JekyllIsland): Comic Convention meets horror festival on Jekyll Island, Ga.

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