Kink Cons List
Kink, BDSM, and rope conferences are an amazing opportunity to learn, play, and socialize! There are dozens across North America – this is a partial list of what we consider the largest-scale, most well known, and currently active kink, rope, and BDSM conventions, ordered roughly by month. If you have additions or edits, please contact us!
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Westcoast Bound
Location: Vancouver, Canada
Website: westcoastbound.ca
Month: Late January
CURE
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Website: KICEvents.com
Month: January
CHARMED
Location: DC/Baltimore/Annapolis
Website: charmedhypno.org
Month: January
Focus: Hypnokink
Dark Odyssey: Winter Fire
Location: Baltimore, Maryland (has been Washington, DC)
Website: darkodyssey.com
Month: January or February
Indy Rope Expo
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
Website: indyropeexpo.com
Month: February
Focus: Rope
Tethered Together
Location: Stamford, Connecticut
Website: tetheredtogether.net
Month: March
Focus: Rope and circus
Kinky Kollege: Spring Break
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Website: kinkykollege.com
Month: March
South Plains Leatherfest
Location: Dallas, TX
Website: Southplainsleatherfest.com
Month: March
Educational Exchange and Information for Self-Tyers (EXIST)
Location: Montreal, Canada
Website: linktr.ee/exist.selftie
Month: April
Focus: Self-tying and self-suspension, rope
KinkFest
Location: Portland, Oregon
Website: kinkfest.org
Month: April (Easter weekend)
IMsLbb
Location: Piscatawat, NJ (has been San Jose, CA; location may vary)
Website: imslbb.com
Month: April
Seattle Erotic Art Festival (SEAF)
Location: Seattle, Washington
Website: seaf.art
Month: April or early May
Focus: Art
Wicked Women Weekend
Location: Wichita, Kansas
Website: wickedwomenweekend.com
Month: April
SouthEast Leather Fest (SELF)
Location: Atlanta
Website: seleatherfest.com
Month: April in 2026, usually June
Northwest Leather Celebration (NWLC)
Location: Sacramento, California
Website: northwestleathercelebration.com
Month: First weekend of May
THE Beltane
Location: Maryland
Website: beltanegathering.com
Month: May
International Mr Leather (IML)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Website: internationalmrleather.com
Month: Memorial Day weekend (May)
Ropecraft
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Website: ropecraft.net
Month: Memorial Day weekend (May)
Focus: Rope
Camp Crucible
Location: Maryland
Website: campcrucible.com
Month: May
Beyond Leather
Location: West Palm Beach, Florida
Website: beyondleather.net
Month: May
Frolicon
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Website: frolicon.com
Month: May
Oklahoma LeatherFest
Location: Oklahoma City
Website: sites.google.com/site/okleatherfest/2026-oklahoma-leatherfest
Month: Late May
DomCon: LA
Location: Los Angeles, California
Website: domcon.com
Month: June
Focus: Industry
Twisted Tryst
Location: Columbus, OH
Website: twistedtryst.com
Month: June
Southeast Leatherfest (SELF)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Website: seleatherfest.com
Month: June
Dark Odyssey: Fusion
Location: Northern Maryland
Website: darkodyssey.com
Month: Late June
Up Your Alley
Location: San Francisco
Website: folsomstreet.org
Month: Last Sunday in July
Focus: Street fair
TES Fest
Location: Piscataway, New Jersey
Website: tesfest.org
Month: July
OKC Kink Weekend
Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Website: okckinkweekend.com
Month: July
Beguiled
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Website: beguiledcon.com
Month: July
Focus: Erotic hypnosis
Elevation Rope
Location: Asheville, NC
Website: Elevationrope.com
Month: July
Focus: Rope
Summer Michigan Rope Conference (SMIRC)
Location: Michigan
Website: smirc.net
Month: August
Focus: Rope
Camp Thornwood
Location: Inland California
Website: Darkodyssey.com
Month: August
Camp Mischief
Location: Alberta, Canada
Website: campmischief.ca
Month: August
Dark Odyssey: Summer Camp
Location: Northern Maryland
Website: darkodyssey.com
Month: Labor Day weekend (Late August)
Sex Down South
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Website: sexdownsouth.com
Month: September
Folsom Street Fair
Location: San Francisco, California
Website: folsomstreet.org
Month: Last weekend of September
Focus: Street fair
Annual Kink Expo
Location: Outside of Chicago, IL
Website: elginmunchers.org
Month: October
Fetish Flea Market by OhioSMART
Location: Cleveland, OH
Website: ohiosmart.org
Month: October
Kinky Kollege: Homecoming
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Website: kinkykollege.com
Month: Mid October
DomCon: New Orleans
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
Website: DomCon.com
Month: October
Focus: Industry
Men Roping Men
Location: Seattle, Washington
Website: menropingmen.com
Month: October
Fornucopia
Location: Northern Maryland
Website: Fornucopiaevent.com
Month: October
Dark Odyssey: Surrender
Location: San Jose, California
Website: darkodyssey.com
Month: Late October (weekend before Halloween)
World Bear Weekend
Location: Lexington, Kentucky
Website: worldbearweekend.com
Month: October
Week of Kink
Location: Orlando, Florida
Website: secretsfl.com
Month: October
Leather Reign
Location: Seattle, Washington
Website: leatherreign.org
Month: November
Kinky Con
Location: Manchester, New Hampshire
Website: kc.gotomyevent.com
Month: November
Grand Strand Affair
Location: Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Website: grandstrandaffair.com
Month: November
Naughty Revival
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Website: naughtyrevival.com
Month: December
North America Rope Innovation Exchange (NARIX)
Variable dates and locations
Website: narix.org
Focus: Rope, un-conference format, peer-led
