Past events · researched archive
A curated record of notable latex, leather, fetish and kink gatherings held across North America and Europe.
Every event on this page has passed. Source links are retained as evidence and as a route to each organiser’s newer editions.
January to November
This is a selected historical directory, not a complete record of every local gathering. Dates and locations reflect the 2025 edition; current events may use different venues, policies and formats.
Washington, District of Columbia · United States
The 40th anniversary gathering brought the leather community together for social events, an exhibit hall and the Mr Mid-Atlantic Leather contest.
Who it was forPrimarily LGBTQ+ leather community, 21+
Published event archiveBaltimore, Maryland · United States
A winter hotel gathering combining kink education, social space, performance and adult play, documented in the organiser’s 2025 gallery.
Who it was forAll genders
Official event archiveCleveland, Ohio · United States
The 25th CLAW weekend combined community gatherings, education, play, art and a vendor mart at Cleveland’s I-X Center.
Who it was forMen’s leather and kink community
Official programme archiveBerlin, Berlin · Germany
A long Easter weekend of leather and fetish socials, parties, markets, an outdoor festival and the 2025 Mr Leather Berlin contest.
Who it was forPrimarily gay men
Official organiser archiveChicago, Illinois · United States
The annual Chicago contest and community gathering drew leather and fetish visitors from around the world for its 46th edition.
Who it was forInternational leather community
Official organiserMunich, Bavaria · Germany
BoundCon marked its twentieth edition with three days of exhibitors, rope, performances, workshops and international fetish culture at Zenithalle.
Who it was forMixed audience, 18+
Official event archiveBerlin, Berlin · Germany
Five days of cocktails, a fetish cruise, the German Fetish Fair, parties, fashion shows and the headline German Fetish Ball.
Who it was forMixed audience; strict dress codes at selected events
Official organiserSt Petersburg, Florida · United States
The 23rd annual creator-focused trade show featured vendors, latex and fetish fashion, education, demonstrations, networking and parties.
Who it was forAll genders, 18+
Official event historyMontréal, Quebec · Canada
The Labour Day weekend programme spread shows, fashion, workshops, exhibitions and parties across Montréal’s Village.
Who it was forMixed audience
Participating partner archiveHildesheim, Lower Saxony · Germany
A smaller BoundCon community weekend at Dark Secrets, extending the convention’s social, fetish and performance programme into autumn.
Who it was forMixed audience
Official organiser archiveSan Francisco, California · United States
Folsom Street’s official Saturday-night event filled SVN West with dance floors, performance and the fair weekend crowd.
Who it was forLeather and fetish community
Official event archiveSan Francisco, California · United States
The 42nd street fair filled San Francisco’s SoMa district with community stages, vendors, demonstrations, music and performance.
Who it was forAdults; broad leather, kink and alternative community
Official 2025 programme archiveLondon, England · United Kingdom
A Barbican screening exploring 1990s and 2000s fetish fashion through archival films featuring rubber, PVC, latex, masks and boots.
Who it was forAdults, 18+
Venue archiveUsing the archive
Use the retained link to find the organiser’s current calendar before making plans.
Venues, audiences, access arrangements and dress codes can change between editions.
This page favours events with enough surviving source material to verify their 2025 dates.
Read the latest consent, photography, admission and accessibility policies from the organiser.
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