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Conventions & big weekends

Hotel takeovers, education conferences, leather contests and street fairs. Dates marked confirmed come from the organizer's own site.

2026

WhenEventWhereDates
Sep 27, 2026Folsom Street FairSan Francisco, CAConfirmed
Sep 30 – Oct 4, 2026DomCon New OrleansNew Orleans, LAConfirmed
Oct 1–4, 2026Beyond Vanilla 35Dallas, TXConfirmed
Oct 9–11, 2026Steel City Fetish ConPittsburgh, PAConfirmed
Oct 16–18, 2026Kinky Kollege: HomecomingChicago, ILConfirmed
Oct 23–26, 2026Dark Odyssey: SurrenderSan Jose, CAConfirmed
Nov 13–15, 2026Leather Reign 20Seattle area, WAConfirmed
Nov 13, 2026KinkyCon Wicked WeekendManchester, NHConfirmed
Nov 19–22, 2026Grand Strand AffairMyrtle Beach, SCConfirmed

2027

WhenEventWhereDates
Jan 14–17, 2027Charmed!MDConfirmed
Jan 15–18, 2027Mid-Atlantic Leather Weekend (MAL)Washington, DCConfirmed
Feb 12–15, 2027Dark Odyssey: Winter FireBaltimore, MDConfirmed
Feb 26–28, 2027Leather Leadership Conference 2027Portland, ORConfirmed
Mar 12–15, 2027Tethered TogetherStamford, CTConfirmed
Mar 19–21, 2027Kinky Kollege: Spring BreakChicago, ILConfirmed
Mar 26–28, 2027KinkFestPortland, ORConfirmed
Apr 22–25, 2027Beyond LeatherSouth Florida, FLConfirmed
Apr 29 – May 2, 2027Northwest Leather CelebrationSacramento, CAConfirmed
May 13–16, 2027FroliconAtlanta, GAConfirmed
Jun 2–6, 2027DomCon Los AngelesLos Angeles, CAConfirmed
Jun 10–13, 2027South East LeatherFest (SELF)Atlanta, GAConfirmed
Jun 24–27, 2027Twisted TrystAthens area, OHConfirmed
Jul 2–5, 2027TES FestNJConfirmed
Jul 29 – Aug 1, 2027CLAW 27Columbus, OHConfirmed
Aug 12–15, 2027Fetish ConSt. Petersburg, FLConfirmed
Oct 15–17, 2027Kinky Kollege: HomecomingChicago, ILConfirmed

Dates not announced yet

Exploration Into Kink (EiK)

St. Louis metro, MO · 2026

Hotel-takeover weekend of classes, vendors and social events for newcomers and experienced attendees.

Folsom Street Fair

San Francisco, CA · 2027

Large outdoor leather and alternative-culture street fair benefiting local nonprofits.

Up Your Alley

San Francisco, CA · 2027

Smaller summer street fair from the Folsom Street Fair organizers.

DomCon New Orleans

New Orleans, LA · 2027

Professional and lifestyle convention with classes, vendors and social events.

Beyond Vanilla

Dallas, TX · 2027

Long-running Dallas-Fort Worth education and community weekend.

Steel City Fetish Con

Pittsburgh, PA · 2027

21+ leather and fetish weekend with a meet and greet, vendor market and title contest.

Dark Odyssey: Fusion

Darlington area, MD · 2027

Multi-day outdoor campground festival in northern Maryland.

Dark Odyssey: Summer Camp

Darlington area, MD · 2027

Labor Day week campground festival in northern Maryland.

International Mr. Leather (IML)

Chicago, IL · 2027

Annual leather contest weekend and vendor market.

Master/slave Conference (MsC)

Washington, DC · 2027

Labor Day weekend educational conference on power-exchange relationships run by a 501(c)(3).

CURE

Columbus, OH · 2027

Weekend education intensive hosted by Kinky In Columbus.

Southwest Leather Conference

Phoenix, AZ · 2027

Phoenix-area leather and spirituality-oriented conference.