ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.—Fetish Con has announced the official schedule for its 2023 trade show. The largest networking event for the fetish industry and community on the East Coast will take place this weekend, Aug. 10 to 13, in St. Petersburg, Florida.
Fetish Con also welcomes and thanks this year’s Official Sponsors:
• Clips4Sale
• Chaturbate
• Bad Dragon
• Maidens in Mayhem
• League of Amazing Women
• Stacy Burke
• DavidMackVideo, Dakota Charms, Sarasota Dark Temple, Bella Ink, All Star Studios, FootNight and SomethingFetish
“The 21st Annual Fetish Con is about to kick off in St. Pete for four days with a fantastic lineup of events featuring amazing live fetish stage performances, the famous themed Pervy Pool Parties, the inaugural Zipper Film Festival, and top DJs keeping the energy flowing all night long,” said event owner Genesis Lynn. “Fetish Con is known for its amazing industry networking by day, and its legendary parties at night. We’re counting down the days and can’t wait for this year’s show to begin—it’s just days away! It’s an extra special year for us as our main sponsor, Clips4Sale, is not only celebrating the 20th anniversary of their platform with us, but it’s also their 15th year sponsoring Fetish Con! We’re very proud they chose Fetish Con for such a momentous milestone celebration. Congratulations Clips4Sale!”
Thursday evening marks the kickoff of Fetish Con weekend. It will launch with the trade show’s Kinky [RED] Carpet where TerraMizu will be featured as the official Fetish Con Living Logo. The Kinky [RED] Carpet will be followed by the 21st Annual Meet-and-Greet Cocktail Party, sponsored by Clips4Sale, during which attendees can enjoy Kinky Karaoke. Bad Dragon, the official sponsor of the Pervy Pool Party, will deliver a different theme each night at the show’s after-dark swim party hosted by Lady Karma. It will also include theatrical performances by Defenz Mechanizm and Rogue River. After a casual night swim on Thursday, the Friday night pool party is “Fire & Ice” with a red and white attire theme; the Saturday night pool party is “Electric Dragon,” with a neon and glow theme, with a final Sunday night swim closing out the festivities on Monday morning at 2:00 a.m. EST.
To view the complete list of official and sanctioned off-site parties for Fetish Con, visit fetishcon.com/party-schedule. For more information on the Pervy Pool Party’s full schedule, themes and entry requirements, visit fetishcon.com/pervy-pool-party.
The four days of festivities culminate on Sunday night, where the evening kicks off with the Kinky [RED] Carpet at 7:00 p.m. ET, then cocktails and hors d'oeuvres. After that is the 21st Annual Fetish Ball and Bash Play Party, with returning event sponsor Chaturbate, which is set to begin at 8:00 p.m. ET, featuring two live stage performances by Femmes & Follies.
Fetish Con organizers have also announced that this year’s trade show will again be held at the Hilton St. Petersburg Bayfront Hotel, located at 333 First St South, St Petersburg, FL 33701. Fetish Con organizers are enthused that not only is its host hotel booked to maximum capacity again this year, but vendor and exhibitor booths are also completely sold out. To view all alternate hotels approved by Fetish Con, visit fetishcon.com/hotel-travel.
With a long history, Fetish Con returned after two years of postponement due to the COVID health crisis and brought in over 8,000 attendees in 2022 during its 20th-anniversary celebration, with over 300 models and 70 vendors. With Kinky Classes, private Twisted Dungeon/play space, live fetish shows, after-dark parties, and the Pervy Pool Party, Fetish Con continues to be an internationally recognized and anticipated event within the fetish industry and community. Held in Florida every year since 2004, the event brings in thousands of fetish performers, production companies, and kinksters for an eventful four-day weekend. To view the list of models and actors appearing, visit fetishcon.com/attending-talent.
All Access Passes for the event are available at the door. The “Fetish Con Experience” access will be available on Friday and Saturday at the door, where attendees are able to gain access to all of the day’s events, plus the after-hours Pervy Pool Party. For more information, visit fetishcon.com/fetish-con-experience. Single-day wristbands will also be available starting on Friday, Aug. 11, on-site only, via fetishcon.com/single-day-wristband.
All Fetish Con events are restricted to those 18 years of age and over. All trade show events will be taking place at the Hilton St. Petersburg Bayfront over the course of the event.
To keep up to date with Fetish Con news, visit fetishcon.com, and follow the event on Twitter @FetishCon, on Instagram @fetishcon, and on Facebook at facebook.com/FetishCon.