LAS VEGAS—"I got here about nine o'clock," Jason, one of the first people in line to buy a ticket for the 2026 AVN Adult Entertainment Expo, said at 10:30 a.m. "I'm in from Boise, Idaho. This is my second Expo. I'm looking forward to talking, hanging out, the whole experience. Last year the people from Brazzers were really cool. It's nice to see the other side, it's nice to meet the people." (photo galleries)
In Primrose Hall, the Jules Jordan Video booth is front and center, with signing stations prepped with slicks for Emma Rosie, Rissa May, Xxlayna Marie, and Little Puck. To the right, My Free Cams takes up two large booths, with high counters with halo lights, computer hookups, and MFC branded promo swag. On the other side is the Adult Time/Loyal Fans booth, with signing stations and two easy chairs for the Adult Time podcast, with an ambitious schedule of 12 interviews at half-hour intervals. Behind Jules Jordan, the Dark Fans booth faces the massive Brazzers setup, with a movie-screen sized photocollage of female performers, a rollercoaster car marked "The Guzzler" and a six-foot-tall inflated buttplug marked You Must Be This Tall To Ride. An adjacent booth with a photocollage of male talent has a punching bag and a claw machine, its claw hanging over a trove of Brazzers hats and branded merchandise. Behind the back wall of Brazzers is Sex Like Real, the Lair bondage space, and Motorbunny.
"I'm happy to be here," Rissa May said, before the doors opened at noon, "I love getting to see everybody, I feel that everybody in the industry gets together and has a good time. We're all supportive of each other."
The entrance to Sage Hall is dominated by the Hesen sex doll booth, with lifelike full-size dolls in sci-fi chambers and standing behind control panels for interaction with attendees.
"We've got the most participating talent that I've had in the 14 years I've been doing this," ATMLA's Mark Schechter told AVN, running down an alphabetized list from A for Alex Harper to V for Vanna Bardot. "Paris White is making her first appearance at AVN, and Cherry Candle and her husband Dave Candle are my newest imports from Europe."
Aiden Starr was putting the finishing touches on the Evil Angel booth. "Aubrey Kate designed it, I helped with fabrication. The big red couch is from my studio, it means a lot to me that it's under the Evil Angel sign. The signing stations were designed by Aubrey, they're acrylic and they light up. We're really happy with how it turned out." A poster listing Evil Angel's 36 AVN Award nominations has only categories, no names: "We didn’t have room."
"It's gong amazing," Aubrey Kate told AVN. She's promoting Transcending, her talent representation operation for trans performers. "We've been doing it for two and half years. Helping them get into mainstream porn, if that's what they want. Many are OnlyFans content creators, and we have expertise helping them boost their social media and bring it back onto their OnlyFans and make money."
"We got everybody coming in, 25 of my 30 models," Foxxx Modeling owner Chris Cane told AVN at his booth adjacent to Sage Hall. "Lilith Grace is a highlight, she's phenomenal, she's done as many scenes as anybody on my website. Look for her name more and more this year. She and Hazel Heart are the two models who are really standing out this year. I have superstars like Angel Youngs and Octavia Red, and those two are on their way up. We'll have eight models signing at one time, we’re gonna be busy."
"I joined for about a year in 2020, right in the midst of COVID," Hazel Heart told AVN. "It was not a good time to join. I left, and I've been back for about two years now. I'm looking forward to meeting all the people I see on screen, and, of course, interacting with fans. Good vibes and fun times."
"It's been pretty amazing so far," Lilith Grace said. "This is my first-ever AVN. I feel like an Official Porn Star now," she added with a giggle. "I'm having fun. I'm excited for the White Party and for the Awards. I shot so much in 2025 and in 2026 I'm going to go even more full speed. Give it even more. I'm gonna go for it."
A new addition is the presence of manufacturers like Doc Johnson and Tenga. "We're quite big in Asia, we're the prominent stroker brand," Tenga sales rep Hayato Iizuka told AVN. "In the U.S., we're beginning to kick the door in. This is our 20th anniversary." The stylized products ("We try to be non-vulgar, non-provocative.") range in price from a $7 egg stroker to a $159 textured stroker that opens for application of lube and cleaning.
"We are bigger and better this year," Grooby's Kristel Penn said. "We have more than 50 performers signing throughout the week. We have Foxxy, we have Ariel Demure, we have Jade Venus, we have Avery Lust, who's our 2025 brand ambassador. A lot of big Grooby stars are going to be with us all week. We have a capsule machine where folks can buy a token for $10 and you get a surprise: memberships to Grooby websites, memberships to our on demand sites, performer's choice where they can choose what they want the prize to be."
Spotted in passing: director/performer Danny D., Erika Icon in conversation with Misty Stone.
"It's going good, now that we're two hours in," Bella Blu said at the Cyber World booth. "I'm loving it. I've already lost my voice, and my skin hates me for being in Vegas. I'm looking forward to Sexyy Red's performance at the Awards show. She's one of my favorite rappers. Also, meeting fans is great."
James Bartholet's Legends booth features Christy Canyon, Ginger Lynn, Sean Michaels, Misty Stone, Jay Crew, Priya Rai, Micky Lynn, and Tommy Gunn. Bartholet will be podcasting his Inside The Industry program daily, and he is also promoting "Scissors Chapter 2," the sequel to his mainstream horror thriller of last year, which is set for release later this year.
"What am I looking forward to this year? Everything!" Christy Canyon said. "Every day is a great day that you wake up. I'm not starting a production company or anything, I'm just doing me.
"I'm just getting ready for another year here," Nexxxt Level's Jonathan Morgan told AVN. "This will be 36 years. It's a different beast now. You get to meet the fans, you get to see some people you haven't seen in a long time. We're going to have most of our roster here, including fan favorite Katie Morgan. Our goal is to have at any given time at least eight girls here, if not more. A lot of pretty faces to bring the crowd in."
"The show is going amazing. I am so happy to be back," Blake Lovely said at the Nexxxt Level booth. "The fan reception for me has been next level. I'm getting known in general. Fans come up to me, they know who I am, there's less awkward 'HI, this is who I am' interaction. It makes me feel at home."
"This is my third AVN," Violet Voss said, dressed in head-to-toe black at the Dark Fans booth. "It feels exciting, maybe a little nerve-wracking because I get shy around fans. I have two personalities, I'm a little Dom-y here. I have an interview with Bree Mills later. I have my phone with me all the time, checking my calendar to see what's next."
Brittany Andrews was signing at Loyal Fans. "I just won a MILF award, and I'm pretty close to GILF, if not there already, so I'm really excited to get a MILF award. I was worried I'd go straight to GILF and never get a MILF. I'm also up for Specialty Niche Performer. It's also great to see the fans, because I've been around forever and some of these fans I've been seeing for thirty plus years. I know them by face and by name, they've become like friend-fans."
She's also promoting "The Naughty Nanny," a parody of the '90s sitcom and a follow-up to her 1997 parody "The Fanny," starring Ariel Demure as the titular Nanny, Andrews as the Nanny's mother, and Amber Lynn as the Nanny's grandmother Yetta.
"We even have some of the Wicked crew we shot with back in the '90s," Andreas added.
"It's going good," Jennifer White said at the Spiegler Girls booth. "I always enjoy talking to the fans, and I'm dancing Friday at Sapphire. That's going to be fun. And then the Awards show, of course. Last year, I had a guy pay me to get under the table and massage my feet. And I got paid for it," she added with a laugh. "I loved that. I hope he's back this year."
Late in the afternoon, the Brazzers booth had Gal Ritchie, Elly Clutch, Kira Noir, Kayley Gunner, Alexis Fawx, Cherie DeVille, and Miss Lexa at signing stations, and the nearby Jules Jordan booth had Hailey Rose, Anna Claire Clouds, Luna Luxe, and Kylie Rocket.
"It's going great. It's four o'clock and I just got here," River Lynn said at the Invision Models booth. "I did the Adult Time podcast with Casey Calvert, that was fun. I had never met Casey, but I watched a lot of her stuff before I joined the industry, so I know her. I'm looking forward to all the fans and I'm signing at the Ripped Digital booth, which will maybe give me a bit more exposure on my BDSM journey."
"It's been going really smoothly," Melody Marks said at the Spiegler Girls booth. "I took a break after the Sex Like Real booth, so I feel rejuvenated. I'm ready for a couple more hours. It’s kind of crazy doing two booths in one day, but worth it. I get to meet more fans who weren't able to see me earlier in the day."
"I can't get enough. You know me, I know where all the dicks are," Katie Morgan laughed at the Nexxxt Level booth. "I'm making my third final comeback. Third time's the charm. I was out two years, made a little human, now I'm back. It turns out you get hornier when you're over 40, I'm gonna take advantage of that. Haven’t done hardcore for two years. I'm due. I've been doing a lot of crazy shit in my private life. I've been practicing."
"Show's been great. I just got here at six o'clock," Codi Vore said at the Loyal Fans booth. "My signing window is later today. I'm nominated for Best Supporting Actress, I was in an orgy scene that was nominated, and I was in 'Escape from Camp Conversion' which is also nominated. Best Supporting Actress is really a big deal for me, for 'Single Minded.' Marvin Love directed, and he is a fantastic director. I loved working for him."
"I'm so excited," Jayne Doh said at the ATMLA booth. "When I saw myself on a billboard in Las Vegas next to the AVN logo, I was like 'Ohmigawd, Mom! I made it!' I literally called my mom and sent her the video," she said, showing it on her phone. "My dreams are coming true. When I saw myself on the walls inside the Virgin, I feel so special and so honored. To be recognized that way is so amazing."
"It's going good, a good start," Lauren Phillips said. "I love this. For me, this is our new year. When we all get together, after AVN it's a whole fresh new year. This is my new year. Happy New Year!"
The AVN Adult Entertainment Expo continues through Saturday at the Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, followed by the AVN Awards ceremony at the hotel's concert venue The Theater on Saturday night. Both events are open to the public.
Photography by Toby Acuna, Mari Blue & Chad Salvador
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