Kink Around the World: The Top 6 Must-Attend Fetish Events Across the Globe

Sexy often means different things to different people. But sometimes there's just no disputing the facts. From body paint and burlesque dancers to bondage shows and full on nudity, there's a festival or kink show out there to satisfy just about anybody's idea of sexy--and fulfill those naughty cravings in the process.

The Seattle Erotic Art Festival

If you're new to the world of fetish festivals and erotica, the Seattle Erotic Art Festival might be a good place to ease into things. Three days of erotic short films, provocative art pieces, sexy book readings and more, it's a classy and classic way to get your feet wet. (Along with any other parts of you that get a kick out of looking at sexy things.)

Nudes a Poppin'

Roselawn, Indiana, may not sound like the kind of place you'd be willing to travel for a weekend of sexy fun. But that's only because you have yet to hear about the Ponderosa Sun Club, a nudist resort famed for hosting the largest nude beauty pageant on the planet. Aside from a bevy of nude beauties, waiting to be judged by the likes of Ron Jeremy, you can entertain yourself with such activities as wet tee shirt contests, exotic dance performances, and a 'Screaming O' competition.

Sexpo

Held in Australia every year, The Sexuality and Adult Lifestyle Exhibition, or Sexpo, is a massive event featuring some of the biggest adult film stars in the business and hundreds of vendors, selling everything from lingerie to kinky toys. Watch an amateur strip tease show, pole dancing exhibition, or simply stroll around the massive grounds and see what catches your eye.

Held in Australia every year, The Sexuality and Adult Lifestyle Exhibition, or Sexpo, is a massive event featuring some of the biggest adult film stars in the business and hundreds of vendors, selling everything from lingerie to kinky toys. Watch an amateur strip tease show, pole dancing exhibition, or simply stroll around the massive grounds and see what catches your eye.

The Kutemajrvi Sex Festival

Held every year in a stunningly scenic village in Finland, the Kutemajrvi Sex Festival features a host of exotic and erotic entertainment. From live music to strip show performances and a sex toy expo, the highlight of the festival is often the Aphrodite beauty pageant. Hailed as one of the most sophisticated of kink festivals, there are even professional lectures and guest speakers from among the world's top researchers in the fields of sex and sexuality.

The Folsom Street Fair

Folsom, as it's called by the locals, is the world's largest leather event. Taking place along a stretch of 13 historic city blocks in San Francisco, absolutely dominates the BDSM and fetish festival scene with a giant block party featuring food, live music, sex toy sales, public floggings, and latex as far as the eye can see.

Kinky Copenhagen

It takes a lot to stir things up when prostitution is legal in your country. Luckily, Denmark has you covered with the most hedonistic, sex-fueled convention imaginable. Piercing booths, whips, chains, and exotic dancers everywhere make Kinky Copenhagen feel like an S&M version of Comic Con--huge, exciting, and not to be missed.