Kinktoberfest 2026 - Warm Up Oct 9th

Kinktoberfest 2026 - Main Event

An inclusive event coordinated by NM-REAL and the community.

Mark your Calendars!

Five Fun Days in October 2026! Come to one or all events!

Purchase Tickets

Tickets are on sale now

https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/kinktoberfest--2026/

Ticket Cost

• Warm Up Events:

  • $20 in advance, $25 at the door

  • Costs less overall if you purchase an all-inclusive ticket

• Friday 16 October Free event

  • Free! No Cost! No membership!

• Main Event 17-18 October:

  • All-Inclusive: $85 July, $95 Aug, $110 Sep and also Oct 1st & 9th at warm up.

  • Main Event Only: $60 July, $75 Aug, $100 Sep, $130 Oct 1-12, $145 Door Sat, $75 Door Sun, $40 Door Sun after 3 pm.

All-inclusive tickets include warm-ups and main event. See website for more information.

Note: There are no tickets required for Friday October 17th. Just show up! 18+ years old only. Drivers license needed to verify age.

Volunteer! Get free entry.

If you volunteer and serve a minimum number of hours, you can get free entry into events. You can volunteer here:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSexIwzF0pPI0kH1IVfd4lfnvHbGYyqi4XDQwo3IiNYQGadjDA/viewform?usp=dialog

Mark your calendars for Kinktoberfest! Come join us:

Warm-up Event: Friday October 2nd 2026 (Evening - During Balloon Fiesta)

• 6-745 pm: Education, 3-5 classes

• 8 pm - 1 am: Play Party

Warm-up Event: Friday October 9th 2026 (Evening - During Balloon Fiesta)

• 6-745 pm: Education - 3-5 classes

• 8 pm - 1 am: Play Party – Themed entertainment

Main Weekend Event: Friday October 16th 2026 (Evening) - Free to Public

• 6-9 pm: Vendor and Education Social. No classes or play party.

Main Weekend Event: Saturday October 17th 2026 (All Day)

• 9 am - 630 pm: Education @1030 onward, 16-20 classes, Vendors

• 8 pm - 1 am: Play Party – Themed entertainment

Main Weekend Event: Sunday October 18th 2026 (Morning & Afternoon)

• 10 am - 1130 am: Education @1030, 3-5 classes, Vendors

• Noon: Relaxed Community Lunch BBQ Social

• 2 pm - 5 pm: Casual Play Party & Community Connection

Instructors & Classes

Check out this list of our great instructors, classes, fantasies. More information will be available on the website. This is the full list of classes. Some classes may be removed or moved as we finalize the agenda. This notice will be removed once the class list settles down.

National Educator & Keynote: Master Varii & Demi

• Building an Authority Transfer Dynamic with Mindfulness and Purpose

• Whips: Sensual to Sadistic

• The Importance of Protocols and Rituals

• Keynote: Topic about community (more details soon)

National Educator: Gary Wasdin, Executive Director Leather Archives & Museum

• Chasing the Hanky Code: The Challenges of Preserving Fragile Cultural Memories

• Thick Ash Cigar Play - Held in smoking area, bring your own cigar!

National Educator: Alan Dudley

• Scratch, Sniff, Submit or Dominate

• Advanced Flogging Techniques

• Improvised Impact and Bondage

National Educator: Amber

• Mastery and Training the Top

• The Power of Submission

• Negotiation and Contracts

National Educator: Bear Marvin & Bear Mike

• Better BDSM with Passion

National Educator: DaddyCrone Leenie

• Whip Workshop: Experience Passion, Joy, Fear, and Healing

• Basics of Straight Razor! (Its sexy as hell folks!)

National Educator: Daddy Stan & laura

• Introduction to the Artistry of Rope

• Dynamics of Leather Family Leadership

• Energy Orgasms and Energy Play

National Educator: Master Malik

• Music & Soul of the Canes

• Living Our Leather

• Sensations of Clothes Pins And Other Pinchy Things

National Educator: Mistress Glow

• TBD

• (Fantasy) TBD

National Educator: Travis Wilson & Amy

• SEXUAL TENSION

• Pressure Points for their pain and your pleasure

• Bullwhip Workshop

Daddy Lecter

• Map of Pain: Anatomy and Physiology for Kink

• Unsafe, Unsane: Negotiating Neurodivergent Inclusive Edgeplay

Knotty Futos & Tease

• Shibari and Flowers

• Happy For Hojos

• (Fantasy) Rope Fantasy

Silver

• A Guide to Kinky Roleplay

boy Xtian

• Relationship Anarchy - Not just for Romance

• The Guerrilla Bootblack: Logistics, Layout, and Etiquette

• The Recovery Lens: Codependency in Kink

More classes Coming!

Vendors

• The Kink Shop

• SquatchworX

• Limax Baccus

• Katie Art (Author)

• House of the Rabbit (Justin)

• Direwolf Designs (Tino)

• Boarderland Bondage (Jeff & Dawn)

• Boy Xitan Bootblack & Leather Care

• Ana's Playhouse

• More to come!