Fetish Con

Fetish Con
StatusActive
VenueSt. Petersburg, Florida
CountryUnited States
InauguratedOctober 11–13, 2001
Websitefetishcon.com Edit this at Wikidata

Fetish Con is an annual trade show focusing on networking within the adult entertainment industry. The trade show include lectures for the general public and retail sales of adult clothing and toys. Founders Genesis Lynn, Vesta and Mike came up with the idea when they started sharing shoots with each other in 2000.

Many of Fetish Con's attendees are people who practice fetishism and BDSM or have an interest in it. The event was first held in 2001 in New York City and it has been produced by XIX Events since its inception. Fetish Con moved to Tampa, Florida in 2004 and to St. Petersburg, Florida in 2015 to accommodate increased attendence. It had a two-year hiatus from 2020 to 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Dates and locations

DateLocationNotes
October 11–13, 2001Queens, New Yorkknown as Bond Con
June 2002known as Bond Con NYC
March 2003
September 2004Tampa, Floridaknown as Fetish Con
August 2005
August 2006
August 2007
August 2008
August 2009
August 2010
July 2011
August 2012
August 2013
August 2014
August 2015 St. Petersburg, Floridaknown as Fetish Con
August 2016
August 2017
August 2018
August 2019
2020 - Event Postponed due to COVID
2021 - Event Postponed due to COVID
August 2022 St. Petersburg, Floridaknown as Fetish Con
August 2023
August 2024
August 2025
August 2026

References

  1. ↑ "St. Petersburg, Florida". How It All Began – Fetish Con™. 20 July 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  2. ↑ Mitchell, Robbyn (February 3, 2015). "Fetish Con moving from Tampa to St. Petersburg". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Fetish Con finds acceptance in hip, trendy St. Petersburg". Tampa Bay Times. 2017-08-11. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
  4. ↑ "Fetish Con – August 2022". The Fetishistas Directory. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
  5. ↑ "Fetish Con Is This Weekend! August 11 – 14, 2022!". Florida Geek Scene. 2022-08-08. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
  6. ↑ Jacobs, Sarah. "17 photos of the most bizarre conventions in America". Business Insider. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
  7. ↑ "The weird world of conventions". The Telegraph. 2013-12-13. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
  8. ↑ Santana, Luis (6 August 2026). "Fetish Con brings another year of leather, lace and latex to St. Pete". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 9 October 2026.
  9. 1 2 Santana 2026.
  10. ↑ Waddell, Lynn. "Got fetish? FetCon comes to St. Pete". Creative Loafing Tampa Bay. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
  11. ↑ DrunkCameraGuy. "St Pete hosts the first Fetish Con Awards Show". Creative Loafing Tampa Bay. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
  12. ↑ Santana, Luis (10 August 2025). "Fetish Con arrives in St. Petersburg, a sea of leather, lace and latex". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 9 October 2026.