Three big latex weekends ahead! German Fetish Ball, Florida Fetish Weekend, Texas Latex Party

Three big latex weekends ahead! German Fetish Ball, Florida Fetish Weekend, Texas Latex Party

Three of the international partying scene’s most important latex-focused annual gatherings are coming up in the first half of 2023.

All are multi-day events where latex is the dominant fetishwear option, making them great opportunities to mix with other rubber-loving folk from near and far and show off your fetish finery. For one of them, this year’s event will also be its final get-together.

But first the good news. It’s only just February and the German Fetish Ball Weekend — the scene’s most prestigious international gathering — has already confirmed four designer shows for this year’s Ball on May 20.

Those brands are Jaded Jewall (masks) and Tarza & Jane (latex daywear) both from Germany, plus Blacklickorish (latex) and Dan Miga Designs (latex and leather) both from the USA.

Discussions are reportedly under way right now with two more designers interested in staging shows in Berlin. So we might well see 2023’s final runway tally matching the eight-brand line-up of some earlier GFB years.

After last year’s temporary move to Club Ost, the Berlin Ball itself makes a welcome return to previous riverside venue Spindler & Klatt. The full five-day programme (May 17-21), will include FetishGuerilla Revolution at KitKat and the German Fetish Fair, plus some prospective new additions.

In the US, the latex-friendly Florida Fetish Weekend in late May sometimes clashes directly with the German Fetish Ball dates as both programmes are tied into public holidays whose dates move around each year.

This year, however, FFW (at venues around Fort Lauderdale) is scheduled for May 25-28 — the week after GFB Weekend. So globe-trotting kinksters who have sometimes bemoaned having to choose between these two big fetish fests will have absolutely no excuse for not attending both in 2023!

This year’s Florida Fetish Weekend has lopped one day off its traditional five-day programme, but it will still offer a varied programme of six indoor and outdoor parties and the bonus of a full hotel takeover for guests.

Last but not least, sad news that the 30^th anniversary of the legendary Texas Latex Party, which takes place next month (March 2-5) in a Houston hotel will be its final event.

In its announcement, the TLP Board said: “While there may never be another event like TLP, we certainly expect our guests to find new ways to celebrate their love for fetish, friendships, parties, laughs, crazy pool parties, dancing on slippery floors, amazing vendors and fashion shows.”

If you fancy joining TLP for their last hurrah but you’re not already known to them, contact them via their website below to request an invitation.

GERMAN FETISH BALL WEEKEND (GFB)

German Fetish Ball 2023 fashion show: Jaded Jewall