10 Sex Fests You Really Should Attend

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Let me guess, you’re looking at your “Fun-Packed Calendar” for the year aaaand what do you see?

- Celtic Fest in the spring? Other than hot guys in kilts…not so great.
– State Fair in June? Drunk locals in bib overalls. Eh..
– Alright, how about the Renaissance Fair in the fall? Corsets & Corn Dogs. Alright, fun but not overly scintillating when the town fool begs you for money with the threat of public humiliation.

Well then grab your bags and pack your thong. (heck, go naked)  You NEEEEED to plan for these Top 10 Sex-Enhanced Festivals that will leave you with more Facebook-rocking photos than you’ll know what to do with!

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• Mardi Gras: New Orleans, Louisiana – February

Fat Tuesday? Only if you wash down your po’boys n’ beignets with beer cuz! Usually the last Tuesday in the month of February this almost 310 year old event is hosted annually in New Orleans, Louisiana. It’s a non-stop party, and no one does in the city that never sleeps unless of course with a stranger sporting beads. This celebration of music, costumes and culture puts the sex in sexy.  Inhibitions flow as steadily as the alcohol with the local P.D. understanding of it all. So grab your beads and a King Cake and join in the fun!   If you’re in Brazil around this time make sure to enjoy their version: Carnival: Rio de Janiero, Brazil

• Hot d’Or:  Cannes, France – May

Touted as the Oscars of Porn, hosted by the French magazine Hot Vidéo, it  holds an annual two-week long Parisian Adult Awards festival just down the road from (and at the same time as) the Cannes Film Festival. Disliked by both The Cannes Film people as well as the city of Cannes itself for the crazy parties going on during the event. I’m thinking if a whole town hates it, it HAS to be good.

• Kutemajrvi Sex Festival:  Kutemajrvi, Finland – July

It’s said that Kutemajrvi is the more intellectual of the sex festivals but don’t worry there’s plenty of the actual nasty acts for all tastes as well. Professionals give lectures on all aspects of sexuality and merchandise stands display innovations in sex products. But then the ID comes out to play as dancers and performers take the stage and do things you only envisioned in your head at night. Ladies, keep an eye out for entry into the Aphrodite contest is where the women of men’s dreams compete for the festival’s top honor.

• The Berlin Love Parade: Berlin, Germany – July

Started in 1989 as an Electronic Fun Festival commemorating the fall of the Berlin Wall (and thus, not an actual acknowledged holiday) this little procession draws roughly 1.5 million scantily clad and tasty party goers looking for music, freedom and expressive sexuality. (Ich bin ein Berliner mädchen!!)

• Burning Man: Black Rock Desert, Nevada – August

Burning Man isn’t your usual festival, with big acts booked to play on massive stages. In fact, it’s more of a city than a festival, wherein almost everything that happens is created entirely by its citizens, who are active participants in the events. Nudity, self-expression and just about anything you want to do is perfectly accepted and encouraged. Bring food, a tent and some serious sun screen for your, um…pinker parts.

• Folsom Street Fair: San Francisco, California – September

Started as an annual leather-laden block party on Folsom St. in down town San Francisco. It’s a unique event filled with people in their most outrageous leather/rubber/fetish attire enjoying the world’s largest and best loved Leather fair. Covering 13 city blocks, the Fair is the largest leather/fetish event in the world and the third largest, single-day outdoor event in all of California. (400,000 people can’t be wrong) So let your FREAK FLAG FLY baby!

• Barcelona Erotic Film Festival, Spain – October

Not to be outdone by the French or the Germans, this less-exclusive carnival de’ carnality held in Barcelona features 750 events with 180 artists performing open strip teases & live sex acts (yes, I typed that correctly) on 15 different stages offering everything from Kama Sutra Classes to ongoing and open to the public fetish parties.

• Saints & Sinners Ball: Melbourne, Australia – October

C’mon down unduh and attend this annual event touted as “THE party for Sinners with a Naughty Side”. It’s an hedonistic  gathering  where like-minded couples & single ladies party, dance and play in a ‘no holds barred’ extravaganza of adult fun mixed with erotic costumes in a sexually electric & charged atmosphere.

• Kinky Copenhagen: Copenhagen, Denmark – October (again)

Cryin’ and Floggers & Bears, oh My! For every (legal) kink you can dream of, there will be a stall in the Danish capital for it. Think Comic Convention but ten times cooler with dildos, whips, leather, and latex. This festival focuses on fringe sexual subculture and discusses openly what most would only dare explore in a dark, locked basement. But for those of you enjoying the vanilla side f things there will be plenty of strippers and pornophanalia. (Yes, I made that word up bit it fits!)

• Erotica: London, England – November

A mainstream ‘lifestyle show’ aimed primarily at women and couples, visitors are encouraged to celebrate or re-kindle their relationships with goods and services aimed to enhance their love lives. With daily stage shows, crowd-wandering entertainers and workshops with demonstrations covering a variety of topics from glamor photography & body casting to burlesque classes you won’t be worrying about tea time. Get your tickets for this event!

 

Go forth, fornicate and be Merry! ( Oh yeah, and make sure you come back and tell us ALL about it!!!! )

 

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