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DC Fetish Ball

DC Fetish Ball is Sunday, Oct 11, 2026 at UltraBar. 18th-year three-level fetish night: fashion show, DJs, playspace. 21+. Presale $60.

Oct 11, 2026Washington, DCMid-Atlantic

Why go

  • A lavish three-floor fetish gala with real play stations, not a hotel classroom

  • Fashion show plus dungeon, fire, rope, medical, and a sybian in one night

  • Dress-code night — leather, latex, PVC — jeans stay home

  • Around 900 people from fetish, lifestyle, goth, and burner scenes

Event overview

Organizer-provided listing — confirm dates, registration, and policies on the official site.

The DC Fetish Ball is Sunday, October 11, 2026 (Indigenous Peoples Weekend) at UltraBar, 911 F Street NW, Washington, DC. Official site: dcfetishball.com. Richard A.D and The Metro Underground present the 18th year as a fundraiser for The Metro Underground. Their FetLife disclaimer says the ball draws around 900 people from across the United States, plus travelers from Europe and Asia.

This is a gala night with play, not a private dungeon party. Three club levels, six DJs, a regional fetish fashion show, and play stations upstairs.

Floors

Main ballroom: featured fetish performance by Lexus Wicked, the fashion show, go-go by Fauna, pole and lyra by Helen Fire DC, body paint with Davina and The DC Creators, and the DJ grid. Published DJs: MindCage, Xris SMack! (NYC / Stimulate), Mighty Mike Saga (Philly / Vortex), Dr. Octo-Pussy (Fetish Factory), RineSin, and Nicholai (Baltimore / Elektroschock).

Mezzanine: lounge with bottle service overlooking the main stage, plus a swinger lifestyle lounge hosted by Masque DC (Eventbrite also names Fantasy House Productions).

Second-level social playspace: dungeon equipment from Metro Events; electric play by Bobby Jean and Electro-Kahleesi; fire play by Ed Ninja DC; vac-bed by SLYX Fashion; variety scenes by Citadel of Kink; midnight body shots with Richard A.D. Featured pro-dommes on the published list: Mistress Tyler, Ms Seven, Lydia Supremacy, Bettie Brickhouse, and Scarlet Lush. Playspace hostesses named on the playspace page: Tabatha LeStrange and Lady Morrigan.

Penthouse (third level): sybian with Dominus and Natasha Nacre; shibari/rope with Kinbakufit, Crovax, and Lola Buck; medical play with Rick Shadow and Sally Cinch; hot wax and edge play (daggers) by CantusExChaos / Cantus Chaos and Anikah. DJs on this floor too.

Fashion show

The entertainment page calls it the region’s biggest alternative fashion show. Published 2026 segments: Empire of K couture; “Renn-Faire After-Hours” for the Maryland Renaissance Festival’s 50th, with Silk Road Traders; tribal / Celtic / Viking body paint pairing DC Creators (Davina Louise) with Crafty Celts. Latex segment is still to be announced. Mid-segment: cosplay, trondage, and the ball’s featured pro-dommes. Styling credit on the page: make-up by Josephine Love; stage manager Zakia Rose.

Tickets

Presale is $60 on Eventbrite. Official tickets page says that listed price includes fees, presale runs until 7 p.m. Sunday, October 11, and a cash-only door block will be held. They do not publish a door price. Refunds on the official page run through Tuesday, October 6; Eventbrite also says refunds up to 7 days before the event. Presale is the way to guarantee entry if the room fills.

House rules

21+ only. Doors 9 p.m. Fetish dress code — no jeans, T-shirts, hoodies, or sportswear. Coat check downstairs. Consent page: do not touch anyone without express permission, no means no, never interrupt a scene, dungeon staff wear red armbands. No photos in playspace except official Metro photographers. Consent / photo policy. FetLife disclaimer — if you want a small private play party, they say this is not that night.

Stay and transit

Chinatown / Penn Quarter. Gallery Place–Chinatown and Metro Center are about two blocks. Unofficial host hotel: Phoenix Park Hotel. Also named: Kimpton Monaco (steps from UltraBar), Grand Hyatt, Courtyard Marriott Chinatown. Parking around the club; do not leave valuables in sight. Area info.

Contact

RichardAD2000@gmail.com. Facebook group and FetLife group are linked from the homepage. Entertainment, playspace, and tickets pages are already live for 2026.

Program & map

Highlights

  • Three-level UltraBar

    ballroom, mezzanine, and two play floors

  • Playspace stations

    dungeon, fire, electric, vac-bed, rope, medical, sybian

  • Fetish fashion show

    Empire of K, Renn-Faire After-Hours, body paint

  • Main-stage night

    featured performance, six DJs, go-go, pole and lyra

  • ~900 people

    fetish, lifestyle, goth, and alt crowd

Venue & travel

Washington, DC

Mid-Atlantic

Venue UltraBar

Address 911 F St NW, Washington, DC 20004

Stay Phoenix Park Hotel is the unofficial host hotel. Also named nearby: Kimpton Monaco (steps from UltraBar), Grand Hyatt (a couple of blocks), and Courtyard Marriott Chinatown. Chinatown / Penn Quarter. Gallery Place–Chinatown and Metro Center are about two blocks.

Parking Official area page says ample parking around UltraBar in Chinatown / Penn Quarter. Do not leave valuables in sight. Gallery Place–Chinatown and Metro Center are about two blocks (wmata.com).

Food / drink UltraBar lists five bars across four floors. All three ball levels have a full bar. Coat check downstairs.

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