Grand Strand Affair 2026

Only on official Zeffy. Legal name + unique email; non-transferable. Current published passes: weekend $175; Friday day pass $100 (through Saturday registration); Saturday day pass $125 (through Sunday close). Believer VIP $150 (first 50 — priority seating, presenter meet-and-greet, limited shirt and pin) is still listed on Zeffy; treat capacity as live. Affiliated groups and volunteers email grandstrandaffair@gmail.com before buying. Add-ons: 1950s high-protocol tea $25, Friday sip-and-paint supplies $25. Cannot attend? Email before November 19, 2026 to request a 2027 rollover for the same person.

Organizers send room-block traffic to the Hilton group page ccff-2026-ellie-tapestry — The Ellie Beach Resort, Tapestry Collection by Hilton, 3200 South Ocean Boulevard, Myrtle Beach, SC 29577. Ocean-view rooms, walk into convention floors. This is not a hotel takeover. Other guests will be on property.

Main dungeon, rope dungeon, and a paid 90-minute concierge dungeon (toy-bag butler + cleanup). Play stays in those rooms or your hotel room — not lobby, pool, or restaurants. House safeword RED. Fire play and breath play are prohibited on the official policy pages. 40+ classes. 2026 presenter roster includes John Pendal (IML 2003, UK), Cookie_Doe_ and CreamCheeseFrosting, Mel_Ann, Mistress Natalya, Traveling Fool, hookedonknots, Lady Leigh, slave sunflower (2026 Northeast Person of Leather), 705, Sir Tokin, Frankie, Reed, Kinky Painter, Skyla, Trikki Nikki, AJ Renard, Dear Caroline, Shroder, Little B, and zamarra. Fashion show Thursday 8:30 p.m. (Gear, Rope and Harnesses, Leather and Lace, Fantasy) — signup. Cigar social, tea social, little’s tea, gaming room, skill shares, VIP meet-the-presenters.

19+ with government photo ID. No personal photography except designated staff. No smart glasses. Nudity only in the three dungeons or closed-door classes. COVID vaccine recommended, not required; test positive in the 7 days before — stay home and roll to 2027. Read ticket policies, general event policies, code of conduct, and COVID. Charities named: Retrieving Independence and Leather Heart Foundation. Volunteer desk: vol.grandstrandaffair@gmail.com.