KinkFest 2026

What it is

KinkFest is the Portland Leather Alliance’s annual three-day conference for BDSM, leather, fetish, and kink communities in Portland, Oregon (April 3–5, 2026). The tone on the official site is explicitly welcoming to all facets of those communities.

Experience

Public copy highlights:

• 50+ educational classes and afternoon & evening play parties
• A vendor mall with local and national makers and services
• A self-contained event center for stronger privacy
• A dungeon with roughly 72,000 square feet of play space
• Stage performances and demonstrations
• Community spaces for social connection
• Personal services (massages, bootblacking) and tastings for newcomers
• ASL interpreters
• Host hotels minutes from the venue with shuttle service

Registration

Everyone must pre-register — no on-site registration. Registration for 2026 opens November 28, 2025; sign up for reminders via the contact / registration flow on kinkfest.org. PLA members (joined on or before November 1) may register starting November 15 — see PLA membership.

Full registration paths are also linked from portlandleather.org/kinkfest/.

BootySoBig Scholarship (2026)

Up to 100 registrations may be awarded to attendees who are people of color, disabled, or both, honoring BootySoBig. Per the live site, the 2026 application has closed.

Accessibility & parking

Email accessibility@kinkfest.org early if you need accommodations. For 2026, accessible parking is expanded for vehicles with state placards or plates; staffed hours are posted on kinkfest.org.

Policies

Read the code of conduct and COVID PDFs linked from the homepage before you attend.