Rochester Erotic Arts Festival

REAF 2026 will be held Apr 10-12, 2026 at the Holiday Inn, 75 North St., Auburn NY. This is a complete hotel take-over event with pool access. No one will be admitted to the hotel without a REAF pass. You do NOT have to have a hotel room to attend this event.

Registration opens at 3 pm on Friday and 8 am on Saturday. YOUR REAF PASS MUST BE VISIBLE ON YOUR UPPER BODY AT ALL TIMES WHEN YOU ARE IN THE HOTEL.

Enjoy performances ranging from classy aerial dance to bawdy burlesque, unique shopping for clothing, jewelry, sex toys, and classes in art, dance, and sex ed for adventurous adults. Sign Language (ASL) Interpreters are available all weekend!

We have a fabulous weekend of late night parties for Swing and BDSM Lifestyle fun! Be sure to read our Playroom Details for eligibility requirements before adding playroom passes to your order.

Ticketing for Passes opens Jan 8 at 10 am. Ticket sales close April 1 at 11:30 pm. NO PASSES at the door! Holiday Inn rooms use a lottery system: enter Thu 1/8 10am–Sat 1/10 11:30pm; lottery winners get email Sun 1/11 with booking link; reserve by Wed 1/14. Overflow hotel links emailed to lottery participants Sun 1/11, posted for all attendees Thu 1/15.