Maryland kink events, places, vendors, and education

Baltimore Playhouse

Baltimore, MD

Baltimore Playhouse has been Charm City's premier kink destination since 1997. 12,000 sq ft - the largest play space of its kind in the US. 3010 Washington Blvd. Alcohol-free, drug-free, 250-attendee cap. Kink First Contact (first Friday) welcomes newcomers without contributorship. 19+.

Shadows Private Club 2.0

Hyattsville, MD

DC suburbs on-premise club - 501(c)(7) social club; dance floor, playrooms, bartenders for BYOB.

Tabu Social Club

Catonsville, MD

Catonsville on-premise lifestyle club. Friday 9pm-2am, Saturday 9pm-3am. Membership plus visit fees on tabulife.com.

The Honey Pot

Arundel County, MD

The Honey Pot ranks among Maryland's most welcoming BDSM dungeons for LGBTQ+ community members. This Arundel County venue prioritizes consent coaching, safer kink practices, and a Safe Harbor Policy - making it a standout choice for anyone exploring kink in the Baltimore-Washington corridor.

The Private Affair (TPA)

Port Deposit, MD

Cecil County fenced property - ~25 themed rooms, pool, 20-person hot tub, dance floor, BYOB bar.

Flogging Farmers

Online · tables at local events

We’re Flogging Farmers, makers of handcrafted birch floggers and impact toys built to feel as good in your hand as they do in play. Every piece is made with an eye for balance, durability, and a beautiful finish, because we believe a well-made toy!

EF Leather

Online · tables at local events

EF Leather specializes in high-quality impact toys including floggers, kangaroo-handled whips, nylon whips, galley whips, cat o’ nine tails, and leather goods. They describe a focus on precision, craftsmanship, and authenticity, with offerings that include vending, demonstrations, and educational classes..

Kinky Elf Toys

Online · tables at local events

Kinky Elf Toys describes themselves as a designer, builder, and manufacturer of BDSM toys, implements, and furniture - ranging from sensual to more intense styles. They note expanding from paddles into a wider range of implements and dungeon furniture..

Kink research desk

Beginner · 6 min read

Short briefs on BDSM, fetish, consent, and polyamory research, each tied to a public event or play space on this site.

How to Flirt With Women as a Bisexual Woman

Community · 8 min read

Why friendliness and flirting overlap among women, how to ask in a way she can refuse, and how that changes at a kink event.

Halloween Costumes Are Not Consent

Community · 9 min read

A costume is clothing. Public nights with minors are not play spaces. A kink event in October still has house rules.

The Kink Aware Professionals Directory

Resources · 5 min read

What the NCSF directory is, why a listing is not a credential, and how therapists, physicians, and lawyers on it differ.