Fetish Con Explained

Fetish Con
Status:	Active
Venue:	St. Petersburg, Florida
Country:	United States
First:	October 11–13, 2001

Fetish Con is an annual trade show focusing on networking within the adult entertainment industry. The trade show include lectures for the general public and retail sales of adult clothing and toys. Founders Genesis Lynn, Vesta and Mike came up with the idea when they started sharing shoots with each other in 2000.^[1]

Many of Fetish Con's attendees are people who practice fetishism and BDSM or have an interest in it. The event was first held in 2001 and it has been produced by XIX Events since its inception. Fetish Con moved to Tampa, Florida, in 2004 and to St. Petersburg, Florida, in 2015.^{[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]}

Dates and locations

Date	Location	Notes
	St. Petersburg, Florida	known as Fetish Con
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	Tampa, Florida	known as Fetish Con
	Queens, New York	known as Bond Con NYC
		known as Bond Con

Notes and References

1. Web site: St. Petersburg, Florida . How It All Began – Fetish Con™ . 20 July 2023 . . 12 July 2024.
2. News: Mitchell . Robbyn . Fetish Con moving from Tampa to St. Petersburg . . February 3, 2015 . March 7, 2015.
3. News: Fetish Con finds acceptance in hip, trendy St. Petersburg. 2017-08-11. 2018-01-31. Tampa Bay Times.
4. Web site: Fetish Con – August 2022 . 2023-12-11 . The Fetishistas Directory . en-GB.
5. Web site: 2022-08-08 . Fetish Con Is This Weekend! August 11 – 14, 2022! . 2023-12-11 . Florida Geek Scene . en-US.
6. Web site: Jacobs . Sarah . 17 photos of the most bizarre conventions in America . 2023-12-11 . Business Insider . en-US.
7. Web site: 2013-12-13 . The weird world of conventions . 2023-12-11 . The Telegraph . en.
8. Web site: DrunkCameraGuy . St Pete hosts the first Fetish Con Awards Show . 2023-12-11 . Creative Loafing Tampa Bay . en.
9. Web site: Waddell . Lynn . Got fetish? FetCon comes to St. Pete . 2023-12-11 . Creative Loafing Tampa Bay . en.