TAMPA, Fla. – With classes, private dungeons and play spaces, live fetish shows, an art gallery, after-hour parties and the pervy pool party that never stops, Fetish Con has grown into an internationally recognized event that last year attracted more than 7,500 attendees, 200 models and 60 vendors.
The 14th annual event — hosted in sunny Tampa, Fla., for the past 10 years — will take place Aug. 7-10 at the Hilton Tampa Downtown.
“As the event draws closer, the excitement continues to build,” event promoter Genesis Lynn said. “We have some incredibly talented and beautiful ladies as our guests of honor this year. These six women have made their mark both on the big screen and small as well as across the pages of Playboy, Penthouse and Hustler. Our guests of honor are award-winning performers from all across the adult and fetish spectrum.
“We can’t wait for August, and look forward to having everyone enjoy this year’s show,” she added.
The guests of honor include Stacy Burke, Angela Sommers, Danielle Trixie, Nyxon, Kelly Shibari and Gia Nova.
“Fetish Con is one big party to get together, do shoots, sell our merchandise, meet fans, give the starting-out producer a chance at shooting new models, give new models a chance to book a lot of shoots, and just all get together as one big fetish family and have one heck of a blast doing it,” said Burke, who serves as spokesmodel. “Fetish Con is my heart and soul, and I give many thanks to the Fetish Con staff and to all that attend. They are truly my dream makers.”
According to Penthouse Pet and bondage/cosplay aficionado Sommers, “Fetish Con is the best adult convention running. Not only do we get to meet with our fans in person and perform for them live, [but] we [also] get a chance to meet new fetish models and companies from around the country and around the world that we might have never had gotten the chance to network with. To top it all off, all [of] us kinky models get a chance to let loose after all the hard work we put into filming for our fans all year and party it up with each other.
“Coming from mainstream ‘vanilla’ porn and being liberated into the fetish word, I can say wholeheartedly it is a close-knit, passionate, down-to-earth and totally fun group of people I have had the honor of being invited into their fetish family,” she noted.
Penthouse, Playboy and Hustler model Trixie, who appeared in the mainstream movie Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay, added, “Fetish Con is always a different experience each year. I love coming to Fetish Con and getting a great group of fetish models, producers and lifestyles together for one amazing weekend together.”
Raven-haired bondage temptress Nyxon agreed.
“I am so excited about being a guest of honor at this year’s Fetish Con,” she said. “I’m really looking forward to seeing everyone, especially my fans.”
Penthouse Forum’s first-ever plus size cover girl Shibari said she not only enjoys the people, but also the events and classes.
“I’m beyond thrilled to have been asked to be a guest of honor at this year’s Fetish Con,” she said. “Last year was my first year there, and I’m looking forward to returning and attending the many events, classes and parties — and of course meeting everyone there.”
Burlesque queen and fetish vixen Nova added, “I am so extremely appreciative to be a guest of honor at Fetish Con this year. It’s completely surreal to have come full circle, since I started as a fetish performer in my late teens before my exotic dance career.”
Registration remains open for attendees, sponsors, advertisers and show-bag contributors. Information, along with a schedule of parties and events is available on the Fetish Con website.
