DomCon New Orleans Founder and Producer Mistress Cyan recently sat down with Nick Tanek on his show Your Kinky Friends to discuss the upcoming edition of the event, which opens this week in the historic French Quarter of the Crescent City.

“We’ve had so many fantastic people,” Mistress Cyan said of the event’s attendees. “Every pro Domme you’ve heard of has been there. I don’t know anyone I can ask for that hasn’t already been there. There’s so much up and coming talent. We’ve got new people coming to the classes. There’s still stars of tomorrow that will be coming in the next year or two.”

Tanek asked for advice for newbies visiting the convention for the first time.

“Don’t be intimidated and attend the socials,” Cyan said. “The socials are where people let their hair down and be themselves. Introduce yourselves. The thing that’s nice about NOLA. New Orleans is down to earth people. They’re really lifestyle people that are looking to connect, make friends and play.”

Tanek noted there’s a lot of kink events across the country these days and asked what makes Dom Con New Orleans stand out from those events, as well as its sister event, DomCon Los Angeles.

“Nola has what’s called the second line parade,” Cyan noted. “We congregate outside the hotel on Friday evening. We have a marching band and police escort. We have about 200 people in fetish gear, holding floggers, carrying pictures of people who have passed. It’s about a half mile parade that marches through the French Quarter. It really showcases our community and our kink and it’s a way of remembering those we’ve lost. DomCon is the only show I’m aware of that does this.”

Sponsored by Bad Dragon, JustFor.Fans, and Hustler Hollywood, DomCon NOLA is the premier Professional and Lifestyle Domination convention and brings together Dominatrixes, fetish supermodels, sex educators, content creators and BDSM enthusiasts from around the world to the Astor Crowne Plaza Hotel, 739 Canal Street, October 22 – 26.

Tanek brought up the guests of honor for this year, Ms Ariel of NCSF, Miss Chris, Mistress Ella Strictland, and MsDDom, and asked about the professional Dominatrixes DomCon attracts.

Additional DomCon sponsors include AVN, Catieosaurus, Kasidie, Spunk Lube, Legally Bound Law Group, VoyrCom, Seattle Fetish Ball, The Stockroom, SouthEast LeatherFest, The Dungeon Store, Mistress Leanne, Mz Emily, Mistrixx J and Torture Garden Los Angeles.

Tickets will be available at the hotel starting October 21. Go to DomCon.com for event information.

Volunteer spots are always available. Those interested can sign up at volunteer@domcon.com.

“We have lots of volunteer opportunities,” Cyan said. “It’s always been at the forefront of making DomCon accessible to people who want to meet.”

You can watch Cyan’s full appearance on Your Kinky Friends now on YouKinkyFriends.com.