Greater Boston Area Kink Events & Resources

Munches

1. SMart Boston Collab: Hosts summer outdoor munches in Boston, MA area
   • Website: https://smartbostoncollab.com/munches/  
2. Cambridgeside Galleria: Boston’s longest-running munch
   • FL: https://fetlife.com/groups/53205 
3. RI Pub Nights
   • FL: https://fetlife.com/groups/84788 
4. The Rabbit Hole: Monthly board game munch at Knight Moves in Coolidge (Brookline)
   • FL: https://fetlife.com/groups/168053 
5. BTNG | Boston’s Young & Kinky: Monthly much for kinksters ages 18-35
   • FL: https://fetlife.com/groups/22718/about
6. Pothead Picnic: Monthly munch (during warm months) that is 420 friendly
   • Organizer FL: https://fetlife.com/users/116970 
   • Boston Area 420 Friendly Events: https://fetlife.com/groups/35340 
7. Boston Area Age Play Munch: A Monthly Boston-based munch for ageplayers
   • FL: https://fetlife.com/groups/2735 
8. Gran Gusto Munch: Monthly munch in Cambridge, MA
   • FL: https://fetlife.com/groups/263560/about 

Boston Alternative Lifestyle Groups

1. SMart Boston Collab: Alternative lifestyle classes, open practice events, and social events in Boston, MA
   • Website: https://smartbostoncollab.com/events/ 
2. Bondage n Boston: Rope classes in Boston, Copley and Providence, RI
   • Website: https://bondagenboston.com/about/ 
3. Boston Rope Collective: Rope group that organizes That Boston Rope Thing, a monthly rope jam with hardpoints, and occasional classes
   • FL Profile: https://fetlife.com/users/13263713, 
   • FL Group: https://fetlife.com/groups/191640 
4. Boston Kinky Book Club
   • FL Group: https://fetlife.com/groups/39278
5. Boston Mindbenders Guild: brand new group focused on providing hypnosis education
   • FL Group: https://fetlife.com/groups/289657 
6. Greenhouse: strictly vetted rope group in downtown Boston
   • FL Froup: https://fetlife.com/groups/300213

Wider New England Alternative Lifestyle Groups

1. New England Femdom/Fem(me) Top Group: Female-identified and nonbinary/gendervariant folks who live in greater New England for whom the labels “femdom” or “fem(me) top” resonate at least some of the time
   • FL: https://fetlife.com/groups/126453 
2. Witch City Rope: Rope classes and Rope Jams in Salem
   • Website: https://www.witchcityrope.com/
   • FL: https://fetlife.com/users/14958189 
3. B.O.I.N.K.: Rope classes and social events in Central Massachusetts
   • Website: https://www.boink-ed.com/event 
4. New England Rope Education Network (NEREN): Org that hosts Providence Rope Nights as well as classes
   • FL: https://fetlife.com/groups/153214 
5. The HUMP Ministry: A venue that hosts kink education in NH
   • FL Group: https://fetlife.com/groups/258534/about
   • FL Profile: https://fetlife.com/users/6356964 
6. New England Queer Rope Collective: Queer rope group that hosts open tie events and socials around New England
   • FL: https://fetlife.com/users/18774629
   • Insta: https://www.instagram.com/nequeerropecollective?igsh=Y3VzenQwbng3dnc2
7. _c.r.a.k.e.n_: Beginner rope education in Connecticut
   • Insta: https://www.instagram.com/_c.r.a.k.e.n_/ 
8. Shibari in Salem: Salem area monthly rope jam with hardpoints
   • FL: https://fetlife.com/users/16118140 
9. Upline: Rope Studio: Rope classes and Rope Jams in CT
   • Website: https://www.uplinestudio.com/ 
   • Discord: https://discord.gg/48PKztCmdj
10. Debauchery: A CT queer k!nk and play party centering femmes & the queer/ trans community
    • Insta: https://www.instagram.com/debauchery.ct/ 
11. New England Dungeon Society (NEDS): a pan sexual educational, support, and social group
    • FL: https://fetlife.com/groups/3004

Clubs & Venues (fetish dress, vendors, performances)

Boston/Cambridge, MA

1. Fantasy Factory – Manray third Friday monthly, goth kink gear dance night, often featuring performance and kink vendor
   • Insta: https://www.instagram.com/manrayclub
2. Fascination: Legacy Night Club first Monday monthly, kink gear dance night, often kink demos
   • Website: https://www.fascinationboston.net/; Linktree: https://linktr.ee/fascinationkink; Insta: https://www.instagram.com/fascinationkink
3. Xmortis – Middle East Downstairs second Friday monthly, 18+ themed goth dance night, sometimes kink vendors
   • Insta: https://www.instagram.com/xmortis_night
4. Corrosion – Sonia first Saturday monthly, goth kink gear dance night, often kink vendors
   • Insta: https://www.instagram.com/corrosionboston
5. Night of the Dolls – Sonia no regular schedule, goth kink gear dance night, often kink vendors and performance
   • Insta: https://www.instagram.com/xmortis_night
6. Elysium – Zuzu second Tuesday monthly, extremely small no cover goth kink gear dance night
   • Insta: https://www.instagram.com/elysium_boston?

Providence, RI

1. Choice Social Club: Members Only Vetted Sex Club & Dungeon in Providence, RI that holds play parties called Fetish Fridays
   • FL: https://fetlife.com/groups/98757 
   • Website: https://www.choicesocialclub.com/choice/event-calendar 
2. Kink – Alchemy every Wednesday night, goth kink night with vendors and demos
   • Insta: https://www.instagram.com/kink_providence/
3. Nokturnal – Askew or Alchemy fourth Thursday monthly, goth kink night with demos
   • Insta: https://www.instagram.com/nokturnal_pvd/

Alternative Lifestyle Conventions (East Coast & Virtual)

1. Tethered Together: Rope & Circus Con in CT
   • Website: https://www.tetheredtogether.net/ 
2. Dark Odyssey: Sex and kink positive events (Fusion, Summer Camp, Winterfire) in D.C. and Maryland
   • FetLife: https://fetlife.com/users/3720194 
3. Ropecraft: Rope and BDSM Convention in Chicago. IL
   • Website: https://ropecraft.net/ 
4. Dungeons & Geekdoms: Kink Con with Geekdoms & Gaming in NJ
   • Website: https://www.turtlehilleventco.com/the-dungeons–geekdoms.html 
5. KinkyCon: November kink con held in Southern NH
   • FL: https://fetlife.com/users/2423975 
6. TES Fest: General Kink con held 4th of July weekend in NJ
   • Website: https://www.tesfest.org/ 
7. Arisia: Diverse Fantasy/Sci Fi Con with Munches & Social Kink Programming (e.g., Kink Crafters Meetup)
   • FL: https://fetlife.com/groups/25375 
8. QueerRope Virtual Convention: an online rope convention for and by queer folks
   • Website: https://karada-house.de/events/queerope-2024-full-ticket/ 

Online Alternative Lifestyle Stuff

1. Karada House: Studio based in Berlin, but lots of online rope and kink classes
   • Website: https://karada-house.de/ 
2. Rope Bottom Network
3. Shibari Study: Online rope education and tutorials
   • Website: https://shibaristudy.com/catalog 
4. The Duchy: free online rope tutorials
   • Website: https://www.theduchy.com/category/foundations/knots/ 

Lifestyle Advocacy & Health Resources

1. National Coalition of Sexual Freedom
2. Boston Area Friendly Therapy Resources
3. Doctors – Kink Aware Professionals (KAP)
4. Kink-Aware & Sex-Positive Therapy in MA | The Pomegranate Institute

Rope Equipment & Accessories Vendors

1. Agreeable Agony: MFP and Posh Rope, Equipment and accessories
   • https://www.agreeableagony.com/
2. R&W Rope: Resource for synthetic rope
   • https://www.rwrope.com/ 
3. Twisted Monk: Hemp, cotton, posh, nylon
   • https://www.twistedmonk.com/
4. Damn Good Rope Company: Jute and some nylon rope available
   • https://www.damngoodropecompany.com/shop
5. Kinbaku Studios: Equipment and accessories
   • https://www.kinbaku-studio.com/