Dresden Leather and Fetish Weekend 2023

Dresden Leather and Fetish Weekend 2023

Dresden, a spectacular Saxony city on the banks of the River Elbe, hosts the annual LFCD Fetish weekend in May.

• Are you visiting Dresden? Stay at the Townhouse Dresden, rated “Superb” by guests, right on the Neumarkt (Newmarket) with spectacular views. The hotel has spacious rooms and delicious breakfast options.

The Parties

The Leather Club Dresden has a dedicated venue, Bunker – Das Original, hosting special events and parties for all kinds of kinksters.

• Friday – Events kick off at 8 pm in Bunker, followed by the main party with play spaces, DJ and entertainment throughout the night.
• Saturday – Enjoy a Fetish tour of the city on a double-decker bus at 11 am. Later on, guests attend a Meet and Greet dinner at the Arteum, followed by the Fetish Party. The venue has a large dance floor, bar, lounge, outdoor area and darkroom.
• The Party theme is “Show your Fetish”, with guests encouraged to be creative and diverse; leather, rubber, uniform, army, workwear, neoprene, skinhead, sportswear, and pet play are encouraged.
• Sunday – Events end with a fetish brunch at 11 am at the Restaurant Rosengarten. Enjoy the stunning view of the Elbe river and the city, followed by a five-hour relaxed drinking and socialising gathering at Bunker.

The Venue

• The Artem is in a basement and has four-barrel vault rooms, which makes it a fabulous location for such an event. One room will be the dance area, one room will be a dark room with slings and a cruising area, one room will be the lounge where you can talk, relax and drink a beer or so, and one room will be the changing room.
• Stay close to the host venue of the Saturday party (6 min walk) at the Hotel Villa am Waldschlösschen, rated “Fabulous” by guests with spacious rooms and beautiful hotel grounds.

Gay Dresden

Dresden, known as the “Florence of the North”, is home to a lively gay scene with several bars, cafes and restaurants. Visit the Old town or “Dresdner Altstadt” to get a feel for the city, where you will find most of the significant sights painstakingly rebuilt after World War Two. Highlights include the Zwinger, the Castle, the Castle Church, the Semper Opera building, and the Bruehl Terrace.

• Explore Dresden’s gay bars in Dresden Neustadt or New Town, a hip, alternative and gay district located in the northern part of the city.
• The old town, museums and tourist attractions are south of the River Elbe in Innere Altstadt, the Inner Old Town of Dresden.
• Stay in the heart of the old town with stunning views of the top attractions at the Amedia Plaza; a 4-star hotel with a perfect location score.

The Gay District

Getting to the gay district is easy; simply cross the river from the old town to reach Newtown’s gay bars and restaurants.

• Stay in the Motel One Hotel in the New town, rated “Fabulous” by gusts, offering spacious rooms and convenient location.
• For a unique stay, try the Relais & Châteaux Bülow Palais, a 5-star hotel with beautiful decor and close to the city’s gay nightlife

Gay Bars and Clubs

• Boys – Popular gay bar with a mixed-age crowd with busy theme nights and weekend parties.
• Saxxim – Bustling nighttime bar with a busy outside terrace, cocktails, champagne and even a pole dancer.
• Valentino – Gay cafe bar in the centre of Dresden, offering coffee, drinks and food.
• Theater Carte Blanche  – Think “la Cage Aux Folles meets Las Vegas”. A dinner-show venue with spectacular costumes and excellent cuisine.

Cruising

• Bunker – Gay Cruising club and host of the Dresden Leather and Fetish weekend, theme nights and more.
• Pickup – Gay Cruising club with sizeable dark room, slings and sex shop.
• Sauna Paradise – Sauna with a large terrace, massage, showers, dry sauna, dark room, sling, glory holes and steam bath. Busy at weekends.

Pop-up Parties

• Boytox – Pop up gay party held at Gisela Club with several DJs, two floors, a darkroom and sexy guys.
• Queer Dance Party – Dresden’s Student Bar, “Studentenclub Bärenzwinger” and host of regular Queer Dance events from Sept to June.

Here are the Hotels we recommend that keep you close to all the action

Limehome Dresden,    Moxy Dresden,    Gewandhaus Dresden,    Hyperion Hotel.