Desire can be powerful, intentional, deeply personal, and creatively alive.
Celebrate erotic empowerment and the artistry of pleasure during this week of community-organized workshops, performances, markets, and playful gatherings across Milwaukee.
All events are grounded in exploring the intersections of desire, consent, and expression.
Indulge in
A Week of Pleasure
MONDAY, AUG 17
Sex & Spirituality
with La Bruja B
6:30 PM | Tres Ojos (49th & Greenfield) | $11-25Focus on learning the connection between sex & spirituality. This five senses themed class will lead you through ways of using magick to connect to sex. You will also be guided through crafting your very own sex magick oil to connect you back to the energy you learn throughout the evening and enhance your inner power.
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Tickets available at the door, or online at https://www.tr3sojos.com/shop/p/sxx-spirituality
TUESDAY, AUG 18
A PEACE OF PLEASURE: BLANK PAGE
WITH PLEZHER
7 PM | Sherman Perk (50th & Roosevelt) | $25An all-Black self care centered space to discover simple ways to stop and start over from scratch. Discover how to check in with your needs, wants, and desires and practice how to communicate them!
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Tickets available at the door. More info at
https://www.facebook.com/events/1714692302994463/
WEDNESDAY, AUG 19
COMMUNITY DINNER & DISCUSSION
ON SEXUAL EMPOWERMENT
6:30 PM | MKE LGBT Center (1st and Pittsburgh) | FREESexual pleasure is part of wellness, and we deserve spaces to talk about it openly. In this community-held talking circle, we’re creating space for people to connect honestly and ask questions freely. Explore topics like body image, stigma, sexual empowerment, connection, and healing. Join us for an evening of free dinner and good conversation!
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No ticket or RSVP required. More info at https://www.facebook.com/events/2011310303106691
THURSDAY, AUG 20
SENSUAL DANCE & MOVEMENT
WITH YAYA EDMONDS
8 PM | King Hall Dance Studio (Port Washington & MLK) | $10-20Sensual Dance & Movement with Yaya is a dance class exploring sensuality. This class is for those at any fitness level wanting to reconnect to their body. Heels encouraged!
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Tickets available at the door, or online at https://forbiddentickets.com/events/the-tool-shed/029d33cbc8
FRIDAY, AUG 21
KINK 101
WITH SHAAN
8 PM | Inversion MKE (92nd & Greenfield) | $5Hands-on workshop where participants will explore different types of play, consent frameworks, negotiation, general safety, and other foundational info before trying a variety of different skills from the perspectives of both the top and bottom.
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Tickets available at the door, or online at https://fetlife.com/events/2026/08/21/inversion-s-education-kink-101-xnzflq
FRIDAY, AUG 21
Cocoa Pearlesque presents:
Love, Lust & Fantasy BURLESQUE SHOW
9 PM | Third Space Collective (29th & Clybourn) | $25-35Looking for a night that will ignite your passions and dive deep into the world of kink? Mark your calendars for Love, Lust, & Fantasy for an interactive burlesque show experience like no other. This isn’t just a show — it’s an journey into your wildest fantasies.
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Tickets available at the door, or online at
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/love-fantasy-cream-city-pleasure-fest-tickets-1990182278770
SATURDAY, AUG 22
SACRED DESIRE MARKET
11 AM | Third Space Collective (29th & Clybourn)The Sacred Desire Market is focused on providing an atmosphere that supports intimacy, pleasure, consent & self-expression. Here you can find vendors that support sexual wellness in a variety of ways whether it be through art, services, and more. We welcome all to our market with an understanding that there is respect, inclusivity, and safety for all.
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No ticket or RSVP required. More info available at
https://www.tr3sojos.com/events
SATURDAY, AUG 22
Black SABBATH: a BIPOC PLAY Party
(Sinful Assembly of Black & Brown Bodies in Art, Taboo, & Hedonism)
8 PM | Third Space Collective (29th & Clybourn) | $10-25Sab·bath: A day of rest, reflection, enjoyment and worship.This is a call to altar in the celebration of pleasure. We invite all to gather for Mass, and atone for all of their committed transgressions. This play party is a night of indulgence and devotion for the heathens, heauxs, the sinners and the sanctified. Come as you are, not as expected. This congregation is for melanated (BIPOC) bodies and entities only.
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Tickets available at the door (RSVP required), or online at https://forbiddentickets.com/events/alleykats/9520df5acd
SUNDAY, AUG 23
RISK AWARE CONSENSUAL TRIVIA
12 PM | Fruition MKE (27th & Wisconsin) | Pay Your Own MealMeet kinksters from other local munches at this mega munch collaboration between Milwaukee Queer Munch, Cream City Pets & Handlers, Wisconsin Alliance of Leather and Kink, and more!
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No ticket or RSVP required. More info at
https://www.facebook.com/events/2416564535493928
SUNDAY, AUG 23
KINKY CARNIVAL
3 - 7 PM | Kuumba Cafe (Holton & Keefe) | $20-40Step right up deviants and pervs! Welcome to Kinky Carnival, where we invite you to explore the thrilling world of kink! Featuring games, raffles, performances, snacks, vendors, and demo booths run by skilled, experienced educators from the community. Watch, ask questions, or dare to get hands-on.
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Tickets available at the door, or online at
https://www.kinkycarnivalmke.com
