by L’Hospitalet de Llobregat (Barcelonès) hosted the first edition of the Sade Festival Barcelonaa great event dedicated to culture bdsm (acronym for ‘Bondage, Discipline, Domination, Submission, Sadism and Masochism’). The event, which took place between July 22 and 23, doubled the organizers’ attendance expectations and is now preparing to repeat in summer 2024this time, with a “more exclusive” profile.
the hotel Hyatt Regency Barcelona Tower, Located on Granvía L’Hospitalet, it will once again be the place chosen to hold the macro-festival, which will also expand the working spaces. Like this 2023, they will be 18 continuous hours with different spaces dedicated to the BDSM and ‘Fetish’ world.
The organization of the event is still in its early stages and will start in mid-January with hiring of shows or the rental of ‘stands’. Thus, this 2024, The De Sade Festival will take place from Saturday 27th to Sunday 28th July.
The date is not coincidental, and, as already happened in 2023, it allows organizers and attendees “pay tribute” to July 24that is, the 24th day of the 7th month, an important date in the world of BDSM given that its abbreviation (24/7) symbolizes the relationship of complete domination and submission between a master and a slave: 24 hours a day and 7 days a week.
However, despite the fact that this event became more public, the organization explained that they prefer that these events, as well as other ‘sado’ parties that take place in Barcelona, remain within the groups themselves and of the bdsm community. In fact, in 2023 it will already be established filters to avoid the attendance of curious people.
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So, beyond dungeons and other spaces where participants can practice their respective disciplines within the BDSM world, the festival featured sector professionals who gave workshops and put on shows, with ‘stands’ of brands in the sector or a dance area with DJs throughout the duration of the event.
Furthermore, among other issues, they already warned that Phobic attitudes will not be tolerated. towards identity, race, gender or sexual orientation and that will be “insisting is strictly prohibited sexually or verbally; touching or playing without permission and abuse of any kind without the express consent of any guest or attendee.”
