Easter in Berlin also known as Easter Berlin, founded in 1975, is the biggest

leather Leather is a strong, flexible and durable material obtained from the tanning, or chemical treatment, of animal skins and hides to prevent decay. The most common leathers come from cattle, sheep, goats, equine animals, buffalo, pigs and hog ...

and fetish event in

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. It takes place in

Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and List of cities in Germany by population, largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's List of cities in the European Union by population within ci ...

every year at Easter (March or April).

History

The meeting is organized by the members of the club BLF, Berlin Leder und Fetisch e.V. (English: Berlin Leather and Fetish). Each year thousands of Leather-, Rubber-, Sportswear-, Skin- and Uniformlovers from all over the World come together to join different kinds of fetish events in Berlin. In the past, this event has elected their titleholder, ''German Mr Leather'' on Easter Sunday. The centre of Easter in Berlin is at

Nollendorfplatz Nollendorfplatz (colloquially called ''Nolle'' or ''Nolli'') is a square in the central Schöneberg district of Berlin, Germany. History The place was named on 27 November 1864 after the village of ''Nollendorf'' ( cs, Nakléřov) near Petrovi ...

, a gay and queer neighborhood in the Western part of Berlin. The autumn leather and fetish event

Folsom Europe Folsom Europe, also known as Folsom Straßenfest (English: Folsom Street Fest), is an annual BDSM and leather subculture street fair held in September in Berlin, Germany since 2003. History Folsom Europe was established in 2003, in order to brin ...

is also held annually in the same neighborhood. More gay festivals in Berlin include

Berlin Pride The Berlin Pride Celebration, also known as Christopher Street Day Berlin, or CSD Berlin, is a pride parade and festival held in the second half of July each year in Berlin, Germany to celebrate the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT ...

and

Kreuzberg Pride The Kreuzberg Pride, usually known as ''Transgenialer CSD'', was a parade and festival held in June each year in Kreuzberg, Berlin, to celebrate the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people and their allies. From 1998 to 2013, the e ...

. File:40th CSD in Berlin 074.jpg, Easter Berlin (2018) File:Gay Couple from back hand holding on CSD 2006 Berlin - Make Love Not War.jpg, Gay couple in

File:Gay Bear Berlin Nollendorfplatz.jpg, Gay Bear at

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LGBT events in Berlin Pride parades in Germany Culture in Berlin Fetish subculture Leather events Tourist attractions in Berlin Parades in Berlin Annual events in Berlin Spring (season) events in Germany {{LGBT-event-stub

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