Folsom Europe, also known as Folsom Straßenfest (English: Folsom Street Fest), is an annual

BDSM BDSM is a variety of often erotic practices or roleplaying involving bondage, discipline, dominance and submission, sadomasochism, and other related interpersonal dynamics. Given the wide range of practices, some of which may be engaged ...

and

leather subculture Leather subculture denotes practices and styles of dress organized around sexual activities that involve leather garments, such as leather jackets, vests, boots, chaps, harnesses, or other items. Wearing leather garments is one way that pa ...

street fair held in September in

Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constitue ...

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

since 2003.

History

Folsom Europe was established in 2003, in order to bring to Europe the non-profit leather festival concept pioneered by the

Folsom Street Fair Folsom Street Fair (FSF) is an annual BDSM and leather subculture street fair, held in September, that caps San Francisco's "Leather Pride Week". The Folsom Street Fair, sometimes simply referred to as "Folsom", takes place on Folsom Street bet ...

in San Francisco, California. Today this is one of the biggest gay fetish event in Europe together with the Berlin Leder und Fetisch e.V. (or BLF, English: Berlin Leather and Fetish) hosted

Easter in Berlin Easter in Berlin also known as Easter Berlin, founded in 1975, is the biggest leather and fetish event in Europe. It takes place in Berlin every year at Easter (March or April). History The meeting is organized by the members of the club BLF, Be ...

which is held every Easter holiday. The main area for the two fetish festivals is in

Schöneberg Schöneberg () is a locality of Berlin, Germany. Until Berlin's 2001 administrative reform it was a separate borough including the locality of Friedenau. Together with the former borough of Tempelhof it is now part of the new borough of Tempelh ...

. The Folsom Europe street festival is at Fuggerstrasse and Welserstrasse, close to

Wittenbergplatz Wittenbergplatz is a square in the central Schöneberg district of Berlin, Germany. One of the main plazas in the "City West" area, it is known for the large ''Kaufhaus des Westens'' (KaDeWe) department store on its southwestern side. It was la ...

. Folsom Europe is also the backdrop for the annual German Titleholders' Conference, an event which brings together fetish titleholders from all over the world to meet and collect money for charitable organisations in Berlin. Fundraising is an important part of this fetish street party, as it is the only event in Europe where the nuns from the Order of the

Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence (SPI), also called Order of Perpetual Indulgence (OPI) is a charity, protest, and street performance organization that uses drag and religious imagery to call attention to sexual intolerance and satirizes issue ...

stand at the gates to collect funds from visitors. File:Folsom Europe Berlin 2013 Pic 2.JPG, 2013 File:Folsom Europe Berlin 2013 Pic 3.JPG, 2013 File:Folsom Europe Berlin 2013 Pic 4.JPG, 2013 File:Folsom Europe Berlin 2013 Pic 5.JPG, 2013 File:Folsom Europe Berlin 2018 05.jpg, 2018

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CSD Berlin / Berlin Pride

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History

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