Adults only (18+)
Florida Leather Week Returns, 7–15 November 2026
Nine days of education, art, nightlife and community are under way in Wilton Manors — and this year marks the return of BOUNDLESS, the street party the week lost in 2025.
Florida Leather Week is back. The nine-day gathering runs from 7 to 15 November 2026 across multiple venues in Wilton Manors, Florida, bringing together leather, fetish, kink and queer culture through education, entertainment, art and philanthropy. It is produced by RBK Productions and the Florida Leather Week committee, and it welcomes people of all identities — including friends and allies beyond the LGBTQ+ community.
The week opened with a visible expression of community: a Leather and Fetish March down Wilton Drive, followed by a flag raising above Eagle Wilton Manors. Across the nine days, venues including The Gray Box Theater, Eagle Wilton Manors, Ramrod and The Wilton Collective are hosting a sex-positive education series, seminars and socials, local art and performances, competitions, and dance floors. The annual Mr. Eagle Wilton Manors title contest is part of the festivities, and the event draws on partnerships with Onyx Deep South, the pup community, the Leather Archives and Museum, and community educators and leaders.
BOUNDLESS is back
One of this year's significant developments is the return of BOUNDLESS. Funding losses forced the cancellation of the Boundless Block Party in 2025, interrupting an established part of Florida Leather Week. Its return in 2026 is the story of the week: a community event that lost its funding, and a community that brought it back.
That is worth paying attention to, because events like this are where the culture actually lives. Not in a feed, not in a comment section — in a room, with educators, artists and people who have been doing this for decades. A leather week is where a curious beginner can watch, ask questions and learn the difference between a fantasy and a practice. It is where safety, consent and aftercare stop being words on a page and become things you see people do.
Key point: if you are new to kink, a community event is the best classroom there is. Go to the education sessions, talk to people, watch how experienced players negotiate — and leave the play itself for when you understand the rules.
Florida Leather Week runs until 15 November. If you are in South Florida this week, the education series alone is worth the trip. If you are not, watch what comes out of it: the classes, the conversations and the people it brings together are the reason this community keeps growing, year after year.
Source: OutClique reports on the return of Florida Leather Week