EVENTS

Dark Odyssey is known for our fun, sexy, and creatively interactive special events. We want to engage you at the intellectual, physical, and emotional level. We don't want you just sitting in a chair but rather on your feet contributing, interacting, taking a step outside your usual comfort zone and experiencing something new and exciting. In addition to the myriad of "after school" parties, mixers and entertainment, we are working with our programming staff to enhance their workshops into guided, participatory "Daytime Events" whenever possible. Take part in sexy rituals, make your own scenewear at a crafting session, play in a perverted game show, enter the Little Miss Littles Contest, take a transformation class and party at the Gender Blender, or take a twirl on one of our stripper poles. -- Be bold, take a chance ... we promise it will be the time of your life.

 

Cabaret MontageLe Cabaret!

Hosted By Johnny Blazes
Saturday 8-10pm
Dark Odyssey Productions and Roma Mafia present, “Le Cabaret!,” a fanciful feast for the eyes. Imagine, for a moment, if all of your perverted pleasures came together in one glorious evening of wildly diverse entertainment. Brilliant burlesque! Awe-inspiring aerial acts! Breathtaking bellydance! Fantastic fire performances! Alluring acrobatics! Magnificent vocal and instrumental musicians! AND WAIT, THERE’S MORE!

Enjoy the jaw-dropping, mouth-watering talents of the best the East Coast has to offer. Succumb to your sweet tooth with “The Chocolate that Melts your Heart,” GIGI HOLLIDAY! Get blown away by Baltimore’s Boylesque Bandit, PACO FISH! Prepare to be held spellbound by INTIMACY’s captivating chemistry! Revel in the rhythmic rope stylings of GRAYDANCER! Behold the sensual, gravity-defying antics of RACHEL STEWART! Wait with baited breath for Washington DC’s blue maven of the sword, MAVI! Be inspired by the rapturous bump-and-grind beauty that is CHEROKEE ROSE! Get hot and bothered with the devilishly-divine duo, SUNNY SIGHED AND BAL’D LIGHTENING! Featuring the criminally carnal kinkster herself, ROMA MAFIA! Hosted by your favorite gender-blending vaudevillian, JOHNNY BLAZES!

Don’t assume you’ve “seen it all” - see it for yourself! Bring your friend, bring your lover, bring your slave - definitely bring that hottie you were making eyes at in the dungeon last night! “Le Cabaret” promises an experience unparalleled to your dirtiest desires."

movie ticketCineKink — “The Kinky Film Festival”

CineKink is bringing a specially-curated program of films and videos to Winter Fire that celebrate and explore a wide and exciting world of sexual diversity, with works ranging from documentary to drama, comedy to experimental, mildly spicy to quite explicit – and everything in between. We are building a special screening room that will be open each evening for your viewing pleasure.

ABOUT CINEKINK - Now in its seventh season, CineKink is an annual film festival and national screening tour that celebrates and explores the wide diversity of sexuality. It is dedicated to the recognition and encouragement of sex-positive and kink-friendly depictions in film and television. For more information, visit http://www.cinekink.com.

woman bound by ropeThe Playspace and Sex-O-Rama

This year’s playspace is the entire ballroom level of the hotel including the grand ballroom plus 12 other interconnected ballrooms for a total of 25,000 sq ft. This fully carpeted, and multi-faceted space will be warm and inviting. Some rooms have high ceilings and chandeliers, while others will have a more intimate feel. We are building out special spaces for Shibari, Wrestling, Spirituality, Medical, a Theater and of course Sex-O-Rama.

Since the entire hotel is ours you are welcome to hang out in the hotel bar or on the comfy lobby couches to mix and mingle or go on an exploration through the labrynth of playspaces we are creating. Open until the wee hours of the morning, you will be able to try out any type of scene or technique. Our BDSM equipment is some of the finest made in the world... and we have plenty of it.

Queer Social

Friday 6:30-7pm
Ever been to a hot and heavy queer happy hour, found a little cutie and wished you had some place to sneak away to get it on? We have that space at Dark Odyssey! Come join us at the Bar in the Host Hotel Lobby. We will make it easy to meet new folks, enjoy a drink, socialize and laugh. Everyone is welcome.

Opening Ritual: Summoning Desire

Friday 7-8pm
Hail and Merry meet! Every year we come together in this amazing time and space to create the wondrous happening we call Dark Odyssey. Join us as we gather together to shape our intentions, and bless this space that will form the canvas for our sensual, kinky, and intimate desires and dreams over the next several days. Everyone is welcome, no matter what faith, beliefs, or walks of life you come from. All that's needed is the desire for Dark Odyssey WinterFire to be everything we could imagine and so much more.

Mix & Mingle w/Pervert Bingo

Friday 7-9pm
Who are all these freaky and fabulous kinksters descending on innocent Washington DC? Whether you're a Dark Odyssey virgin or a familiar face, come down the Mix, Mingle & Pervert Bingo. Shy? Pervert Bingo will give you just the cover you need to strike up conversations with hot and mysterious strangers. Been to every DO event? Come anyway and reconnect with familiar faces and make our new friends part of the family.

Mélange:  The Winter Fire Fashion Show

Friday 8:30-9:30
Are you too sexy for your shirt? Then join us on the catwalk or in the audience for Le Mélange, Winter Fire’s premiere forum for exhibiting exciting, daring, and risqué couture and accoutrements! The models will be wearing, wielding, and wantonly showcasing the comeliest of clothing, the most tantalizing of toys, and the ferociously freakiest of fine fetish gear from our various vendors. Latex, leather and lace will be sported as our magnificent models strut their stuff for your visually visceral pleasure. Hosted by the District’s own majestic maven, Mistress Tyler, this decadent display of haute hotness will be a feast for the eyes and imagination both! Models of all body types and gender identity are welcome and wanted. It doesn’t get any sexier than this!

NCSF Celebrity Charity Scene Auction

Friday 9:30-10:30 (Immediately following the Melange Fashion Show)
Do your part to help out the folk who fight for our right to be sexy swingers, kinky perverts, and playful polyamorists, all while getting a little something for yourself in the bargain.

Beyond the Veil

Friday 10pm-Midnight
The Underworld is a mythical home for our deeper, darker selves. It strips us of our false identities, the masks we upkeep in order to fit in or get along. Different traditions tell different stories about what lies across the Bridge; Clan Tashlin would like to show you how to find depth and meaning in their cautionary tales. By leading you into your own personal Underworld, they will share with you their own stories of the powerful transformations that can take place in this sacred abyss. And like all meaningful journeys, this too has a price: you’ll be asked to leave something behind that you wish to be rid of - memories, an ended relationship, an addiction, or character flaw, perhaps. When we learn to create and share these experiences for others, we also get to share the lightness and joy that returning to the world around us can bring. We return victorious, full of confidence, and ready to enjoy all that life has to offer.

Meet The Presenters

Saturday 1-2:30
Did you know that all of our fabulous presenters are also people? It's true! Didn't make it to a class? Have a question that you only thought of too late? Come to Meet the Presenters for an intimate chance to learn more about who they are and what else they're up to, buy their merchandise (get it signed even!), and generally get some quality time with the folk who make our class line-up so spectacular. Bring along your lunch make a time of it.

Venipunctures & Bloody D/s: an interactive event

Saturday 2:30-4pm
Almost every culture has rituals and beliefs, both spiritual and social, specific to blood. The sight or smell of blood can elicit fear or arousal (or both), and is both transferable and integral to an individual. Blood, regardless of the specific symbolism, is powerful stuff. This session will focus on blood play in D/s relationships, and will conclude with an opportunity for participants to make a blood pendant.

First, Chey (an ER nurse) will give a brief medical presentation on safe techniques for obtaining blood using butterfly needles. Then Stefanos and Nerine will then lead a discussion on blood rituals for D/s, and give a demo of the blood rituals they do as part of their relationship. Finally, we will provide time to assist class participants in making blood pendants - we will help you to perform a venipuncture on yourself or your partner(s), or draw the blood for you, and involve you in the process of making this unique piece of jewelry. Participants without partners may be able to perform a supervised venipuncture on Stefanos.

Sex Positive Professionals Networking Hour

Saturday7 – 8pm
Are you a current or aspiring sex-positive professional?  Educators, coaches, therapists, bloggers, authors, product reviewers and venders, sex workers and more are welcomed to attend this unique networking event.  Hosted by Dr. Ruthie, founder of the Sex-Positive Professionals Group, you'll have the chance to network, share resources, and exchange referral information with your fellow sex-positive professionals.  Be sure to bring your business cards and join us in live Tweeting with the tag #WFSPP!

Fisting Fiesta

Saturday 10-11pm
Let's get this fisting party started! Bring your hands, bring your holes, we've got the gloves and lube....let's celebrate this intense, awesome, fun, safe, and explosive form of sex.

Rocky Horror

Saturday 11pm-1am
Beginning in 1975 the Rocky Horror Picture Show has been entertaining the cult movie scene with it's crazy antics and encouragement of audience participation. College Park Kinklings proudly continue this tradition by performing a shadow casting, essentially performing the movie in front of a screen playing the movie, and invite you to come and let us chill you, thrill you, and fulfill you.

Living Ritual: Transformation Here and Now.

Saturday 11pm-2am
Come together to create a spontaneous ritual experience. As a group, we will select a structure, style, symbol set, and ritual actions to express our collective Winterfire journey. If you attended the [De]Constructing Ritual class, this is your chance to apply your knowledge, but prior attendance is not necessary to shape, create, participate and enjoy.

Cloud 9:Flesh in Flight

Hosted by Sacred Mark Sanctuary
Sunday 4:30-6pm
Flesh hook suspensions are one of the oldest ordeal rituals known to humankind. Using modern day, 8g stainless steel hooks, you too can take flight with us, experiencing new heights of ecstasy and freedom while raising energy you have only dreamed possible. Sacred Mark Sanctuary will be leading you on a journey to “Cloud Nine” where each individual can soar above their wildest expectations and surrender to the bliss that comes with taking control of your fears and desires.

Jeopardy

Hosted By Marc B
Sunday 4:30-6pm
We're putting the perv into Merv's quiz show classic! Think you know Shibari from sounding, burlesque from bukkake, vibrators from violet wands? Dark Odyssey's very own Alex Trebek, Marc B has the answers if you've just got the right questions. Go ahead and take “sexy gameshows” for a hundred, and prove that Ken Jennings has nothing on you in the quest to become Dark Odyssey's Jeopardy quiz champion.

Closing Ritual: Preparing for Emergence

Sunday 7-8pm
As the whirlwind of intimacy, desire, spirit, and sex, that we call Dark Odyssey begins to wind down, we come together to reflect on our experience and share in the joys and challenges that our time here has brought us. We say thank you to the spaces where dreams dark and joyous played out, and hold this moment in our hearts as we prepare to return to the world outside.

Gender Blender Party & Show

Sunday 8-11pm
Got work off on Monday? DRAG your vacation into Sunday night with kings, queens, & genderfuckers from around the globe. Join us for a night of big hair, long gowns, mustaches, & kink on stage. Then get your dance on! Want help dressing up for the event? -- we will have transformation workshops (both FtM and MtF) earlier in the day!

The Safest Sex Party

Sunday 11pm-12:30am
Hands encased in gloves and covered in lube pay attention to cocks and holes. Learn new tricks by watching your friends or practicing on that hottie you've had your eye on. Hand sex, finger fucking, handjobs, fisting, fingering, prostate massage, g-spot massage, cock massage, clit massage, internal massage, external massage...whatever you want to call it, we're doing it.

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The Marketplace

Experience the finest in fetish shopping! Each year we invite some of the most acclaimed peddlers of alternate-lifestyle merchandise to bring their wares to Winter Fire for your pleasure, if not your wallet’s. Encompassing the entire 14th floor, the Marketplace is constantly abuzz with people; whether hunting down the perfect outfit, getting the feel for a new flogger, eyeballing a tempting toy or simply wandering about renewing old friendships. Want the luxury of browsing some exquisite goods without investing in the whole weekend? "Marketplace Only" tickets will be available for a scant $15.
 

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Cherry Poppin’ and Swappin’

Since Dark Odyssey is all about expanding boundaries and trying new things, we want to encourage attendees to have their "cherries popped" and pop the cherries of others. To mark when you've done something for the first time — first flogging, first spanking, first multiple orgasm, first group sex, first public nudity, first bondage, first ritual...the list is endless. Wear it, and when you want to acknowledge a rite of passage, give your pin to the person who got you there, or ask for someone's pin if you've been their "first."

image of Hypnox

Our Staff Photographer – Hypnox

Dark Odyssey is proud to have Hypnox as our staff photographer. Hypnox is based in Portland, OR but travels the country showing his work and always searching for the perfect situation to create the ultimate fetish image. Most of the images on our event sites and the great slide show we show at the event are based on his fabulous work. To see more visit his official website at www.hypnox.com.