2026 event applications!
Local sex-positive organizers are invited to host Sex Week events!
Events must take place May 10-17, 2026 in Boston, Cambridge, Somerville, or Brookline. We will also consider large events (250+ people) that are within 30 minutes of Boston.
It can be an existing event or something brand new!
If you sell tickets, you keep 100% of ticket sales.
You have the creative freedom to bring your idea to life. If accepted, your event will be listed in the official SWB2026 Event Lineup & Digital Passport.
Event applications
events we love
sex ed workshops
queer zine fests
erotic art markets
drag brunches
kink demos
polyamorous crafternoons
trans speed dating
burlesque shows
sex ed advocacy skillshares
sex work decriminalization teach ins
fetish nights
erotic film fests
queer conferences
reproductive justice panel discussions
sexy art shows
asexual book talks
sex-positive social events
something else entirely! feel free to get creative :)
Sex Week Boston’s Values
Sex Week Boston centers sexual and reproductive justice, queer and trans liberation, and sexual freedom for all.
We love sex education that is affirming of all genders, sexualities, desires, and relationship structures—with consent as a foundation. This means queer and straight friendly, trans and cis friendly, non-monogamy and monogamy friendly, and kink and vanilla friendly.
Our vision for sex education comes from a perspective of intersectional liberation. This means recognizing the ways that sexism, racism, classism, ableism, homophobia, transphobia, capitalism, and other systems of oppression impact all our lives. It also means pushing back against these oppressive systems, both in our own lives and in our education and advocacy efforts.
Event Support
Sex Week Boston provides the following support to event hosts.
Event Promotion
We provide promotional support to help spread the word about your event(s) and get people in the door, so your event will gain visibility within Boston’s sex-positive community.
We promote the full event lineup across a wide range of platforms, including:
Our Instagram accounts with a combined following of over 25,000 followers
Our combined email lists of nearly 10,000 subscribers
The Boston Calendar
A Meetup group with over 2,300 members
Fetlife
Facebook (through our organizations' pages and over a dozen targeted local groups)
We also use a digital passport system to track attendance and engage attendees.
All events will feature a QR code linking to a digital passport where attendees can log their participation. By attending multiple events, attendees will have the chance to win prizes, including:
Sex-positive merchandise
Sex toys & gear
Sex education materials
event planning
Flyer templates to help create your event graphic (optional—hosts are welcome to create their own flyers from scratch as well, though we recommend keeping it in line with our aesthetic)
Personalized guidance around event organizing tasks and best practices based on our many years of experience organizing sex-positive events in Boston
Support in finding a venue (if needed)
Event materials
Free Sex Week Boston stickers and programs to give out at your event
Free safer sex supplies to give out at your event
Community connections
Our goal with Sex Week Boston is to foster a stronger, more connected sex-positive community in our city by lifting up the amazing individuals and organizations doing this work.
We've spent nearly two decades building relationships in the Boston community through hosting events, forming partnerships, and amplifying events through Boston's Sex-Positive Newsletter. Sex Week is a way for us to build upon all of these connections and share the audience that we've developed.
Event hosts are invited to join us for an in-person Event Host Mixer to meet, connect with, and share event ideas and tips with other local sex-positive event organizers.
