Europe's largest leather and fetish street fair, held every September in Berlin's Schöneberg district.
About the event
Folsom Europe has been the continent's largest leather, fetish and kink street fair since the early 2000s. It brings the non-profit spirit of San Francisco's legendary Folsom Street Fair to Europe, turning two streets in Schöneberg, near Wittenbergplatz and Berlin's historic queer heart, into an open gathering for the international scene.
By day the character is communal and easygoing: stages with live acts, market stalls of gear and craft, bars, food trucks, bootblacks and info booths from clubs and charities. Around the street fair runs a full week of official parties and community meet-ups across the city.
If you build in more than a weekend, Folsom pairs naturally with Berlin's year-round queer culture. Exact dates, the party programme and the donation rules are published each year on the official site.
What to do
- Street fair in Schöneberg near Wittenbergplatz
- Non-profit, in the spirit of the Folsom Street Fair
- Gear markets, stages, bars and bootblacks
- A full week of official parties around it
- International scene from around the world
- Who it's for
- For people in the leather, fetish and kink community, plus curious newcomers who want to experience the scene openly and respectfully.
- When to go
- Held in September; check the official site for the exact weekend.
- Getting there from Switzerland
- Direct flights from ZRH, GVA and BSL to Berlin (BER); also reachable by night train from Zurich.
We summarise public information; final dates and tickets are always on the organiser's official site.
Updated: 2026-06-22
