Exotic Erotic Ball

Festival Location: San Francisco, CA, USA

Festival State: Californian Festivals

Festival Type(s): Adults Only Festivals, Nude Festivals | Naked Events, Halloween

Exotic Erotic Ball Media:

The Exotic Erotic Ball - often referred to as The Ball or Perry Mann's Exotic Erotic Ball - is held annually around Halloween in the San Francisco Bay area of California. It is the longest-running, public adult-themed event in the world and has become a major local attractionwith steadily increasing growth in attendance numbers year on year. Due to the worldwide popularity of the event, the City of San Francisco has an official Exotic Erotic Ball Day.

While the Exotic Erotic Ball by definition would be considered a festival, the event is rarely categorized into conventional terms by attendees, the media, or event organizers. Because of the broad spectrum of conventional and the not-so-conventional entertainment offered on multiple stages at the Exotic Erotic Ball, its best described as a bizarre combination of adult-themed; Halloween festival, music festival, burlesque show, lingerie party, masquerade ball, fetish club, swingers party and adult industry trade show.

Many attendees of the Exotic Erotic Ball come to the event in wildly elaborate, creative, and sexy Halloween costumes to compete in the annual best costume contest which typically awards the winner with prize-money and merchandise in the $10,000 USD range.

In 2004, organizers expanded the Exotic Erotic Ball to include the Exotic Erotic Expo. The Exotic Erotic Expo is a two-day event typically held the day before and the day of the Exotic Erotic Ball. The Exotic Erotic Expo activities include panel discussions on First Amendment rights with adult actress, actors, and media, wine tastings with adult-entertainment stars, and various oddities such as the spiritual oasis with psychic readings and massage, body painting, a classic adult cinema, and a human petting zoo. The Exotic Erotic Expo also features a commercial area with vendors and exhibitors who showcase the latest in exotic fashion, erotic art, adult products, games, websites, and adult novelties.