TAPAS
Step into TAPAS, one of our signature events. Inspired by tapas-style dining, this experience lets you sample a range of BDSM play in one space.
Explore stations featuring flogging, whips, rope, needles, electro, and more. Each area offers a chance to learn, watch, or try something new at your own pace. You choose what to engage with.
Move through the space. Ask questions. Find what resonates.
Like any good tasting menu, the best experiences go fast.
TAPAS Schedule
Saturday
4:15pm – 6:00pm
Consent, Awareness, & Self-Care
- Participation in more than one station can lead to an altered emotional, physical, or mental state.
- By engaging in multiple scenes, you acknowledge full awareness and consent to participate.
- If at any point you feel overwhelmed, emotional, or need aftercare please seek one of our Advocates or the TAPAS Chair immediately.
- They are available to help you ground, rest, and return to center.
ADA Accommodations
There will be ADA chairs at the front of the TAPAS line for attendees with mobility or accessibility needs.
Please be kind and respectful.
Allow these spots to remain open for those who need them.
2026 Homecoming TAPAS Presenters
Bondage & Ties 1
Experience restraint through rope, cuffs, ties, and more while exploring the sensations of restriction, support, and connection.
Basic Suspension
Participants can explore rope bondage variations and experience partial lifts or supported elevation while monitored by experienced practitioners.
Ouchery: Human Archery
Take aim with safe LARP arrows in a playful experience combining precision, anticipation, and impact.
Gravity Boots
Participants can explore inversion by hanging upside down with gravity boots while carefully supported and monitored.
Flogging with Food or Florentine Flogging 1
Experience rhythmic Florentine flogging or playful impact using candy and other creative food implements.
Flogging with Food or Florentine Flogging 2
Experience rhythmic Florentine flogging or playful impact using candy and other creative food implements.
Whips for Bottoming
Experience the sharp, fast sensations, distinctive sting, and rhythm of whip play.
Whips for Topping
Practice whip movement, aim, and control before trying those skills with a consenting partner.
Genital Torture
Explore controlled tools and techniques focused on intense sensations in sensitive areas.
E-Board 360: Electro Play
Experience an electrified board that creates a variety of unusual electrical sensations.
Topping at Tapas
A station focused on exploring the role of the top within a TAPAS scene, helping participants understand presence, communication, and guiding play with an experienced bottom.
Fire Cupping / Wands 1
Experience fire play through warming wands that wick heat across the body and cupping techniques that create gentle suction and warmth on the skin.
Fire Cupping / Wands 2
Experience fire play through warming wands that wick heat across the body and cupping techniques that create gentle suction and warmth on the skin.
Fire Cupping / Wands 3
Experience fire play through warming wands that wick heat across the body and cupping techniques that create gentle suction and warmth on the skin.
Fire Cupping / Wands 4
Experience fire play through warming wands that wick heat across the body and cupping techniques that create gentle suction and warmth on the skin.
Impact with Various Toys
Sample different impact toys and discover how materials, shapes, and techniques change sensation.
Needles
Experience needle play with an emphasis on sensation, body awareness, and sterile safety practices.
Bound by Choice: Restraints without Rope
Explore different restraint tools and the sensations of restriction, surrender, security, and connection.
Violet Wand
Experience electrical sensations ranging from light static tingles to sharper sparks.
Tarot & Oracle Readings for Intentional Kink
Use tarot and oracle cards to explore intention, energy, personal insight, and connection.
Our TAPAS Advocates are trained professionals with backgrounds in:
- Consent and boundary education
- Advocacy and emotional support
- Mental health
- Neurodiversity awareness
- Trauma-informed crisis response
- Nonviolent communication
They act as a blend between dungeon monitors and emotional support staff, ensuring the event remains safe, compassionate, and consent-focused for everyone involved. Available to support participants, help navigate concerns, and provide an additional point of connection during TAPAS.
You’ll find them in marked vests, available anytime for check-ins, aftercare, or grounding support.
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Training & Onboarding
All TAPAS team members including Leads, Assistants, and Advocates have completed/ are up to date on a structured TAPAS Onboarding Program.
This training includes:
Consent, ethics, and boundary negotiation, tapas Scene communication and safety flow, Emergency response and emotional regulation, Incident reporting and advocacy protocol.
Selection & Future Involvement
The TAPAS Team was selected through a public application process, open to anyone in the community interested in facilitating, assisting, or advocating.
For future TAPAS experiences, ideas, or to join the next team — we welcome your interest and participation!