Any I missed? Updates needed?
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—Alan M., Polyamory in the News
2025
Feb.
27 – March
4, 2025
Neuhof, Germany
The German
organization
PolyAmores
Netzwerk
(PAN) e.V.,
at Polyamory.de, runs
transregional
"Poly
Meetings"
for
German-speaking
polyfolks in
Germany,
Switzerland
and Austria.
The
organizers
say the
gatherings
are "a
platform for
networking
and for the
exchange of
experiences
and
practical
knowhow.
Also
theoretical
discussions
and the
planning of
cultural and
political
activities.
The
programme is
self
organized by
the
participants."
Minimum age
18. In past
years the
meetings
have sold
out within
days of
being
announced.
(Also
see Poly-Kalender of
local and
regional
German-speaking
events.)
February 28 every year
Metamour Day (Valentine's Day times two) celebrates "polyamory's most distinctive relationship!" Articles with publicity materials you can use. Lots more images. Google to find current doings.
Feb.
27 – March
4, 2025
Neuhof, Germany
The German organization PolyAmores Netzwerk (PAN) e.V., at Polyamory.de, runs transregional "Poly Meetings" for German-speaking polyfolks in Germany, Switzerland and Austria. The organizers say the gatherings are "a platform for networking and for the exchange of experiences and practical knowhow. Also theoretical discussions and the planning of cultural and political activities. The programme is self organized by the participants." Minimum age 18. In past years the meetings have sold out within days of being announced. (Also see Poly-Kalender of local and regional German-speaking events.)
February 28 every year
Metamour Day (Valentine's Day times two) celebrates "polyamory's most distinctive relationship!" Articles with publicity materials you can use. Lots more images. Google to find current doings.
SWLF, under new management, moves in 2025 from Tucson to bigger Phoenix. And it will run for three full days, from Friday morning into Sunday afternoon. "Immerse yourself in a weekend of connection, learning, and celebration at the Southwest Love Fest 2025. Discover diverse relationship experiences through engaging workshops, vibrant social events, and a welcoming community.
"As always, we maintain our mission to create greater opportunities to find community and learn from others' diverse relationship experiences." Code of conduct.
"Our 2025 event is expected to be 300-500 attendees. Workshop material can range from educational to fun to healing. Some workshops also qualify for professional CEU credits for therapists available through the NBCC."
Also: "Southwest Love Fest is expanding to offer year round Love Fest Events! Love Fest Events include mini conferences, symposiums, online workshops & other events all over the country and virtually. If you missed our special joint offering with Mikaela de la Myco for a Light Heart Retreat, we plan on making it a yearly event on Valentine's Day weekend. Past Love Fest Events include Somatic Integration for the Male Experience and Sex By Southwest, a collaboration mini-conference with Sex Down South Conference. Email us to organize one in your hometown!"
The first Southwest Love Fest in 2018 sold out with over 225 attendees, and the second in 2019 had over 400. I was at SW Love Fest in 2018 and found the vibe exuberant and excited, the attendees (80% from Arizona) great-hearted and significantly diverse. The Saturday-night social events included, simultaneously, a treasure hunt, an EDM dance party with costuming available, and a cuddle puddle in a big pop-up gazebo under the stars.
● Minnesota PolyCon
April 5, 2025 Mounds View, MN (near Minneapolis)
"Minnesota’s premier one-day event dedicated to education and community for non-monogamous and related communities." In 2018, its first year, it drew 86 people, and 2019 "was a big success with an attendance of 171," wrote MNPoly organizer Randy Frehse. For 2020 he wrote "We are hoping for 200 - 250," but it was cancelled by the pandemic. Ditto 2021. But the con was back in 2022, recovering with financial aid from The Polyamory Foundation, and is annual again. For 2025 it has a new and larger venue just north of Minneapolis.
Sessions have included sex positivity & consent, anatomy of arousal, solo poly, polyamory & mental health, poly & parenting, poly & religion, deconstructing jealousy, being out & poly, and fundamentals of good communication in your polycule. Organized and run by the 1800-member MNPoly Meetup group.
The first Southwest Love Fest in 2018 sold out with over 225 attendees, and the second in 2019 had over 400. I was at SW Love Fest in 2018 and found the vibe exuberant and excited, the attendees (80% from Arizona) great-hearted and significantly diverse. The Saturday-night social events included, simultaneously, a treasure hunt, an EDM dance party with costuming available, and a cuddle puddle in a big pop-up gazebo under the stars.
● Minnesota PolyCon
April 5, 2025
April 5, 2025
Mounds View, MN (near Minneapolis)
"Minnesota’s premier one-day event dedicated to education and community for non-monogamous and related communities." In 2018, its first year, it drew 86 people, and 2019 "was a big success with an attendance of 171," wrote MNPoly organizer Randy Frehse. For 2020 he wrote "We are hoping for 200 - 250," but it was cancelled by the pandemic. Ditto 2021. But the con was back in 2022, recovering with financial aid from The Polyamory Foundation, and is annual again. For 2025 it has a new and larger venue just north of Minneapolis.
Sessions have included sex positivity & consent, anatomy of arousal, solo poly, polyamory & mental health, poly & parenting, poly & religion, deconstructing jealousy, being out & poly, and fundamentals of good communication in your polycule. Organized and run by the 1800-member MNPoly Meetup group.
June 6 – 9, 2025Galliners, Catalonia, Spain
This will be OpenCon Catalonia's 12th year. It runs self-generated unconference style. The 2024 description: "IOCC is an opportunity to get together in a friendly environment and share our experiences, our questions, the lessons we’ve learned, and the joys we’ve experienced in this new territory of polyamory/non-monogamy/open relationships. We’ll be about 40 people, and the basic plan is to combine workshops with plenty of opportunities for relaxing and socialising. Check the what will happen page to get an idea of how it could be, and don’t forget to read our Code of Conduct. Meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner) will be provided from Friday dinner to Monday lunch." The working language is English. Over 18 only (infants OK).
June 17 – 22, 2025Rittergut Lützensömmern, Germany
The German organization PolyAmores Netzwerk (PAN) e.V., at Polyamory.de, runs transregional "Poly Meetings" for German-speaking polyfolks in Germany, Switzerland and Austria. The organizers say the gatherings are "a platform for networking and for the exchange of experiences and practical knowhow. Also theoretical discussions and the planning of cultural and political activities. The programme is self organized by the participants." Minimum age 18. In past years the meetings have sold out within days of being announced. (Also see Poly-Kalender of local and regional German-speaking events.)
● Colorado Poly Weekend Retreat – SummerJune 26 – 30, 2025Breckenridge, CO
This gathering is now held twice a year, in early summer and October. "Relaxing vacation time with poly friends. The Colorado Polyamory Weekend is a long weekend retreat hosted in a beautiful mountain lodge with all meals provided. The retreat is for polyamorous people and people in poly-relationships to hang out together in a poly-normative, accepting environment. The weekend goes from Thursday afternoon to Monday morning and is held in the beautiful Rocky Mountains in Colorado. Come relax, make new friends, and enjoy the beauty of the Rockies!"
Summer 2025. Dates to be decided Alborache, València, Spain
"Un fin de semana de convivencia, debates, talleres y actividades lúdicas. Una oportunidad de conocer gente con ideas y actitudes abiertas en torno a las relaciones afectivas.
"Este encuentro anual se lleva a cabo cada verano, en el mes de junio o julio, en un albergue en plena naturaleza. Constituye un espacio donde compartir experiencias e inquietudes sobre modelos de vínculos entre las personas, desde una perspectiva feminista, solidaria y basada en el respeto. El contenido de la OpenCon lo proporcionan las personas asistentes, por lo que cada convocatoria es una sorpresa y una experiencia única."
June 6 – 9, 2025
Galliners, Catalonia, Spain
This will be OpenCon Catalonia's 12th year. It runs self-generated unconference style. The 2024 description: "IOCC is an opportunity to get together in a friendly environment and share our experiences, our questions, the lessons we’ve learned, and the joys we’ve experienced in this new territory of polyamory/non-monogamy/open relationships. We’ll be about 40 people, and the basic plan is to combine workshops with plenty of opportunities for relaxing and socialising. Check the what will happen page to get an idea of how it could be, and don’t forget to read our Code of Conduct. Meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner) will be provided from Friday dinner to Monday lunch." The working language is English. Over 18 only (infants OK).
June 17 – 22, 2025
Rittergut Lützensömmern, Germany
The German organization PolyAmores Netzwerk (PAN) e.V., at Polyamory.de, runs transregional "Poly Meetings" for German-speaking polyfolks in Germany, Switzerland and Austria. The organizers say the gatherings are "a platform for networking and for the exchange of experiences and practical knowhow. Also theoretical discussions and the planning of cultural and political activities. The programme is self organized by the participants." Minimum age 18. In past years the meetings have sold out within days of being announced. (Also see Poly-Kalender of local and regional German-speaking events.)
The German organization PolyAmores Netzwerk (PAN) e.V., at Polyamory.de, runs transregional "Poly Meetings" for German-speaking polyfolks in Germany, Switzerland and Austria. The organizers say the gatherings are "a platform for networking and for the exchange of experiences and practical knowhow. Also theoretical discussions and the planning of cultural and political activities. The programme is self organized by the participants." Minimum age 18. In past years the meetings have sold out within days of being announced. (Also see Poly-Kalender of local and regional German-speaking events.)
● Colorado Poly Weekend Retreat – Summer
June 26 – 30, 2025
Breckenridge, CO
This gathering is now held twice a year, in early summer and October. "Relaxing vacation time with poly friends. The Colorado Polyamory Weekend is a long weekend retreat hosted in a beautiful mountain lodge with all meals provided. The retreat is for polyamorous people and people in poly-relationships to hang out together in a poly-normative, accepting environment. The weekend goes from Thursday afternoon to Monday morning and is held in the beautiful Rocky Mountains in Colorado. Come relax, make new friends, and enjoy the beauty of the Rockies!"
Summer 2025. Dates to be decided
Alborache, València, Spain
"Un fin de semana de convivencia, debates, talleres y actividades lúdicas. Una oportunidad de conocer gente con ideas y actitudes abiertas en torno a las relaciones afectivas.
"Un fin de semana de convivencia, debates, talleres y actividades lúdicas. Una oportunidad de conocer gente con ideas y actitudes abiertas en torno a las relaciones afectivas.
"Este encuentro anual se lleva a cabo cada verano, en el mes de junio o julio, en un albergue en plena naturaleza. Constituye un espacio donde compartir experiencias e inquietudes sobre modelos de vínculos entre las personas, desde una perspectiva feminista, solidaria y basada en el respeto. El contenido de la OpenCon lo proporcionan las personas asistentes, por lo que cada convocatoria es una sorpresa y una experiencia única."
● Poly Big Fun
July 3 – 6, 2025
Bastrop State Park near Austin, Texas
● Poly Big Fun
July 3 – 6, 2025
Bastrop State Park near Austin, Texas
July 3 – 6, 2025
Bastrop State Park near Austin, Texas
"Poly Big Fun (PBF), the longest running polyamory event in Texas, is a community-organized retreat open to all families. Unlike most events it is 100% community run. Everyone pays the same amount and their are no paid speakers. Workshops are given by members of our community on topics that they are knowledgeable and passionate about. Board game and other geek enthusiasts abound. There will be a Polyamory 101 class and ice-breaking events, so whether you have been practicing polyamory for 2 weeks or 25 years, you will find opportunities to connect with your community HERE!
"Previous events have featured dancing, board games, crafts, hiking, bike riding and other events! Bring your passion, volunteer to teach, help make our shared experience better!"
"Poly Big Fun (PBF), the longest running polyamory event in Texas, is a community-organized retreat open to all families. Unlike most events it is 100% community run. Everyone pays the same amount and their are no paid speakers. Workshops are given by members of our community on topics that they are knowledgeable and passionate about. Board game and other geek enthusiasts abound. There will be a Polyamory 101 class and ice-breaking events, so whether you have been practicing polyamory for 2 weeks or 25 years, you will find opportunities to connect with your community HERE!
"Previous events have featured dancing, board games, crafts, hiking, bike riding and other events! Bring your passion, volunteer to teach, help make our shared experience better!"
July 2025? Dates to be decided Abrams Creek Retreat Center, Mount Storm, WV
An evening discussion in the main dome. Other people were chopping vegetables in the kitchen for the next day's meals, chatting and snuggling in the lodge living room, camping in the night woods, or engaged in private activities.
I've attended this interesting, powerful, ten-day event for many years. It did not happen in 2024 but may return in 2025. Network for a New Culture explores building intimate community through practices of curiosity, transparency, self-exploration, and self-responsibility. The days are structured around ZEGG Forum, various self-improvement and human-potential presenters visiting to offer their stuff, and sharing life, work, and play in the West Virginia mountain woods.
“While not exclusively a poly event,” says co-founder Michael Rios, “Summer Camp East is about 70% polyfolk, and 100% poly-friendly.” Here are my impressions from my first year. Here's a bit more from my fourth (last two paragraphs).
From the description: "A 10-day experimental community for emotional intimacy, radical love, and global change. Experience what we’ve learned in our 25 years of exploration – the compassion, communication, and intimate connection that make a new world possible. Connect in the ways you’ve always wanted, learn skills to transform your daily life, and dive into the challenges of creating a world that works for all beings."
About 60 people usually attend. Vegetarian and vegan group meals; cabins and campsites in the woods (no vehicle hookups); bathhouse with sinks and hot showers. Conditions are mostly rustic, but some indoor accommodations are available onsite (priority goes to those with special needs), and a camp-owned motel is 3 miles away. Inquire whether there's a kids' program this year. A beautiful, and accurate, promo video (I'm in it!). Another camper speaks.
Covid protocols have been taken seriously, mostly testing. In 2022 and 2023 these included six daily rapid antigen tests before and during camp. I was there both years; not one positive Covid test showed up in some 520 rapid tests conducted and checked onsite, nor was anyone symptomatic, nor was there any reported case post-camp. And IMO, both were among the best Summer Camps I've been to.
July 14 – 20, 2025US and worldwide
OPEN, the Organization for Polyamory and Ethical Non-monogamy, launched a Day of Visibility for Non-Monogamy in July 2023. Signing on were 40 organizations spanning poly to RA to swinging that put on at least 19 local public events and more online. OPEN ran a publicity campaign beforehand and offered graphics, text, and other resources to help users spread the word. See my article on the project and its background.
For 2024, feedback from the member groups revealed a clear wish for a Week of Visibility rather than a day. So OPEN made it permanently the third week in July. In 2024 the week was an even bigger success.
For 2025, sign up for OPEN's email list to keep up with developments, and/or join the discussions on their Discord server.
August 8 – 10, 2025Ottawa, Ontario
After running for several years Polywood Camp was cancelled for Covid in 2020, a version was held online in 2021, then was cancelled for 2022. In 2023 it was back at a new location, a woodsy campground in outer Ottawa. It was there again in 2024. Schedule of the 2024 workshops and events. Watch for 2025 date.
"A kid-friendly poly camping weekend. Join us at Polywood this year to laugh, learn, and community build under the stars. Meet fellow like-minded poly people around the large communal bonfire; take part in various relationship building and strengthening discussions; share your poly knowledge and experiences over wine and cheese. We have limited scholarship funds available; email us at polywood.camping@gmail.com for more information."
August 2025? Check link for any 2025 update.Carbondale (near Aspen), Colorado
(Not to be confused with the Colorado Polyamory Weekend Retreat, which is in a building with services.)
Robyn Trask and Jesus Garcia of Loving More have held this informal family-friendly campout nearly every year for 20 years. About 20 or 30 people have usually attended. "Come spend a weekend in the amazing White River National Forest near Carbondale, CO. This area boasts abundant wildlife, breathtaking scenery, and a rich history. Join us for hiking, exploring ghost towns, fishing, campfire cooking, conversations, and hanging out with other polyamorous families from the Rocky Mountain Region and beyond."
Robyn writes, "I started hosting this event in 2003 at the earnest request of my children who loved going to the group camp each year and meeting other kids who had weird polyamorous parents. This event was the place my kids could have fun and gave them lifelong friends.
"My kids are grown and I still love hosting this event each year and the opportunity to share my passion for the beauty of the Rocky Mountains with my extended family, the polyamory community.
"Now twenty years later my daughter is bringing her own child and it fills me with happiness!"
Mid- to late August 2025; dates TBD. Central New Hampshire
In 2024 PolyCamp Northeast expanded to a full week and changed its name to Camp Menagerie. "We believe this name more accurately reflects the beautifully eclectic bunch of humans that we are. Please be assured that it will be the same great Camp you know and love!"
On the dock
PolyCamp Northeast began as a 3½-day gathering in August 2016 and has been running since, skipping 2020 during the pandemic. I attended three of the first four, and what a collection of loving hearts this was each time. Attendance is capped at 100 people. In 2021, 2022, and 2023 it sold out early. Attendees self-organized a variety of talks and activities: these have included nonviolent communication techniques, general poly discussion, genderqueer topics, yoga, nightly campfire, board games, crafts, a kayak race, cuddle party, talent show, dance.
The venue is a well-equipped old New England summer camp (each of the group cabins has an adequately functional full bath) in the New Hampshire lakes region about 2½ hours north of Boston. Waterfront with docks, paddleboards, kayaks, canoes. Three meals a day included.
"We support each other in the full spectrum of relationship structures, sexual orientations, and gender identities. This is a space of love, inclusion and acceptance. It is a culture of respect, safety, communication and healthy boundaries. We bring our best selves together to form a community where we can all thrive. Thank you for co-creating this community with us!"
September 19 – 21, 2025 Portland, Oregon
From the 2024 description: "Dive into three dynamic workshop tracks designed for everyone from seasoned ethical sluts to curious newcomers finding out how to be more poly-secure.
"Learn from both local and visiting sex and relationship educators who will guide you through skills and insights to enrich your non-monogamous journey.
"Here's a broad outline of what we're planning: Friday night welcome event 7-11pm Saturday: two tracks of programming 8am-7pm Saturday night party 7-11pm Sunday morning goodbye event 9am-1pm
"If you are interested in helping to make this event happen, we need lots of volunteers at all levels!" More about 2024.
Aug. 24 – Sept. 1, 2025
Nevada desert
Village of PolyParadise has been running at Burning Man since 1999. This is a large theme-camp cluster, typically 350 x 440 feet, usually with about 250 campers. Generally about half the campers are repeats from previous years, half are new. Workshops and events include Poly High Tea, the famous Human Carcass Wash, Poly Friendly Social/Mixer, Ethical Slut Meet & Greet, Fire Flow Yoga, the Twisted Swan Celtic Pub, and the non-alcoholic Temple of Bacchus. Writes Benevolent Dictator Scotto, "The Village of PolyParadise was absolutely incredible and our best effort yet at creating this amazing On-Playa home. Each year there are many challenges and together we find a way to make things right, together we build an amazing space within the gates of BRC, a place to really call home in the desert." History. September 2025? Dates TBD.Ávila, Spain
¿En qué consiste? Consiste en una combinación de debates, talleres y actividades lúdicas que te brindarán la oportunidad de conocer gente con tus mismas ideas y actitudes, compartir experiencias e inquietudes, ayudar a fortalecer nuestra comunidad y disfrutar de su diversidad. El contenido de la OpenCon lo proporcionan las personas asistentes, por lo que cada convocatoria será diferente. Os damos una idea de cómo fue la agenda de años anteriores. Each year, this conference has sold out fast when registration opens.
Sept. 30 – Oct. 5, 2025Rittergut Lützensömmern, Germany
The German organization PolyAmores Netzwerk (PAN) e.V., at Polyamory.de, runs transregional "Poly Meetings" for German-speaking polyfolks in Germany, Switzerland and Austria. The organizers say the gatherings are (translated) "a platform for networking and for the exchange of experiences and practical knowhow. Also theoretical discussions and the planning of cultural and political activities. The programme is self organized by the participants." Minimum age 18. The working language is German. In past years the meetings have sold out within days of being announced. (Also see Poly-Kalender of local and regional German-speaking events.)
July 2025? Dates to be decided
Abrams Creek Retreat Center, Mount Storm, WV
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| An evening discussion in the main dome. Other people were chopping vegetables in the kitchen for the next day's meals, chatting and snuggling in the lodge living room, camping in the night woods, or engaged in private activities. |
I've attended this interesting, powerful, ten-day event for many years. It did not happen in 2024 but may return in 2025. Network for a New Culture explores building intimate community through practices of curiosity, transparency, self-exploration, and self-responsibility. The days are structured around ZEGG Forum, various self-improvement and human-potential presenters visiting to offer their stuff, and sharing life, work, and play in the West Virginia mountain woods.
“While not exclusively a poly event,” says co-founder Michael Rios, “Summer Camp East is about 70% polyfolk, and 100% poly-friendly.” Here are my impressions from my first year. Here's a bit more from my fourth (last two paragraphs).
From the description: "A 10-day experimental community for emotional intimacy, radical love, and global change. Experience what we’ve learned in our 25 years of exploration – the compassion, communication, and intimate connection that make a new world possible. Connect in the ways you’ve always wanted, learn skills to transform your daily life, and dive into the challenges of creating a world that works for all beings."
About 60 people usually attend. Vegetarian and vegan group meals; cabins and campsites in the woods (no vehicle hookups); bathhouse with sinks and hot showers. Conditions are mostly rustic, but some indoor accommodations are available onsite (priority goes to those with special needs), and a camp-owned motel is 3 miles away. Inquire whether there's a kids' program this year. A beautiful, and accurate, promo video (I'm in it!). Another camper speaks.
Covid protocols have been taken seriously, mostly testing. In 2022 and 2023 these included six daily rapid antigen tests before and during camp. I was there both years; not one positive Covid test showed up in some 520 rapid tests conducted and checked onsite, nor was anyone symptomatic, nor was there any reported case post-camp. And IMO, both were among the best Summer Camps I've been to.
July 14 – 20, 2025
US and worldwide
For 2024, feedback from the member groups revealed a clear wish for a Week of Visibility rather than a day. So OPEN made it permanently the third week in July. In 2024 the week was an even bigger success.
For 2025, sign up for OPEN's email list to keep up with developments, and/or join the discussions on their Discord server.
August 8 – 10, 2025
Ottawa, Ontario
"A kid-friendly poly camping weekend. Join us at Polywood this year to laugh, learn, and community build under the stars. Meet fellow like-minded poly people around the large communal bonfire; take part in various relationship building and strengthening discussions; share your poly knowledge and experiences over wine and cheese. We have limited scholarship funds available; email us at polywood.camping@gmail.com for more information."
August 2025? Check link for any 2025 update.
Carbondale (near Aspen), Colorado
(Not to be confused with the Colorado Polyamory Weekend Retreat, which is in a building with services.)
Robyn Trask and Jesus Garcia of Loving More have held this informal family-friendly campout nearly every year for 20 years. About 20 or 30 people have usually attended. "Come spend a weekend in the amazing White River National Forest near Carbondale, CO. This area boasts abundant wildlife, breathtaking scenery, and a rich history. Join us for hiking, exploring ghost towns, fishing, campfire cooking, conversations, and hanging out with other polyamorous families from the Rocky Mountain Region and beyond."
Robyn writes, "I started hosting this event in 2003 at the earnest request of my children who loved going to the group camp each year and meeting other kids who had weird polyamorous parents. This event was the place my kids could have fun and gave them lifelong friends.
"Now twenty years later my daughter is bringing her own child and it fills me with happiness!"
Robyn writes, "I started hosting this event in 2003 at the earnest request of my children who loved going to the group camp each year and meeting other kids who had weird polyamorous parents. This event was the place my kids could have fun and gave them lifelong friends.
"My kids are grown and I still love hosting this event each year and the opportunity to share my passion for the beauty of the Rocky Mountains with my extended family, the polyamory community.
Mid- to late August 2025; dates TBD.
Central New Hampshire
In 2024 PolyCamp Northeast expanded to a full week and changed its name to Camp Menagerie. "We believe this name more accurately reflects the beautifully eclectic bunch of humans that we are. Please be assured that it will be the same great Camp you know and love!"
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| On the dock |
PolyCamp Northeast began as a 3½-day gathering in August 2016 and has been running since, skipping 2020 during the pandemic. I attended three of the first four, and what a collection of loving hearts this was each time. Attendance is capped at 100 people. In 2021, 2022, and 2023 it sold out early. Attendees self-organized a variety of talks and activities: these have included nonviolent communication techniques, general poly discussion, genderqueer topics, yoga, nightly campfire, board games, crafts, a kayak race, cuddle party, talent show, dance.
The venue is a well-equipped old New England summer camp (each of the group cabins has an adequately functional full bath) in the New Hampshire lakes region about 2½ hours north of Boston. Waterfront with docks, paddleboards, kayaks, canoes. Three meals a day included.
"We support each other in the full spectrum of relationship structures, sexual orientations, and gender identities. This is a space of love, inclusion and acceptance. It is a culture of respect, safety, communication and healthy boundaries. We bring our best selves together to form a community where we can all thrive. Thank you for co-creating this community with us!"
September 19 – 21, 2025
Portland, Oregon
From the 2024 description: "Dive into three dynamic workshop tracks designed for everyone from seasoned ethical sluts to curious newcomers finding out how to be more poly-secure.
"Learn from both local and visiting sex and relationship educators who will guide you through skills and insights to enrich your non-monogamous journey.
"Here's a broad outline of what we're planning:
Friday night welcome event 7-11pm
Saturday: two tracks of programming 8am-7pm
Saturday night party 7-11pm
Sunday morning goodbye event 9am-1pm
"If you are interested in helping to make this event happen, we need lots of volunteers at all levels!" More about 2024.
Aug. 24 – Sept. 1, 2025
Nevada desert
Nevada desert
Village of PolyParadise has been running at Burning Man since 1999. This is a large theme-camp cluster, typically 350 x 440 feet, usually with about 250 campers. Generally about half the campers are repeats from previous years, half are new. Workshops and events include Poly High Tea, the famous Human Carcass Wash, Poly Friendly Social/Mixer, Ethical Slut Meet & Greet, Fire Flow Yoga, the Twisted Swan Celtic Pub, and the non-alcoholic Temple of Bacchus. Writes Benevolent Dictator Scotto, "The Village of PolyParadise was absolutely incredible and our best effort yet at creating this amazing On-Playa home. Each year there are many challenges and together we find a way to make things right, together we build an amazing space within the gates of BRC, a place to really call home in the desert." History.
September 2025? Dates TBD.
Ávila, Spain
Sept. 30 – Oct. 5, 2025
Rittergut Lützensömmern, Germany
The German organization PolyAmores Netzwerk (PAN) e.V., at Polyamory.de, runs transregional "Poly Meetings" for German-speaking polyfolks in Germany, Switzerland and Austria. The organizers say the gatherings are (translated) "a platform for networking and for the exchange of experiences and practical knowhow. Also theoretical discussions and the planning of cultural and political activities. The programme is self organized by the participants." Minimum age 18. The working language is German. In past years the meetings have sold out within days of being announced. (Also see Poly-Kalender of local and regional German-speaking events.)
The German organization PolyAmores Netzwerk (PAN) e.V., at Polyamory.de, runs transregional "Poly Meetings" for German-speaking polyfolks in Germany, Switzerland and Austria. The organizers say the gatherings are (translated) "a platform for networking and for the exchange of experiences and practical knowhow. Also theoretical discussions and the planning of cultural and political activities. The programme is self organized by the participants." Minimum age 18. The working language is German. In past years the meetings have sold out within days of being announced. (Also see Poly-Kalender of local and regional German-speaking events.)
Sometime 2025? TBD
London, UK
Pre-Covid, Polyday was drawing a total of 200-plus people every fall. The 2018 Polyday got a nice writeup in Vice UK. From the website: "Polyday is an annual day for ethically non-monogamous people and our allies to get together and share our knowledge and experiences -- the questions we've encountered, the lessons we've learned, and the joys and sorrows we've experienced. It is a day for responsible non-monogamous people to experience a comfortable, non-judgmental environment with their fellow poly people and their families. Children of all ages are welcome. Polyday provides an educational and community support network for people who are involved in ethically non-monogamous loving relationships, or who would like to be allies. We promote mutual, collaborative encouragement, solace, and exploration." Facebook page. In past years Polyday has sold out in advance.
Update: Polyday was brutally cancelled in 2022 by a hostile political faction, a failed competitor that had misleadingly tried to use its name. After this, Polyday's future is unknown; its organizers have expressed fear and burnout, and they hope others will revive it.
London, UK
October 16 – 20, 2025Breckenridge, CO
This gathering is held twice a year, in early summer and mid-fall. "Relaxing vacation time with poly friends. The Colorado Polyamory Weekend is a long weekend retreat hosted in a beautiful mountain lodge with all meals provided. The retreat is for polyamorous people and people in poly-relationships to hang out together in a poly-normative, accepting environment. The weekend goes from Thursday afternoon to Monday morning and is held in the beautiful Rocky Mountains in Colorado. Come relax, make new friends, and enjoy the beauty of the Rockies!"
November 7 – 9, 2025Indianapolis, Indiana Last year's was the first Midwest Love Fest, put on the organizers of the highly successful Southwest Love Fest in Tucson. Now it's back for it second year.
"Discover diverse relationship experiences through engaging workshops, vibrant social events, and a welcoming community.
"Join us for an exploration of relationship dynamics for those that relate differently. Our event will feature a variety of workshops, small group interactive sessions, a self-directed connection series, an included group brunch on Saturday, as well as exciting social gatherings on Friday and Saturday nights. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to connect, learn, and grow."
The hotel it's in is near the Indianapolis airport.
Note: Organizer Kate Kincaid says that she will help advise and mentor anyone who wants to start a hotel polycon in their own city. Write to southwestlovefest AT gmail.com
October 16 – 20, 2025
Breckenridge, CO
This gathering is held twice a year, in early summer and mid-fall. "Relaxing vacation time with poly friends. The Colorado Polyamory Weekend is a long weekend retreat hosted in a beautiful mountain lodge with all meals provided. The retreat is for polyamorous people and people in poly-relationships to hang out together in a poly-normative, accepting environment. The weekend goes from Thursday afternoon to Monday morning and is held in the beautiful Rocky Mountains in Colorado. Come relax, make new friends, and enjoy the beauty of the Rockies!"
Indianapolis, Indiana
Last year's was the first Midwest Love Fest, put on the organizers of the highly successful Southwest Love Fest in Tucson. Now it's back for it second year.
"Discover diverse relationship experiences through engaging workshops, vibrant social events, and a welcoming community.
"Join us for an exploration of relationship dynamics for those that relate differently. Our event will feature a variety of workshops, small group interactive sessions, a self-directed connection series, an included group brunch on Saturday, as well as exciting social gatherings on Friday and Saturday nights. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to connect, learn, and grow."
The hotel it's in is near the Indianapolis airport.
Note: Organizer Kate Kincaid says that she will help advise and mentor anyone who wants to start a hotel polycon in their own city. Write to southwestlovefest AT gmail.com
November 23 every year
Polyamory Day began in Canada in 2017 and has spread worldwide. Here are articles with free graphics and other publicity materials you can use to spread the word. More graphics! Google "Polyamory Day [your year]" for current doings.
2026
November 23 every year
Polyamory Day began in Canada in 2017 and has spread worldwide. Here are articles with free graphics and other publicity materials you can use to spread the word. More graphics! Google "Polyamory Day [your year]" for current doings.
2026
● Love Is Love (Germany)
January 2026?Homberg/Saar, Germany
The German organizations PolyAmores Netzwerk (PAN) e.V. (Polyamory.de), and Bisexuelles Netzwerk e.V. (BiNe.net) created this new conference in 2022 as the region emerged from the pandemic disruptions. The working language is German.
PolyAmores Netzwerk normally runs trans-regional "Poly Meetings" for German-speaking polyfolks in Germany, Switzerland and Austria. The organizers say the gatherings are "a platform for networking and for the exchange of experiences and practical knowhow. Also theoretical discussions and the planning of cultural and political activities." (Also, see the Poly-Kalender of local and regional German-speaking events.)
● Love Is Love (Germany)
January 2026?
January 2026?
Homberg/Saar, Germany
The German organizations PolyAmores Netzwerk (PAN) e.V. (Polyamory.de), and Bisexuelles Netzwerk e.V. (BiNe.net) created this new conference in 2022 as the region emerged from the pandemic disruptions. The working language is German.
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To add an event (of wide geographic interest, please) email it to me at alan7388 {at} gmail.com.
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| Kimchi Cuddles is based the cartoonist's real life. See her followup strip. And yes, she, "Rajeev" and "Terra" all made it to the Beyond the Love polycon in Ohio that year. |
How to find your LOCAL POLY COMMUNITIES and their get-togethers!
For socials, potlucks, discussions, support, etc. near you, find and join your local poly group(s). You can:
● Try googling polyamory with
your state and/or city.
● Search Meetup.com with keyword polyamory and enter your zip code or city.
● Search Facebook Groups for polyamory with the name of your state and/or city, and for poly with your state and/or city. Ditto Instagram, Twitter.
● In Canada see Canadian Polyamory Groups, a list put up by the Canadian Polyamory Advocacy Association ("last updated Aug. 2022").
So don't be too quick to assume, as you walk in the door, that you've
finally found your long-sought tribe. Watch out if a group seems to center
on one strong personality and her or his acolytes. Watch out for anyone who
tries to draw you into a faction; they're often guiltier of nasty crap than
the opposing faction. Bad actors often try to turn you against their
legitimate critics before you know any better.
If in doubt, ask around the larger community. It's a good sign if the group
has been running a long time and its people are known and liked. An
excellent sign to watch for is distributed leadership. That
means you see various different people in charge of stuff and an easy and
equal style of discussion and decision-reaching. Cults are bad news.
And when dating, of course, follow sensible safe-dating practices as always.
(For instance.
More.)
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Can't find a good local poly group? Maybe that's the universe saying you should start it! That's what Meetup.com is for.
Good people will and should be just a bit wary of you as described
above, so make sure to spell out right on Meetup your idea of
good poly, who the group is for, and at least a simple code of
conduct. A standard rule in poly discussion-and-support groups,
learned from experience, is no pickup attempts; the group is for
friendship, support, and community. If friendships evolve to dating,
that happens offline. "Socials" or "parties" may have more relaxed
rules, but ask.
– Here is organizer Kitty Chambliss's Polyamory Guide to Community Building. "So perhaps you’d like to start a community from scratch in your local area. I’m going to give you a roadmap for success to do just that!"
– Here are Joreth's many thoughts on the kinds of poly community events that might work in your area. She's been an organizer for many years and has pretty much done it all.
– Simple, exact details of how to plan and run a good poly gathering for the public: How I run poly picnic discussions, by Andrea Green.
– Prefer audio? From the Polyamory Weekly podcast: Episode #365, Building Your Poly Community with Meetups, and Episode #464, Building Your Poly Community as it grows.
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