Black & Kinky Academy Weekend

Black & Kinky Academy Weekend, 2025-, is an American event in the bakushi / kinbaku ecosystem.

Active: 2025-

Era: 2020s

Black-led BIPOC Adult Kink & BDSM conference in Chicago, with classes, demos, performances, play spaces, vendor markets, film screenings and community / social programming. The official BKA 2026 page says the conference was imagined in 2025 and is created and led by Chicago-based kinksters, educators and organizers Mr. Scott, Kay Black and The Tantric Mystic / Shibari Mari, and lists The Tantric Mystic / Shibari Mari among featured presenters.

Official links

Official 2026 page
linktree
@bkaweekend

Sources

Black & Kinky Academy Weekend 2026 official page catalogue record
Linktree: Bkaweekend catalogue record
Haus of Blaque: Black & Kinky Academy Weekend catalogue record
Substack: Shibari Mari / The Tantric Mystic catalogue record
Instagram: The Tantric Mystic / @shiibariimarii catalogue record

People associated with Black & Kinky Academy Weekend: Shibari Mari.