Erotica UK


Erotica was an adult, consumer exhibition held each November at Olympia, London, UK. A mainstream ‘lifestyle show’ aimed primarily at women and couples, where visitors were encouraged to celebrate or re-kindle their relationships with goods and services aimed to enhance their love lives. Erotica's organisers have claimed that it is the world's largest lifestyle show "for freethinking adults who are comfortable with their sexuality". Erotica cancelled its 2014 show and has since shut its doors.
Exhibitors, including many small- to medium-sized companies and sole traders, offered: fashion, corsetry, lingerie, shoes, jewellery, art, photography, sculpture, adult toys, games, books, DVDs, furniture and romantic gifts. Popular, free entertainment includes: stage shows that run several times each day and are produced by London's Torture Garden; Dreamboys; entertainers that wander among the crowds; workshops and demonstrations ; and a team of NHS sexual health advisors offering free advice, condoms and chlamydia testing. Erotica is keen to promote safe, respectful and responsible sex, and welcomes visitors of all persuasions – straight, gay and transgender.

History

Erotica's first show was at Olympia, London, in 1997 and has been an annual event there every November since then. Erotica Manchester had its first show at the G-Mex Centre in March 2003
but ticket sales were poor in 2005
despite attempts the previous year to attract visitors by having former Conservative Member of Parliament Neil Hamilton promote the event
and the organisers did not return.

Previous shows

YearDatesVisitorsNotes
199728-30 November12,000
1998??-?? May14,000
199827-29 November17,000
199926-28 November19,379
200024-26 November41,237
200130 Nov - 2 Dec54,984
200222-24 November59,797
200314-16 November65,542
200419-21 November70,000
200518-20 November80,000
200617-19 November82,000
200723-25 November70,000
200821-23 November56,000
200920-22 November56,000
201019-21 NovemberTBC

YearDatesVisitorsNotes
200321-23 March?
200426-28 March20,000
20051-3 April?

Erotica 2013 was held on 25-27 October 2013 at Tobacco Dock in London.