Finding a Local Community

Rope practice is grounded in the physical world. Sharing rope in person with a group of peers opens up possibilities that online learning can’t match.

General Tips on Finding Local Communities

Not everyone has the privilege of having an established community nearby, but if you do or have the possibility to travel, we highly recommend checking it out. Or maybe you’ll be like me and start your own! Communities are not always easy to discover, you can try finding local shibari schools or bdsm spaces with Google, but many of them are hidden. Here are a few tips to find them:

• Join Fetlife and search for groups in your area (free registration)
• Hitchin’ Bitches is a group for female-identified rope riggers, rope tops, and/or dominants, with chapters around the world, all listed here.
• Check shibari events map (not very active)
• Check the list below for resources by region.

Spaces and Groups List by Region

Here are some additional spaces, the one marked with a star*, I have personally visited or know people there and recommend. Always use caution when meeting new people. Note that most large cities may have a local group even if not listed here.

Africa

• South Africa
  • Cape Town – Embodiment Rope Space *

America 

• Fetlife: List of Rope Spaces in North America
• Fetlife: Directory group for USA and Canada
•  Argentina
  • Buenos Aires – Club Soguita Shibari *
• Brazil
  • Curitiba – Pequeno Dojo das Cordas
• Canada
  • Alberta, Calgary – Infinity Collective 
  • Ontario, Kitchener – Kitchener Waterloo Rope Social *
  • Ontario, Ottawa – Core-Ottawa *
  • Ontario, Toronto – Toronto Kinbaku Salon *
  • Quebec, Montreal – Tension *
  • Quebec, Quebec City – Cordespace *
• Chile
  • Santiago de Chile – Tension
•  Columbia
  • Bogotá – Shibari Night Bogotá
•  Cuba
  • Havana – BDSMKuba
• United States
  • Several locations – Ropecraft
  • California, Los Angeles – Devil Mask Society *
  • California, Los Angeles – LA Rope*
  • California, San Diego – All Tied Up San Diego
  • California, San Francisco – VoxBody Studio *
  • California, San Jose – Nocturnal Events
  • Colorado, Denver – Studio Friction *
  • Colorado, Denver – Very Engaged Rope Bottoming
  • Connecticut – Stamford – Tethered Together
  • Florida, Orlando – The Woodshed *
  • Florida, Tempa Bay – Tempa Bay Ties
  • Georgia, Atlanta – Rope Bite Atlanta
  • Indiana, Indianapolis – House of eight buddhas
  • Maryland, Bethesda – Bound Lark Rope Studio
  • New York, New York – Queer Rope Social *
  • New York, New York – Temple New York *
  • Texax, Austin – Austin Rope Slingers
  • Texax, Austin – Bightbound
  • Texas, Dallas – Bondage Expo
  • Texas, Dallas – DFWBound
  • Texas, Dallas Fort Worth – Texas Rope Group
  • Utah, Salt Lake City – Salt Lake City Kinbaku *
  • Virginia, Gainesville – Kinbaku Odyssey *
  • Washinton, Seattle – Full Circle Kink *

Asia

• China
  • Hong Kong – Kokoro Studio
• Japan
  • Akuaku’s list of rope places in Japan
  • Fetlife: Lists for Japan – Venues – Classes
  • Reddit r/BDSMJapan 
  • Tokyo/Hamamatsu – Kannawakai *

Europe

• Belgium
  • Antwerpen – Shibari Lounge *
  • Antwerpen – Studio TIEY
• Czech Republic
  • Prague – Subspace *
•  Denmark
  • Copenhagen – Kinbaku Lounge *
• England
  • London – Anatomie Studio *
  • London – RopeJam Studio
• France
  • Bretagne et Pays de Loire – Association EDO
  • Paris – Atelier Simonet *
  • Paris – Port d’attaches
• Germany
  • Berlin –  Karada House *
  • Berlin – IKSK *
• Netherland
  • RopeEventsNL list on fetlife
  • Amsterdam – RopeLounge *
  • Rotterdam – Ellipsis *
•  Spain
  • Barcelona – Espacio Nos *
• Switzerland
  • Basel – Tying with Friends

Oceania

• Australia
  • Adelaide – Shibari Adelaide *
  • Adelaide – Peer Rope Adelaide
  • Logan (Brisbane) – Evil Girl HQ *
  • Melbourne – Melbourne Community Rope
  • Sydney – Studio Kink Sydney *
• New Zealand
  • Auckland – Auckland Rope Dojo

Adding Groups to the List

Do you participate in a local community and want to list it here? Fill out the form: https://forms.gle/rjbH2M5WAahGwsXk6 

More about the list:

• See your organization and don’t want to be listed here, write to ebimcknotty@gmail.com, and we’ll remove it
• Spaces on the list are not vetted, but some are not included based on their bad reputation. Do let us know if there is a problematic space in the list.
• Have another space list you curate? Happy to add it to the list of lists!

Or return to Resources to explore different knowledge sources.