For full details check out www.londonfetishweekend.com

THURSDAY

Kickoff is on Thursday 2 with the Movers, Shakers & Stirrers cocktail party hosted by The Fetishistas, a fantastic opportunity to schmooze with the models, designers, performers, promoters and crews working on the weekend's events in a friendly, social setting with a relaxed dress code. www.thefetishistas.com.

Resistance Gallery, Studio 265, Poyser Street, London E2 9RF

8.00pm ‘til Late

Tickets £8.00 in advance only

FRIDAY

Friday 3 offers fetish clubbers the decadent ‘Carnival Divine' themed LFW Special from the infamous Club Subversion. Hosted by Mistress Absolute and London Fetish Scene stalwart Bobette, who between them boast a wealth of kinky partying experience, Subversion has a reputation for attracting committed fetishists and serious players to its strict dress code events. www.clubsubversion.com.

Club Colosseum, 1 Nine Elms Lane, Vauxhall, London SW8 5NQ

10.00pm to 6.00pm

Tickets from £18.00 in advance

FRIDAY & SATURDAY

Friday 3 & Saturday 4 The Xpo at The Barbican opens for two days of the very best fetish and alternative shopping around plus spectacular catwalk shows, demonstrations including a rare appearance by fetish photographer Charles Gatewood, escapologists, burlesque and carnival performances. The Xpo, remodelled and re-launched last year with great success, promises to be even bigger and better for 2008, with many firm favourites from last year joined by lots of new exhibitors. www.theXpo.co.uk.

The Barbican Exhibition Hall 1, Golden Lane, London EC2Y 8DS

3.00pm to 9.00pm Friday / 11.00am to 8.00pm Saturday

Tickets at £10 either day available in advance or on the door

SATURDAY

On Saturday 4 Torture Garden take centre stage with their very own London Fetish Ball, taking place at Mass, Brixton, in four themed rooms: Club Arena, the Ballroom Blitz/Performance Stage, Infernal Mechanix Dungeon and the Couples Playroom.

There'll be fashion shows by Mother of London and Pandemonia; fashion performance and body suspension by AMF Korsets; twisted performances and burlesque from Ryan Styles and Empress Stah; and Japanese bondage performance by Midori and Kumi. www.torturegarden.com

Mass, St Matthews Church, Brixton Hill London SW2 1JF

10.00pm to 6.00am

Tickets from £26 in advance

SATURDAY & SUNDAY

To finish off on Sunday 5 Chaz Royal's Sexy Circus Sideshow & Burlesque Bazaar - the man behind the London Burlesque Festival takes over Bush Hall in West London to recreate the era of the travelling circus sideshow for two nights only (Saturday 4 and Sunday 5).  www.londonburlesquefest.com

Bush Hall, 310 Uxbridge Road, London, UK, W12 7LJ

8.00pm to 11.00pm

Tickets £20.50 in advance

For full details on all events and to buy tickets visit www.londonfetishweekend.com.