Erotica was an adult, consumer exhibition held each November at Olympia, London, UK. A mainstream "lifestyle show" aimed primarily at women and couples, it encouraged visitors to celebrate or re-kindle their relationships with goods and services aimed to enhance their love lives. Erotica's organisers claimed that it was the world's largest lifestyle show "for freethinking adults who are comfortable with their sexuality". Erotica cancelled its 2014 show and has not taken place since.
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 included stage shows that ran several times each day (produced by London's Torture Garden), Dreamboys, entertainers that wandered among the crowds, workshops and demonstrations (including glamour photography, bodycasting, and burlesque classes), and a team of National Health Service sexual health advisors offering free advice, condoms, and chlamydia testing. Erotica was keen to promote safe, respectful and responsible sex, and welcomed visitors of all sexual orientations – straight, gay, and transgender.
History Erotica's first show was at Olympia London, in 1997 and was an annual event there every November thereafter. 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
+ Erotica in London Year Dates Visitors 1997 28–30 November 12,000 1998 ??–?? May 14,000 1998 27–29 November17,000 1999 26–28 November 19,379 2000 24–26 November 41,237 2001 30 Nov – 2 Dec 54,984 2002 22–24 November 59,797 2003 14–16 November 65,542 2004 19–21 November 70,000 2005 18–20 November 80,000 2006 17–19 November 82,000 2007 23–25 November 70,000 2008 21–23 November 56,000 2009 20–22 November 56,000 2010 19–21 November TBC
+ Erotica in Manchester Year Dates 2003 21–23 March 2004 26–28 March 2005 1–3 April
Erotica 2013 was held on 25–27 October 2013 at Tobacco Dock in London.
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External links
Erotica 2009 (London Pixels photo set) Erotica 2008 (London Pixels photo set) Erotica 2007 (London Pixels photo set) Erotika UK 2010 at Bvents.Com