22 April 2024
We are proud to present two great candidates for the election of Mr Fetish NRW 2024: Klaus and Richard.
In the coming weeks, we will be introducing them here at Mr. Fetish NRW> as well as on our social media. You can meet them in person at many Cologne Fetish Pride events.
The election will take place at the Fetish Boat on 19 May by the guests present.
13 April 2024
Annual General Meeting
Rheinfetisch met for its 2024 general meeting on 13 April.
Over 20 members in attendance had a lively discussion with the board about the past year 2023 and our plans for 2024. Our Mr Fetish NRW 2023 Christian gave a review of his year in office so far.
Many thanks to our hosts (and members) Frank and Adi from The 3B Bearded Bear Bar for the friendly hospitality!
30 March 2024
Annual General Meeting
The Rheinfetisch Annual General Meeting 2024 will take place
on 13 April at 3pm at
The 3B Bearded Bear Bar, Mühlenbach 53, 50676 Cologne
The invitation was sent out on time by email today. All members of Rheinfetisch are eligible to attend. We hope for numerous participation and a lively discussion.
To ensure that the meeting starts on time, admission is from 14:30.
8 March 2024
Mr. Bear Europe 2024 Election
Word is out now: on the Cologne Pride Boat, we're not just cruising along the Rhine and partying to the beats of DJs Maik Conrath and José Sanchez. The election for Mr. Bear Europe 2024> will also take place on board.
The election will be the highlight of the Mr. Bear Europe Weekend, which will take place as part of Cologne Pride 2024 from 19–21 July 2024.
Numerous bear title holders are standing for election: Belgium, the Netherlands, Portugal, the Czech Republic, Poland, Austria, Germany and Israel are represented so far. The candidates will be presented online in advance. The guests cast their votes on the ship and the new title holder is presented.
Online Tickets are available in the
TICKETSHOP>. Paper tickets can be obtained from Best of Cologne and MGW – Mega Gay World.
3 March 2024
Darklands
Darklands is now one of the biggest fetish festivals in the world. Of course, Rheinfetisch could not and did not want to miss it.
Half a dozen members were roaming around the market, the various events, the title holder elections and of course the parties...
...and at the socials. Rheinfetisch also extended an invitation and we met up on Saturday for a brief meet & greet with members, friends and some title holders.
15 February 2024
Mr. Fetish NRW 2024
The lines are open! We are looking for the Mr. Fetish NRW 2024 to succeed our 2023 title holder Christian.
Do you want to support and represent the fetish community North Rhine Westphalia?
Then apply by 16 April 2024 as a candidate for the election, which will take place on 19 May as part of Cologne Fetish Pride 2024.
Further information and the online application are available via our German website.
13 February 2024
Rheinfetisch Social
Everyone associates something different with "Stammtisch" – a regulars’ table. Some may think about gentlemen sitting around a pennant in a pub and waving slogans.
We felt that this didn't correspond at all to our monthly Fetisch Stammtisch. We want to reflect this in our name and have decided to meet at the Rheinfetisch Social in future.
Still open to everyone – whether a member or not (yet). Still specially welcoming anyone in Fetish Gear – and everyone else.
We look forward to premiering on 21 February from 7pm at Amadeus!
30 January 2024
Rheinfetisch TICKETSHOP
Hurray! Under the guidance and with the incredible help of Marvin and Ben from Puppy & Friends NRW>, we have set up our new Rheinfetisch TICKETSHOP>. This means no more advance booking fees for our events, as we host the shop on our own server.
We have activated all tickets for the Cologne Fetish Pride 2024>, as well as for the Cologne Pride Boat for CSD Cologne. Limited Early Bird tickets are available for some events; members of Rheinfetisch and the partner clubs of the Leather & Fetish Community LFC receive discounts for almost all events.
29 January 2024
Cologne Fetish Pride 2024
Planning for Cologne Fetish Pride 2024> is largely complete. The programme has been finalised and we are a tiny bit proud of it: there will be 14 official events over the 5 days, supplemented by a further 19 events and activities organised by our partners.
You’ll find everything in the official programme booklet, which will be available to download from mid-February and in print from the beginning of March.
27 January 2024
Fetisch Social Duisburg
On 27 January, our member Adrian once again hosted the Fetish Social Duisburg | Ruhrpott. A good dozen guys – including Rheinfetisch members from Bonn to Bielefeld – had a blast in a relaxed atmosphere with non-alcoholic gin and alcoholic beer and wine.
Rheinfetisch would like to thank Adrian for his initiative and hospitality and is looking forward to the next event.
20 December 2023
Cologne Pride Boat 2024
Save the date! 7 months from today, the Cologne Pride Boat by Rheinfetisch will set sail in 2024.
MS Rheinfantasie has been booked and preparations are underway. We will enjoy the unique panorama of Cologne for three hours on the Rhine with guests from all over Europe.
Early Bird tickets will be available in our TICKETSHOP> from January 2024.
16 December 2023
5 months to go today. From 16-20 May 2024, we will celebrate the 14th Cologne Fetish Pride.
Expect well over 20 events in 5 days from Rheinfetisch and our partners – organisations, bars, shops and saunas. You can already find the first ones on our website>; more will follow in the coming days and weeks.
You may want to start looking for accommodation. We have listed our partner hotels as well as some other hotels in handy locations.
8 December 2023
Rheinfetisch Website
There are some changes to the Rheinfetisch website.
The Homepage> received a new layout.
About us> introduces our club: Who are we? Where do we come from? What are our goals? How can you become a member – this is now also possible online> – or support us in other ways?
The new Community> page emphasises the importance of the entire fetish community in North Rhine-Westphalia. We welcome any initiative that supports our community and makes it more visible.
You can find a lot on the Internet about gay lifestyle, sex and prevention. When it comes to gay fetishes and kink, however, there is less. We have tried to compile relevant information on Your Fetish>.
1 December 2023
Rheinfetisch Newsletter
In addition to our monthly newsletter for Rheinfetisch members, we will also be sending an external newsletter to interested non-members from December 2023.
At the beginning of each month, we summarise important news from the previous weeks and provide an outlook for the coming month.
To subscribe, simply enter your name and email on Newsletter>. Previous newsletters will be available on the page for download. You can unsubscribe there as well.
21 November 2023
COLOURcode
For the third and last time for 2023, Rheinfetisch invites you to the COLOURcode Party at Pullermanns. If you've soaked up enough pre-Christmas atmosphere at the Christmas markets, this can be your hot close for this Friday.
DJ Maik Conrath will provide the beats – probably without Last Christmas and All I want for Christmas ...
All fetishes are welcome – there is no dress code. Men only!
15 October 2023
LFC Delegates' Meeting and
Mr. Fetish Germany 2024 Election
On the weekend of 17 to 19 November, the LFC delegates' meeting and election of Mr Fetish Germany 2024 will take place at the invitation of MSC Hamburg.
Rheinfetisch will be attending the meeting with the entire board.
With Christian, Mr Fetish NRW 2023, and Steven, Mr Fetish Hamburg 2023, two great candidates are standing for election. We are keeping our fingers crossed for both of them!
6 November 2023
Cologne Fetish Pride 2024
Partner Planning Meeting
Planning for Cologne Fetish Pride 2024 is picking up momentum!
On 6 November, we invited all fetish organisations from NRW as well as Cologne shops and venues to discuss ideas for next year's events with us.
In the premises of Aidshilfe Köln, we developed many exciting proposals with a good dozen partners – some as or similar to those from previous years, but also completely new concepts.
You can look forward to what we will reveal in the coming weeks and months.
11 October 2023
Stammtisch Süd
In parallel to our Regulars' Table in Cologne, Rheinfetisch invited to a Meet & Greet at WunderBar in Maspalomas' Yumbo Centre.
We welcomed friends, Mr. Leather Hamburg 2023 Uli, newly elected Mr. Fetish Gran Canaria 2023 Norbert, and Mr. Fetish Europe 2024 contestants Werner and Dennis.
20 September 2023
General Assembly and Election of the Board
On 20 September, Rheinfetisch e.V. held its annual general meeting at My Lord by Olli. 26 members discussed the reports of the board on the year 2022, current association topics as well as the plans for the year 2024.
One of the main items on the agenda was the regular election of the new board. Christian Huyeng, Richard Fischer, Stefan Casper and Stefan Gaßmann were elected to the board by secret ballot.
Stefan Casper was appointed chairman of the board, Richard Fischer will act as treasurer, Christian Huyeng will be in charge of public relations and membership services, and Stefan Gaßmann will be responsible for communications and social media.
The retiring board members Bernhard Schick, Frank Casper and Markus Hecker were thanked for their dedicated work in the past years.
4 September 2023
WEKINK
Cologne Kinky Weekend
For the first time this year, the WEKINK Cologne Kinky Weekend will take place over three days from 22 to 24 September 2023, with Rheinfetisch one of the partners.
In Badehaus Babylon Cologne, sauna and steam bath will be switched off – the 'dress code' is fetish gear, not towel.
There will be events around the clock with live DJs, GoGo's, drag queens, performances and shows, workshops and international content creators. Plus the pool, the play areas, a ball pool in the whirlpool and other special areas.
The BLACKcode by Rheinfetisch will close the event on Sunday.
More information and tickets are available at WEKINK>. Details on the the performers can be found on the Instagram> profile of WEKINK.
In addition, there will be a WEKINK Warm-Up at the KINKZ on Thursday, September 21 from 7:00pm – free of charge, of course.
1 September 2023
HIM magazine Fetish Special
Focus of the September 2023 issue of German HIM magazine is an extensive 31-page fetish special.
The editors interviewed eight title holders from the fetish community, including our Mr. Fetish NRW 2023, Christian.
Among other things, he comments on topics such as fetish in the gay community, the importance of Mr. Titles, LGBTQ+ and fetish as well as the "new generation".
If you can't find the magazine in pubs and shops, you can also read it online at HIM magazine>.
29 August 2023
Rheinfetisch @ Folsom Europe
Rheinfetisch will participate in Folsom Europe again in 2023. Christian, Mr. Fetish NRW 2023, will be our representative at the official dates, supported and surrounded by Rheinfetisch board and members.
Traditionally, Rheinfetisch invites you during the street festival to a Meet & Greet for a drink. Join us at Bar Dreizehn in Welserstraße 27 on Saturday at 3:00pm.
Everyone is welcome – members, interested parties or simply friends.
27 August 2023
Rheinfetisch Summer Barbeque
A tradition of the pre-Corona period is the Rheinfetisch summer barbecue.
We revived this in 2023 on the last Sunday in August. Because of the weather, we did not meet on the Poller Wiesen as planned, but at My Lord by Olli.
About 25 Rheinfetisch members and guests enjoyed delicacies from the grill, salads made by the participants, cakes and desserts and of course Kölsch on tap.
15 August 2023
COLOURcode
On 15 September from 10:00pm, Rheinfetisch invites to the next COLOURcode at Pullermanns>. Have a drink and chat with friends, move to the beats of DJ Lion Ayoo, or relax in the back quarters.
There is no dress code, but every bloke in fetish gear is especially welcome. Men only.
7:00pm Warm Up at
My Lord by Olli>
16 July 2023
Save the Date
Cologne Fetish Pride 2024
In 10 months from now it's happening again. Traditionally at Whitsun 2024, Rheinfetisch will organise the Cologne Fetish Pride for the 14th time.
From 16 to 20 May there will again be a variety of events organised by Rheinfetisch and our partners – parties, pub crawls and socials, fetish dinner and brunch, shopping, and of course the highlight will be the Fetish Boat with the election of Mr. Fetish NRW 2024 on May 19.
10 July 2023
ColognePride 2023
Rheinfetisch says thank you!
Thanks to ColognePride for organising the demonstration. Thanks to our partner Folsom Europe for the help with the Fetish Truck. Thank you to the 16 titleholders from Germany and Europe who supported us at the demonstration and the 'Lights Against Forgetting'. Thanks to our Rheinfetisch members and all non-members who made fetish visible in the foot group.
We have uploaded many pictures and reels of the Cologne Pride Boat as well as our fetish truck and the foot group at the demonstration to a Facebook Album>. Our profile is public, so you don't have to be logged in to Facebook.
4 July 2023
ColognePride Fetish Truck and Foot Group
Rheinfetisch will participate together with Folsom Europe in the ColognePride 2023 demonstration on Sunday, 9 July; Folsom Europe celebrate their 20th anniversary this year. The group will be led by our Fetish Truck, followed by the foot group.
We have been granted start number #155; directly followed by Puppy Cologne with #156. The Bears & Friends join a little further back with #187. We appreciate if you join us in fetish gear, so that we can impressively represent all facets of fetish.
Everyone is welcome in our group – whether Rheinfetisch member or not (yet). As things stand today, 17 title holders from all over Europe will join us.
We have decided not to sell the seats on the truck, but to reserve them for Rheinfetisch members, helpers and the title holders. The seats will be raffled off immediately before the start.
The demonstration will start at 12pm; foot groups are requested to come to the assembly area Mindener Straße in Cologne Deutz from 11am. Given our group will depart as #155 of 224 it should suffice to arrive around 1pm. Given the weather forecast, it is highly advisable to bring sun protection and sufficient drinks.
1 July 2023
Cologne Pride Boat 2023
The Cologne Pride Boat will depart from KD Anleger 3> Am Fischmarkt on Saturday, 8 July. Boarding starts at 12:30pm and we cast off punctually at 1:30pm.
On MS Rheinfantasie, we will cruise for 3 hours past the world-famous panorama of Cologne. DJs Skippo and Alejandro Alvarez will provide the hot soundtrack.
All guests are welcome - there is no dress code. As Rheinfetisch, we are of course looking forward to seeing as many people as possible in fetish outfits.
Tickets are available in our
TICKETSHOP>. Paper tickets without advance booking fee are available at Best of Cologne, MGW The Gay Concept Store, My Lord by Olli and The 3B Bearded Bear Bar.
27 June 2023
Rheinfetisch Barbecue
This year we will revive a tradition – the Rheinfetisch Summer Barbecue. Rheinfetisch provides the logistics from the barbecue to the beer benches to the tent, the participants take care of the physical well-being.
This year the barbecue is planned on the Poller Wiese for
Sunday, 27 August
All members and not-yet-members are welcome. We are looking forward to many participants!
Details will be announced in due course on the social networks.
18 June 2023
Leather Odyssey 2023
On the weekend of 16-18 June, our LFC partner club FLC Frankfurter Leder Club e.V.> invited to its Leather Odyssey 2023.
Rheinfetisch participated with 8 members, including our Mr. Fetish NRW 2023, Christian.
We enjoyed three days with a great programme – reception with introduction of the candidates, fetish pub crawl, a behind the scenes tour of the Frankfurt Zoo, the Leather Mania with election of the Mr. Fetish Hessen 2023 and finally a brunch.
The title of Mr. Fetish Hessen was awarded for the first time after a Mr. Leather Hessen had been elected in previous years. The first title holder is
Shkody | Pup Dino> from Kassel.
29 May 2023
Cologne Fetish Pride 2023
Are five days of Cologne Fetish Pride 2023 really already over yet?
Rheinfetisch is tickled pink to be able to welcome guests from so many countries to Cologne this weekend in glorious weather.
Among the many highlights were the city walk with Pitterman, the GUYZ Anniversary Party and of course the Fetish Boat on Sunday with the Mr. Fetish NRW 2023 election. During Fetish Dinner and Brunch we got to know each other better while savouring delicacies.
We would like to thank all participants, title holders, sponsors, shops, partners and of course our Mr. Fetish NRW 2023 candidates for giving us an unforgettable Cologne Fetish Pride 2023.
28 May 2023
Mr. Fetish NRW 2023: Christian
The guests on the Fetish Boat have voted: Mr. Fetish NRW 2023 is Christian.
Christian is a writer and freelance author and lives in Gelsenkirchen. Learn more about him on our Mr. Fetish NRW> page.
14 May 2023
Mr. Fetish NRW 2023 Contestants
Four candidates applied for the Mr. Fetish NRW 2023 election: Christian, Dirk, Olli und Uwe.
We introduced them with their thoughts and plans, and with pictures on our profiles on Facebook>,
Instagram> and
Twitter>.
Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence Daphne Maria and Rosa la ola Grande von und zu Lutschmunda will introduce them during the COLOURcode party at Pullermanns on May 26.
The election will take place on May 28 on the Fetish Boat as part of Cologne Fetish Pride 2023.
23 April 2023
New issue of 'der Stiefel'
After two years, a new issue of der Stiefel, the member information of the LFC Leather & Fetish Community, has been published (in German).
The LFC reports about the board elections at LFC and some members, about events of the past months in Bremen, Munich and Berlin, and gives an outlook on upcoming events in Stuttgart, Frankfurt and Nuremberg – and of course including our Cologne Fetish Pride 2023 at the end of May.
All issues of der Stiefel are available on the LFC website>.
30 March 2023
rik reports about the
Cologne Fetish Pride 2023
3 March 2023
Cologne Fetish Pride 2023
Presale has started
From now on you can use our TICKETSSHOP > the tickets for the Cologne Fetish Pride 2023 can be ordered.
Friday, 26 May Fetish Dinner (maximum 30 participants)
Saturday, 27 May City Walk (maximum 30 participants)
Sunday, 28 May Fetish Boat with Mr. Fetish NRW 2023 Election
Monday, 29 May Fetish Brunch (maximum 40 participants)
Rheinfetisch members receive discounts for some events.
Best of Cologne > in Schaafenstrasse 12 in Cologne grants a discount of 10% on the purchase when buying a ticket for the Fetish Boat in the shop.
3 February 2023
Call for applications for
Mr Fetish NRW 2023
After 3 cancelled Cologne Fetish Prides, a Mr. Fetish NRW > will be elected again this year. In the social networks, Rheinfetisch called on interested parties to apply as candidates.
An informal email to vorstand@rheinfetisch.de > suffices.
7 November 2022
Annual General Meeting
At the annual general meeting, Rheinfetisch board and members came together in the restaurant "Der Gockel" and discussed, among other things, the effects of Corona, the report on the past financial years and, above all, the plans for 2023.
12 October 2022
Wide open Regulars' Table
Since some Rheinfetisch members were in Gran Canaria for the Maspalomas Fetish Pride, we quickly expanded our regular open fetish get-together via video connection.
7 to 16 October 2022
Maspalomas Fetish Pride 2022
For the 10th anniversary Maspalomas Fetish Pride > invited all current and former titleholders. Over 10 days there was an extensive program with parties, pub crawls, socials, breakfast, brunch and shows.
As a special highlight, there was a photo shoot in the dunes with the all title holders.
10 September 2022
Folsom Europe 2022
Traditionally, Rheinfetisch invited for a drink in Kneipe 13 during the Folsom Europe street festival .
2 July 2022
Cologne Pride Boat 2022
The Fetish Boat at the Cologne Fetish Pride at Whitsun has been a tradition for many years.
When another Cologne Pride was planned for 2022, and since unfortunately no Cologne Fetish Pride took place that year, Rheinfetisch decided to make up for the boat trip at the CSD.
The MS Rheinfantasie – one of the flagships of the Köln-Düsseldorfer – became the Cologne Pride Boat on Saturday, July 2; several hundred visitors from all over Europe experienced an unforgettable party on the Rhine in front of the panorama of the city of Cologne.
2020 to 2021
Time of Darkness
Unfortunately, the activities of the Rheinfetisch came to a standstill during the Corona Pandemic, be it the club meeting, the parties and above all the Cologne Fetish Pride, which could not take place from 2020 to 2022.
4 May 2019
First fetish Schlager Night
We can not only beats but also tearjerkers.
But hand on heart, we (almost) all stand by that.
Together with Deck 5 in Mathiasstrasse 5 we organize the first Rheinfetisch/Deck 5 Fetish Schlager Night.
The Mutti from Deck 5 plays the popular hits from the 80s and 90s, as well as the chart hits from that time.
What could be nicer than seeing guys in their fetish sing along to Mary Roos and Co.
28 April 2019
Deck 5 participates in the
Cologne Fetish Pride 2019
We are pleased that the Gay Event Bar Deck 5 is taking part in the Cologne Fetish Pride.
20 April 2019
Program Booklets now available in Berlin
For the Easter meeting in Berlin we also distributed the program booklets in Berlin. Also in Boxer, Mr.B and R&Co.
20 March 2019
Presale has started
From now on our ticket shop > the tickets for the Cologne Fetish Pride 2019 can be ordered.
The highlight is the possibility to really save with the Best of Ticket.
With this combination ticket you not only get discounted access to the following events:
Fetish boot with Mr Fetish NRW election 2019 (Sunday)
Good bye Cologne Fetish Pride farewell breakfast (Monday)
For only €80 instead of the regular €91 (limited number of tickets!)
20 February 2019
Donation
In December 2018 we held a two-day fetish flea market in the rooms of the fetish store BEST OF at Schaafenstraße 12. 10% of the proceeds should benefit a project of the Aids Hilfe Köln. At the general meeting in January, it was decided that the 500 euros collected would go to the care of the graves in the Melaten cemetery.
On 20 February, at the inauguration of the stele in the cemetery, we were able to hand over the 500 euros to Elfi Scho-Antwerpes, the chairwoman of the AIDS association and mayor of the city of Cologne.
