September's Pleasure Calendar might be my favourite one yet.
Partly because there is SO much happening. Life drawing, naked sauna-ing, trivia, paint & sips, and several opportunities to talk about sex with strangers. Chef’s kiss!!
But also slightly biased because, for the first time, The Baths also has an event on the calendar.
On September 3, we're hosting a screening over at Brunswick Picture House for I Want Your Sex, followed by a very juicy post-film debrief with sex + kink educator Lex Nyree and professional dominatrix Sloane Steele. We’ll be talking sex, power, desire, fantasy and whatever else the film leaves us wanting to unpack. 🎟 Book here
Get your diaries out. Here's what's happening in September…
🧖 Sept 8 | BARE: In Your Natural Form | Preston
Leave your swimsuit at the door. BARE is a clothing-free Finnish sauna and hot-and-cold plunge experience at Wellness Social Club. Nudity here is deliberately neutral and non-sexual, with the whole experience centred around presence, recovery and getting comfortable being a naked human around other naked humans. Completely normal in plenty of places around the world. Slightly more novel in Melbourne. 🎟 Go get naked
🌷Sept 13 | Pussy Talks | Thirroul
An intimate evening dedicated to something we probably don't talk about enough: how to actually care for your pussy. Over food and drinks, naturopath Claire Luckman, Sera from Phany Organics and Miranda from We The Femme will unpack vaginal health, discomfort, body positivity and sexual self-esteem. Come eat, drink, learn and talk pussy. Open to anyone with a vulva, however you identify. 🎟 Join the conversation
🍷 Sept 16 | No Small Talk | Melbourne CBD
Okay, technically this one is for work. But it's spicy work. Casual networking drinks for people working across sex, tech, pleasure, relationships and culture. Expect good wine, sharp conversation and a room full of people who actually get what you do. 🎟 Come for a drink
🎤 Sept 17 | Cl*terally Trivia | Young Hearts, Melbourne
Sex-positive trivia and games hosted by Lex and Laura, your favourite Trivia Daddies. Expect lots of laughs, prizes and plenty of spicy myth-busting. Your years of accumulating extremely niche sex facts may finally pay off. 🎟 Assemble your team
🍷 Sept 18 | Vinos & Vulvas | The Bordella, Fyshwick
Spend two hours getting your hands dirty and making a vulva out of clay with The Hearth of Brigid and The Bordella. There'll be wine, grazing boards and everything you need to create your masterpiece. No pottery skills required, thankfully. 🎟 Make a vulva
💃 Sept 18 | Haus of Eva Launch | St Kilda
Three hours of moving your body and connecting with other women and non-binary folk, away from the male gaze. Expect guided somatic dance, red lights, Polaroids, plant-based snacks and plenty of room to express yourself however feels good. Sexy, but wholesome. No phones, no booze, just pure fucking power. 🎟 Get an invite
🤍 Sept 19 | Platonic Pleasure | Clayfield Yoga Studio, Brisbane
What does pleasure look like when sex is completely off the table? Spend two hours exploring connection through fully clothed, non-sexual touch with facilitator Gabriella Salmon. Think mindful touch, massage, movement, cuddles and solo, partnered and group practices. Everything is optional, consent is ongoing and you're always welcome to sit something out. 🎟 Explore Platonic Pleasure
🎨 Sept 20 | Custom Canvas Paint & Sip | Ettalong Beach
Send in a selfie beforehand and artist Jessica Davina turns your body into a custom paint-by-numbers canvas. Then spend five gloriously unhurried hours painting yourself, drinking bottomless sparkling and grazing. No artistic talent required. Perfection can stay home. 🎟 Paint yourself
🎓 Sept 21 | Class is in Session | Online
For parents who want to talk to their kids about bodies, sex and consent without recreating the awkward silence many of us grew up with. Sex coach Emily Matthews shares practical ways to handle tricky questions and turn "the talk" into an ongoing conversation. 🎟 Join the class
🍷 Sept 23 | No Small Talk | Surry Hills, Sydney
Sydney, you're up. Casual networking drinks for the sex-positive business community. Come meet the people building interesting things across sex, tech, pleasure, relationships and culture. No panels. No pitches. Ideally, no small talk. 🎟 Come say hi
🌿 Sept 24 | Secret Garden Society Meet & Greet | Geelong
A meet-and-greet for the sexually curious. Secret Garden Society's Garden Party is a low-pressure way to meet the community over a drink before venturing any further into the garden. It's social, not a play space, although apparently flirting is very much still on the menu. 🎟 Enter the garden
💚 Sept 27 | Jealousy Masterclass | Passionfruit, Fitzroy
Jealousy! Everybody's favourite emotion! Spend 2.5 hours unpacking what's actually going on when jealousy, comparison and insecurity rear their heads, and learning some practical tools for what to do when they do. Monogamous, poly, open, single, situation-shipping, figuring-it-out-ing: all welcome. 🎟 Book the workshop
And happening multiple times throughout September...
✏️ The Tipsy Sketching Club | Various locations
Grab a drink and have a crack at drawing some nude humans. Tipsy Sketching Club is a very low-pressure take on life drawing, where being good at drawing is absolutely not a prerequisite. Come for the sketching, stay for discovering just how difficult it is to draw a foot. 🎟️ Find a session
🎨 Soft Body Club | Brunswick West
A gentle community space for anyone who's ever felt like the world wasn't quite made for them. Each session brings together a small group for two hours of making something, exploring a topic and connecting with other humans. No art skills required. Come as you are, make some stuff, maybe find your people. 🎟️ Join Soft Body Club
🍑 Queer Erotic Embodiment | Every Wednesday | Online
A weekly online space for queer folks to explore pleasure and eroticism from the privacy of home. Each class combines guided solo practice, embodied exploration and group reflection, with a different topic each week. Clothing optional, cameras flexible, everything optional. Come curious. 🎟️ Explore the classes
Whether you make it to one event or five, I hope this calendar helps you find something you didn't know existed.
And if you're coming to I Want Your Sex on September 3, come say hi. I'll be the person simultaneously thrilled and mildly terrified that The Baths is officially making her first IRL appearance.
Until next time Bathers,
x Laura
Founder, The Baths
P.S. Know an event I've missed? Or hosting an event in October? Send it my way. 💌