Erotica is an adult, consumer exhibition held each November at Olympia, London, UK. A mainstream ‘lifestyle show’ aimed primarily at women and couples, visitors are encouraged to celebrate or re-kindle their relationships with goods and services aimed to enhance their love lives. Erotica's organisers claim that it is now the world's largest lifestyle show "for freethinking adults who are comfortable with their sexuality".

Exhibitors, including many small to medium-sized companies and sole traders, offer: fashion, corsetry, lingerie, shoes, jewellery, art, photography, sculpture, adult toys, games, books, dvds, furniture and romantic gifts. Popular, free entertainment includes: stage shows that run several times each day and are produced by London's Torture Garden; The Fantasy Boys' strip tease; entertainers that wander among the crowds; workshops and demonstrations (including glamour photography, bodycasting and burlesque classes); and a team of NHS sexual health advisors offering free advice, condoms and chlamydia testing. Erotica is keen to promote safe, respectful and responsible sex, and welcomes visitors of all persuasions – straight, gay and transgender.

History

Erotica's first show was at Olympia, London

Olympia, London

Olympia is an exhibition centre and conference centre in West Kensington, on the boundary between The Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham, London, W14 8UX, England. It opened in the 19th century and was originally known as the National Agricultural Hall.Opened in 1886,...

, in 1997 and has been an annual event there every November since then. 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

Neil Hamilton (politician)

Mostyn Neil Hamilton is a former British barrister, teacher and Conservative MP. Since losing his seat in 1997 and leaving politics, Hamilton and his wife Christine have become media celebrities...

promote the event
and the organisers did not return.

Previous shows

Erotica in London

Year	Dates	Visitors	Notes
1997	28–30 November	12,000
1998	??–?? May	14,000
1998	27–29 November	17,000
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	Visitors	Notes
2003	21–23 March	?
2004	26–28 March	20,000 (est)
2005	1–3 April	?

Erotica 2009 will be on 20–22 November 2009.

External links

• Erotica web site
• EROTICA 2009 (LONDON PIXELS photo set)
• EROTICA 2008 (LONDON PIXELS photo set)
• EROTICA 2007 (LONDON PIXELS photo set)
• EROTICA UK Profile