Frequently asked questions

Scene is a community events calendar for the kink and leather community — title contests and weekends, fundraisers, parties, socials, classes, and conferences. Anyone can post; every listing is moderated before it goes live. It's volunteer-run and privacy-first.

Yes — free to browse and to post. Scene is funded by voluntary donations and unobtrusive sponsor cards, not by selling your data.

You can browse without an account. To post, save events, or subscribe to a personal feed you sign in with a magic link — enter your email, click the link we send, done. There are no passwords.

We never collect legal names. The only identity on Scene is a scene name you choose. Your email is used solely to sign in and (if you opt in) to send you notifications — it's never shown publicly.

Go to Post event and fill in the details: title, date(s), city, venue, type, an optional poster, social links, and a description. You can add an info/tickets link and hide the exact address until someone RSVPs.

Every submission is moderated before it goes live, so it won't show immediately. A volunteer reviews new posts and approves or declines them. Once approved, your event appears in the feed and anyone following that city is notified.

If you posted it while signed in, yes — open your account, find it under Your events, and hit Edit. Saving an already-approved listing sends it back to moderation before it goes live again.

Posted while logged out (email only)? Reach out with the event name and we'll update or remove it for you.

Six types: Title / Weekend, Fundraiser, Party, Social, Class / Workshop, and Conference. Pick the closest fit — it drives the colour tag and the type filters.

The US and the UK. Choose the country when posting; the feed and city list let people filter by country and city.

It marks events from an established organiser or venue the Scene team recognises — a trust signal for attendees. It's applied by a moderator; it doesn't change who can see the event.

Yes. If you already publish a calendar, Scene can auto-import it so you never re-type an event. We register your calendar feed once; new events then flow in on their own and (for trusted sources) can skip the moderation queue.

To get set up, get in touch with your venue/org name and your calendar link. Auto-import is enabled by the Scene team for approved venues.

iCalendar (.ics) is preferred and the most reliable — most calendar tools, ticketing platforms, and website plugins can export one. RSS feeds are supported on a best-effort basis. Share whichever URL your platform provides.

Feeds are fetched automatically once a day, and the team can trigger an import on demand. Events are de-duplicated by their source ID, so re-running an import updates existing entries instead of creating copies — and it never overrides a status a moderator has already set.

Privacy is a first-class feature: scene name only (no legal names), no passwords, and no personal data in shareable links. Your private calendar feed is keyed by an unguessable token, not your user ID.

Scene is for adults — a one-time 18+ confirmation is remembered on your device. Events flagged explicit are additionally gated server-side, so they're only shown once you've opted in, not from the age cookie alone.

Yes. When a host hides the address, it is never sent to the public feed, the API, the map, or the calendar file until a viewer RSVPs. The map only ever geocodes to the city, never the exact venue.

You control that. When you add an event to your calendar, Scene warns about lock-screen exposure and lets you set a private display name — the calendar entry uses that instead of the real event title.

Every event detail has a Report option that alerts moderators. Use it for anything inaccurate, unsafe, or that doesn't belong.

Tap Save on any event to add it to My schedule. Saved while logged out? Your picks are kept on your device and offered for merge when you sign in.

Yes — each event exports an .ics file (all-day, with correct end dates) or opens straight into Google Calendar. There's also an export-all option for your whole saved schedule.

Instead of importing one event at a time, subscribe once to your private feed (a webcal link) and your saved events stay in sync in your calendar app. The link is keyed by a secret token unique to you — keep it private; you can rely on it staying stable.

Yes — follow a city and you'll be notified when a new event there is approved, so you don't have to keep checking back.

By the community. Voluntary donations cover hosting, the domain, and email; non-intrusive sponsor cards help too. No paywalls, no data selling.

Sponsor cards appear gently in the feed and support the project. Get in touch and we'll share the details.