Cosplay, VR porn and theme park rides: Sydney Sexpo still hitting the spot after two decades
Sexpo is also attracting young Asian fans keen to get a glimpse of Japanese adult internet star Mao Hamasaki.
Virtual reality porn, a giant penis-shaped amusement ride and an artist dubbed Pricasso, Sexpo, Sydney’s adult entertainment and lifestyle show is celebrating its 20th year but is just as hot as ever.
The four-day show in Australia’s largest city features big-name porn stars, numerous sex-toy stores, a giant ride named “Shafter” and moved further into the digital age this week with virtual reality porn.
Everyone’s here to kind of lose their inhibitions a bit, discover something new
“Twenty years is a long time in this game,” Sexpo Australia’s event manager Bentleigh Gibson said.
“I think it is terrific that Sexpo can be operating through this period of time and it’s still so well-supported by the industry and the populations of the countries and the states that we go to.”
The show has been franchised to South Africa and Britain bringing with it favourites such as artist Tim Patch, also known as Pricasso, a former Australian builder who uses his penis to paint.
While Sexpo draws thousands of Australians through its doors, it is also attracting young Asian fans keen to get a glimpse of Japanese adult internet star Mao Hamasaki, as well as an inaugural cosplay, short for costume role-play, contest.