about.

FRICTIONfest is a multi-day rope education intensive for people who tie, people in ropes, switches, self-tiers, and everyone in between.

If you’re looking to level up your floorwork, explore rope dynamics, refine technique, grow connection with people you tie with or the greater rope community in Calgary (Moh'kins'tsis), Alberta, Canada, this is the place to do it!

Since our debut in June 2025, FRICTIONfest has hosted some delightful and skilled humans, including WillCat, Kitsuknot, and cowboygirldog from Tension Mtl, bringing their expertise, creativity, passion, and unique insights into rope and rope bondage.

We’re all about hands-on learning, playful experimentation, and fostering a rope community that’s safe, respectful, inclusive, and endlessly curious.

Whether you’re perfecting your ties, testing new transitions, learning a different way to tie a knot, or just soaking it all in, FRICTIONfest is designed to help you grow, connect, and have a damn good time doing it.