Several years ago I went to a foot party at the request (more like an order lol) of a Mistress I was seeing at the time. I was nervous beyond belief to walk in. Very afraid of being recognized. We did about 20 minutes of play - basically she ball busted me, made me kiss her feet, etc. I felt like everyone was staring but in reality most of the other subs there were just in their own head. The other Dommes there were definitely watching and cheering her on which I found to be super hot. After our play ended, I immediately bolted out of there! But once I was in the safety of my own car, I realized how exhilarating it was and I regretted leaving.

Since then, I’ve gone to a few fetish conventions, events and done some public play there. I absolutely love it. It lets me publicly live my fetish/kink but in a very safe space. I do find if you can have a Domme accompanying you, it changes everything. You go from creepy guy sitting in corner to coolest guy at the party.

I wouldn’t worry too much about being seen. Remember anyone you know who sees you there probably doesn’t want to be seen either! I do worry personally more about being filmed. Cell phones can be an issue and some folks just don’t respect privacy. But I just try to keep an eye out and I usually ask whomever I’m playing with to do the same.

I definitely recommend giving it a try. You are far more likely to regret not doing it than regret having done it.