Ponsonby Community Centre · 26 September 2026 · 2pm – 5pm
Behind Closed Doors Is Where It Happens. We Just Built The Door.
Curious Adult Market gives owner-operated adult and taboo businesses a real market slot, in front of customers who actually want what you sell. No judgment, no getting bumped for "family friendly" optics.
Ponsonby Community Centre | 26 September 2026 | 2pm – 5pm
(set up from 1pm, pack down by 6pm)
Legal, legitimate, and in demand.
- But try getting a stall at your local market and suddenly you're "not the right fit." - Bumped for something more family friendly. - Tucked in a corner nobody walks past. - Or told outright, politely or not, that what you sell makes people uncomfortable.
So you second-guess it. You wonder if putting yourself out there is worth the side-eye, the whispered comments, the customers who won't make eye contact.
Here's the thing: your customers exist. They're curious, they're interested, and they're actively looking. They just can't find you between the vanilla candle stalls and the face painting.
You don't need a permission slip to run a legitimate business. You need the right room.
We run Simple Pleasures NZ. We know exactly what it's like to sell something real and watch social media platforms actively work against you finding your audience. If we can barely find other adult businesses to network with, how is your actual customer supposed to find you?
That's not a "sell more" problem. That's a "we built the wrong systems for this industry" problem.
So we went and found what works. We researched a similar curated, in-person, judgment-free market running successfully in Wellington, and asked: why doesn't Auckland have this?
Curious Adult Market is the answer. Built by someone in your industry, for people in your industry, because the algorithm was never going to do it for us.
- Complete the online booking application with a few basic details about your offering. - This is an intimate, curated market, so we vet vendors to keep the mix right. - A $50 booking fee secures your 3m x 2m stall (trellis table available on request).
- Once approved, you'll be added to our online vendor directory so Curious Market customers can browse and find you before the day even starts. - We'll be pushing the event across social media and physical posters in approved locations. - Running free tickets through Humantix to keep it 18+ verified and gauge interest for future markets.
- Setup from 1pm, market runs 2pm to 5pm, packed down by 6pm. - As our inaugural market, we're heading to a local pub afterwards to celebrate. - All vendors are welcome to join us.
- Bespoke lingerie - Erotic art or photography - BDSM accessories - Risqué gifts and offerings - Naughty treats - Sensual massage artists and more.
A trellis table is available on request. Not a squeeze between the candle stalls, two clean rows, a one metre walkway, and a room full of people who came to shop with you.
- New customers who actually wanted what you sell, not tyre-kickers - Directory placement locked in before future markets even open, so returning customers already know where to find you - Connections with other adult industry owners who get it, no more being the only one in the room - You were there for the first one, when it was still small enough to matter
- Nothing changes, you're still relying on an algorithm that quietly suppresses your reach - Still hoping the right customer stumbles onto your page - This market runs quarterly without you - By the time you decide to join, early vendors already have the loyal customers and directory placement - Invisible stays invisible
Applications close 11 September 2026. Only 10 stalls available, 3m x 2m each, laid out for real foot traffic, not a squeeze between the candle stalls.
Seen it work elsewhere
A similar curated market in Wellington and Hamiltonruns this exact model, adult and taboo vendors, a real audience that came specifically to shop with them. From bespoke harness and lingerie makers to sensual art and jewellery, businesses like these found a room full of interested, over-18 customers instead of getting shuffled to the corner of a mainstream market.
Curious Adult Market is bringing that same energy to Ponsonby Community Centre. Only 10 stalls. Once they're gone, you're waiting for the next quarterly market.