2026 AltStar Expo and Awards Preview

Event dates: Thursday, June 11, 2026 (Day 1) Friday, June 12 (Day 2) Saturday, June 13 (Day 3) Sunday, June 14th (Day 4) Blog by Henry Ma / PHM

Above: AltStar Expo (From Day 3 Industry and Fans) Sierra Ballroom convention center inside the Plaza Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, NV.

Ok first thing first, myself and Ray (ImagesbyRay) never been to AltStar Expo and Awards. Frankly I wasn’t even aware this has been going on as this is their 15th year. So what is AltStar? (From their website) AltStar is tattoo, goth, punk, fetish, and alt-cosplay culture, basically all meshed up into this 4 days event. Yes it is a niche group and yes it is not everyone’s cup of tea. But boy oh boy the energy this group brings out it’s on another level. Let’s just say we had more fun shooting at the AltStar Awards event than any other adult industry parties/awards that we’ve been attending… how we missed out on this is beyond me.

Now I wasn’t able to make it to Day 1 (Industry) as it was on a Thursday but then again unless you’re a content creator, you’re not going to miss much. There’s some useful panels for collabs and photographers but other than that. It’s a chill day.

I was there Day 2 (Industry only) mainly because I was more interested in attending the Alt Pool party. See photos below

Above and Below: AltStar Pool party

The pool party was presented by Blue Blood as they provided drinks for each cabana. The strange part is this was NOT a private event as we saw family with their kids walked in.. it was super hot.. in fact, so hot that our cameras were overheating!

Day 3 is a combo of Industry and Fans with plenty of signings and photo ops along with tons of panels. It’s also the same day (night) that Alt.erotic with their yearly Pro Penis riders tournament being held at the world famous Nerd Bar. We weren’t going to miss this!

Above: Alt.Erotic group shot after the tournament.. you can’t see it but the Pro Penis is behind the group..

As for the winner, Lorelai Leigh took home the championship. Note she was also the previous year’s champion, defended her title against some stiff (no pun intended) competition!

Day 4 (final) is the AltStar Red Carpet and Awards being held at Bizarre Bar in downtown vegas. This was the main event we were looking forward to and it did not disappoint!