The directory of tease

PASTIE POP Burlesque Night

Seasonal burlesque night (classic, neo & comedy) at the Schwanenhöfe, produced by Miss Elinor Divine — a declared safe-space show.

Toronto Burlesque Festival

Multi-day international burlesque festival in Toronto, Ontario.

Baltic Burlesque Gala

A port city with plenty to reveal.

Lyon Burlesque Festival

Lyon's annual burlesque festival each November at Marché Gare.

Bohemian Burlesque Festival

Czech your inhibitions at the door.

Méditerranée Burlesque Festival

Montpellier enters the scene!

Dutch Burlesque Festival

Where the Lowlands get high heels.

Belfast Burlesque Festival

Belfast's burlesque festival, in Northern Ireland. Newcomers and Pros and welcome (and apply separately).

Sacré Burlesque Festival

Oh, oui... c'est pétillant!

Teaser Fest

Featuring over 100 performances over 4 days, Teaser Festival is a four-day celebration of Burlesque, fine food, well-crafted beverages, and live entertainment.

Venice Burlesque Festival

International burlesque show-contest in Venice's historic centre.

Vermont Burlesque Festival

An annual burlesque festival held across Vermont cities (Burlington, Barre), typically the third weekend of January, showcasing classic and neo-burlesque with local and international talent.

Strasbourg Burlesque Festival

Annual burlesque festival held at Le Point d'Eau in Ostwald, near Strasbourg.

That's Amore Burlesque Festival

Rome's international burlesque festival and competition, produced by Sophie Zaffiro and Ann Daloos.

Kiki's Burly Q

Oslo's burlesque & cabaret show by Kiki Chérie. Debuts alongside seasoned performers.

Sternennacht Varieté

Varieté Show featuring different art forms such as Burlesque, Acrobatics and Artistic. All different kind of applications are welcome.

Brest Burlesque Festival

Brittany's burlesque festival at Cabaret Vauban.

Moisture Festival

A large annual comedy and variety arts festival in Seattle, Washington, running March-April; includes late-night burlesque (Frisky Friday) shows with a regional performer open call.

Élite Burlesque Festival

International burlesque show-contest with a workshop day at Teatro Corso in Mestre (mainland Venice).

Hollywood Burlesque Festival

An annual burlesque festival and competition in Los Angeles, California, held at the Ukrainian Cultural Center, with titles including Miss Hollywood and Hollywood Starlet.

UDIN Burlesque Festival

Your reason to visit Udine.

Vancouver International Burlesque Festival

Canada's longest-running burlesque festival (since 2006!), held each spring in Vancouver, British Columbia, with international performers across multiple showcases.

SaarLorLux Burlesque Festival

Opulence and glamour in Europe's best-kept secret.

Alpes Burlesque Festival

The only peaks being chased here are pasties.

Mainz Burlesque Festival

Where Rhine Meets Rhinestones.

Leipzig Burlesque Festival - The big Tease

The very first edition, coming at you in 2027!

Pacific Northwest Burlesque Festival

An annual burlesque, cabaret and variety festival in Tacoma, Washington, featuring the Best of PNW Burlesque Competition and crowning of the Monarch of PNW Burlesque.

Texas Burlesque Festival

An annual burlesque, cabaret and variety festival in Austin, Texas, running since 2008 with shows, workshops and community programming at venues including the Long Center.

Vicenza Burlesque Festival

Marble meets mischief.

Show-Me Burlesque & Vaudeville Festival

An annual multi-day burlesque, vaudeville and variety festival in St. Louis, Missouri, held each May at venues including the Casa Loma Ballroom.

Atlantic Burlesque Festival

Annual burlesque festival in Halifax, Nova Scotia, held at Neptune Theatre with performers from Atlantic Canada and beyond.

Cabariel Burlesque Festival

5th edition of the Cabariel Burlesque Festival in Paris, 4–5 June 2027. Two nights, two worlds, including a competition dedicated to newcomers.

Cuore e Burlesque Festival

Fellini's hometown gets frisky.

Pisa Burlesque Festival

Where towers lean and talent shines upright.

Amazing Flamingo

Turin-based burlesque brand and academy producing recurring cabaret shows and the annual Cabaret Burlesque Torino Festival.

Amsterdam Burlesque Revue

Touring theatrical burlesque production (classical striptease with variety, circus and dance) playing theatres across the Netherlands each season.

Amsterdam Burlesque Show

The Netherlands' biggest annual burlesque show + party (around Valentine's).

Arizona Burlesque Festival

An annual multi-day burlesque festival in Tucson, Arizona, showcasing burlesque talent from around the world.

Bagel Burlesque Expo

Neo-burlesque festival in Montréal, Quebec, welcoming original, comedic and offbeat acts from local and international performers.

Barcelona Burlesque Meeting

Fa calor!

Bavarian Burlesque Festival

Lederhosen twirls meet feather boas.

Berlin Burlesque Festival

Days of dazzle in Europe's capital of avant-garde.

Berlin Freak Burlesque Circus

As the organizers put it: Burlesque & boylesque alongside freakshow, aerial and a rock'n'roll party! Find them at the Roadrunner's Paradise.

Black Burlesque Festival

Get ready, London!

Blue Moon Cabaret

Burlesque & boylesque cabaret (1920s–50s glamour) by Xarah von den Vielenregen — a recurring guest production at Krystallpalast Varieté.

Bohème Sauvage

Recurring 1920s-themed ball (roughly monthly, at various Berlin venues) featuring burlesque, jazz and varieté acts — period dress encouraged.

Boudoir Noir

Burlesque show based in Bern.

Bouvardia Drag & Burlesque

Beginner-friendly drag and burlesque development stage in Gothenburg, showcasing next-generation and experienced performers.

Boylesque Festival

A kaleidoscope of expression.

Bruges Burlesque Festival

The swans may glide in silence, but the corsets snap loud.

Burlesque Circus

International showcase mixing drag, burlesque and circus arts, produced by Misty Lotus Productions.

Burlesque Dinner Heidelberg

Recurring burlesque dinner show at the historic Frauenbad — three courses with wonderful performances.

Burlesque Extravaganza

Modern cabaret with drag & burlesque by Misty Lotus Productions.

Burlesque Hall of Fame Weekend

The world's largest and most prestigious annual burlesque event, held each spring in Las Vegas, Nevada, featuring the Miss Exotic World competition and reigning-queen showcases.

Burlesque Luxembourg

Lëtzebuerg lifts the curtain — and a little more.

Burlesque Night (Dia Décadence)

Rhineland burlesque gala by Dia Décadence — classic burlesque with a strict dress code. The Düsseldorf edition (Dia Décadence atelier).

Burlesque Night Aachen

Rhineland burlesque gala by Dia Décadence — classic burlesque with a 1920s dress code.

Burlesque Pandemonium

Body-positive, queer-empowerment burlesque show (neo, classic & draglesque) at Club N8schicht, roughly quarterly.

Burlesquerie

Valencia's clandestine-cabaret night at Radio City.

Burnout Burlesque

Stockholm burlesque night creating a low-pressure, safe space for performers to try new acts.

Cabaret Bohème

A long-running Brighton cabaret, burlesque and circus show hosted by Veronica Blacklace.

Cabaret des Péchés

Brno's permanent cabaret club with a regular in-house burlesque programme.

Cabaret Lab

Brighton's open-mic variety cabaret night and testing ground for new burlesque, comedy and experimental acts, on the first Sunday of the month.

Cabaret Provocateur

A cabaret and burlesque showcase at the Wales Millennium Centre featuring UK cabaret talent.

Café Lusitano

Long-running Porto bar with regular drag & burlesque nights.

Clandestine Cabaret

London's favourite multi-media cabaret.

Cologne Burlesque Festival

Carnival chaos meets cabaret glam.

Cologne Rouge

Recurring burlesque cabaret evenings hosted by Mdlle. Parfait de la Neige, Nita Bon Air and Viva Flame at Brasserie Echtzeit.

Colorado Burlesque Festival

An annual three-day burlesque, drag and variety festival in Denver, Colorado, held at The Oriental Theater with performers from around the world.

Copenhagen Burlesque Festival

Little mermaids. Fishnets. Pure temptation.

Cozy Cabaret

Basel's sexiest secret.

Croatian Burlesque & Cabaret Festival

Burlesque in Croatia's capital of culture.

Das Burlesque Dinner

A touring three-course dinner show with 1920s-style burlesque acts between courses, playing venues across Germany.

Die Burlesque-, Drag- und Cabaret-Nacht

Renitenztheater's burlesque, drag & cabaret night.

Die Schatzkistl Burlesque-Nacht

Recurring burlesque revue hosted by Fanny di Favola with rotating guests at the Schatzkistl theatre-club.

Divine Burlesque Show

Prague's luxury theatrical burlesque with acrobatics, cabaret choreography and live singing (by Linde Von Schwärze). Shows through the year.

Dundee Burlesque Festival

A wee glimpse of glamour.

Elysian Cabaret

Zurich's bold new out-of-the-box experience.

Festival Burlicious

Making Donneville blush.

Festival Internacional de Cabaret

Large international cabaret festival in Mexico City, programmed by the city Ministry of Culture, featuring cabaret theatre, political satire and burlesque across many venues.

Firestorm Cabaret

East Anglian burlesque, circus, comedy and variety show presented by Tempest Blaze at The Ark in Newmarket, Suffolk.

Frankfurt Burlesque Festival

Skyscraper steel and burlesque — a heist of the senses.

Fräulein Frauke Presents

One of Europe's biggest burlesque and cabaret shows.

Golden Era Burlesque

A burlesque revue embracing the vintage art of the tease! We are celebrating the glamour of Old Hollywood, with the sound of classic jazz and the vibe of nightclubs in the 1920s-50s!

Gran Canaria Big Bang Vintage Festival

Annual vintage & rock'n'roll festival (40s–60s culture) at Parque de San Telmo — opens with a burlesque cabaret ('El Cabaret de las Vanidadex') and features burlesque among the music, markets and pin-up programming.

Grande Cabaret Lisboa

Your Lisbon nights, organized by Louise L'Amour and Veronique DiVine.

Heart of Ireland Burlesque Festival

Prepare to be bedazzled on the Emerald Isle.

Hebden Bridge Burlesque Festival

Hills and heart meet burlesque art.

Highway to Hull Burlesque

Highway to Hull returns to DoubleTree by Hilton Hull. 4 shows, drag bingo, market, talks, workshops and more!

House of Burlesque: Overture

An immersive burlesque cabaret by House of Burlesque at QT in Covent Garden, inspired by the hidden history of 66 Great Queen Street; runs on select Friday nights.

House of Burlesque: Speakeasy

House of Burlesque's regular Saturday-night burlesque and cabaret show in London.

Hundred Watt Club

Glittering, sublime & ridiculous.

Immersive Cabaret — Parisian Luxury Hotel

A new international immersive cabaret show at a Parisian luxury hotel (2026–2027, minimum 10 dates), produced by Chanelle de Mai & Julie Sevestre. Casting international cabaret and burlesque artists.

International Nerdlesque Festival

The world's first festival dedicated to nerdlesque (pop-culture and fandom-themed burlesque), founded 2014 in NYC and held in 2026 in Washington, D.C. at Dance Place.

International Ohio Burlesque Festival

An annual multi-day international burlesque festival in Cleveland, Ohio, held each August at the Beachland Ballroom in the Waterloo Arts District.

International Stockholm Burlesque Festival

One of the world's biggest burlesque festivals, a two-night showcase of international performers at Södra Teatern and Nalen Ballroom.

Kansas City Burlesque Festival

An annual burlesque and variety festival in Kansas City, Missouri, featuring a Classic Performer Competition at venues including the Folly Theater.

Kleine Nachtrevue

Berlin's dedicated burlesque theatre in Schöneberg — the weekly 'Saints & Sinners Burlesque' every Friday and Saturday

Klubb SHINE

Underground burlesque club night in Stockholm, Sweden.

Knutschfleck

Cocktail bar & varieté near Alexanderplatz — weekly Friday & Saturday shows mixing dance, cancan, artistry and burlesque-style acts.

La Burlatorium

A recurring burlesque show staged at the ComedyHaus in Zurich.

Land of the Sky Burlesque Festival

An annual three-day burlesque festival in Asheville, North Carolina, with themed shows at The Grey Eagle and the Wortham Center for the Performing Arts.

Le Sanctuaire

New show in Switzerland! 1st edition held in 2025

Mama Ulitas Burlesque Salon

Recurring burlesque salon curated by Leipzig pioneer Mama Ulita at Felsenkeller/Naumanns, with a summer open-air edition.

Melt

1920s New York-style speakeasy bar and restaurant in Stockholm with burlesque, cabaret and live performance (open Thu-Sat).

Montreal Burlesque Festival

Long-running international burlesque festival in Montréal, Quebec, held at Club Soda and including the Mister & Miss Burlesque Montreal competition.

Napoli Burlesque Festival

Vesuvius simmers and the stage erupts with glamour.

Nasty Burlesque Festival

Cobblestones whisper secrets, and the spotlight bares all.

New York Burlesque Festival

A major annual four-day burlesque festival in New York, New York, produced by Thirsty Girl Productions, drawing hundreds of performers from around the world.

Newcastle Burlesque Festival

Four-day Newcastle burlesque festival mixing local talent with international headliners.

Nocturnal Creatures Cabaret

Ohh! Lala! Chérie!

Monthly burlesque and cabaret night at Plaza Klub, staged in 1950s Hollywood glamour — international burlesque alongside circus, fire and trapeze, under the artistic direction of Emma Mylan.

Ooh La La Burlesque Cabaret

A Parisian-themed recurring burlesque and cabaret night.

Open Hearts Club Cabaret

A curated cabaret and variety show at the Phoenix Arts Club in London, spotlighting emerging performers.

Picardie Burlesque Festival

Digging deep into the art of the tease.

Rewia Burleski by Madame de Minou

Warsaw-based burlesque show led by Madame de Minou, playing in theatres across Poland each season.

Rising Starlets Burlesque Show

Recurring burlesque & boylesque show by Dixie Dynamite's School of Burlesque at Theater Drehleier.

Rosa Burlesque Festival

La Ville Rose gets a scarlet splash.

Rote Bühne Burlesque

The Golden Glamour Show by Germany's oldest burlesque ensemble, at its home Theater Rote Bühne (since 2008).

Salon Shangri-La

Show series by Studio Shangri-La.

Saskatoon International Burlesque Festival

A four-day international burlesque festival in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, held at the historic Broadway Theatre — with drag and burlesque showcases and professional development workshops, featuring performers from Canada, the US and beyond.

Seastar Burlesque Festival

A burlesque festival actually held on the beach! 🌺

Shimmy 'n' Shake Nights

A 90-minute burlesque revue at Petit Cabaret with recurring weekend dates throughout the season.

Showlesque

Weekly night of live burlesque, comedy and circus.

Sicily Burlesque Festival

The gods of Mount Etna meet the queens of tease.

Slavic Burlesque Festival

International burlesque & boylesque competition in Warsaw (by Pin Up Candy) promoting the scene across Slavic countries.

Soirée Décadence

Intimate in-house burlesque salon by Dia Décadence, with a strict period dress code.

Stuttgart Burlesque Festival

Precision-engineered provocation.

Tease Me, Please!

The Swiss showcase of Glamour, Comedy, Burlesque!

Teasin the Bay

A multi-day beachside burlesque and swing festival with workshops, shows, live bands and competitions at Armenistis Camping in Sithonia, Halkidiki.

The Boobytrap Burlesque and Cabaret

A recurring burlesque and cabaret dinner show by Tawny Kay.

The Bunny Burlesque St. Pauli

Hamburg's dedicated burlesque stage on the Reeperbahn (an Olivia Jones venue) — two shows every Friday & Saturday, then a late party.

The Burlesque Bohéme

Founded by Rosi Rabbit and Florian The Brain.

The Dirty Circus

Ireland's established touring burlesque & cabaret club night.

The Firebirds Burlesque Show

Large-scale touring rock'n'roll & burlesque revue with a live band and rotating international cast, playing theatres across Germany each year.

The Lipsi Lillies Burlesque Show

Leipzig's first burlesque troupe (since 2009) with rotating themed shows at Central Kabarett.

The Peacock Lounge Burlesque & Cabaret

A regular seated burlesque and cabaret variety show staged at The Y Theatre in Leicester.

The Prague Burlesque Show

Czechia's flagship weekly burlesque show at the Royal Theatre.

The Showgirls of Burlesque

Modern burlesque show led by Lola La Tease — a long Sunday residency at Showbühne Berlin.

The Spectacular Cabaret Fest

Lisboa, menina e... malandra.

Tip the Velvet Burlesque Club

Sweden's oldest burlesque club with themed shows across the year.

VA VA VOOM Burlesque Varieté

VA VA VOOM is an Open Stage for burlesque performance, music, poetry, drag and more. Open for every level.

Varieté Burlesque – The Filly Follies

Show by The Filly Follies in the Silbersaal ballroom of the Deutsches Theater.

Vaudeville Variety Revue

Sheila Wolf's high-end touring burlesque revue (acrobatics, magic, drag, live singing), playing German cities each spring.

Vertigo Burlesque Show

Wrocław's monthly resident burlesque night at the Vertigo Jazz Club, with Polish and European guest performers.

Vintage Circus & Burlesque

Annual national burlesque & circus competition at Teatro Abano Terme (Veneto).

Who Said Burlesque?

Semi-annual Oslo burlesque cabaret (June & November) directed by Nadia Boyko.

Wilde Matilde

Dinner-varieté in the Nikolaiviertel — the weekly 'Berlin Varieté Show' (Fri & Sat) with dance, circus artistry and burlesque-style acts.

Zurich Burlesque Festival

World-renowned artists in the land of the Alps.