3. Cologne Burlesque Festival - International Extravaganza of Burlesque, Boylesque and queer Cabaret

In the organizer's words:

Admission: 7 pm
seated, numbered seats

All good things come in threes. The Cologne Burlesque Festival returns with even more glitter and lets all the covers fall off again. After two completely sold-out festivals in 2023 and 2024, we are looking forward to transforming the legendary GLORIA Cologne once again into a wicked palace of the burlesque world - wild, loud and with opulent gowns, tons of glitter, wit and elegance. We are once again presenting the most exclusive burlesque show stars from all over the world, a new line-up on both days, artists of all genders and all styles in the style of the great Parisian role models Crazy Horse, Folies Bergère and Moulin Rouge. Berlin and Frankfurt were just the beginning - Cologne celebrates the international neo-burlesque scene in a very special way and lets itself be carried away by dance, theater, burlesque, drag (travesty), boylesque, cabaret, artistry and diversity over two days. Not far from the former Vaudeville Theater in Schildergasse, the festival celebrates the stylish art of stripping back and the humorous presentation of contemporary short stories wrapped in glitz, glamour and champagne. Look forward to a festival of the senses and reserve your seats in the front rows NOW.

The COLOGNE BURLESQUE FESTIVAL is curated and produced by the organizers of the successful Frankfurt Burlesque Festival Tara D'Arson and Sheila Wolf. The latter also produces the BOYLESQUE DRAG FESTIVAL in Berlin and Germany's top-class burlesque variety show, the VAUDEVILLE VARIETY REVUE. For both producers, the focus is on the maximum variety of top-class performances and ultimately the laughter, cheering, singing and dancing of the guests.


Organizer: Tara D'Arson / Sheila Wolf
Photo credit: Wolfgang Teichert