List of Burlesque festivals

This is a list of Burlesque and Boylesque festivals that occur each year or has occurred in the past, grouped by geographic area.

Australia

• Australian Burlesque Festival- (May 28- July 2, 2016), Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne, Australia^[1]
• Perth International Burlesque Festival- (June 24–26, 2016), Perth, Australia^[2]

Austria

• Vienna Boylesque Festival, (May 18–20, 2016), Vienna, Austria^[3]

Belgium

• Antwerp Burlesque Festival, (April 23, 2016), Antwerp, Belgium^[4]
• Bruxelles Burlesque Festival- (September 9–10, 2016), Brussels, Belgium^[5]

Brazil

• Festival de Burlesco do Brasil, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil^[6]

Canada

• Calgary International Burlesque Festival, (October 14–16, 2016) Calgary, Alberta^[7]
• Edmonton Burlesque Festival, (8–11 September 2016) Edmonton, Alberta^[8]
• Great Canadian Girlesque Expo, Toronto, Ontario^[9]
• Itty Bitty Burlesque Festival, (April 22–23, 2016) Quesnel, BC^[10]
• Montreal Burlesque Festival, (October 13–16, 2016), Montreal, Quebec^[11]
• Ottawa Burlesque Festival, (October 7–9, 2016), Ottawa, Ontario^[12]
• Toronto Burlesque Festival, (July 28–31, 2016) Toronto, Ontario^[13]
• Vancouver International Burlesque Festival, (May 4–7, 2016) Vancouver, British Columbia^[14]
• Winnipeg Burlesque Festival, Winnipeg, Manitoba^[15]

Finland

• Helsinki Burlesque Festival, (March 3–4, 2016) Helsinki, Finland^[16]

France

• Paris Burlesque Festival, Paris, France^[17]
• Festival Burlesque de Toulouse (March 8–10, 2016), Toulouse, France^[18]

Germany

• Berlin Burlesque Festival, (October 20–23, 2016) Berlin, Germany^[19]
• Munich Burlesque Festival, (April 7–10, 2016) Munich, Germany^[20]

Ireland

• Dublin Burlesque Festival, (November 17–20, 2016), Dublin, Ireland^[21]
• Galway Burlesque Festival, (October 7–9, 2016), Galway, Ireland^[22]

Italy

• Como Lake Burlesque Festival, (September 15–18, 2016) Como, Italy^[23]
• Italy Queen Burlesque Festival, Milan, & Pavia, Italy^[24]
• Caput Mundi International Burlesque Award (November 4-5-6, 2016), Rome, Italy^[25]

Mexico

• Mexico Burlesque Festival, (April 15, 2016) Mexico City, Mexico^[26]

Netherlands

• Amsterdam Burlesque Awards (November 16–20, 2016), Amsterdam, Netherlands^[27]

New Zealand

• New Zealand Burlesque Festival (March 16–19, 2017), Palmerston North, New Zealand^[28]

Portugal

• Underground Burlesque Festival- (July 1–2, 2016), Lisbon, Portugal^[29]

Spain

• Barcelona Burlesque Festival, Barcelona, Spain^[30]
• Ibiza Burlesque Festival, (TBA 2016) Ibiza, Spain^[31]

Sweden

• Stockholm International Burlesque Festival- (October 7–8, 2016), Stockholm, Sweden^[32]

Switzerland

• Geneva Burlesque Festival- (January 28–30, 2016), Geneva, Switzerland^[33]

Poland

• Polish Burlesque Festival, Warsaw, Poland^[34]

United Kingdom

• Belfast Burlesque Festival, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK^[35]
• Brighton Burlesque Festival, Brighton, UK^[36]
• Bristol Burlesque Festival, Bristol, UK^[37]
• Hebden Bridge Burlesque Festival- (April 28-May 1, 2016), Hebden Bridge, London, UK^[38]
• London Burlesque Festival, London, UK (May 6–22, 2016)^[39]
• North Wales Burlesque & Cabaret Festival, Llandudno,Wales, UK^[40]

United States

• Alternatease: New England Neo-Burlesque Festival- (August 11–13, 2016), Boston, Massachusetts^[41]
• Americana Burlesque & Sideshow Festival- (May 27–29, 2016), Asheville, North Carolina^[42]
• Arizona Burlesque Festival, Tucson, Arizona^[43]
• Asian Burlesque Spectacular- (May 21, 2016), New York, New York^[44]
• Bayou City Burlesque & Circus Festival, Houston, Texas^[45]
• Burlesque Hall of Fame- (June 2–5, 2016),Las Vegas, Nevada^[46]
• Burlypicks International Burlesque and Variety Arts Competition Final- (September 9–11, 2016), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania^[47]
• Capital City Burlesque and Vaudville Festival- (June 30-July 2, 2016), Washington, DC^[48]
• Carolina Burlesque Festival, Charlotte, North Carolina^[49]
• Colorado Burlesque Festival- (July 7–10, 2016), Denver, Colorado^[50]
• Dallas Burlesque Festival- (February 12–13, 2016), Dallas, Texas^[51]
• Empire Burlesque Festival- (March 4–5, 2016), Ithaca, New York^[52]
• Florida Burlesque Festival, Fort Lauderdale, Florida^[53]
• Freezing Tassel Burlesque Festival- (March 3–5, 2016), Anchorage, Alaska^[54]
• The Great Burlesque Exposition- (February 5–7, 2016), Cambridge, Massachusetts^[55]
• The Great Southern Exposure Burlesque and Variety Arts Pageant- (December 2–3, 2016), Charlotte, North Carolina^[56]
• Hawaii Burlesque Festival, Honolulu, Hawaii^[57]
• Hollywood Burlesque Festival, Hollywood, California^[58]
• Houston Burlesque Festival- (February 2–5, 2016), Houston, Texas^[59]
• International Queer Burlesque Festival- (May 12–15, 2016),Denver, Colorado^[60]
• Iowa Burlesque Festival, Davenport, Iowa^[61]
• Kansas Burlesque Festival- (March 5, 2016), Topeka, Kansas^[62]
• Kansas City Burlesque Festival- (May 5–7, 2016), Kansas City, Missouri^[63]
• Michigan Burlesque Festival- (September 16–17, 2016), Detroit, Michigan^[64]
• Minneapolis Burlesque Festival, Minneapolis, Minnesota^[65]
• The Nerdlesque Festival- (April 1–2, 2016), New York, New York^[66]
• New Jersey Burlesque Festival- (April 20, 2016), Asbury Park, New Jersey^[67]
• New Orleans Burlesque Festival- (September 15–18, 2016), New Orleans, Louisiana^[68][69]
• New York Burlesque Festival- (September 29-October 2, 2016), New York, New York
• Oklahoma City Burlesque Festival- (June 24–25, 2016), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma^[70]
• Ohio Burlesque Festival- (August 4–7, 2016), Cleveland, Ohio^[71]
• Oregon Burlesque Festival- (August 4–7, 2016), Portland, Oregon^[72]
• Philadelphia Burlesque Festival- (May 19–22, 2016), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania^[73]
• Pin Up Perfection Palooza- (June 25, 2016), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania^[74]
• The Roux: A Spicy Brown Burlesque Festival- (September 16–18, 2016), New Orleans, Louisiana^[75]
• San Antonio Burlesque Festival- (September 16–17, 2016), San Antonio, Texas^[76]
• Show-Me Burlesque Festival- (May 19–21, 2016), St. Louis, Missouri^[77]
• Smoky Mountains Burlesque Festival- (September 15–18, 2016), Knoxville, Tennessee^[78]
• Southern Fried Burlesque Festival, Atlanta, Georgia^[79]
• Southwest Burlesque Showcase- (February 11–13, 2016), Albuquerque, New Mexico^[80]
• Suncoast Burlesque Festival, St. Petersburg, Florida^[81]
• Texas Burlesque Festival- (April 21–23, 2016), Austin, TX^[82]
• Vermont Burlesque Festival- (January 19–21, 2017), Burlington, Vermont^[83]
• Virginia Burlesque & Sideshow Festival, Richmond, Virginia^[84]
• Windy City Burlesque Festival- (June 22–25, 2016), Chicago, Illinois^[85]
• Wisconsin Burlesque Festival & Convention- (April 15–16, 2016), Madison, Wisconsin^[86]

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