The 13th Annual Kansas City Burlesque Festival – Burlesque + Variety & Performer Competition
BURLESQUE & VARIETY EXTRAVAGANZA AND THE CLASSIC PERFORMER COMPETITION
Saturday, May 3rd
7:00pm show time, 6:00pm house opens
The Folly Theater
Highlighting burlesque and variety performers from around the nation! Performers from Burlesque Downtown Underground, Canada, New York City, Chicago, St. Louis, New Orleans, and more!
Tonight, anything goes”! Experience the best of the best in variety and burlesque with Aerial, Sideshow, and of course Burlesque, which are prime for the first half of this extravagant show!
Next, top burlesque performers in the industry, who have been hand-picked to compete, are accompanied by our live jazz band, The Clayton DeLong Quintet, take the stage by storm! Our panel of industry and local celebrity judges will select the best performance and crown our 2025 Queen of the Kansas City Burlesque Festival! Don’t miss Kansas City’s ONLY live burlesque and jazz collaboration on the historic Folly Stage!
