Bump-and-grind enthusiasts, mark your calendars!
The Texas Burlesque Festival returns May 13–15, 2027, for a milestone 20th anniversary celebration, bringing three nights of dazzling performance, outrageous comedy, classic tease, and boundary-pushing variety to Austin.
Founded in 2007, the Texas Burlesque Festival has spent two decades bringing together performers and audiences from across Texas, the United States, and around the world to celebrate the creativity, spectacle, humor, and ever-evolving art of burlesque.
Part hoedown, part showdown, and always a celebration, TXBF embraces the raucous revival of burlesque, vaudeville, cabaret, and the accompanying et cetera. The Festival creates a space where seasoned performers and rising artists can share a stage, exchange ideas, build relationships, refine their craft, and inspire one another.
And there’s plenty for audiences to enjoy.
Whether you’ve been cheering from the seats for years or are experiencing burlesque for the very first time, expect something unexpected around every corner. Performances span classic glove-and-garter peels and glamorous bump-and-grind, inventive comedy, theatrical spectacle, variety arts, and wildly creative takes on pop culture.
Unlike most theatre, enthusiastic participation is encouraged. Hoot. Holler. Cheer. Let the performers know you love what you see.
Beyond the stage, Festival weekend offers opportunities for the burlesque community to connect through workshops, social gatherings, educational programming, and other events designed to bring artists and enthusiasts together. With a full bar, on-site vendors, a photo booth, and three nights of performances, TXBF invites performers, producers, burlesque lovers, and curious newcomers alike to celebrate 20 years of tease in Texas—and the community that made it possible.
For its 20th anniversary, the Festival is also proud to continue providing ASL interpretation for all three nights, supporting greater access to the celebration.
So pack your pantaloons and pasties. It’s gonna be a wild ride.
Our Mission
The Texas Burlesque Festival connects performers and communities from across Texas, the nation, and the world through the celebration of burlesque and vaudeville. By creating opportunities for artists to network, share their work, and inspire one another, the Festival strengthens the Texas burlesque community while building connections with the broader global community.
Through first-class live performance, education, and community-building, we celebrate the creativity, diversity, and artistry of burlesque while introducing audiences throughout Austin and Texas to the many forms this ever-evolving art can take.
Texas Burlesque Productions
The Texas Burlesque Festival is produced by Texas Burlesque Productions, a Texas not-for-profit corporation dedicated to celebrating the renaissance of burlesque, cabaret, vaudeville, and related performance arts.
Texas Burlesque Productions celebrates the diverse and eclectic nature of these art forms and the artists who bring them to life while fostering a supportive community among performers in Texas, across the United States, and around the world through networking, educational opportunities, and professional performance.