The 6th Annual Winnipeg International Burlesque Festival is happening June 3 - 5, 2027 at the Westend Cultural Centre

APPLICATIONS are OPEN

until November 15, 2026

FROM 2025 WIBF

Friday, May 30, 2025 Showcase

Friday Night Tickets 
Headliner Qween Quan,  Burlesque royalty from New Orleans, Recently won the title of #1 Most Influential Burlesque Performer  in the World by Centery 21 Burlesque! , they are coming to Winnipeg from New Orlean. 
The Friday night line up also includes:
  • Bonnie Voyage, Vancouver
  • Fanny LuPhine, Edmonton
  • Hot Gravy, Winnipeg
  • Jazzy Jezebel, Regina
  • Lil Circus Freak, Montreal
  • Lola Champagne, Little Rock
  • Maverick, Vancouver
  • Nadia Desdemona, Portland
  • Nina Sapphira, Winnipeg
  • Rae Ricochet, Edmonton
  • Vena Kahlo, Seattle
  • Virginia Draghi, Winnipeg 
    and a Special performance by Joy Rider

Saturday, May 31, 2025 Showcase

Saturday Night Tickets 
Headliner Kozmic Joy,  3x Winners at the Burlesque Hall of Fame in Las Vegas. Joy Rider is an international, award-winning burlesque headliner, and Kozmic is a 4x world champion skater and part of Cirque du Soleil.
The Saturday night line up also includes:
  • Bones Malone, Minneapolis
  • Cin-Diesel, Halifax
  • Eh Teaz, Winnipeg
  • Melody Rysing, Calgary
  • Mone't Ha-Sidi, Sacramento 
  • Mz. Iris Wilde, Nelson
  • Nina bel Vande, San Diego
  • Susie Sweet Cheeks, Nanaimo
  • Thank YouJ, Toronto
  • Valerie Van Damme, Chicago
  • Vena Kahlo, Seattle
  • Venus Von Tramp, Winnipeg
  • Vira Von Velvet, Edmonton
    and a Special performance 
    by Qween Quan