The 14th Annual Show Me Burlesque Festival

Start: Thursday, May 15, 2025 7:00PM
End: Sunday, May 18, 2025 1:00AM

The most over the top burlesque weekend of the year is back with a celebration like no other! Grab a weekend pass to experience it all or choose events that tickle your every fancy! Show-Me Burlesque is a 3 day festival dedicated to glitz, glam, breathtaking talent, spectacular productions, and fabulous burlesque, vaudeville, circus, and variety entertainment from every gender and from around the world! Opening Night Bash! - Thursday, May 15th - The Golden Record - 7:30 The 14th Annual Show Me Burlesque Festival kicks off with a huge bang! Join us for this opening night, fan-favorite party featuring some seriously hard hitting and wildly entertaining acts from an incredible and diverse group of performers from around the world! Soaring singers, sizzling striptease, and killer comedy await at our opening night bash! Doors at 7pm, show at 7:30pm The Risque Cabaret - Thursday, May 15th - The Golden Record - 10:00 Enjoy a fabulous cocktail, dance to the jamz of our DJ and check out some over the top, sultry performances by some of our favorite performers from around the country at this official opening night after party. You won't want to miss a moment of this risque cabaret and sexy soiree! Spectaculaire! - Friday, May 16th - The Casa Loma Ballroom - 8:00 Back once again in our home venue, the historic and beautiful Casa Loma Ballroom, the Show Me Burlesque and Vaudeville Festival brings you Van Ella Productions' most over the top endeavor: Spectaculaire! A non-stop vaudeville, vintage variety hour, late night talk show and musical rolled into one. Showgirls, hilarious antics, high flying amazement, fiery displays of disbelief, feats of strength, and award winning striptease of all variety from around the world will come together in a fantastical, magical, dizzying night of entertainment and accompanied by The Van Ella Band and Spectaculaire Orchestra. Plus, head upstairs to our "Rue de Risque" for vendors and more! Doors at 7pm, show at 8pm Red Light District Revue - Saturday, May 17th - The Golden Record - 8:00 The Madam, courtesans, and curious creatures await you for this salacious final night of the Show Me Burlesque Festival. Prepare yourself for the ultimate in tease at this intimate revue featuring some of the most sensual, strange and stunning performers in the world. A night of lusty, wicked, wanton desires too risque to mention here. Be sure to follow the red light...and don't be late. You won't want to miss this immersive, all star affair. Dress to impress and leave your inhibitions at the door. Doors at 7pm, show at 8pm The Van Ella Bordella - "Gentlemen's Club" - Saturday, May 17th - The Golden Record - 10:30 Dress in your finest ensemble and make your way through the shadows to find your way to the glowing red lights of The Van Ella Bordella. Enter our den of iniquity to find yourself in an unparalleled world of decadence and sin. Every darkened corner holds delightful surprises, and our courtesans make sure you are never without amusement. All ticket holders to the Red Light District Revue include admission to this Van Ella Bordella after party which features our sleazy jazz band and crowd seducing performers. Bring your dollar bills! Celebrate 14 years of debauchery with us! * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Venues: The Golden Record 2720 Cherokee St, St. Louis MO 63118 The Casa Loma Ballroom 3354 Iowa Ave, St. Louis MO 63118