4th COLOGNE BURLESQUE FESTIVAL - International Extravaganza of Burlesque, Boylesque and Queer Cabaret In 3 days
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4th COLOGNE BURLESQUE FESTIVAL - International Extravaganza of Burlesque, Boylesque and Queer Cabaret

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Saturday, 17 October 2026 · 18:30 – 06:00 Cologne, Germany
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Tickets from €43.90 11h 30m

About the event

Doors open: 5:30 PM seated COLOGNE - You asked for it!! The energy you gave us back was sensational. We have more fun nowhere else in Germany than in the Rhenish metropolis, and that's putting it mildly. That's why the Cologne Burlesque Festival is coming back and getting naked :) . After three sold-out festivals in 2023, 2024 and 2025, we are delighted to once again transform the legendary GLORIA Cologne into a decadent palace of Neo-Burlesque with feather fans, opulent robes, and tons of glitter. We once again present the most exclusive international burlesque show stars, a different new lineup on both days, artists of all kinds and all genders in the style of the great Parisian role models Crazy Horse, Folies Bergère and Moulin Rouge. Berlin and Frankfurt were just the beginning - Cologne celebrates international burlesque and variety art in a very special way and gets carried away by dance, singing, theater, burlesque, drag (travesty), boylesque, cabaret, acrobatics and diversity. Not far from the former Vaudeville Theater in Schildergasse, the festival celebrates the stylish art of undressing and the humorous portrayal of contemporary short stories wrapped in glitter, glamour, and champagne. Look forward to a festival of the senses and reserve your seats in the front rows NOW.

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Our three picks · Cologne

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Budget pick
39 Richard-Wagner-Straße, Cologne

Budget hostel on Richard-Wagner-Straße near Rudolfplatz, a short walk from Cologne's Schaafenstraße gay bars.

Mid-range pick
9-13 Habsburgerring, Cologne

Large mainstream hotel on Habsburgerring at Rudolfplatz, two minutes from the bars of Cologne's main gay district.

Luxury pick
Kaygasse 2, 50676 Cologne

Gay-friendly luxury hotel inside a converted 19th-century water tower in Cologne's centre, walkable to the Schaafenstraße bars.

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