After two years off, we are bringing nerdy back in August 2022!

3rd KCNF August 9-14, 2022

The Kansas City Nerdlesque Festival will return to the Just Off Broadway Theater for a week long nerdy experience this August!

Photo by J. Michael Strange

Center: Mona Montague, 2019 Master of Nerdlesque
Right: Caramel Knowledge, First Runner Up
Left: Doris Night, Second Runner Up

ALL EVENTS

July 30 - August 4

BUY TICKETS

$25-50

WORKSHOPS

Friday & Saturday

Nerdlesque Headliners

Vivienne Vermuth

EmpeROAR Fabulous!!!

Bohemian Cult Revival

Poison Ivory

What is Nerdlesque?

The melding of nerdy pop culture and burlesque, nerdlesque encapsulates everything you wanted from your favorite literary, cinema, and comic book characters: more. The sacred rule 34 applies to nerdlesque: If it exists, a burlesque performer somewhere has referenced it in a striptease.

Photo by Oh, Honey

The Kansas City Nerdlesque Festival celebrates the art of burlesque and all things nerdy. A combination of a comic-con and a burlesque festival, KCNF brings nerds of all shapes, sizes, and shades together to share their fandoms in the sexiest way possible. This festival is a shame-free zone and all are welcome to join in the events regardless of size, color, gender identity, or sexuality.

Photo by Russ Matthews