The Lion Tamer & The Butterfly by Voltaire Collective
📅 Jun 19, 2026, 7:00 PM
📍 The Bug Theatre, 3654 Navajo St, Denver, CO 80211
Voltaire Collective returns to The Bug Theatre with a one-night circus fantasy built around drag, burlesque, music, and visual art. The show follows a narrative: something sinister disrupts the last circus on earth, and the liontamer and the artist race to save its performers before they vanish for good. Señor Trash, a Denver-based visual and performance surrealist who founded the collective, leads a cast that includes Desire Dash, Heavenly Powers, King Vaughnz, and Lilith Grave 666. The Bug Theatre is a long-running independent venue in the Sunnyside neighborhood, hosting exactly this kind of original local production.
14th Annual Colorado Burlesque Festival at The Oriental Theater
📅 Jul 16, 2026, 7:00 PM
📍 The Oriental Theater, 4335 W 44th Ave, Denver, CO
DejaView Productions brings a selection of performers from their Return to Atlantis production to the 14th Annual Colorado Burlesque Festival, a three-night celebration of burlesque at The Oriental Theater on Tennyson Street in Denver. The festival, now in its 14th year, draws local and touring artists across burlesque, drag, aerial, circus, and comedy, with a stated commitment to progressive and inclusive programming. DejaView's ensemble for this appearance includes contortionist Brittany (backbreakerb), multi-discipline circus artist Maya Shoup (illusionary.artss), choreographer and dance director Megan Farrell (_mickieferal), director and bellydance-burlesque artist Iman Alia (shadow.sorceress), and vocalist Riah, among others. The July 16th opening night gala is the slot confirmed in the caption.
School of Badass Burlesque Spring Student Showcase
📅 Jun 6, 2027, 5:00 PM
📍 Creepatorium, Denver, CO
The School of Badass Burlesque brings its spring session students to Creepatorium, Denver's queer-owned alternative venue, for an evening of solos and group acts from Levels 1 and 2. The lineup includes performances by featured artists Emerald Champagne and Katya Peepin, the Queen of Badass Burlesque, alongside students who have spent weeks developing their stage presence, costuming, and burlesque technique. Creepatorium describes itself as an alt venue for weirdos, by weirdos, and it has become a regular home for Denver's burlesque scene. Doors open at 4:30pm with the show starting at 5pm.
Burlesque Events in Denver, Colorado: what to expect
You'll find burlesque events in Denver, Colorado hosted by the people who actually live and perform here. They're local artists and creators, not touring acts or tourist-trap packages. Every listing on this page is a real event you can show up to, run by someone rooted in the Denver scene.
Upcoming listings include "The Lion Tamer & The Butterfly by Voltaire Collective" and "14th Annual Colorado Burlesque Festival at The Oriental Theater", and the lineup refreshes as creators post new dates, so it's worth checking back for what's on this week and next.
Browse the events above for dates and details, then book directly with the host. Finding burlesque events in Denver, Colorado should feel like getting a tip from a local, because that's exactly where these listings come from.