Held over 3 nights and 4 days, the New Zealand Burlesque Festival offers an opportunity to experience the glitz and glamour of burlesque with shows, workshops and more. Not just for industry people, the Festival offers audiences the experience of top level burlesque across difference styles, as well as the opportunity to learn the art of burlesque and more in our public workshops. Performers from around New Zealand and internationally come to showcase and professionally develop their skills at NZBF, which culminates in the New Zealand Burlesque Industry Awards brunch, the Golden Garters.

Our aim is to help the New Zealand Burlesque Industry grow through the attraction of new audiences and through the development of those within the community.

Headliners in the past have included top names from around the world including, Loulou D’vil, Ray Gunn, Bazuka Joe, Ginger Valentine, Lola Van Ella, Eva Strangelove, and more, including in 2017 an original Burlesque Legend, Judith Stein, who performed during the 1970’s of burlesque in North America.

Originally established in 2012, NZBF was relaunched in 2017 with great success by co-producers MisRed Delicious aka Kerry Rodda and Miss Cherry Lashes aka Melanie Chambers. Having built a strong relationship with NZBF, Miss Cherry Lashes was brought on as co-producer in 2016, and formally made a director of NZBF in 2017.  Both Miss Cherry Lashes and MisRed are excited to be working together again for the New Zealand Burlesque Festival 2018.

MisRed Delicious has been involved in burlesque since 2010 and is the original director and producer of NZBF. She is also an internationally renowned, multiple title and award winning burlesque entertainer, and is the mistress of Red Delicious Productions which boasts a burlesque academy, regular shows and tour support for burlesque artists. MisRed is a passionate force in the New Zealand Burlesque scene, and is fast building an international profile, having performed around the world, including throughout Europe, the USA and Australia. Having networked with international performers and well respected producers around the world, MisRed is set to prove to the world that NZ Burlesque can stand up to the international stage.