The Oregon Burlesque Festival

September 20th-21st 2024 In this final year, neither show will hold a competition, instead, they'll showcase two incredible nights of the Festival’s most iconic previous performers, and one special Saturday night award presentation to local luminaries who’ve deeply enriched the international burlesque community. In addition to enjoying a lineup of 30+ performers, the ninth annual Oregon Burlesque Festival held in the majestic city of Portland OR. Surrounded by the breathtaking beauty of the Pacific Northwest, Portlandia is the rainy little city known for its thriving art and live music scene, food carts and bacon wrapped donuts. Join us as we crank up the heat in Portland with a festival brimming with tempting teases from the best of the Northwest and beyond! Friday's showcase features neo and comedy, circus and more. The OrBF competition portion is Saturday, closing night. Be sure to attend all events as each has something special in store an per our town motto we'll be sure to 'keep it weird'!

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Be a Part of the Show

Do you want to be in the show? See the show? Or help support Portland and Oregon's First Burlesque Festival? We got you covered. Check out our glittery options below and experience the tantlizing tease!

Perform

Check here for upcoming applications for the next showcase. Use your talents to be part of the festivities and even possibly compete for a title.

Watch

Be apart of our audience and experience the Oregon Burlesque Festival. Get tickets and see who is in our latest showcase.

Support

Check out our opportunities for you to shine. Be a treasured sponsor, see our available ad space, and apply to vend during our weekend event.

Meet Our Team

Holly Dai

Founder and Producer

Holly Dai
Portland’s long legged lovely debuted in 2009 alongside the Rose City Shimmy. She founded the very first school in Oregon to teach burlesque and has been teaching since 2010. Notable performances include the Windy City Burlesque Festival; Chicago Illinois, The Great Burlesque Exposition awarded Most Classic 2011; Boston Massachusetts, The Las Vegas Burlesque Festival. Holly Dai has toured the West Coast performing in Seattle, Oakland, Ventura, and San Diego, California to name a few. She’s taught classes for the Portland belly dance convention JamBallah and has been accepted to teach classes for the national convention for burlesque instruction, BurlyCon.

RiRi SynCyr

Producer

Originally hailing from Albuquerque, New Mexico, and founder of the original BurlesqueFests.Com spreadsheet in 2010, RiRi SynCyr has worked with and studied under some of the biggest names and legends in burlesque. Her passion for continuing education extends to her role as Director of Development for BurlyCon. She currently calls Portland, Oregon her home and loves keeping it weird alongside her PNW familia.

Kissy LaMay

Producer and Stage Manager

Kissy LaMay is our 2024 producer and stage manager for the Oregon Burlesque Festival. After a lifetime of acting, dancing, and singing lessons, she paraded into burlesque 6 years ago and never looked back. She has performed in festivals across the country and can regularly be found onstage in Portland, Oregon where she lives and works. She is 1/3rd of the Bees Knees Revue, a burlesque troupe known for keeping it classically weird with their vintage-inspired dance routines. Kissy is also the newest instructor at All That Glitters Burlesque Academy. In addition to stage managing for the Oregon Burlesque Festival, she is also the stage manager for Portland's long-running classic burlesque show, Papermoon Cabaret. Whether she's picking up panties or dropping them herself, Kissy's bubbly charm will enchant you!

Lola Coquette

Producer

Originally from Phoenix, Arizona, Lola Couquette is a multi-award winning international showgirl and instructor. Although Lola is wildly known for classic bump & grind and Latin fusion, she shakes it up with comedic timing, nerdlesque antics and powerful cultural storytelling. Lola is an instructor of the art of tease and Latin fusion, a member of the classic revival troupe, The Bees’ Knees Burlesque Revue and a regular cast member in Papermoon Cabaret. She has heated up stages and festival lineups coast to coast across the United States. This fiery showgirl recently made her international debut in Australia. Lola has been a feature and headlining performer in a handful of POC awareness showcases including headlining 2018 International Latin and Hispanic Burlesque Festival in Orlando and headlining the 2nd Annual National Hispanic Showcase in Cleveland in 2018.