Hello and thank you for considering applying to the 5th Annual Pacific Northwest Burlesque Festival in Tacoma, Washington held at McMenamins Spanish Ballroom, the PNW Burlesque Festival is Washington state's first all-inclusive burlesque festival.
The festival will be held on April 30th & May 1st 2027. Tacoma Washington is located approximately 30 miles south of Seattle.
Applications will be open October 1st 2026 - December 15th at Midnight PST 2026
FREE BIPOC applications ends October 15th 2026
There will be 1 showcase show Friday night and
Saturday Night will be the PNW Burlesque Festival Competition AND a showcase show.
Cost to apply
$20 - 1 Acts
$25 - 2 Acts
By applying to the PNW Burlesque Festival you agree to these rules:
1. Video must be submitted. Please submit video URL. You tube or Vimeo preferred. Make sure the video is not password protected and link does not expire. The video submitted must be the act you are performing at the festival in its entirety. Please don't submit act clips! They will not be reviewed. Your act may change slightly, but we expect at least 75% of the act to stay the same.
2. The act must be 5 minutes or less for solo acts, 6 minutes or less for duo/group acts.
3. If you are using props in your act, you are responsible for them. By submitting this application, you agree that PNWBF has absolved all responsibility for your props.
4. Pole acts will be considered, unfortunately no fire acts or aerial acts are permitted at this time.
Pole performers must bring there own stand alone pole.
If your act if chosen to perform at PNWBF more information will be provided.
5. Nipples and genitals must be covered at all times.
6. You must be 21+ at the time of the festival.
7. Application and payment are NOT a guarantee to perform.
8. You must be in Washington state and available by 12pm on the day you are selected to perform, for Tech rehearsal.
9. You may submit as many applications as you would like, but you must pay the application fee for each one. You can submit ONE act with a $20 fee, or TWO acts for $25
10. Questions? Please PNWBFperformerinfo@gmail.com
11. Please pay your application fee with this submission $20-$25 USD ending midnight PST on December 15th 2026. If you do not pay, or you do not pay the correct amount, your application may be forfeited.
Free submission for BIPOC ends October 15th 2026 at midnight PST.
Please pay your application fee using this link:
https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/burlesquelab
(if your paypal account does
not match your performer name/email please let us know the name on the card when paying fee) PLEASE SELECT FRIENDS/FAMILY when paying, we will not cover the fee associated with some paypal accounts.
(It works best to copy/paste PayPal Link into a new browser)
Venmo is available if PayPal doesn’t work for you
Venmo @PNWBurlesque
Performers will receive:
-Tip Split for performance with a guarantee of $100
-Professional video and photos of performance
-Beverages and snacks night of show
-Thank you package from production team and sponsors
-Complimentary tickets to ALL nights of festival, and a PLUS 1 for your performance SHOW ONLY
-PNWBF does not provide travel or accommodations, but will help with room-shares and connecting to local performers for accommodations
Apply Here!