Name: Boylesque Drag Festival Berlin 2026
Start: 2026-07-05T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-07-05T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Wintergarten Varieté

Boylesque Festival Berlin

About Boylesque Festival Berlin

The Boylesque Drag Festival Berlin is Germany's largest Burlesque and Drag festival. Held at the historic Wintergarten Varieté on Potsdamer Straße, it brings together over 30 international artists from the fields of Boylesque, Drag, Cabaret, and Burlesque – from the USA, Great Britain, Denmark, France, Italy, and Germany. Drag Kings, Queens, and Nonbinary performers celebrate diversity and joie de vivre in a grand gala show. The festival takes place during Berlin's Pride Month and will have a second venue in 2026 with a parallel edition in Cologne.

Dates 05 Jul — 05 Jul 2026

Venue Berlin (11000)

Prices Since 52.00€

Status Confirmed

Edition 2026

Boylesque Festival Berlin — edition 2026

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The 6th edition of the Boylesque Drag Festival Berlin takes place on Sunday, July 5, 2026, from 6 PM at the Wintergarten Varieté. On stage: Tinus, Kitten DeVille, Ms Mykie, Bushwig Rollerboy, FiFi DuBois, Loose Willis, Uta Valentine, and Matisse Royale – hosted by Sheila Wolf. Tickets from €52. Parallel edition on July 3, 2026, at Gloria Theater Cologne.

The 6th edition of the Boylesque Drag Festival Berlin takes place on Sunday, July 5, 2026, starting at 6 PM at the Wintergarten Varieté (Potsdamer Straße 96, 10785 Berlin). It is Germany's largest Burlesque-Drag festival and brings together over 30 international artists.

In 2026, the festival has a second edition: a parallel show will take place on Friday, July 3, 2026 (8 PM) at the Gloria Theater Cologne. Tickets for the Berlin show start at €52 (incl. VAT and booking fees), and for the Cologne show at €41.70 (plus booking fee). Sheila Wolf is the festival founder and Master of Ceremony.

Highlights Boylesque Festival Berlin 2026

6th edition of Germany's largest Boylesque-Drag festival
Over 30 international artists from the USA, UK, Denmark, France, Italy, and Germany
Wintergarten Varieté in Berlin-Schöneberg as the main stage
For the first time in 2026, with a parallel show on July 3 at Gloria Theater Cologne
During Pride Month, hosted by Sheila Wolf

Programme Boylesque Festival Berlin 2026

Confirmed Line-up 2026 (Berlin Show)

Tinus (Denmark)
Kitten DeVille (USA)
Ms Mykie (USA)
Bushwig Rollerboy (USA)
FiFi DuBois (USA)
Loose Willis (UK)
Uta Valentine (France)
Matisse Royale (Italy)

Further acts will be announced before the show. In total, the festival brings together over 30 international Drag Kings, Queens, and Nonbinary performers.

Format

Grand gala show with Boylesque, Drag, Cabaret, and Burlesque
Hosting: Sheila Wolf (Founder & MC)
Reserved Seating at Wintergarten Varieté

Parallel Edition Cologne

Friday, July 3, 2026, 8 PM, Gloria Theater Cologne. Tickets from €41.70 (plus booking fees).

Prices Boylesque Festival Berlin 2026

Berlin show: Tickets from €52 incl. VAT and booking fee. Cologne show: from €41.70 incl. VAT plus booking fee. Reserved seating, both venues. Sales via the festival website, Wintergarten-Berlin.de, and Gloria Theater Cologne.

Practical information

Practical information — Boylesque Festival Berlin

Getting There

Subway U1, U2, U3, or U4 to Nollendorfplatz, then about a five-minute walk to Potsdamer Straße. S-Bahn and U-Bahn S1 / U2 to Potsdamer Platz, then about a 12-minute walk. Bus M48 or M85 directly in front.

Tickets

Berlin show from €52 (incl. VAT and booking fee), seating categories can be chosen. Reservations via wintergarten-berlin.de or the festival website. By phone via the Wintergarten Varieté (+49 30 588 433).

Tips

Reserved seating – booking early is worthwhile, the show regularly sells out. Chic dress code welcome, but not mandatory. Afterwards, the Wintergarten often has a late-night bar program; queer bars in the Schöneberg area are also suitable for winding down.

Varieté Atmosphere on Potsdamer Straße

The Wintergarten Varieté at Potsdamer Straße 96 (Tempelhof-Schöneberg district) is one of Berlin's most historic stages. Here, where the lines between Schöneberg's cabaret tradition and the modern variety scene meet, the Boylesque Drag Festival sets up its tents once a year – currently in its 6th edition.

A Festival Full of Diversity

The focus is on a grand gala show with over 30 artists from around the world: Drag Kings and Queens, Nonbinary performers, Burlesque stars, Cabaret singers. Appearing in 2026 are, among others, Tinus (Denmark), Kitten DeVille (USA), Ms Mykie (USA), Bushwig Rollerboy (USA), FiFi DuBois (USA), Loose Willis (UK), Uta Valentine (France), and Matisse Royale (Italy). Sheila Wolf, founder and Master of Ceremony, will guide you through the evening.

Boylesque – the Male Sister of Burlesque

Boylesque is the practice of male and nonbinary performers reinterpreting the genre of Burlesque for themselves – usually with elaborate costumes, acrobatic elements, and a queer political dimension. Since its premiere in 2021, the Berlin festival has established itself as the most important European hub for the Boylesque scene. The show combines classic striptease numbers, queer drag choreographies, comedy, and high-level acrobatics.

During Pride Month

The festival deliberately schedules its date for the Pride Month in early July. This places it within Berlin's CSD (Christopher Street Day) season without being lost in the scale and crowds of the CSD demonstration. The intimate atmosphere of the Wintergarten hall (Reserved Seating for around 470 seats) makes the festival one of the hottest queer tickets in the capital. The organizer is Sheila Wolf in cooperation with the Wintergarten Varieté.