Welcome to
Heart of Ireland Burlesque Festival
About Us
A celebration of Burlesque in The Midlands. Performances and workshops to excite the body and soul.
12th to 13th of September, 2025
Athlone, Co. Westmeath
The Heart of Ireland
Crowning the winner The Heart of Ireland in the Irish Burlesque Scene. Have you what it takes?
Welcome to
Heart of Ireland Burlesque Festival
About Us
A celebration of Burlesque in The Midlands. Performances and workshops to excite the body and soul.
12th to 13th of September, 2025
Athlone, Co. Westmeath
The Heart of Ireland
Crowning the winner The Heart of Ireland in the Irish Burlesque Scene. Have you what it takes?
MEMPHIS SHELL
brings you Heart of Ireland
Burlesque Festival
Beautiful Creatures, are you ready to witness the magic of burlesque? We are thrilled to announce the second Heart of Ireland Burlesque Festival, taking place in the picturesque town of Athlone from September 12th to 13th, 2025 – the perfect weekend to celebrate the autumn equinox.
This three-day extravaganza will be filled with the best burlesque performers from around the world, showcasing their talent and creativity on our stage. But that’s not all – we have two competition nights that will truly set the stage on fire.
The festival
Events
Night one we welcome our newcomers for the Sionnan Spirit Award. Night two is the Gala Night for our main event and throughout the weekend will be workshops and social events. Come and join us!
The festival
Applications
APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN!
Workshops
The fabulous Gina Stirling brings not just one but two amazing workshops!
SAFE & INCLUSIVE
Our show and audience is a safe and inclusive space where any form of discrimination such as racism, homophopia,sexism,body shaming, ageism has no place.We have a zero- tolorance policy towards discrimination of any shape or form.
Should you feel the need to remove yourself or be removed you will not be refunded.
Website & Socials Design
Celine Slevin
Owner of Tana Creative Studio | Design Executive at Nettl of Dublin
Sponsors
Thank you to everyone who has made this possible!
Beautiful Creatures, are you ready to witness the magic of burlesque? We are thrilled to announce the very first Heart of Ireland Burlesque Festival, taking place in the picturesque town of Athlone from September 12th to 14th.