What is ABSfest? The Americana Burlesque & Sideshow Festival is now in our NINTH year of celebrating the Vaudeville Revival here in Asheville. Three thousand people have reveled in the company of our satin and sparkle, our unicorn-feathered starlets and our fish-eyed zombie boys.
Nominated for Best Show in the Mountain Xpress Readers Choice Awards, ABSfest has attracted renowned circus and burlesque artists from across the USA, as well as Scotland, Germany, and Japan. We offer fashion, contortion, trapeze, and tease!
In a world now brimming with Burlesque Festivals, from Vegas to Amsterdam, ABSfest is known for embodying the true spirit of Vaudeville and nurturing creativity and empowerment.
ABSfest will be located at and around the Orange Peel.
Last Pasties Standing - Grey Eagle Music Hall This one-of-a-kind knock-out of knock-outs is an elimination improvisation show full of burlesque beauties! Watch as three of our hand-to-hand acrobats compete to be the last pasties standing! Buy tickets here.
Hand-to-Hand Acrobalance Workshop - French Broad Food Co-op Movement & Learning Center On Saturday, May 23 at 2:00pm, the Imperial OPA hand balancing team will hold a workshop to teach basic skills to anyone who is interested. Check it out and buy tickets for this and other workshops at www.absfest.com/workshops.
