Wickedest City Burlesque festival at Adler Theatre – Davenport, IA

Get your tickets to see Wickedest City Burlesque festival in Davenport, IA. Happening on Thursday, April 16, 2026 at Adler Theatre. Doors open at 7:30 PM.

Wickedest Performer: A Burlesque Competition A celebration of fearless performance, radical joy, and rich cultural heritage in the heart of Davenport. Once known as The Wickedest City in America, Davenports Bucktown district rose to infamy in the early 1900s with its vibrant blend of jazz clubs, speakeasies, brothels, and boundary pushing entertainment. In a time of prohibition and puritanism, Bucktown was where art, expression, and vice thrived, proud, and unrepentant.

To better accommodate your needs, Adler Theatre has requested that all accessible seating ticket accommodations be solicited only through their representatives. Please contact a Adler Theatre representative for further help with your ticket purchase.* Advance ticket purchase may be required. * Box office information is subject to change. Ticketmaster ADA customer service line of 800-877-7575.

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