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Queer Cryptids Returns!

  • Sterling Stage Austin 6134 East Highway 290 Austin, TX, 78723 United States (map)

Queer Cryptids Returns!

Burlesque, Pole Dance, & More
Saturday, June 8th, 2024 - Doors 7pm; Show 8pm

Moonlight casts strange shadows on the forest floor, some comfortingly familiar, and others...less so. A jackalope darts across a starlit clearing. The swamp shifts around a mysterious shape. And...is that a pair of pants? 

Velvet Nox returns to our beloved Queer Cryptids on June 8th, now with even more cryptidness!

Glimpsed but rarely seen complete, creatures of all configurations come out of the shadows for one night to share their full glory on this stage. Obscure creatures of dream and legend and nightmare emerge in the spotlight and tell us their stories through burlesque, pole dance, and some truly unsettling gyrations.

Allies and fellow cryptids are welcome.


Poster for the show. Text reads "Velvet Nox Productions returns with Queer Cryptids: Burlesque, pole, and otherworldly delights. We go bump n' grind in the night" and then information available in the event listing.,

*unfortunately Copper Penny has had to withdraw due to injury.

Cryptid Art by Lorelai

Featuring the indescribable:

Amy H. Graves

Cosmic Danger

Devin Alfather

Disco Lemonade

Gothess Jasmine

Lady Marionette

Lilith Allure

Sabor Insanity

Stormy September

Zenyth Gale


Ages 18+ only. Our host Sterling Stage Austin is bringing us themed drink specials to help set the mood. Parking is free and ample.

This show is performed “in-the-round”, where the audience surrounds the stage on all 4 sides. There are no bad seats here! Choose from the first rows, general seating, or our elevated Lounge seating for those who prefer table seating.

If having a table for your drinks and a little more elbow room is your jam- we suggest the Loungeside Table option! Please note when selecting tickets that the elevated Loungeside Tables are not directly in front of the stage- though they have a great view! They are about 15-20 feet back from the stage, on a ramp-accessible step above the rest of the audience. They have tall backed “bar height” chairs.

If you want true stage-side seating, please purchase one of the Front Row tickets!

Limited “community price” tickets available- message us directly!

Earlier Event: April 23
Eldritch Voyeurs