NERDVANA: Comic Strip Showdown

(21+ EVENT - NO EXCEPTIONS)

From the producers of DC Braulesque and The Nerdy Nightcap, The International Nerdlesque Festival returns in 2026 with an all-new semi-scripted series: ✨ NERDVANA ✨

NERDVANA is a cosmic utopia where fandom fantasies become reality, whisking you away from the grind of real life and into a glowing, NSFW isekai of pleasure and parody.

Step into a brand new adventure featuring a freshly curated cast of performers, vendors, and interactive games designed to keep you buzzing all night long. This ain’t the nerdlesque or cabaret you’re used to — this time, we’ve got a script (sort of)! A very questionable script (sort of). And we’re not afraid to use it (sort of).

Every show is a new journey, a new world, and a new chance to encounter your favorite characters doing something delightfully strange things for a piece of change.

So grab your party, or party up solo, and take the leap. Will you conquer the night — or lose yourself in NERDVANA?

MARCH; NERDVANA continues through Awesome Con weekend with the Comic Strip Showdown! Are you Team Marvel or Team DC? Perhaps you're an indie darling, devouring pages of Image, Dark Horse and BOOM? Join your drawn-to-life besties, Maki Roll and Kimono Jones, as they show you the joys of a different sort of comic strip, the best way they know how - by making them battle!

Coming from Awesome Con? We are a 5 minute Uber from the Walter E Convention Center! Show your badge for an exclusive TINF badge ribbon!

✨WITH PERFORMANCES BY: TBD!

✨NERDVANA COSTUME CONTEST: Dress your best for a chance to win top prizes from our amazing sponsors. Categories are HERO HOTTIE and VILLAIN ERA

✨NERDVANA MARKET: Find something to take home from our specially curated vendors!

✨FOOD & DRINK :Enjoy delicious themed cocktails, and food from our on site vendor.

✨THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS: OHIOH Enterprises, Central Gaming Corps LLC, Collectors Corner

🤓DOORS: 7:00PM

🤓SHOW: 8:00PM-10:00PM

✨TICKETS✨

🤓GENERAL ADMISSION: $30 (Includes show. Venue is seating and standing room. Seating is first come, first serve. Please email us or tell a staff member at the show if you have accesibility needs. We are happy to accomodate you).

🤓VIP: $50 (includes priority seating for show, cast picture, and a VIP gift experience)

🌈PLEASE NOTE: This is a safe environment for queer and trans folks, as well as minorities. Abusive speech and/or behavior toward patrons or performers will lead to immediate removal from the venue without a refund. Please be excellent to each other.

🍋ABOUT CITRUS MINT PRODUCTIONS LLC : Citrus Mint Productions LLC was founded in 2021 by nerdy entrepreneur Maki Mongold aka Maki Roll. We are committed to creating immersive, inspired experiences for the imaginative, inquisitive and adventurous . We reimagine nightlife through various mediums, looking to elevate, challenge and subvert pop culture for the grown and sexy nerd.

🤓ABOUT THE INTERNATIONAL NERDLESQUE FESTIVAL : The Nerdlesque Festival is the first ever festival dedicated to nerd and pop culture related burlesque! Created in 2014, this festival showcases the best in Nerdlesque from across the planet! As the popularity of nerd-friendly burlesque and cabaret rises daily, this festival aims to encourage and foster the development of Nerdlesque as an art form and a community.