The Nerd is the Word

🤓✨ THE NERD IS THE WORD — UK NERDLESQUE COMPETITION 2026! ✨🤓

Calling all cosplayers, geeks, gamers, cult film and TV buffs, fangirls, fanboys & fabulous nerds of every flavour…

The UK’s sexiest, silliest, and most shamelessly nerdy burlesque competition is officially HERE.

Whether your fandom is Star Wars, D&D, Marvel, DC, anime, gaming, sci-fi, fantasy, cartoons, cult classics, or the unsung depths of obscure internet lore…

this is where your nerdiness becomes a superpower.

And our Cult Collective Super 8 will be here to guide you through the chaos!

✨ Which hero is YOUR nerd buddy? ✨

🏆 WHAT TO EXPECT

✨ Mind-blowing nerdlesque acts

✨ Cult character chaos

✨ Unhinged creativity

✨ Judges who know nerdlesque

✨ A crowd ready to SCREAM for their fandom

✨ And one performer crowned the UK’s Official Nerdlesque Champion 2026!