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6:00pm - Saturday, Dec 13, 2025
Tits the Season! 2025 (Early Show)
Helvetica Productions is once again proud to present Tits the Season! at the Rio Theatre on Saturday, December 13!
Proving that there’s no business like snow business, Helvetica Productions is back with a fifth installment of Vancouver’s naughtiest and nicest new holiday tradition: Tits the Season! Treat yo’elf to a holidate with this over-the-top festive extravaganza featuring drag, burlesque, circus, and variety performers from Vancouver and beyond.
Kicking us off on this slay ride is our headliner, the iconic King Molasses, the first ever winner of King of Drag! This holiday spectacular is sure to keep you Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree and warmer than a cup of mulled wine. So, meet us under the mistletoe, Yule definitely be entertained!
We’ve made our (cast)list and checked it twice and this year’s Tits the Season includes: Batty Banks * La Dame Derrière * Helvetica’s Follies * Homo Hardware * Ariel Helvetica * Cali Cobalt * Vancouver Burlesque Co. * Mx Bukuru * Quantum Roller Duo
Hosted by: Miss Kiss
Saturday, December 13
Early Show
Doors 5:00 pm | Show 6:00 pm *Start time and cast list subject to change. Please arrive on time.
Snowbells $30+ s/c (Early Bird - Until November 10) | $40+ s/c
Snowballers $45 (Early Bird until November 10) | $55 + s/c
Best seats in the house!
Snow Angels $60+ s/c (Early Bird Until November 10) | $75+ s/c
First two rows with a Meet + Greet photo opportunity with King Molasses. Go home with a VIP swag bag full of holiday presents for yourself, including a signed photo from King Molasses!
Limited VIP tickets available — frost come, frost served!
About Helvetica Productions
With more than a decade of experience under her G-String, Ariel Helvetica is everyone’s type. She has boldly crossed the globe (and uncrossed her legs) in some of the top burlesque shows across Europe, Canada, and the USA. With her unique blend of glamour, cheese, and stratospheric high-kicks, this purveyor of Tits and Teeth has received many accolades, including performing twice at the Burlesque Hall of Fame, as well as being named one of 21st Century Burlesque Magazine’s Most Influential Performers.
Underlining her performance bonafides, Ariel is also the Assistant Director of the Vancouver Burlesque Company, and in late 2021 she combined her burlesque prowess and showbiz moxie to create Helvetica Productions, which debuted with two sold-out shows of the holiday smash Tits the Season.
Seating Arrangement
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