Melanated Pole Fest

Melanated Pole Fest’s (MPF) missions are to create a space centering Black, Indigenous, & People of Color (BIPOC) in the pole dance performance community and celebrate their roots through their hard work, talents, and resilience. Our visions are normalizing BIPOC bodies of all forms within pole communities by providing multiple performance spaces celebrating BIPOC and marginalized humans, and providing educational experiences through a creative and artistic lens. Our values are education, body liberation, decriminalizing sex work, creating BIPOC spaces, and fostering community.

Melanated Pole Fest has been a Shunpike-affiliated group since 2026.