Sustain Fringe Update
One year ago, we called on our community to Sustain Fringe. Today, we are celebrating the 530+ Monthly Donors who make our Festival possible. Will you become part of the story?
Volunteer with Us!
The Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival thrives thanks to the 1,000 Volunteers that support our Festival with their passion and hospitality. Applications for the 2025 Fringe Festival are open April 2nd! Join our team and join in on the fun!
Festival BYoV & Walk-By Busker Applications Now Open!
Whether you’re an Indoor Artist looking to Bring Your Own Venue (BYOV) to Fringe, or an Outdoor Artist with a Walk-By Busker act, we have a spot for every spectacle! Applications are open now!
Artist Awards Now Open!
Explore the supports offered by the Westbury Family Fringe Theatre Award and the Nordic & Cloutier Family Innovation Award and apply by April 6.
Rent Space at the Arts Barns
Located in the heart of Old Strathcona’s theatre district, the Fringe Theatre Arts Barns is a versatile venue capable of hosting everything from cozy intimate gatherings for 25 to large, snazzy events for 315 people.
Fringe with us 365 days a year
From our curated Fringe Season to the more than 500 events we host in the Arts Barns year-round, to North America’s largest, longest running Fringe Theatre Festival, there’s always something happening here. If you like fringing with us in August, you’ll love what we do the rest of the year.
Discover Everything Fringe!
Fringe Your Fringe August 15 – 25, 2024 in the heart of Old Strathcona.
Find Your Fringe
Let’s get creative together
Our Fringe Grounds Cafe is your place to meet and create. Open five days a week, you’re invited to catch a break while you sip a fresh cuppa joe or hunker down for a few hours while you work on your next great creative project. Fringe Grounds Cafe is a loiter-positive space designed just for you. We enthusiastically invite you to host your knitting club, meeting, talk-back, or jam at Fringe Grounds for FREE.
The Fringe Festival Returns August 14 – 24, 2025
Find Your Fringe
The 43rd annual Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival spot lit 216 theatre productions across 38 venues, with performances by more than 1,600 Artists from right here at home, across Canada, and more than 11 countries. Thank you for joining us!
As North America’s largest, longest-running Fringe Theatre Festival, each summer we invite you to enjoy live theatre, outdoor performances, ice-cold beer, green onion cakes, our ATB Golden Ticket contest, unpredictable Albertan summer weather, and so much more.
Edmonton Fringe is possible thanks to the generous support of our Funders, Donors, Sponsors, and Volunteers. Special thanks to Lead Festival Partner, ATB Financial.
The 2025 Festival happens August 14 – 24, 2025. We can’t wait to see you there!