Fringe Theatre was born of a revolution. We are a grass roots, DIY movement that cultivates ongoing collisions between community and art.
We are Edmonton-grown and Edmonton's own. We exist because theatre exists, and what exists here doesn't exist anywhere else in the world. At Fringe Theatre, we cultivate art, celebrate community, put people first, think yes, take risks, thrive on change, honour our past, and push forward.
Theatre is an exchange. A living, breathing story shared among people. At Fringe Theatre, we believe in the power of story. Storytelling strengthens communities and crosses divides. It is a starting point, a journey, a celebration.
The Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival is the largest, longest running Fringe Theatre Festival in North America. As an event with international presence, we rank among the top 5 Fringe Festivals in the world alongside Edinburgh, Scotland and Adelaide, Australia.
The magic of Fringe lives with the people who built this Festival from the ground up, and who continue to nurture it 42 years later. The vibrant success of the Edmonton Fringe Festival is thanks to the more than 42,000 Artists who have bravely taken an artistic risk with us since we exploded onto the scene in 1982. It's thanks to the more than 500,000 Fringers who take creative risks with us every August. It's thanks to the more than 1,000 Volunteers who continue to help build one of North America's most influential arts movements.
