Festival Artists
Welcome to the Edmonton Fringe
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 vibrant success of the Edmonton Fringe Festival is thanks to the more than 44,000 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 800,000 Fringers who celebrate 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.
Offering 200+ indoor theatre shows and 20+ Outdoor Artists across 35+ venues over just 11 days, our Festival has deep roots in the community. We are proud to call the heart of Old Strathcona home.
Bring-Your-Own-Venue applications are now open! Reigster your show by March 30, 2026.
2026 Festival Artist Dates and Deadlines
- October 6, 2025: Applications open for the Indoor, Outdoor and Theatre for Young Audiences Lottery ✔️
- November 17, 2025: Lottery applications close ✔️
- November 24, 2025: Lottery draw takes place ✔️
- November 25-28, 2024: Lottery winners are notified and Festival fees are collected ✔️
- February 2 2026: Bring Your Own Venue (BYoV) Applications open; Lottery shows’ Technical Forms open in Eventotron. ✔️
- March 2, 2026: Walk-By Busker applications open.
- March 30, 2026: Walk-By Busker and BYoV applications close; Lottery Technical Forms due.
- April (TBD): Out-of-town Artists can submit billet requests; Festival Guide information is submitted in Eventotron.
- April 30, 2026: Deadline to withdraw from Festival and receive a full refund (less the $45 application fee).
- May 20, 2026: Deadline to withdraw from Festival and receive a refund of 50% of your fees (less the $45 application fee).
Stay tuned for more information about Festival Guide info collection, Festival payout, and more!
Keep an eye on your Artist Update email for more detailed information; they are sent regularly and are your best source for current info.
Choose Your Path
To learn more information about your potential experience as a Fringe Artist, choose your path below.
2026 Fringe Festival Lottery Winners
| Event Title | Company | Category |
|---|---|---|
| Scores in The City | Scores In The City Musical Productions | Local |
| Intersectional Improv Society | The Teaching Theatre | Local |
| Diasporic Diaries: Tales From the 2nd Gen. | Common Ground Arts – RISER Program | Local |
| Eat, Sleep, Rave, Repeat | Darkstage Productions | Local |
| An Electrified Bard’s Tale | Bulette | Local |
| Albee: A Celebration of Life for My Cat | Bedlam Theatre Concern | Local |
| Rose with no thorns | N/A | Local |
| Alex and Michael and Hannah | Take a Bite Productions | Local |
| Something Cool | Comet Theatre | Local |
| Go 4 Broke RETURNS | Go 4 Broke Improv | Local |
| The House with the Solar Stove: a Restoration Rager in the Chambers of Our Daughter Epiphany | Spite Specific | Local |
| How To Succeed in Theatre by Trying Really, Really Hard: A Cabaret | Background Noise Theatre | Local |
| Fear Fables: The Horror Drag Anthology | Entertainment Purposes Only | Local |
| The Improv Kid: An Improvised Coming of Age Story | Scatterbrain Improv Company | Local |
| NextGen Theatre Show2026 | NextGen Theatre | Local |
| Shams | Theatre without Organs | Local |
| Bribe the Director | Big Dumb Babies | Local |
| Ghostbusters One Man Show | Alberta Ghostbusters | Local |
| HAGS | Alice-In-Wonderful | Local |
| In My Father’s Voice | Blind Faith Productions | Local |
| it’s how i know | n/a | Local |
| Shrute and Tungsta | Dirty Fish Theatre | Local |
| Useful Objects | Margin Release | Local |
| Sycorax | Jello Wrestlers | Local |
| I’m No Ingenue | Bad Kitty | Local |
| The Shit Show | Collins Theatre Co | Local |
| TBD | Tiny Bear Jaws | Local |
| Life in 60 Minutes | Dwayne Morgan | National |
| CAFF | Sima Sheibani | National |
| CAFF | Thumbs Up Good Work Theatre | National |
| Solo Show | Three Cheese | National |
| IAGO vs HAMLET | Rod Peter Jr. | National |
| Lover: Unusual Love Stories From the Frontlines and Other Peculiar Places | Sunday Night Love Show | National |
| The Hot Mess Comedy Show | Cheyenna Sapp | National |
| A Sexy Pigeon Show | The Lighter Touch Art Collective | National |
| Here_After | Wordsflyup Productions | National |
| Nile Seguin untitled stand up show | Slow Burn Media | National |
| The Late Great Mormon Drag Queen | Aida Cupcake Presents | National |
| White As Snow | Lakou Loulouz | National |
| Beings | Cosmic Jive Theatre | National |
| Herbert Henries – The Comedy Dangerist | Strange Danger | National |
| Witches in the Closet | Venus Moon Theatre | National |
| Horsing and Clowning Around: The Dangers of High Horses | Typical Tokens | National |
| Chief Mingus Improv | Chief Mingus | National |
| Boys’ Club | Alick Mac | National |
| what the hell was that!? | LST Entertainment | National |
| Houdini | Oddly Entertainment | National |
| Jimmy Hogg: New Show 2026 | Jimmy Hogg | National |
| Evie and Alfie: A Very British Love Story | Sidecar Theatre | National |
| Tita Jokes | Tita Collective | National |
| Solovela, An Improvised Solo Telenovela | Diane Jorge | International |
| No Die! | Fedor Comedy | International |
| Lipsync Diaries of a Gay Boy | Robbie Harrison | International |
| Jon Bennett: Playing With Men | Leave That Mess For Me Productions | International |
| Top Hat | Concrete Drops Theatre | International |
| BURN DOWN THE WHITE HOUSE | big word / jem rolls | International |
| Sadec 1965: A Love Story | From Ego to Soul LLC | International |
| MUTTNIK | Bruce Ryan Costella | International |
| Chase Padgett: How To Play Guitar (Poorly) | Chase Padgett | International |
| Andrew Silverwood: “Love The Neighbour” | Dead Funny | International |
| ‘Mae West’: The Comeback Tour | Fail Happy Productions | International |
| Hexed | TBA Theatre, Inc. | International |
| Orange you glad to be in Miami? | Bennet Caffee | International |
| Thor’s A Dick – Viking Legends Not for Kids | Stories Alive | International |
| The Real Black Swann: Confessions of America’s First Black Drag Queen | Kurkendaal Barrett Presentations | International |
| God! The One-Man Show | Cosmic Bang | International |
| Bil Lepp | Bil Lepp | International |
| TBD | Clevername Theatre | International |
| WALRUS | Kiana Wu | International |
| The Game of Bluff | JeremyProductions | International |
| The Life of Arnold – a mini-musical | F.R.E.E Fitness – International Theatre Division | International |
| Stiff Upper Lip | Tyson Comedy | International |
| The Big Secret by Brad Lawrence | Brad Lawrence | International |
| Pure Imagination – A Willy Wonka Inspired Comedy Magic Show and Chocolate Tasting | Magic By Andy LLC | Theatre for Young Audiences |
| CIRCUS! | Mr. Circus Productions | Theatre for Young Audiences |
| Story Wizards | Piti Theatre Company | Theatre for Young Audiences |
| Sickly Victorian Rat Circus | Small Buns Duo | Theatre for Young Audiences |
| Ross Vegas | Ross Vegas | Outdoor |
| Corey Pickett: “The Silent Show!” | Corey Pickett | Outdoor |
| Yuki The Juggler | Yuki The Juggler | Outdoor |
| Hoop & Hat | Hoop and Hat | Outdoor |
| Marble the Acrojaps | Marble the acrojaps | Outdoor |
| Piper mckenzie | Piper Mckenzie | Outdoor |
| Malachi Frost | rareDNA | Outdoor |
| Lift! | Elevare Productions | Outdoor |
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Contact Us
Questions? We have answers! Your Fringe Theatre team is here to support your Festival experience.
Victoria deJong (she/her), Programming Administrative Coordinator, is the Artists’ primary point of contact with Fringe Theatre. Reach out to her at any time about policies, procedures, feedback, or any issues you need help with at victoria.dejong@fringetheatre.ca
Murray Utas (he/him), Artistic Director, is here to support Festival Artists. Email him at any time at murray.utas@fringetheatre.ca