Fringe Festivals have nearly all been postponed or cancelled in light of the 2020 Covid-19 Pandemic. Despite the difficulties faced for the festivals and artists, innovation has prevailed and Digital, at home Performances have been prolific in our sector. Please find here some of the Digital alternatives at your disposal …
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| Atlanta Fringe Festival - Fringe Audio | Ongoing | Fringe Audio is theatre for your ears! | Fringe Audio is theatre for your ears! |
| Boulder International Fringe Festival | August 12-23, 2020 | Hosted this year LIVE online, in site-specific locations, and very unique and COVID-SAFE live venues in downtown Boulder, Colorado, USA. KidsFringe events, Late Night Talk Shows, ZoomEvents, modified Burlesque Shows and even some that will happen on the front lawn of a lucky audience member for each of 6 lottery shows! | @BoulderFringe |
| Edinburgh Festival Fringe | August 7-31, 2020 | Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2020: reimagined with live AJ Bell Fringe on a Friday every week and Fringe Pick 'n' Mix of content direct from fringe artists. | @edfringe |
| FinFringe | July 1-12 2020 | @FinFringe |
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| Hamilton Fringe presents WHAT THE FEST?! | July 21 - 26 | An in-your-face festival from (at least) six feet away! | @HamOntFringe |
| Hi-Desert Fringe | June 13, 2020, June 2021 TBA | Hi-DeF goes High-Tech! Live-streamed performances on our YouTube Channel | @hidesert_fringe/#HiDeF |
| Istanbul Fringe Festival | September 21-27 | @IstanbulFringe |
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| Kansas City Fringe Festival | July 12-26 | Enjoy 35 shows and 14 Visual artists in the first ever KC Fringe Online ! | #kcfringefestival |
| Melbourne Fringe presents VCR Fest | July 31 - Aug 2 | Melbourne Fringe's second festival for 2020: VCR Fest is a brand-new, curated digital festival | @melbfringe / #vcrfest |
| Melbourne Fringe Festival | Nov 12-29 | A celebration of cultural democracy, online and in person | @melbfringe |
| Free Edinburgh Fringe Festival | August 7-30, 2020 | A virtual Fringe of free and Pay What You Want shows that should have been in Edinburgh in August 2020 | @freefringefest |
| Minnesota Fringe | July 30 - August 9 | The Virtual Festival is comprised of live events during Nightly Fringe and live, timed, and recorded shows in the Digital Hub. | @MNFringe |
| Nanaimo Fringe Festival ONLINE | August 11-15th | Share edgy online shows/Artist talk-backs | @nanaimofringe |
| ON THE EDGE fringe: A Digital Experience | August 11 - 15, 2020 | North Bay’s one and only Fringe is now online! | @fringenorthbay (Facebook), @fringenorth (Twitter), @ontheedgefringe (Instagram)/ #OTEfringe |
| Oregon Fringe Festival: Fringettes | Ongoing | A virtual cabaret of short vignettes showcasing the outrageous creativity of its contributors. | @oregonfringe #oregonfringefestival #oregonfringe #fringettes |
| Orlando Fringe | Ongoing | Watch shows on The Lawn, donate, & share! | @orlandofringe |
| Paris Fringe | Weekend in June | Live & Recorded Theatre Live Streamed on our YouTube Channel every weekend! | @leparisfringe / @parisfringe |
| PBH's Free Fringe | August 8-30, 2020 | A virtual celebration of the 25th anniversary of the PBH's Free Fringe - the oldest free Fringe organization in Edinburgh | @thefreefringe |
| Prague Fringe Online | 22 - 30th May 2020 (some content still available) | 9 days of virtual fringe fun to celebrate what would have been the original festival dates. Live streams, panel talks, interactive events and pre-recorded shows, all available free of charge. Donate to the Prague Fringe Survival fund. | @praguefringe |
| Reykjavík Fringe Festival | 4-12 July 2020 | Applications for 2021 open in November! | @RVKfringe #RVKfringe |
| St Lou Fringe | August 15-23, 2020 | @StlFringe |
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| Stockholm Fringe Festival (STOFF 2020) | Sept 15th - 19th | A multidisciplinary "hybrid" boutique FRINGE festival! | @Stofhholm |
| This is NOT That Festival presented by 25th Street Theatre | July 30 - August 8, 2020 | A Digital, Physically Distanced, Theatre Festival. | @25thstreettheatrecentre |
| Toronto Fringe Collective | July 1-12 | @torontofringe |
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| WAF in Your Living Room | 8-24 May 2020 | WAF is an open-access fringe festival that shakes up South West London every year in May with an eclectic programme of performing and visual arts. In 2020, it took the form of a digital festival as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The WAF team and its artists had just four weeks to radically transform this year’s planned WAF 2020 into WAF in Your Living Room, an online festival that would entertain, inspire and comfort audiences stuck at home during the lockdown. | @WafFringe |