Minnesota Fringe Festival 

About

Minnesota Fringe connects adventurous artists with adventurous audiences by creating open, supportive forums for free and diverse artistic expression.

Through our summer festival and dynamic year-round programming, Minnesota Fringe is an artistic disruptor for local and national artists — to take bold risks, develop new ideas, and hoist themselves to the next rung of their artistic ladder.

As the producer of the largest performing arts festival in the Midwest, our annual Minnesota Fringe Festival event fills tens-of-thousands of seats with audiences viewing dozens of works at hundreds of performances by more than 1,000 artists on a variety of stages in late summer.

Past projects have included Fringe Presents - a curated performance series highlighting local and national artists around a unified theme; Drafts & Draughts - a works-in-progress series of multidisciplinary work in development; and Beyond the Box - incubating artists and companies to develop public, outdoor performances.

Fringe is overseen by a governing board of directors and operated by a small year-round staff that balloons to nearly 100 seasonal hires leading up to the Festival Season - all with shared commitments to artists, audiences, operations, and growth. Fringe receives critical support from over 100 dedicated volunteers logging a combined 2,000+ hours each year. Fringe with Benefits members deepen our community connections and further strengthen relationships between adventurous artists and adventurous audiences by supporting adventurous art year-round.

More than 100 producers will stage over 500 performances through 11 days. With drama, dance, clowning, improv, musical theater, storytelling, and more to chose from, there is something for everyone at the Minnesota Fringe Festival!

All Fringe Festival managed venues are physically accessible to patrons with mobility disabilities. See individual venue pages for specific information on accessible entrance doors and parking. If you're at a venue and need assistance or would like to remain in your seat between back-to-back performances you are viewing, check with any staff member or volunteer for help.

Fringe offers ASL interpreting and Audio Description (AD) at select shows through out the festival. A list of Fringe Festival shows with services provided will appear on their website mid-July. Fringe also includes a list of primarily non-verbal or dance shows as self-identified by the artist.

NEW! Free Admission to Access Performances: Patrons requiring access services are eligible to claim 1 of 6 FREE tickets held at all performances with access services provided (ASL Interpretation, Audio Description). Patrons should proceed to the Box Office and identify themselves as an audience member using access services where they will be greeted by the access provider and offered early entry and priority seating to ensure the best vantage point for using the services. These free tickets will be available at individual box offices until 5 minutes prior to show start.