Festival calendar
January
- Asheville Fringe Arts Asheville, United States Usually January
- Fringe World Perth Perth, Australia Last ran 21 Jan – 15 Feb 2026 Budget
- Fronterafest Austin, United States Usually January
- Macao City Fringe Festival Macau, China Usually January
- O'ahu Fringe O'ahu, United States Usually January
- Roma Fringe Rome, Italy Usually January
February
- Adelaide Fringe Adelaide, Australia 19 Feb – 21 Mar 2027 Budget
- Auckland Fringe Auckland, New Zealand Usually February
- Bunbury Fringe Fest Bunbury, Australia Usually February
- New York City Fringe New York, United States Usually February
- Rogue Festival Fresno, United States Usually February
- Stirling Fringe Stirling, Australia Usually February
March
- Busselton Fringe Busselton, Australia Usually March
- Castlemaine Fringe Castle Maine, Australia Usually March
- Dunedin Fringe Dunedin, New Zealand Usually March
- Fringe Curitiba Curitiba, Brazil Usually March
- Fringe Mount Gambier Mount Gambier, Australia Usually March
- Melbourne International Comedy Festival Melbourne, Australia 24 Mar – 18 Apr 2027 Budget
- Mumbai Fringe Mumbai, India Last ran 12 Mar – 15 Mar 2026
- Nanaimo Fringe Nanaimo, Canada Usually March
- New Zealand Fringe Wellington, New Zealand Usually March
- Newcastle Fringe Australia Newcastle, Australia Usually March
- Sakai Fringe International Festival Sakai, Japan Usually March
- Tucson Fringe Tucson, United States Usually March
- Wichita Fringe Wichita, United States Usually March
April
- Fiji Fringe Festival Suva and Nadi, Fiji Last ran 10 Apr – 18 Apr 2026
- Memphis Fringe Memphis, United States Usually April
- Nelson Fringe Nelson, New Zealand Usually April
- Oregon Fringe Ashland, United States Usually April
- Pittsburgh Fringe Pittsburgh, United States Usually April
- Richmond Fringe Richmond, United States Usually April
- South Florida Fringe Fort Lauderdale, United States Usually April
- Swindon Fringe Swindon, United Kingdom Usually April
- Sydney Comedy Festival Sydney, Australia Last ran 13 Apr – 17 May 2026 Budget
- Tobago After Jazz Fringe Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago Usually April
May
- Adelaide Cabaret Fringe Adelaide, Australia Last ran 23 May – 1 Jun 2025
- Ashland Fringe Ashland, United States Last ran 2 May – 4 May 2025
- Bath Fringe Bath, United Kingdom Usually May
- Bournemouth Fringe B.E.A.F Bournemouth, United Kingdom Usually May
- Brighton Fringe Brighton, United Kingdom Usually May
- Bury St Edmonds Fringe Festival Bury St Edmunds, United Kingdom Usually May
- Cincinnati Fringe Cincinnati, United States Usually May
- CresFringe 51557 Cres, Croatia Usually May
- Delft Fringe Delft, Netherlands Last ran 27 May – 7 Jun 2026
- Festival Fringe de Montréal Montreal, Canada Usually May
- FinFringe Turku, Finland Last ran 10 May – 16 May 2026
- Fringe Arts Bath Bath, United Kingdom Usually May
- Haslemere Fringe Festival Haselmere, United Kingdom Usually May
- Maidstone Fringe Maidstone, United Kingdom Usually May
- Orlando Fringe Orlando, United States Usually May
- Piccolo Spoleto Charleston, United States Usually May
- Pink Fringe Brighton, United Kingdom Usually May
- Prague Fringe Prague, Czech Republic Usually May
- San Diego Fringe San Diego, United States Usually May
- Southside Fringe Glasgow Glasgow, United Kingdom Usually May
- Tampa Fringe Tampa, United States Usually May
- Torino Fringe Torino, Italy Usually May
- Unfest - Tunbridge Wells Fringe Tunbridge Wells, United Kingdom Usually May
- Windsor-Walkerville Fringe Windsor, Canada Usually May
- Zagare Fringe Zagare, Lithuania Usually May
June
- Aspen Fringe Aspen, United States Usually June
- Atlanta Fringe Atlanta, United States Usually June
- Azores Fringe Madalena, Portugal Usually June
- Barnstaple Fringe TheatreFest Barnstaple, United Kingdom Usually June
- Chichester Fringe Chichester, United Kingdom Usually June
- Denver Fringe Denver, United States Last ran 3 Jun – 7 Jun 2026
- Desert Fringe Theatre and Cultural Arts Festival Joshua Tree, United States Usually June
- FestivalToo Fringe Kings Lynn, United Kingdom Usually June
- FringeMI Milan, Italy Last ran 22 May – 6 Jun 2026
- Hastings Fringe Hastings, United Kingdom Usually June
- Hollywood Fringe Hollywood, United States Usually June
- Liverpool Fringe Liverpool, United Kingdom Usually June
- Ludlow Fringe Ludlow, United Kingdom Usually June
- National Arts Festival Grahamstown, South Africa Usually June
- Nogojiwanong Indigenous Fringe Festival Peterborough, Canada Usually June
- North Sea Round Town Rotterdam, Netherlands Usually June
- OffBeat Festival Oxford, United Kingdom Usually June
- Ottawa Fringe Ottawa, Canada Usually June
- Petworth Fringe Petworth, United Kingdom Usually June
- PortFringe Portland, United States Usually June
- Reykjavik Fringe Reykjavik, Iceland Usually June
- Sidcup Fringe Sidcup, United Kingdom Usually June
- Squeaky Wheel Fringe Sarasota, United States Last ran 2 Jun – 7 Jun 2026
- St Lou Fringe St Louis, United States Usually June
- Stalham Fringe Festival Norwich, United Kingdom Usually June
- Swansea Fringe Swansea, United Kingdom Usually June
- Vegas Fringe Las Vegas, United States Usually June
- Vienna Fringe Vienna, Austria Last ran 2 Jun – 4 Jun 2027
- Wandsworth Arts Fringe Wandsworth, London, United Kingdom Last ran 6 Jun – 22 Jun 2025
July
- Avignon Le OFF Avignon, France Last ran 4 Jul – 26 Jul 2026
- Ballina Fringe Ballina, Ireland Usually July
- Bedford Fringe Bedford, United Kingdom Usually July
- BorderLight Fringe Cleveland, United States Usually July
- Buxton Fringe Buxton, United Kingdom Usually July
- Darwin Fringe Garramilla/ Darwin, Australia Last ran 17 Jul – 26 Jul 2026
- Durham Fringe Festival Durham, United Kingdom Usually July
- Fringe PVD Rhode Island, United States Usually July
- Fuse International London, United Kingdom Usually July
- Galway Fringe Galway, Ireland Usually July
- Greater Manchester Fringe Manchester, United Kingdom Usually July
- Guildford Fringe Guildford, United Kingdom Usually July
- Hamilton Fringe Hamilton, Canada Usually July
- Harrisburg Fringe Festival Harrisburg, United States Last ran 16 Jul – 19 Jul 2026
- KC Fringe Kansas City, United States Usually July
- Llangollen Fringe Llangollen, United Kingdom Usually July
- Milton Keynes Fringe Milton Keynes, United Kingdom Usually July
- Morecambe Bay Fringe Festival Morecambe, United Kingdom Usually July
- Oundle Fringe Oundle, United Kingdom Usually July
- Reading Fringe Reading, United Kingdom Usually July
- Regina International Fringe Regina, Canada Usually July
- Shaftesbury Fringe Shaftesbury, United Kingdom Usually July
- Sibiu International Fringe Sibiu, Romania Usually July
- TK Fringe Kingston, Canada Usually July
- Toronto Fringe Toronto, Canada Usually July
- Ventnor Fringe Ventnor, United Kingdom Usually July
- Voies Off Arles, France Usually July
- Watford Fringe Watford, United Kingdom Usually July
- Winnipeg Fringe Winnipeg, Canada Usually July
August
- Calgary Fringe Calgary, Canada Last ran 1 Aug – 9 Aug 2025
- Camden Fringe London, United Kingdom Usually August
- Edinburgh Festival Fringe Edinburgh 6 Aug – 30 Aug 2027 Budget
- Edmonton Fringe Edmonton, Canada Usually August
- Folkestone Fringe Folkstone, United Kingdom Usually August
- Free Fringe Edinburgh, United Kingdom Usually August
- Fringe by the Sea North Berwck, United Kingdom Usually August
- Fringe North Sault Ste. Marie, Canada Usually August
- Fundy Fringe New Brunswick, Canada Usually August
- Halifax Fringe Halifax, Canada Usually August
- International Puppet Fringe NYC New York, United States Usually August
- Island Fringe Charlottetown, Canada Usually August
- Minnesota Fringe Minneapolis, United States Usually August
- Mississauga Multilingual Fringe Festival Mississauga, Canada Usually August
- Nutrien Fringe Theatre Festival - Saskatoon Saskatchewan, Canada Usually August
- On the Edge Fringe North Bay, Canada Last ran 12 Aug – 16 Aug 2026
- Seoul Fringe Festival Seoul, Korea, Republic of Usually August
- Sidmouth Fringe Sidmouth, United Kingdom Usually August
- Taipei Fringe Festival Taipei City, Taiwan, Province of China Usually August
- TallinnFringe Tallinn, Estonia Usually August and September
- Victoria Fringe Victoria, BC, Canada Usually August
- York Fringe York, United States Usually August
September
- Amsterdam Fringe Amsterdam, Netherlands Usually September
- Brighton Photo Fringe Brighton, United Kingdom Usually September
- Brisbane Fringe Brisbane, Australia Usually September
- Clapham Fringe London, United Kingdom Usually September
- Dublin Fringe Dublin, Ireland Usually September
- Duisburg Fringe Duisburg, Germany Usually September
- Elgin Fringe Elgin, United States Usually September
- Gothenburg Fringe Gothenburg, Sweden Usually September
- Istanbul Fringe Istanbul, Turkey Usually September
- Kelowna Fringe Kelowna, Canada Usually September
- Melbourne Fringe Melbourne, Australia Usually September
- Milano Off Milano, Italy Last ran 1 Oct – 11 Oct 2026
- NO Fringe Festival Bergen Bergen, Norway Usually September
- North Australian Festival of Arts Townsville, Australia Last ran 25 Sept – 11 Oct 2026
- PhillyFringe Philadelphia, United States Last ran 1 Sept – 30 Sept 2025
- Rochester Fringe Rochester, NY, United States Usually September
- San Francisco Fringe San Francisco, United States Usually September
- Scranton Fringe Scranton, United States Usually September
- Seattle Fringe Seattle, United States Usually September
- Stockholm Fringe Fest STOFF Stockholm, Sweden Usually September
- Sydney Fringe Sydney, Australia Usually September
- The Osaka Festival Fringe Osaka, Japan Usually September
- Theatre Crude Fringe Festival Oklahoma City, OK, United States Usually September
- UkraineFringe Kyiv, Ukraine Usually September
- Vancouver Fringe Vancouver, Canada Usually September
- Wanstead Fringe Wanstead, United Kingdom Usually September
- Windsor Fringe Windsor, United Kingdom Usually September
October
- Buffer Fringe Nicosia, Cyprus Usually October
- Catania Off Fringe Festival Catania, Italy Last ran 16 Oct – 26 Oct 2025
- Colchester Fringe Colchester, United Kingdom Usually October
- Fringe in the Stings Hastings, New Zealand Usually October
- Guelph Fringe Guelph, Canada Usually October
- Paris Fringe Paris, France Usually October
- Salisbury Fringe Salisbury, United Kingdom Usually October
- Seacoast Fringe Dover, United Kingdom Usually October
- Thessaloniki Fringe Festival Thessaloniki, Greece Last ran 7 Oct – 11 Oct 2026
- Tsitsit The Jewish Fringe Festival London, United Kingdom Usually October
- Wexford Fringe Wexford, Ireland Usually October
- Whangarei Fringe Whangarei, New Zealand Usually October
November
- Charm City Fringe Baltimore, United States Usually November
- Lagos Fringe Lagos, Nigeria Usually November
- Louisville Fringe Festival Louisville, United States Usually November
- Shenzhen Fringe Shenzhen, China Usually November
- Taranaki Fringe Garden Festival Taranaki, New Zealand Usually November
December
- Momasar Fringe Momasar, India Usually December
Dates to come
- Coastal Twist Festival Central Coast, Australia
- Gravesham Fringe Festival Gravesend, United Kingdom
- New Delhi Fringe New Delhi, India
- Tunbridge Wells Fringe Tunbridge Wells, United Kingdom