ATLANTA FRINGE FESTIVAL

Atlanta Fringe is committed to providing a platform for adventurous artists to connect with appreciative audiences and entertain Atlanta with diverse voices and unique perspectives. 

 Festival Overview

Type of Festival

A lottery-drawn festival of Fringe-managed venues featuring drama, comedy, circus, puppetry, dance, cabaret, burlesque, and more. We also have an audio fringe festival for radio plays, storytelling, musicals and other audio art, and a Street Fringe busking program for outdoor performances. We have expanded to two weeks this year. 

About our Audience

Diverse and hungry for cool experiences. 

Festival Stats

Length of Festival: 12 days, plus tech days
Number of Productions: 60 
Overall Performances: 360 
Number of Performance Spaces: 10
Ticket Price Range: $18 - $12 to artists with a $6 Fringe fee, plus multi-pass options (discount comes from Fringe fee; artists still get $12 per pass redeemed at their show) 

Artist Information

How Artists are Accepted

We are uncurated and draw our lineup at random out of a hat. 
Audio Fringe is first-come, first served until 24 slots are filled. 
Busking opportunities come up multiple times a year through Fringe partnerships; once registered, you're in the database to contact for gigs 

Benefits of Applying

100% ticket sales back to artists (minus Fringe fee) 
Venue, paid staff, and marketing assistance included in production fee 
Dedicated networking events
"Pollinator" industry meetup 
​Artist housing offered 

Costs and Deals

Application Fee: $25 until Dec. 31, $40 Jan 1-Jan 20
Production Fee: Tiered based on venue capacity
Tier One: 110+ seats, $750 
Tier Two: 60-80 seats, $450
Tier Three: 30-50 seats, $250 
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Audio Application Fee: $25
Street Fringe Application Fee: $25 

Tech Information

We can support projection, aerial, dance, solo work, puppetry, and much more; most, if not all, our venues have lighting and sound capabilities and comfortable seating. Tech specs vary based on venue; artists can see venue information and indicate their preferences in their application. 

Performance Schedule

Each production gets six showtimes throughout the two weekends; please plan to be in Atlanta for the entire festival dates 
Fringe provides the venue, paid technicians and front of house staff, a dedicated venue manager, ticketing services, and marketing assistance. 

Other

We also have a Fringe Audio festival for radio plays, storytelling, musicals, and other audio art. submissions open in march and are first-come, first-serve. Our Critics Panel listens to every show and awards their favorite; a $200 cash prize goes to the winner, as well as nomination to the Signal Awards for a chance at national recognition. 

atlanta, ga

Little Five Points, Old Fourth Ward, East Atlanta, and Poncey-Highlands neighborhoods in Atlanta, GA 

2025 Venues:
7 Stages 
Metropolitan Studios
Limelight Theater
Dynamic El Dorado
Monk's Meadery 
The Supermarket ATL 

 Important Dates

Festival Dates

TBA

Application Dates

TBA

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