Philadelphia Fringe Festival

The Philadelphia Fringe Festival, presented by FringeArts, is a month-long performing arts celebration taking over Philadelphia in September and boasting hundreds of performances and events by local, national and international artists.

The Philly Fringe utilizes the Open Access BYOVenue model for artists. All registered artists are automatically approved into the festival, and are responsible for securing a venue and self-producing their events. FringeArts offers support through marketing, workshops, one-on one producing consultations, ticket management, and more.

 Festival Overview

Type of Festival

Self-Produced; BYOVenue; Open Access

About our Audience

The Philadelphia Fringe merges passionate believers, supporters, storytellers and experimentalists of the arts! With members of all interests/backgrounds: age, race and ethnicity, gender identification, abilities and more. We continue to grow in welcoming all, new and returning, champions of the arts, with over 5,000 first time festival patrons in 2024. We truly believe there’s a show for anyone and everyone!

Festival Stats

Philadelphia Fringe has over 300+ individual shows with 1,200+ performances across over 100+ venues.​ Over 30,000 tickets were sold in 2024. 

Artist Information

How Artists are Accepted

Philly Fringe is un-curated, and has no application process. Anyone who registers on Eventotron, books their own venue, and pays our fee of $20, can self-produce their work as part of the festival.

Benefits of Applying

Learn more here:
https://phillyfringe.org/artists/

Costs and Deals

$20 Registration Fee.
Artists keep 90% of Advance Ticket Sales and 100% of Walk-Up Ticket Sales

Tech Information

Varies by venue.

Performance Schedule

It is at the discretion of the producer. Typical shows are around 75 minutes, with a run of 2-4 performances.

Other

Check out our YouTube channel for our panels/town halls about producing at HFF.
https://www.youtube.com/user/HollywoodFringe

Philadelphia, pennsylvanIA

Venues all through Philadelphia, and the greater Philly area.

phillyfringe.org

 Important Dates for this Fringe

2025 - Current Year

Festival Dates

September 1-30, 2025

Application Dates

February 1, 2025

Other Important Dates

Ongoing registration opens February 1, with an June 6th deadline for inclusion in the printed Festival Guide. Late registration is open until July 15th.

 2024 - Past Year for Perspective

Festival Dates

September 1-30, 2024

Application Dates

Ongoing registration opens
March 1, with an June 15th deadline for inclusion in the printed Festival Guide

Other Important Dates

Curated portion dates:
September 5th - September 29th, 2024

2026 - Future Year

Festival Dates

To Be Announced

Application Dates

Registration will open on February 1

Other Important Dates

​Curated portion dates:
September 4th - September 28th, 2025

Past Festivals

2024 guide: https://phillyfringe.org/festival-guides/
check out our archives: https://phillyfringe.org/archives/

Contact Us:

Email Address: [email protected]

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