RICHMOND FRINGE FESTIVAL

This culture & arts event is a boutique sized, multi-vector, curated, profit sharing festival aiming to cross pollinate people in Richmond, Virginia.

It is shepherded by the local creative haus, SPECTACLE & MIRTH.
This endeavor, aims to foster the resilient creative spirit of the city amidst its many transformations. To further cultivate the city's fertile ground for experimentation in performance & mutual aid. To bring more voices & hearts together.

Why Curated?
Richmond Fringe wants to discern those who are in readiness to present & willing to push conversations forward. We do not sit in judgement of you or your work’s value.
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 Festival Overview

Type of Festival

Curated & profit sharing. 

Proud Member of The World Fringe Network

About our Audience

Locals, mostly aged 18-60

Festival Stats

  • Boutique sized (up to 15 events)
  • Saturday-Monday
  • $15 - 20 tickets. Festival runs box office
  • 50/50 doorsplit
  • Fees less than $200
  • Venues and staff run by the festival

Artist Information

How Artists are Accepted

Curated from submissions

Benefits of Applying

Billeting for out of towners, free family style food all festival days for participants, all access passes to the fest at large, limited comps for your own shows, awards

Costs and Deals

Application Fee: $20
Productions Fees: $50-100 total
Scholarships available
Marketing package provided for artist use

Tech Information

​​Our venues change, but we provide a technician, basic light set up and basic sound amplification.

Performance Schedule

4 Sizes of work accepted:
Single cabaret acts or solo immersive
Mid sized: up to 30 minutes for placement in our live double features.
Long form up to 75 min
Rolling: games, installations, or immersive work that takes up more time or multiple days.  

Other

We have markets, workshops, special programming like flash mobs & funerals, public art, after parties every night, a FringeHQ and tracks for gaming and immersive work.

RICHMOND, VIRGINA

Scattered around the neighborhoods that make up the city. You will need a car - public transport is not reliable.
A central FringeHQ serves as a hang space all days of the festival.

For Touring artists:
Atlanta Fringe is 8 hours south
Asheville Fringe is 6 hours south
Capital Fringe is 2.5 hours north
Philly Fringe is 5 hours north
Pittsburgh Fringe is 6 hours north

 Important Dates for this Fringe

Festival Dates

Second weekend of April
​April 12-14, 2024

Application Dates

November -December

Other Important Dates

Offers go out first week of January
Production fees are due March 1
Tech runs are Friday- Sunday April 11-13

Contact Us:

[email protected]

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