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TAMPA INTERNATIONAL Fringe Festival

AS ONE OF THE newest FRINGE FESTIVALS ON THE CIRCUIT (AS OF THIS WRITING), Tampa fringe is young and hungry.  We are a festival of love and passion, founded and run by touring fringe artists ad we understand the needs of artists extremely well.  our audiences are still growing and, at this point, we think of tampa more as an emerging festival than an established event, but we understand that as a limitation and we definitely make up for it in important ways!  We support artists in a hands on way.  we're small enough that each artist and audience member is an individual.  we're approachable, fun, and excited about every participant!  Our festival drawing is after the drawing for orlando, and our festival closes just days before orlando begins, so artists can plan accordingly.  we're fun, sunny, and all about transforming our town into a fringe powerhouse!  Oh...  And we have a boat.
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 Festival Overview

Type of Festival

TAMPA FRINGE IS AN UNCENSORED, UNJURIED FESTIVAL FOLLOWING THE CAFF MODEL.

About our Audience

Our audience is small but growing.  we are teaching tampa how to fringe and building the culture of fringe from scratch in ybor city.  as of this writing, we have an ECLECTIC mix of youngers and olders, students and retirees.  we have a few dedicated superfans, and word is spreading every day.

2018 Festival Stats

Length of Festival:  10 Days 
Number of Productions: 28  
Overall Performances: 135 
Number of Performance Spaces: 5 
Ticket Price Range: $5-$13 


Artist Information

How Artists are Accepted

26 ACTS ARE LOTTERY, WITH THE FOLLOWING SPLITS:
FIRST WE DRAW 2 DIVERSITY ACTS & 2 SPANISH LANGUAGE/BILINGUAL ACTS.
THOSE FROM THOSE CATEGORIES THAT ARE NOT DRAWN GO BACK INTO THE GENERAL POOL FOR THE FOLLOWING:
LOCAL (30 MILE RADIUS OF YBOR) 50%
NATIONAL 25%
INTERNATIONAL 25%

ADDITIONALLY, THE FESTIVAL CURATES 2 KIDS FRINGE SHOWS, AND UP TO 2 BYOV SHOWS.

Benefits of Applying

  • WE ARE A VERY AFFORDABLE MEANS TO PRODUCE A SHOW IN TAMPA BAY, AND ON THE CIRCUIT, WITH LOW FEES.
  • WE TRY TO PROVIDE BILLETING, AND IN 2018 HOUSED ALL TOURING ARTISTS.
  • TAMPA FRINGE HAS A STRONG SENSE OF COMMUNITY, WHERE ARTISTS' INPUT IS VALUED AND PUT INTO PRACTICE.
  • OUR FESTIVAL IS FOUNDED BY TOURING ARTISTS WHO UNDERSTAND ARTIST NEEDS.
  • TAMPA IS A GREAT PLACE TO GET READY FOR ORLANDO (AND THE REST OF THE CAFF CIRCUIT)

Costs and Deals

Application Fee: $25 
Production Fee : $275
​Box Office % to Artist: 100%

NOTE: WE DO HAVE A $3 FESTIVAL SUPPORT FEE ON TOP OF A TICKET PRICE THAT THE ARTIST CHOOSES. 

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Tech Information

ALL VENUES COME WITH BASIC TECH PROVIDED, INCLUDING A TECHNICIAN TO RUN PERFORMANCES.

INCLUDES: LIGHTING REP PLOT WITH WARM & COOL WASH
BASIC PA WITH ABILITY TO PLAY SOUND
FOH AND BOX OFFICE SUPPORT

3 OF 5 VENUES ARE LICENSED FOR ALCOHOL SALES

CAPACITIES RANGE 30-120

VENUES INCLUDE 2 BLACK BOX THEATRES, 1 SMALL END ON, 1 LARGE END ON, AND 1 END ON CABARET SPACE.

Performance Schedule

COMPANIES RECEIVE 5 PERFORMANCES, AND THESE CAN BE 30, 45, OR 60 MINUTES EACH, NOT INCLUDING BYOV SHOWS.

Other

WE HAVE A LOT OF LOVE HERE IN TAMPA. AND PARTIES. AND FUN! AND A BOAT! AND CHICKENS! AND BEACHES! NO REALLY, CHICKENS.

PUBLIC TRANSPORT IS TERRIBLE IN TAMPA, BUT THERE IS BIKE-SHARE AVAILABLE IN YBOR, A TROLLEY, AND THE VENUES ARE ALL IN WALKING DISTANCE OF EACH OTHER. 

YBOR CITY IS A HISTORIC DOWNTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD IN TAMPA FOUNDED BY CUBAN AND ITALIAN IMMIGRANTS IN THE 19TH CENTURY, WITH GREAT FOOD, AND ENTERTAINMENT RANGING FROM MUSEUMS TO COYOTE UGLY.

Tampa, Florida

Ybor City
Tampa, FL
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tampafringe.ORG


 Important Dates for this Fringe

2019 - Current Year

Festival Dates

May 2-11, 2019

Application Dates

Applications Open:  September 8, 2018
Application Deadline: December 7, 2018
Lottery Date: December 10, 2018

Other Important Dates

 2018- Past Year for Perspective

Festival Dates

Application Dates

Other Important Dates

2020 - Future Year

Festival Dates

To Be Announced

Application Dates

to be announced

Other Important Dates

to be announced

Contact Us:

Email Address: [email protected]

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