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Become a champion for the artists of tomorrow by pledging your support to Vancouver Fringe today. Restarting a regular program of events in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic proved challenging for many of the returning festivals across Canada. Though…

Vancouver Fringe is pleased to announce the appointment of Duncan Watts-Grant as its new Executive Director, effective March 8. Duncan comes with years of experience in the arts and on-the-ground knowledge of organizing festivals and events. He is passionate about…

Following the much-anticipated return of Vancouver Fringe with its in-person 2022 Festival, Executive Director Cory Philley and co. are thrilled to revive nine live-recordings as part of ‘Fringe Digital Remix’ – an online streamable showcase featuring some of the best…

Hot off the press, we are thrilled to bring you news of all the artists selected to participate in our coming 2023 Fringe Festival, returning September 7 – 17. Hosted by our friends and partners at Granville Island Brewing on the evening…

‘All Things Fringey’ is BACK for 2023 with host and Execitive Director of Vancouver Fringe, Cory Philley. In the first edition for the New Year, Cory is joined by Vancouver-based interdisciplinary and spoken word artist Johnny Trinh to kick off…

Vancouver Fringe and Playwrights Theatre Centre (PTC) are calling for applications for the 11th cycle of the Fringe New Play Prize. Through the Fringe New Play Prize, Vancouver Fringe and PTC offer emerging BC theatre artists a huge artist development…

As 2022 closes out, we are thrilled to open applications for our 2023 Festival Lottery. Here, Vancouver Fringe Executive Director Cory Philley shares a few words about the organization’s renewed ambitions and what to look forward to as we move…

Hey all, First, a huge thank you from the team at Vancouver Fringe! I am so excited to say that the 2022 Festival was an enormous success. Over the 11 days of the Festival, we welcomed 100+ artists, 400+ performances,…

What a year it has been! Our 2022 Festival returned in-person this year and it could not have been more of a joy to welcome audiences back to Granville Island (and beyond) for all the fun and wild theatrics from…

A huge thank you to all who attended our 2022 Festival and contributed to its inordinate success! In fulfillment of our mandate as a registered Society, we will be hosting our annual Annual General Meeting (AGM) November 22, 2022 and…