Chesham Fringe Festival

Chesham Fringe Festival An exciting weekend of arts, culture and entertainment - 22-24 May 2026 Bank Holiday Weekend

After another fantastic year of creativity, laughter and live entertainment, the Chesham Fringe team is already looking ahead — so grab your diary and save the dates for the next Chesham Fringe… Friday 22 to Sunday 24 May 2026!
Now heading into its third year, the Chesham Fringe continues to grow, bringing together local talent, national and international acts and an ever-expanding range of venue

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Following the huge success of 2025, which featured highlights like our Secret Busker, Baby D and standout performances from Ed Byrne and Alex Horne & The Horne Section, the Fringe is seeking applications from new acts and local performers. If you’d like to take part, please get in touch by emailing [email protected].
And that’s not all — the popular Preview Events will return, offering musicians and comedians the chance to win a performance slot at next year’s festival. Keep an eye out for the date announcements coming soon!
Volunteers are the heartbeat of the Chesham Fringe and there are plenty of ways to get involved. Whether you’re interested in helping behind the scenes, at venues, or with promotions, email [email protected] to sign up as one of our FringeMakers.
To stay up to date with the latest news, sign up to the Chesham Fringe mailing list at www.cheshamfringe.com and follow on social media.
Save the date — 22 to 24 May 2026 — and be part of the creative buzz that brings Chesham to life!
See more at www.cheshamfringe.com.

Did you notice lots of frantic people running about Chesham over 22-24 May wearing these t-shirts? They were our Fringe ...
03/06/2026

Did you notice lots of frantic people running about Chesham over 22-24 May wearing these t-shirts?

They were our Fringe Makers, and the Chesham Fringe Festival wouldn't have happened without them and they were all volunteers.

So we want to share a huge ✨ THANK YOU ✨ to our incredible Fringe Maker team!

From our venue managers keeping everything running smoothly, to our ticket takers welcoming every guest with a smile, bucket collectors rattling to support the artists, our tech team working so hard behind the scenes, and our brilliant photographers and videographer capturing the moments. You were all the heartbeat of Chesham Fringe Festival.

You gave your time, your energy and your enthusiasm, and we are very lucky to have you in our corner.

Thank you, fabulous Fringe Makers, you bunch of absolute total legends, for helping keep it all together 💜 See you next year?! 🤞

01/06/2026

A huge thank you to everyone who came along to this year’s Chesham Fringe Festival and helped make it such a fantastic celebration of live performance, creativity and community spirit.

The sun shone and the town was absolutely buzzing!

Whether you joined us for music, comedy, theatre, cabaret, spoken word, family shows or simply soaked up the atmosphere, we are so grateful for your support.

This was the festival's third year so still a fledgling event with room to grow, so we're asking anyone who attended to spare five minutes to let us know what you liked, didn't like, what worked well for you and not so well.

We hope you discovered something new, enjoyed memorable performances and made some wonderful May Bank Holiday memories with us. Let us know!

Link to survey in comments. Thank you 🙏

Amazing to have had DIRT BOX DISCO bring a bit of punk to Chesham for Fringe fun this year! 💥
25/05/2026

Amazing to have had DIRT BOX DISCO bring a bit of punk to Chesham for Fringe fun this year! 💥

WHAT A FILTHY HOT WEEKEND WE'VE HAD! Massive thanks to Chesham Fringe Festival for putting us on on Saturday, and thank you to the fine folk that came to see us, EXTRA BIG thanks to Breaking Bands Festival for putting up with us on Sunday! fabulous festival! well organized and great crew! just to set the record straight, we ended slightly early due to the environment agency and the powers that be getting complaints, people could hear every word 2 miles down the road (the sound was that good) 🤷
Its a new location for the festival so they didn't know there would be such issues when booking us, credit to the organizers for keeping the show on the road as long as they did ❤
see you next time! 💋

📣 Chesham people - we all owe a huge amount to the Vault 17 Chesham team, not only for everything they’ve done for Chesh...
25/05/2026

📣 Chesham people - we all owe a huge amount to the Vault 17 Chesham team, not only for everything they’ve done for Chesham Fringe and the line up they arranged this year💥, but also for the year-round social space, diverse music and overall community vibes they bring to Chesham town.

On top of that, they provide opportunities for up and coming young artists and local performers as well as attracting big names to this little town for us to enjoy. And the cocktails!!! All on our doorstep.

SO. This is an easy and meaningful way to show your appreciation and only takes a click of a button (and then a verification by email).

That’s it!
So get voting and let’s get Vault Seventeen the recognition it deserves 🙌

Details in the post below

Vault 17 friends…..we need your help! 🍸

Vault 17 is currently neck and neck for 🏆 Best Bar in Bucks & Oxon🏆 and every single vote counts!

If you’ve enjoyed a cocktail, live music night, brunch, DJ set, Fringe event, or just a great night with us, we’d massively appreciate your support ❤️

Please vote for Vault 17 Chesham here:

https://bucksoxon.muddystilettos.co.uk/awards/vote/

⛔️TODAY IS THE LAST FULL DAY OF VOTING⛔️

⚠️ IMPORTANT: You must confirm your vote via the email they send afterwards, otherwise it won’t count!

Thank you so much for all the support!

If Rhythm and Blues is your thing.... The J J Cale Story are just killing it at The Red Lion Chesham
24/05/2026

If Rhythm and Blues is your thing.... The J J Cale Story are just killing it at The Red Lion Chesham

Our The Drawingroom music venue headliner Daisy Chute Wow!
24/05/2026

Our The Drawingroom music venue headliner Daisy Chute
Wow!

24/05/2026

It's free fringe party time at Generals Arms Chesham with The Dog Roses

Our Music headliner at Chesham Youth Centre Ed Sheeran Experience - Tribute Show
24/05/2026

Our Music headliner at Chesham Youth Centre
Ed Sheeran Experience - Tribute Show

The incredible sounds of Leoni Jane Kennedy @ Chesham Fringe Festival 2026
24/05/2026

The incredible sounds of Leoni Jane Kennedy @ Chesham Fringe Festival 2026

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