Durham Fringe Festival

Name: Durham Fringe Festival
Address: Durham City Centre, Durham, GB
Telephone: +447903871238

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We’re a Community Interest Company set up to establish an annual Fringe Festival in Durham City.

10/09/2026

We are thrilled to announce the first of the Durham Fringe Academy Online workshops!

First up, Fringe expert Paul Levy will deliver a lunchtime session titled, 'Creating A Solo Show'. Solo shows have been increasing at fringe festivals and on the tour circuit for many years. So what are the ingredients of a successful and satisfying solo show at fringe festivals and beyond? What are the different ways of creating solo work and ensuring that the solo format is experienced by audiences as a virtue and not a compromise? How does the solo performer who cannot afford a director maintain objectivity? How does a solo performer on tour alone maintain their health and well-being?

📆 Paul's session will take place Thursday 17th September 12:00 - 13:00.

We're also thrilled to host this full-day online session by Louise Gregory who will take us on a deep-dive around how to plan a successful touring show. This is a great opportunity for anyone who is interested in planning their first touring show, or perhaps wants to improve their knowledge and learn some best practices.

📆 Louise's workshop wil take place Tuesday 27 October 10:00 - 16:00.

These sessions are FREE to attend as a Durham Fringe Academy member - all you need to do is sign up online at academy.durhamfringe.co.uk

We are thrilled that the Durham Fringe Academy project is supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England.

08/09/2026

Registration is OPEN 📋

Are your working in the performing arts industry, or do you have an ambition build a career in the sector in the future? Whether you're an actor, musician, comedian, technician, producer, director or anything beyond, you're invited to register for free!

Head to academy.durhamfringe.co.uk to create an account.

You'll find the first phase of the platform is already live, but we're continuing to build our resource library so expect even more helpful articles, tools, and online workshops to drop soon...

We are thrilled that the Durham Fringe Academy project is supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England.

07/09/2026

Need a new environment to help you focus? Every Thursday throughout September, The Academy will open as a co-working space! We've got free wifi and a cafe-bar to keep you refreshed.

📍 The Academy is located in Durham City Centre's Prince Bishops Place, between Costa Coffee and The People's Bookshop.

All are welcome, however if you work or study in the performing arts sector -- or have an ambition to do so in the future -- we'd especially love to see you there!

No booking required and you can drop by any time between 10:00 and 16:00.

04/09/2026

Big update from Durham Fringe HQ 📣

Look out for more details about how you can get involved with The Academy, whether that's as a performer or an audience member!

18/08/2026

A mega, massive, monumental shout out to our 2026 festival volunteers 🙌

We had over 140 individuals signed up to help us throughout this year's festival. We are a volunteer-led operation, supported by a part-time Festival Manager and a handful of freelancers. It's thanks to this incredible team of dedicated individuals that we're able to bring Durham Fringe to life. We love the massive variety of people we engage, ages from 16 to 80! Everyone brings their own story, experience, motivation, and personality.

We are wrapping up this year's festival and planning how we'll make the most of our new venue at Prince Bishops, The Academy. We are most excited that we'll be able to offer more opportunities for our volunteers to get stuck in and make more amazing performing arts happen in Durham!

If you'd like to get involved, sign up to the mailing list on our website.

📷 Shout out to Jan Panke for these lovely, candid volunteer portraits taken during Durham Fringe 2026!

17/08/2026

A belated but nonetheless HUGE thank you to Durham Fringe 2026 audiences, performers, crew, volunteers, venues, partners, sponsors, funders and supporters. This year, we hit a huge milestone, crossing our 10k ticket threshold.

If you played a part in the festival in any way, be that by attending or getting involved, we want to say a massive thank you.

If attended any of our shows this year, we would love to hear your feedback. Here's the link to share your views: https://form.jotform.com/262023151897356

02/08/2026

ONE DAY TO GO AT DURHAM FRINGE 📣

We have had the best week so far, and there is still an incredible day of shows ahead of us. Join us across the City today for a spectacular day of performances. New shows have been added to the programme too! Take a look at our website or wander up to any venue and chat to our volunteers about what you can catch.

Huge thanks to John Lyons for another year of capturing some incredible photos at Fringe.

01/08/2026

LAST MINUTE SHOW ALERT 📣

Humdinger Words for Lollygaggers and Fuddy-Duddies will take Fellows' Garden closing slot on Sunday 2 August. Described as a 'comedy-cabaret-poetry journey'

Book tickets on our website - durhamfringe.co.uk/events/humdinger-words-for-lollygaggers-and-fuddy-duddies/

31/07/2026

Hot off the press from Fringe Review! Take a look at some of the early reviews for Durham Fringe 2026 shows.

30/07/2026

Day two at Durham Fringe 2026 ❤️‍🔥

Captured again through the eye of Jan Panke 🙏

Address

Durham City Centre
Durham

Telephone

+447903871238

Website

http://DurhamFringe.co.uk/

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