Tucson Fringe Festival

01/18/2026

These are the winners of the 2026 Tucson Fringe Festival Awards. If you know any of the folks who worked on these shows, be sure to congratulate them. All the shows we had this year were deserving of awards and we hope to have just as many amazing shows at the next festival.

Best Drama
“Don’t Feed the Troll” by Adrian Cory from Tucson, AZ

Best Comedy
“Vamos a Reir un Poco (Let’s Laugh a Little)” by Rick “Wind” Herrera from Coolidge, AZ

Best Dance/Physical Movement
Fleeting Fringe Showcase: “Re: TURNING” by FUNHOUSE movement theater from Tucson, AZ

Best Musical/Show Featuring Music
“The Women in Me” by Rabbi Jenny “Skylark” Steinberg-Martinez JD CHT from Joliet, IL

Best Solo Show
“Fall of the High School Valedictorian (Vimeo)” by Philip Simondet from Minneapolis, MN

Best Ensemble
“The Words at the Door” by Sackerson from Salt Lake City, UT

Best Local Show
“Short Plays” by Old Pueblo Playwrights from Tucson, AZ

Best Out-of-Town Show
“The Dumb Waiter” by Mermaid Productions from Minneapolis, MN

Beyond Border(lands)
Fleeting Fringe Showcase: “Omni Tutu: Cool Waters” by Kimberly Miguel Mullen from San Diego, CA

Spirit of the Fringe
“Hey Pamela? Yes Pamela?” by Pamela Leahigh from Washington, DC

These are the winners of the 2026 Tucson Fringe Festival Awards. If you know any of the folks who worked on these shows, be sure to congratulate them. All the shows we had this year were deserving …

01/13/2026

We had a fantastic festival this passed weekend. Thank you all who attended and supported the artists. We still have VOD virtual content available until tomorrow Wednesday, January 14th. Find details on our ticketing page from the link in our bio.

01/10/2026

Every year during the Tucson Fringe Festival, a range of artists have a chance to showcase unconventional, experimental work without censorship. It is modeled after the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, where performances take place in smaller, more intimate spaces, outside of mainstream theaters. Preview The Scoundrel & Scamp Theatre and The Historic Y performances at https://www.tucsonweekly.com/newsopinion/uncensored-performance-tucson-fringe-offers-space-for-experimental-pieces-to-be-developed.

📸: JJ Snyder Photography

01/08/2026

We made onto the cover of the Tucson Weekly! Get yourself a copy.

Tucson Weekly

01/08/2026

It’s all begins tomorrow. Get your tickets now! Visit our website or the link in our bio for details and buy your tickets to support local and out-of-town performers. Performers get 80% of ticket sales and 100% of donations so your money directly supports them.

12/13/2025

Just two days left to order a T-shirt for the 2026 Fringe Festival. We have unisex and female styles. Not interested in a T-shirt, you can just send a donation only through the T-shirt fundraiser page. The fundraiser ends on Dec 15 so we can get shirts delivered by Jan 2. Have it delivered to your home or pick it up at the festival. Order your shirt today!

For this year's festival, instead of buying a bunch of one type of shirt, we've decided to sell them through a fundraiser to allow for both male and female style shirt options. Purchasing a shirt not only supports the festival financially, but also advertises the festival every time you wear it. Thi...

11/23/2025

Tucson Fringe Returns for the 14th Festival
Tucson Fringe is an unjuried, uncensored performing arts festival similar to Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

We have performers from Tucson and Coolidge, as well as Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Southern California, Utah, and Saskatchewan, Canada! There are 19 acts doing over 30 performances over the course of 4 days! Some virtual VOD content is available for 7 days. Traditional theatre, storytelling, stand-up comedy, dance, and a variety of other shows ranging from pure entertainment to gripping tales of the human condition provide this year’s festival with something for everyone.

Since 2011, Tucson Fringe has provided artists with low-risk, low-cost opportunities to perform by using economies of scale to reduce venue rental costs and by taking only 20%, and sometimes 0% of the artist’s earnings. Tucson Fringe also provides the Tucson arts community with avant-garde, non-traditional performing arts at low-cost ticket prices.

The festival does not curate or select the performances, maintaining an environment in which everyone and anyone can perform. This ensures that underrepresented artistic voices, such as people of color, the LGBT+ community, women, and other marginalized genders, are championed in our community.

Click the link in our bio to links to:
Our Website, Buy Tickets, 2026 Volunteer Signup, & our T-Shirt Fundraiser.

08/31/2025

This is your time to shine! Performance Applications are open for one more day. They close on Labor Day at 11:59 PM PST. Even if you think your idea isn’t solid enough, apply to get your name in the hat. The festival is in January and finalized show details are not due until November. Shine on you crazy diamonds!

If you haven’t heard, the Tucson Fringe GoFundMe met its goal and a little extra. We graciously thank all the amazing wonderful people who donated.

08/30/2025

We finally received a few physical paper checks in the mail and have deposited everything in our bank account. We have received more than enough money to keep things going. Thank you all so much for your donations. You are all wonderful human beings and we could not do this without your help and support. We will continue to plan future fundraisers because arts organizations can never have too much money. If you have not already, please join our email newsletter to stay up-to-date on all things Tucson Fringe.

P.S. Our performance applications close on Monday, September 1 at 11:59 PM PST.

With the closing of the National Endowment of the Arts, Tucson Fringe no lo… Tucson Fringe Festival needs your support for Tucson Fringe: A Fine Arts Festival

08/25/2025

It's been about a week since we started the fundraising campaign. We've had several wonderful people make donations through GoFundMe and we have a few more who have mailed physical checks which we will hopefully receive soon.

Thank you to everyone who has donated so far. Things are looking better for us, but now is not the time to get complacent. Don't forget to share with your friends and tell them about Fringe and what we do. There are still many folks who don't know Tucson has a fringe festival. Help us spread the word.

We have been updating our website as well with more details about Tucson Fringe including our mission, vision, and values. There's also a clearer definition of about fringe festivals and fringe theatre. If you would like to know more, please visit our website.

With the closing of the National Endowment of the Arts, Tucson Fringe no lo… Tucson Fringe Festival needs your support for Tucson Fringe: A Fine Arts Festival