On the Edge Fringe Festival

08/17/2026

HERE IT IS! The BEST OF FRINGE winners are:

⭐️Juror's Choice - Verba & Paint the Stage for Pocket Change
⭐️Outstanding Original Work - Darwin Parks for Mammoth Mommy Issues
⭐️Outstanding Production - Elsa Couvreur for Embarrased Naked Female (This show contains nudity)
⭐️Audience Choice - Tris Ten & Co. for A Hoarders Candle

⭐️Chris Cassidy Spirit of the Fringe Award - Eric Koski-Harja
⭐️Best Fringe Fries - The Block Public House

Thank you to The Engraving Shoppe for donating the plaques!!!

Thank you to all our patrons, volunteers, artists, staff, and sponsors for making this week happen. You truly are the best of the best.

And don't worry. There's more fringey footage to come 😘

08/15/2026

BIG THANK YOU to Gateway City Brewery for sponsoring "THE HIGHWAYMEN RIDE AGAIN...AGAIN...AGAIN" with the best beverages any dungeon crawling party could ask for!! We've got a variety of their finest brews available to drink during the show!

Ride with us tonight for the...4th time? at 151 Main Street East! Shows starts at 7:30 on the dot (audience tip: be there early to get the best seats)

Hopefully the tavern w***h will survive this adventure 😬

08/15/2026

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What's Quacking in our Kitchen you might ask? 🍟 Our new duck poutine is battling it out in fringe fries– currently in the lead! Make sure you vote for us until Monday, August 17th to help us secure the win 🔥🏆

Vote here: https://strawpoll.com/mpnb1Wzxby5

08/15/2026

Well....you heard 'em. 🤷‍♀️
Get your tickets at the Capitol Centre box office or website - PWYC $2, $5, $10
See you Saturday at the Shadfly House (151 main street east)

08/14/2026

With DAY THREE underway, just a quick reminder that we have an awesome musical theatre workshop taking place tomorrow morning before the shows start!

Sign up here 👇

Long-standing entertainment centre featuring a theatre and public art gallery.

08/13/2026

TODAY!! Ian McCormack starts DAY TWO of Fringe with a staged play reading of his new work. Many local performers are taking up the pages to read to you in the MAP ROOM at Cecil's Brewhouse and Kitchen . Please enter through The Grand Event Centre doors on Main St.!

08/13/2026

Hey, you. See that? That's a pretty successful day one. Don't miss out on the fun - we've got four days of Fringey goodness lined up!

Thank you to the artists, staff, and volunteers that made all this happen!!! BIG LOVE, FRINGE LOVE 🫶

Kicking off DAY TWO is Ian McCormack with his staged play reading of his new work "AUGER" - with a cast of many talented local performers picking up the pages in the Cecil's Brewhouse and Kitchen MAP ROOM (enter from The Grand Event Centre main street doors!!)

08/12/2026

2026 Festival DUALITY Programming✨

Pop-Up Dance with Cesar Forero

Award-winning artist Cesar Forero will present a short pop-up dance performance in the alleyway connecting McIntyre and Main St that runs beside Michelle’s FrameMaker & Gallery.

What? Dance performance
When? August 14th from 12:00 – 12:20 pm
Where? Alleyway between Michelle’s FrameMaker & Gallery (168 Main St W) and The Annex (172 Main St. W)
How much?! Free

About Cesar Forero:
Cesar Forero is a Colombian/Canadian, BIPOC and member of the LGTBQIA2S+ artist with background in architecture, sculpture, painting, and public performance. He currently the president of the Ontario Society of Artists. He is a member and exhibition coordinator of the International Academy of Ceramist AIC/IAC. He holds an MA from the Minnesota State University and MFA from the University of Waterloo, Ontario. His artworks and performances are shown worldwide, stand in public and private collections and has been nationally and internationally awarded. His practice emphasises on social humanitarian and environmental issues. He is fluent in English, Spanish, French and German. As a hobby, Forero cultivates a passion for bonsai. His artistic practice has focused on the protection of our society rights and the wellbeing of our planet, which go hand to hand. A big portion of his artwork is dedicated on creating opportunities to present the artwork nationally and around the globe for himself and his colleagues. He is an exhibition leader and facilitator at several national and international art organizations.

http://cesarforero.com