The Toronto Fringe

The Toronto Fringe Ontario's largest theatre & performance festival.
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For nearly 35 years, The Toronto Fringe has acted as an incubator for ideas, reputations, and experiences, dedicated to helping artists succeed. Through the incredibly popular Fringe Festival, we’ve created a dynamic and diverse community that has proven the power of the independent spirit by becoming the largest theatre festival in the city and the launching pad for some of Canada’s most recognized cultural exports.

A new musical by creators Robin North (Story & Book), Rachael Cardiello (Music & Lyrics), and Nae Phillips (VFX)Lost on ...
06/05/2026

A new musical by creators Robin North (Story & Book), Rachael Cardiello (Music & Lyrics), and Nae Phillips (VFX)
Lost on the subway system and in the early stages of dementia, Odelia, creative and witty, embarks on a fantastical odyssey to find her way home. Come experience hope and fear, wonder and music, as bygone theatrical magic is revived through innovative use of new tech and materials, bringing Odelia’s imagination to life on the stage. Starring Georgia Grant as Odelia.



This is a paid promotion sponsored by The Long Sea Productions. To check out all the 123 shows playing at the Toronto Fringe Festival this July, go to fringetoronto.com

Theatre starts here! We are so excited to welcome you to the 38th annual Toronto Fringe from June 30 - July 12, 2026 wit...
06/03/2026

Theatre starts here! We are so excited to welcome you to the 38th annual Toronto Fringe from June 30 - July 12, 2026 with an incredible festival of new works, new adventures, and most importantly new friends gathering together in celebration of Toronto’s robust artistic talent. Shows and schedule are online now, and the box office is open!

With 123 shows in 27 venues across the city, Toronto Fringe will host performances at traditional theatre spaces and pop-up venues spread out between Keele Street, Davenport Avenue, Pape Avenue, and Lake Ontario. We’ve got dramatic theatre, clown, dance, storytelling, sketch comedy, musicals, improv, puppets, and stand up, plus six KidsFest shows at , and free community programming at the Festival Hub at .

See you at the hub!

Looking for the 2026 Toronto Fringe Program Guide? We’ve got three things to tell you:1. We have dropped them off at 30 ...
06/02/2026

Looking for the 2026 Toronto Fringe Program Guide? We’ve got three things to tell you:

1. We have dropped them off at 30 locations across the city with more to come
2. We can deliver one to you for only $10!
3. The digital program is available online

Comment below with your Toronto neighbourhood and we’ll tell you where to find your program guide. 📚💜

May photo dump - only 29 sleeps until Toronto Fringe!1. Rachel and Laura do their best construction site chic2. Kat Sand...
06/01/2026

May photo dump - only 29 sleeps until Toronto Fringe!

1. Rachel and Laura do their best construction site chic
2. Kat Sandler and Tom McGee during our video shoot with
3. Alex and Za getting the munchies after reading the new snack menu
4. Damien and Laura are office twins in matching MUJI jackets
5. Funny Girl program at
6. Laura’s steel pan spring showcase at
7. at Montreal Sketchfest
8. Laura with former Fringe Patron Services alum Erin
9. screening at TIFF Lightbox
10. 12 Litres 8800 Steps at
11. Rachel, Sue-Tanya and Laura at Opening Night of
12. Rachel and Brandon from
13. A visit with Ontario Arts Foundation
14. Wee festival show Capoeira Circança by
15. Sue-Tanya and Otis on an office tour
16. Program for Kinky Boots at
17. Tessa, Rachel, Laura and Damien check out the program guides minutes after arrival
18. opening night
19. Program Guides available for pick up at the office
20. finale emotionally destroyed us

Meet the Mitchells! Sarcastic Bill, high-kicking Rose, and mopey Meg. They’re tightly knit and tightly wound - just your...
05/29/2026

Meet the Mitchells! Sarcastic Bill, high-kicking Rose, and mopey Meg. They’re tightly knit and tightly wound - just your regular, average, totally normal 80s family. Come on in and share in the everyday joy, fear, resentment, and existential dread!

In this dark comedy about family and the urge to escape it, the ties really do bind!

Starring Tim MacLean, Melanie Pyne, and Maïa Greco.



This is a paid promotion sponsored by We All Fall Down Productions. To check out all the 123 shows playing at the Toronto Fringe Festival this July, go to fringetoronto.com

05/29/2026

Random objects were sacrificed.
Independent theatre was supported. 🎟️✨💖

Somewhere in this generator is the next sold-out Fringe hit. 🎭Drop your 2026 Fringe show title below⬇️
05/27/2026

Somewhere in this generator is the next sold-out Fringe hit. 🎭

Drop your 2026 Fringe show title below⬇️

05/26/2026

Our 2026 Toronto Fringe Festival guides have officially arrived. 📖☀️

Fresh off the truck and filled with the incredible lartists and shows that are about to make this summer unforgettable.

There’s something really special about seeing months of independent theatre work finally arrive in print.

🎭✨

Pick up a guide, discover a new favourite show, and support independent theatre this Fringe season.

The countdown to Toronto Fringe is officially on – it’s only 36 days until the festival opens on June 30! We’re trying t...
05/25/2026

The countdown to Toronto Fringe is officially on – it’s only 36 days until the festival opens on June 30! We’re trying to raise $50,000 before opening day. Can you help us make it happen?

Your contributions will make a direct impact in offering a platform to all 123 shows and over 1000 artists participating in this year’s Festival.

Toronto Fringe is more than just a festival. It’s an annual summer tradition, a springboard for new works, a space for experimentation, and an arts epicenter for all to gather. Theatre Starts Here. Let’s keep it going, together.

State of Balance (SOB) is a 60-minute, bittersweet solo dramedy set inside a real garage gym, where a 60-year-old actor ...
05/22/2026

State of Balance (SOB) is a 60-minute, bittersweet solo dramedy set inside a real garage gym, where a 60-year-old actor named Ryan joins thinking it might just save his life.

What begins as an awkward open-house presentation quickly unravels into a funny, deeply human story about missed chances, failing health, and the growing fear that time may already be running out.

State of Balance explores how change doesn’t come in dramatic transformations, but in small, hard-earned steps, and how, sometimes, simply showing up can be enough to start again.

This is a paid promotion sponsored by State of Balance Productions. To check out all the 123 shows playing at the Toronto Fringe Festival this July, go to fringetoronto.com.

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