Cincinnati Fringe Festival

Cincinnati Fringe Festival We are Cincinnati's Summer Theatre Party! 14 days of Live Performance from Independent Theatre Makers in pop-up venues all over OTR
May 29-June 13, 2026

Cincinnati’s Summer Theatre Party! 14 Days of Indie Performing Artists and Experimental Entertainment!

CINCY FRINGE FEST 2027 APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN 🌈🙌We want your unique, weird, and positively FRINGE-Y productions! Last yea...
10/01/2026

CINCY FRINGE FEST 2027 APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN 🌈🙌

We want your unique, weird, and positively FRINGE-Y productions! Last year, during the first two weeks of June, we hosted over 150+ productions ranging from dance, storytelling, puppetry, and of course: all kinds of fringe theatre.

Fill out our application form to submit your show or become a Juror! Download our brand new CINCY FRINGE APP to stay connected and up-to-date from application to production... Cincy Fringe is easier than ever!

🎭 Don't wait, submit now! Visit our website for more information on festival applications:

cincyfringe.com/



Hosted at Know Theatre of Cincinnati

Did you know a large portion of our funding for the yearly Cincy Fringe Festival comes from everyday donors? 🌈Together, ...
09/17/2026

Did you know a large portion of our funding for the yearly Cincy Fringe Festival comes from everyday donors? 🌈

Together, we can help support our local Cincinnati artists: performers, dancers, stage managers, comedians, and so much more... But only with YOUR help!

You can donate $23 today to celebrate the 23rd Cincy Fringe Festival and help keep funding our local artists 🎭

Donate via link in bio, cincyfringe.com, or through our story link

After 5 years of incredible work and steadfast commitment to the Know, we are saying a bittersweet goodbye to Marketing ...
09/01/2026

After 5 years of incredible work and steadfast commitment to the Know, we are saying a bittersweet goodbye to Marketing and Communications Manager & Cincinnati Fringe Festival Producer, Katie Hartman. Katie has poured her heart and soul not only into the art, but also into the community of artists, patrons, and friends that she’s made along the way. She has shaped so much of what the Know Theatre has become over the last 5 years with her creativity, kindness, and passion that will be felt here for years to come.

Katie is moving on to serve as the new Marketing Director at the History Theatre in St. Paul, MN, starting this September. We are so grateful for everything she has given the Know and so very thrilled to see what’s next for her and her family on this big adventure.

Thank you, Katie, for everything. Please join us in saying “Congratulations!” and “Go get ‘em”. The Twin Cities are lucky to have you back!

We love you ♥️

Fringe '23 is in the books 🎭 Together, we lit up OTR at the 23rd Cincy Fringe Festival 🌈Help us kindle that flame with a...
08/19/2026

Fringe '23 is in the books 🎭 Together, we lit up OTR at the 23rd Cincy Fringe Festival 🌈

Help us kindle that flame with a $23 donation today 🕯️

Donate via link in story, bio, or our website cincyfringe.com

Happy Opening at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe to our friends at Texas Annie: The Legend of the Moan Ranger! We’re so ex...
08/07/2026

Happy Opening at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe to our friends at Texas Annie: The Legend of the Moan Ranger! We’re so excited that this campy, sex-positive musical comedy by Cincinnati-based theatre makers Jenn Howd and Roz Mihalko Jenn Howd its Roz Mihalkoringe debut after a sold-out run at the 2022 Cincinnati Fringe FestivalCincinnati Fringe Festivalge

So much to do... Yet we can't stop thinking about Cincy Fringe 2026 🌈🫠While we're preparing for applications to open in ...
08/07/2026

So much to do... Yet we can't stop thinking about Cincy Fringe 2026 🌈🫠

While we're preparing for applications to open in October for Fringe 2027, don't forget to continue supporting the hottest summer theatre festival in Cincinnati ☀️ by donating $23 for our annual 23rd Cincy Fringe Fest

🎭 Click the link in our bio or visit cincyfringe.com to donate

What memories from Fringe are still stuck in your mind?

We’re grieving the loss of our friend Liz Coley. Liz was a prolific playwright and theatre maker and we were lucky enoug...
07/22/2026

We’re grieving the loss of our friend Liz Coley. Liz was a prolific playwright and theatre maker and we were lucky enough to have her original productions at the Cincy Fringe over the last three years: CASTAWAYS (2024), ARSENIC AND OLD SPICE (2025), and BOMB! AN FBI MEMOIR (2026). Liz loved the Fringe and we loved her right back. Generous and big-hearted, Liz was always looking out for others, whether it was the actors in her cast, the audience, or the visiting artists that she and her husband were hosting. Her work was devilishly dark. Who else would think of setting the female stars of Gilligan’s Island in a modern memory care facility? Or addressing dying with dignity by giving ‘Arsenic and Old Lace’ a contemporary update with two married men? Or a musical about the hardships of sharing a life with the FBI’s foremost terrorism expert? Liz tackled kitchen table concerns with humor and humanity. Our thoughts are with Liz’s family and friends. She is greatly missed.

Want a snapshot of Cincy Fringe Fest in collaboration with First Lutheran Church in their Basement First Lutheran Church...
07/22/2026

Want a snapshot of Cincy Fringe Fest in collaboration with First Lutheran Church in their Basement First Lutheran Church to host these incredible performances in partnership with one our pop-up venues? Well, here they are!

Transcendent by Queen City Qu**rs Productions

📸 by Anjali Alm-Basu



Want a snapshot of Cincy Fringe Fest in collaboration with First Lutheran Church in their Basement First Lutheran Church to host these incredible performances in partnership with one our pop-up venues? Well, here they are!

Transcendent by Queen City Qu**rs Productions

📸 by Anjali Alm-Basu



Want a snapshot of Cincy Fringe Fest in collaboration with First Lutheran Church in their Basement First Lutheran Church to host these incredible performances in partnership with one our pop-up venues? Well, here they are!

Antonym by Solasta Theatre Lab

📸 by Anjali Alm-Basu



Want a snapshot of Cincy Fringe Fest in collaboration with First Lutheran Church in their Basement First Lutheran Church to host these incredible performances in partnership with one our pop-up venues? Well, here they are!

Antonym by Solasta Theatre Lab

📸 by Anjali Alm-Basu



Want a snapshot of Cincy Fringe Fest in collaboration with First Lutheran Church in their Basement First Lutheran Church to host these incredible performances in partnership with one our pop-up venues? Well, here they are!

Early Bird by Jack Fogle 🇵🇸

📸 by Leila Kubesch



Want a snapshot of Cincy Fringe Fest in collaboration with First Lutheran Church in their Basement First Lutheran Church to host these incredible performances in partnership with one our pop-up venues? Well, here they are!

Early Bird by Jack Fogle 🇵🇸

📸 by Leila Kubesch



Want a snapshot of Cincy Fringe Fest in collaboration with First Lutheran Church in their Basement First Lutheran Church to host these incredible performances in part

What. A. Fringe 🎭🌈 Full of laughter, dance battles, weird puppetry, D&D adventures, and far more... Thank YOU to everyon...
06/29/2026

What. A. Fringe 🎭🌈 Full of laughter, dance battles, weird puppetry, D&D adventures, and far more... Thank YOU to everyone who attended a free late-night event or a show from one of our incredible Fringe artists

We're already looking forward to next year, but until then, stay tuned for applications for Cincy Fringe 2027 opening this October!

Presented by Rhinegeist Brewery

📸: Paul Kerford Wilson

06/23/2026

Thank you to everyone for making this year's festival such a fantastic one! We want to give a HUGE shout-out to Clara Cornelius for the gorgeous graphic design of this year's festival 🌈🎭

And especially to for making Cornelius the Flying Guinea Pig take flight!

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