Tucson Fringe Festival

09/13/2026

Join us live on Zoom for the Tucson Fringe Lottery Drawing where we learn who will perform in the upcoming Tucson Fringe Festival this January 2027. The drawing is this Tuesday, September 15 at 7pm. The event is free with a $5 suggested donation. We will draw names from a hat (literally) and see who is chosen for the next festival.

Because we will only have one venue, we will only accept 7 performers for this year’s festival. We’ve had over 50 applications so it will be exciting to see who makes it into the festival this year. Click the link in our bio to RSVP!

08/30/2026

2 Days lefts to apply for the Tucson Fringe Festival happening in January 2027. Find the link in our bio!

07/01/2026

The performance application for the next Tucson Fringe Festival is now open! Click the link in our bio to learn more.

06/23/2026

The performance application for the 2027 Tucson Fringe Festival is almost upon us. Read up on some of the changes we've made this year to the application. How do you feel about some of these changes? Tell us in the comments.

The performance application for the 2027 Tucson Fringe Festival is almost upon us. We’ve made a few changes since last year. Due to more financial constraints and greater competition for grants fun…

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...