The New Play Contest is an annual juried new works contest for playwrights with a new, previously unproduced play. Generously sponsored by Neville Austin. Apply today: fringetoronto.com/contests/new...

The B Street Collaborative Award for Dance is for dancers/choreographers with a new, previously unproduced dance/movement piece. Generously sponsored by the B Street Collaborative. Apply here: fringetoronto.com/contests/awa...

The Adams Prize for Musical Theatre is for composers/playwrights with a new, previously unproduced musical. Generously sponsored by the Pat & Tony Adams Freedom Fund for the Arts. Apply now: fringetoronto.com/contests/ada...

Thank you, thank you, thank you! Our 38th Annual Festival was a huge success with over 55,000 tickets issued, resulting in over $660,000 in revenue returning to the artists.

Happy World Fringe Day! Today we celebrate the global Fringe movement, its artists, festivals, audiences & communities. World Fringe Day is an annual celebration that unites more than 300 Fringe Fests. We're so excited that it falls during our festival this year so we can celebrate in person.

Awarded to the highest selling show of each Fringe venue, based on paid ticket sales from the first 4 performances of the show's run. The Patrons' Picks winning shows get an additional performance on July 12.

More Awards! 🏆 Volunteers’ Choice Award  Orbit by WaxWing Theatre Company  The Second City Award for Best Comedy  Meat Market by Fruit Basket Productions  Canadian Green Alliance's Greenest in Fringe Award  1920's Walking Around in a Dream by Unspoken Theatre Company

The 2026 Toronto Fringe Festival Award Recipients are:  Best of Fringe presented by TO Live  CAMP!  DADS God Save the Sodomites  Pedro the Penguin You Choose: An Improvised Murder Mystery  TO Live will present Best of Fringe from July 17-19 at the Jane Mallett Theatre in the St. Lawrence Centre.

FREE today at the Hub: YOGA FOR THE CREATIVE BODY 4pm Community Lounge (Soulpepper's TD Studio) Explore the connection between movement, imagination and self-expression in a yoga class that awakens creative energy through breath and mobility. Journals are recommended. Please bring a mat.

Toronto Fringe has 123 shows in 27 venues with over 1000 artists - but did you know not all of them are from Toronto? Once you have seen the shows by your favourite local acts - be sure to support the out of towners while you still can!

Today's FREE events GAME NIGHT 6pm Panel with Hand Eye Society 
 Community Lounge (Soulpepper) Hosted by Myles Dobson with MJ Lyons, g blekkenhorst, Chris Cracknell & Tanya Yong SPURS @ FRINGE 6:30pm
at Old Flame Brewing Co Meredith & Veronique of SPURS will teach beginner-friendly line dances

We are so excited to announce that $500,000 in box office revenue will be going back to the Fringe artists - and we still have five nights of Fringe to go!

The Toronto Fringe Festival starts tomorrow. This year’s must-see performances include a time-travelling Ryan Wedding and a play about Doug Ford living on minimum wage

A rundown of the hottest shows at the Toronto Fringe Festival - Toronto Life

This year’s must-see performances include a time-travelling Ryan Wedding, a play about Doug Ford living on minimum wage and a drama disguised as an IKEA...

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The Fringe Hub has indoor and outdoor spaces: The Courtyard, The Atrium, Community Lounge at Soulpepper Theatre, and Old Flame Brewing Co. We welcome you to hang out in all of these spots before, between, and after your Fringe shows - then stick around for our FREE events.

Leave a shout out or a missed connection on the community board in the Community Lounge at Soulpepper. It's CUTE!

6 shows in for @toronto-fringe.bsky.social and I LOVED Echoes of You and CUSP. Excited to see more!

What’s on your FRINGO (Fringe Bingo 💜) card? Opening weekend is here so you can achieve your first line. Can you get a full card by the end of the festival?

While you're out Fringing you can find snacks/drinks for sale at: Soulpepper Theatre Factory Theatre courtyard Alumnae Theatre VideoCabaret Young People's Theatre Cafe Carousel & Bistro (Native Earth) Theatre Passe Muraille Backspace PLUS: $5 hot dogs and $5 beers at Old Flame Brewing Co.

If you are seeing a show along the Bathurst strip tonight, give yourself lots of time! There's a bit of a soccer match at 7pm 🇵🇹🇭🇷

What a great day!

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Canada Day at Fringe, celebrating with the Artist Kick-Off Parade around the Distillery District, then catching three shows with a highlight being Such Ado!, a delightful modern queer adaptation of Much Ado About Nothing, playing in a beautifully air-conditioned Cake Cabaret to sold-out audience.

My first round of reviews for @toronto-fringe.bsky.social are live! There'll be more coming every day, so keep an eye on my page! I saw "My Own Private Shakespeare" and "Every Fringe Show You've Ever Seen All At Once" yesterday! #TheaTO #Theatre #FringeTO aviewfromthebox.net/2026/07/01/t...

Toronto Fringe Festival – June 30, 2026

A very Merry Fringe-mas to you all! I’m so excited to be reviewing the Toronto Fringe Festival once again this year, and sharing all of my thoughts with you! I started off my Fringe with an easy tw…

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'D.E.I. Another Day' is our first 2026 @toronto-fringe.bsky.social production to be reviewed! It's a truly rapid-fire comedy, satirizing workplace politics, racial stereotypes, opposition to D.E.I. initiatives, mob movies and Bollywood too.

Fringe Review: D.E.I. Another Day

Hindustaani improv company Hinprov satirizes workplace politics, racial stereotypes, opposition to D.E.I. initiatives, mob movies and Bollywood in this rapid-fire comedy at the Toronto Fringe Festival...

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Toronto Fringe is now part of Fringe Reviews. Whether you're a first-time Fringer, an emerging reviewer learning the ropes, or a seasoned pro - you are invited to share your voice. reviews.fringetheatre.ca

Yes, the Toronto Fringe is on! Use your stat holiday to check out the annual Artist Parade and Launch Party at the Festival Hub at Soulpepper Theatre, and see up to eight shows in seven of our Unconventional Venues.

The @toronto-fringe.bsky.social Festival opens today and runs until July 12, featuring 123 plays and other performances. Our theatre critic Robyn Grant-Moran shares 20 shows she’s checking out at the eclectic festival.

My Fringe Festival List

Our theatre critic Robyn Grant-Moran shares 20 shows she’s checking out at Toronto’s biggest, most eclectic theatre festival…

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CP24 Breakfast helped us kick off the 2026 festival in the wee hours this morning! ☀️💜 www.cp24.com/video/2026/0...

Toronto Fringe set to bring over 100 shows around the city

CP24’s Jee-Yun Lee on the largest performance festival in Ontario that is set to bring 123 shows on 27 stages around the city.

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We are so excited to welcome you to the 38th annual Toronto Fringe with an incredible festival of new works, new adventures, and most importantly new friends gathering together in celebration of Toronto’s robust artistic talent. Join us June 30-July 12 fringetoronto.com/fringe/shows

The 38th Annual Toronto Fringe Festival starts one week today! Don’t know where to start? We recommend choosing one venue or one neighbourhood and then plan an itinerary around it. fringetoronto.com/fringe/sched...

My annual list of Artists to Watch at the Toronto Fringe is now up at my newsletter. www.goaheadsumi.com/artists-to-w...

Artists to Watch at the Toronto Fringe

From seasoned theatre vets to talented newcomers, here are some artists guaranteed to generate buzz — and lineups

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We are very excited to reveal the 10 participants of the 2026 TENT Program: Brynn Cutcliffe Danielle Toner DeVery Bess Elijah Bell Florian Montague Frank Heimpel Hamish Hutchison-Poyntz Maggie Marchenkowsky Nurayya De La Ser Visaree Bradshaw-Coore