Yet another bumper Fringe!

Flying the flag at the Fringe Desk

Welcome to the Buxton Festival Fringe, one of the largest open-access arts festivals in the country.

Following our final deadline on April 22, we now have a massive 170 shows lined up, making this our biggest Fringe yet! See our programme for details.

This year's Fringe runs from July 4-22. As a charity run entirely by volunteers we are always looking for new blood. See how you can help.

Our Fringe Friends recruitment drive has really taken off and we now have some 165 Friends enjoying ticket discounts during the festival as well as special events throughout the year. Why not join us?

We are very grateful for the key financial help we receive from our supporters who are acknowledged on our Links page. Would your company be interested in raising its profile and helping the Fringe at the same time? Contact our Fringe Chair.

Why not contribute to our Discussion Board? Tell us what you hope to see in Fringe 2012.

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Blog The blog has now moved. See what Alice has been writing about. Contact her via facebook if you have news for her.

Calling all artists The Fringe is proud to announce an exciting new competition to create our 2013 programme cover. A £100 cash prize is up for grabs plus endless opportunities for publicity and glory! The closing date is October 1st 2012.

Want a bigger audience? Read our useful new tips for entrants.

Community Links Learn how the Fringe has been getting out and about in the local community.

Smart Phones As a Christmas present to all you Android addicts and iPhone immersives the website has now been enabled for easy viewing on smartphones. Enjoy (and let us know what you think).

Want to enter the Fringe? Find out all you need to know.

Carnival Our revamped Fringe float complete with giant Fringe made by children from local schools in workshops with artist Gaye Chorlton, won first prize in its category! See all the latest photos from the Carnival in our updated Gallery section.

Writing about the Fringe? See new press releases or contact our Press Officer.

Check out the Buxton Opera House's on-going drama programme including some familiar faces from the Fringe. See http://www.buxtonoperahouse.org.uk/whats-on/section/drama for details.

You can follow us on twitter and facebook.

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Want to be kept in touch with our news? We plan to send occasional emails to all registered users so simply go to our Online area and follow the simple instructions. If you already have an account (because you entered the Fringe last year) then just check that our contact details are correct by logging in and clicking on the My Profile link.

See About Us for details of the dates and times of all our Committee meetings in 2012. NB Meetings will now start at 7.30pm rather than 8pm.