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We have over 90 entries already! This year's Fringe is from 8-26 July 2026 running in parallel with Buxton International Festival (from 9-26). Our entry fees have been frozen! Enter by the end of March for a discounted entry fee! See our updated Take Part pages. Please spread the word! See our 2026 programme build up!
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New venue for Fringe Awards! On Sunday June 26th our prestigious Fringe Awards ceremony will take place from 5-6.30pm in the spectacular surroundings of the Cavendish Room at the Palace Hotel, Palace Road, Buxton SK17 6AG. Performers, Fringe Friends, committee members and reviewers are among those invited.
ENTRY DEADLINES: The Early Bird period has now passed but if you enter by the end of March you pay only £77. It is £88 after that. Note, the deadline for the printed programme is Sunday April 19 2026. We encourage all performers to enter by this date.
New opportunity for comedians: Den of Laughs has booked two function rooms at the Lee Wood Hotel for its Fringe comedy weekends July 11-12 and July 18-19. Find out more and see how you can take part.
What's on round up! Read our press release featuring some of the amazing acts lined up so far! More press releases to follow!
Underground is open for entries! Now in its 21st year, Underground is returning to the Fringe! Applications are now open via the Underground website. The Underground closing date is March 22.
UPDATE Springboard: Our popular party to celebrate the changing season and our forthcoming Fringe will take place in the Pump Room, opposite The Crescent, Buxton SK17 6BH on Saturday April 11th from 7-9pm. Mini-performances from some of our Fringe entrants will keep us entertained! All welcome!
UPDATE Programme Party: Saturday June 6th from 7-9pm. The venue has now been confirmed as downstairs ar Buxton Working Men's Club, 15 Lightwood Road, Buxton SK17 7BJ
Programme cover artist announced! Read about artist Andrea Joseph's design for this year's programme cover!
BAFA conference: Read events co-ordinator Rob Harrison's blog about his experiences at the recent BAFA (British Arts Festivals Association) conference in Birmingham - a fantastic networking opportunity!
Fringe stats for 2025: Find out how the 2025 Fringe went and how we contributed around £300,000 to the local economy! Thank you to everyone who worked so hard on this analysis and who filled in our entrants' and audience surveys and gave us so much support. Read the full press release.
Find out what the Chair thinks: You can hear Stephanie Billen's interview with Fringe Chair Ian Bowns on our YouTube channel. With thanks to the Buxton Advertiser.
Galleries: Check out our picture galleries! Why not have a look at our amazing carnival pics for starters? And our Fringe Sunday ones! Listen to the University of Salford's Utter Radio coverage of Fringe Sunday on Spotify.
Trains and buses: We try to encourage sustainable travel to the Fringe. For the past few years, our posters have featured on local buses as part of an on-going partnership with D&G and High Peak Buses.
We also collaborated with High Peak and Hope Valley Community Rail Partnership to encourage train travel to the Fringe. 2025 marks the 200th anniversary of the modern railway. The regular train service from Manchester to Buxton offers some fantastic views as well!
New venues! Our Fringe venues list is growing all the time. The list also includes information on accessibility.
Social Media: Find us on Facebook @buxtonfestivalfringe, Instagram @buxtonfringe and Bluesky @buxtonfringe.bsky.social (our X/Twitter account is monitored occasionally, but is no longer our main focus). Follow and tag us with any show promotion!
Friends: You can now become a Fringe Friend via a simple online form. You can also take advantage of some fab discounts from local businesses! We now have 220 Friends! Have you updated your standing order to reflect our revised membership fees?
Committee Meetings: Please contact us if you would like to join us at a committee meeting with a view to getting involved. Our meeting dates are listed on About Us. Venues may be subject to change.
Fringe YouTube channel: See all our Fringe videos including archive interviews on this channel. Please subscribe - it is easy and free. If we get 100 subscriptions we can re-christen it something Fringey!
Podcast: Enjoy past interviews with performers, volunteers and venues on It's a Fringe - The Buxton Fringe Podcast! The podcast team has also prepared a YouTube video aimed at would-be Fringe 2025 entrants. Check it out here!
VOLUNTEER: Please contact us if you would like to get involved behind the scenes. See Support Us for all the ways you can help.
DONATE: Click here to make a one-off donation to the Fringe. Thank you!
FRINGE APP: The Android version of the App is live on the Google Play Store! The Fringe App is also available for iPhones and iPads from Apple's App Store. Click here for further information and download links.
Blogs! Keep up to speed with all things Fringe.
Press releases: Our latest press releases in one place.
Nature knows best: Help us become greener. See the Fringe's environment and ethics page.
Buxton Opera House: The Opera House supports us with Fringe ticketing and has events on through the year. Check out their programme of events.
Buxton International Festival: We also have a long-established link with the festival. See their news.
Committee dates: See About Us for dates and details of all committee meetings. We always welcome new volunteers and committee members. See Support Us for more info.
