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Next year's Fringe dates! These have been confirmed as 9-27 July 2025 running in parallel with Buxton International Festival (from 10-27). We have had a wonderful summer with over 190 entries! Preliminary audience survey results show that 94% of respondents scored us 4 or 5 out of 5, our highest satisfaction rating for some years!
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Galleries: Check out our updated picture galleries and relive the 2024 Fringe!
Community Links: https://buxtonfestivalfringe.blogspot.com/2024/09/matchmaking-in-community-with-buxton.html Read about our performers' activities in the community during this year's Fringe.
Interview with the Fringe Chair: Our esteemed Fringe Chair Stephen Walker will be standing down in the autumn. Hear Stephanie's interview with him on our YouTube channel or on our website.
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. For info on tickets and fares, including some great deals, check out D&G and High Peak Buses websites. We are also collaborating with High Peak and Hope Valley Community Rail Partnership to encourage train travel to the Fringe.
Buxton is turning orange! Read our steaming inside story of how the Fringe's floral Hot Spots scheme got underway. Many of our hot spots are still in bloom!
New venues! Our Fringe venues list is growing all the time. New venues for 2024 included Harpur Hill Village Hall! The list also includes information on accessibility.
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! See details. 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: The podcast is on hold at the moment but check out all the behind-the-scenes interviews with 2023's performers, volunteers and venues on It's a Fringe - The Buxton Fringe Podcast!
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.
Fringe Friends - We now have around 195 Friends helping to support the Fringe. Will you help us reach 200? Thank you to all our supporters,
Buxton Opera House: The Opera House supports us with Fringe ticketing and has events on through the year. Check out their programme including:
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.
