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160 entries already! Fringe dates are 9-27 July 2025 running in parallel with Buxton International Festival (from 10-27). Entry fees have been held at the same level for a third consecutive year! Be sure to enter before the programme deadline of April 20th! Find out how you can Take Part. See What's On as events roll in!
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Fringe Information Desk: This July, the Fringe Information Desk will be located in the Octagon Lounge at the Pavilion Gardens. Come and see us during the Fringe!
Springboard! We had a great time at Springboard, a fun promotional event at the Pump Room with party food and a pay bar plus extracts from Fringe events: singer-songwriter Chris Milner - Journeyman, Utopia Unlimited youth theatre with their take on Gilbert and Sullivan, plus comedians Dom Hutchins and Andy Mycock! Read all about it! See videos of our Springboard performers! Gutted you missed it? See below for details of our exciting Programme Party!
Date for your diary! Enjoy a sneak preview of Fringe events and celebrate the publication of the printed programme at our Programme Party on Saturday June 7th from 7-9pm. Venue: the Pump Room opposite Buxton's Crescent Hotel.
Underground: Managed venue Underground has confirmed that it will be back to run its popular Spring Gardens venue at this summer's Fringe! It will also be running the downstairs space at the Working Men's Club! It says it has more applicants than it has ever had! Undergound tickets are scheduled to go on sale on May 9th. See the Underground website.
It's a Fringe! The Fringe podcast team takes to YouTube to offer some valuable tips for would-be entrants. Check it out here.
2025 programme cover artist! Following an exclusive competition involving High Peak Artists, Peak District Artisans and The Green Man Gallery, Macclesfield artist David Steeden has been announced as the winner with his lively design, 'Joyful'. See this and the shortlisted entries here. Read our press release.
Social Media: We are moving away from Twitter/X. Please come and follow us on Bluesky @buxtonfringe.bsky.social and tag us with any show promotion. 0ur Twitter/X account will be monitored occasionally, so we may be able to share some posts there for this year's Fringe, but it will not be our main focus. You can also find us on Facebook and Instagram.
Galleries: Check out our picture galleries!
Community Links: Read about our performers' activities in the community during last year's Fringe.
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. 2025 marks the 200th anniversary of the modern railway.
New venues! Our Fringe venues list is growing all the time. 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! 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 including: One Night in Buxton directed by Fringe regular Kitty Randle and featuring the Fringe committee's very own Rob Harrison!
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.
