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Next year's Fringe dates! We are happy to announce that next year's Fringe will be from 8-26 July 2026 running in parallel with Buxton International Festival (from 9-26).
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Good vibes at the Fringe! Read events co-ordinator Rob Harrison's atmospheric blog reliving all the fun of Fringe 2025 in the run up to our open-to-all AGM.
Fringe stats for 2025: Find out how this year's 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.
New-look AGM! Please join us at The Pump Room opposite The Crescent in Buxton on Wednesday 12 November 2025 for our Annual General Meeting which will have a new format this year. A presentation including the announcement of some key Fringe appointments will be followed by drinks and an opportunity to meet the team! The event is from 7-9pm. Read our press release.
Videos: We have been updating our YouTube channel with some great footage from this year's Fringe Sunday, Carnival and Launch Party. Enjoy!
Planning for next year: We will open for entries on December 1st. In the meantime performers and entrants can find general guidance on our Take Part pages. Note, the dates and other key details will be updated by December. Hot off the press: we have managed to keep entry fees the same for 2026! So: £55 if you enter by the end of February, £77 if you enter by the end of March and £88 after that. Note, the deadline for the printed programme is Sunday April 19 2026. We encourage all performers to enter by this date.
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.
Underground: Managed venue Underground celebrated its 20th anniversary with two venues this year: its popular Spring Gardens venue plus the downstairs space at the Working Men's Club in Fairfield!
Galleries: Check out our newly updated 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.
