FRINGE40: 40 Years of Buxton Fringe

In June 2019 we marked the Fringe's 40th year with an exhibition mapping its growth from humble beginnings to its position today as one of the UK’s largest open-access fringe festivals. Celebrating four decades of fun, the exhibits included programmes, photographs, memorabilia and quotes together with small frames documenting the various aspects of Buxton Fringe. We are very grateful to Buxton's Green Man Gallery for the loan of their exhibition space. Please click on an image to enlarge.

MANNEQUIN MAN... follow the bunting up the stairs...

MANNEQUIN MAN... follow the bunting up the stairs...

TOP OF THE STAIRS... Introduction: 1980 - 1989

TOP OF THE STAIRS... Introduction: 1980 - 1989

ALONG THE WALL.... Montage: 1990 - 2000

ALONG THE WALL.... Montage: 1990 - 2000

FURTHER ALONG THE WALL... Programmes: 1980 - 2019

FURTHER ALONG THE WALL... Programmes: 1980 - 2019

THE CORNER... Montages: 2001 - 2009 and 2010 - 2019

THE CORNER... Montages: 2001 - 2009 and 2010 - 2019

SEAL OF APPROVAL! Former chair from the 1980s Barbara Langham and 2019 chair Keith Savage admire the exhibition.

SEAL OF APPROVAL! Former chair from the 1980s Barbara Langham and 2019 chair Keith Savage admire the exhibition.

THANK YOU! Lots of love to Fringe Desk Gaye Chorlton who put so much work into curating the exhibition with help from Marketing Officer Stephanie Billen and archivists Ian and Jeanette Hamilton.

THANK YOU! Lots of love to Fringe Desk Gaye Chorlton who put so much work into curating the exhibition with help from Marketing Officer Stephanie Billen and archivists Ian and Jeanette Hamilton.