Flavour of the Fringe 2024

Fringe carnival preparations get underway - we are a happy band! (credit: Stephanie Billen 2024)

The Buxton Visitor Centre hosts a fabulous Fringe display! (credit: Stephanie Billen 2024)

We spent a fruitful day at Manchester Piccadilly station promoting train and bus travel with High Peak and Hope Valley Community Rail Partnership (credit: Stephanie Billen 2024)

Lots to talk about at the station as Rob Harrison discusses train options (SB)

Rob and potential Fringe-goers at Manchester Piccadilly (SB)

Passengers at Manchester Piccadilly with Fringe entries co-ordinator Ian Bown as we promote train and bus travel (credit: Stephanie Billen 2024)

The Fringe Marketing Officer has made a hot spot! (SB)

Steph and Pam are among those creating a carnival poster display (credit: Linda Rolland)

Billerette Bill Weston MBE is one of artist Tracey Coverley's subjects (SB)

Vivienne by Tracey Coverley on display in the Pavilion Garden's Art Cafe (DO)

Big news - Floella has had a baby! With thanks to Andrea Lewis (credit: Stephanie Billen 2024)

Read Floella's news - thank you Andrea! (SB)

Paula Hobdey's enticing Art Pad (SB)

The Bandstand bedecked in preparation for Fringe on Friday (credit: Stephanie Billen 2024)

John Artthur Sweet of Hard Times tells us about his Spoken Word performance (SB)

Ian Bowns at Fringe on Friday (credit: Stephanie Billen 2024)

Ben Ventress shares news of Breaking the Code from the Pendleton Codebreakers (SB)

Ian entertains at Fringe on Friday (SB)

Balloon dancing support comes from Rob! (SB)

The stage is set at Fringe 2024 (credit: Stephanie Billen 2024)

My Heart Has Wings and It Can Fly, an exhibition of local art at the Pump Room (SB)

Fringey inside and out at the Pump Room (SB)

Corinne Coward as Gentleman Jack outside the Crescent (SB)

The Bandstand is ready to entertain you (credit: Stephanie Billen 2024)

The Pump Room's Fringe Hot Spot (credit: Stephanie Billen 2024)

Jules M Scott with High Peak Big Band (SB)

Fringe Hot Spot at The Cheshire Cheese pub (SB)

Day Zero's colourful Hot Spot (SB)

Close up of the Day Zero Hot Spot (credit: Stephanie Billen 2024)

Scrivener's Bookshop, a Fringe venue (credit: Stephanie Billen 2024)

Scrivener's displays a poster for our audience survey (SB)

Poet Rose Condo offers edible treats! (SB)

Singer Hannah Brine joined Rose for one performance (RH 2024)

Canadian poet Rose Condo at the URC (RH 2024)

Every year buskers perform outside the Fringe Desk. Hello to Phil and Pen (credit: Stephanie Billen 2024)

Terry Naylor's Pots, Pans & a Splashing Machine installation referencing his own kidney dialysis treatment (SB)

Multiple reflections as we look through a bus window to see one of our Enjoy the Ride posters promoting bus travel (SB)

Shakespeare Jukebox entertain (credit: Dan Osborne 2024)

Shakespeare on request from the popular Jukebox performers (SB)

The witches from Macbeth courtesy of the Shakespeare Jukebox (DO)

Comedian Ishi Khan gets fruity (SB)

A bandstand visit from the Fab Choir (SB)

The colourful Fab Choir (SB)

Bicycle Fringe chic (credit: Dan Osborne 2024)

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Freedom Grows Anywhere by Linda Mustapha at the Green Man's Freedom Trail exhibition (DO)

The Pride Picnic gets underway (SB)

Kate Butch meets the Day of Dance (credit: Rob Harrison)

Kate Butch and the Fringe's Rob Harrison

Buxton Day of Dance comes to the Fringe Desk (credit: Rob Harrison 2024)

The Chapel Arts Creative Writing Group offer Murder Foretold (DO)

Chapel Arts writer Sarah Lionheart offers and operatic interlude (DO)

Julia Knight offers a taste of her show Zeit-Heist outside the Fringe Desk (credit: Rob Harrison 2024)

Julia Knight performs at Haddon Hall Care Home as part of our Community Links scheme

Over at Serpentine Community Garden, onions share space with decorations for the Fringe Awards where we say thanks to all our fantastic performers! (DO)