Flavour of the Fringe 2025
Enjoy these behind-the-scenes photos celebrating all things Fringe. With thanks to photographers Stephanie Billen, Moira Kean, Jeanette Hamilton, Catherine Serjeant, Rob Harrison, Ian Parker-Heath and Carole Garner and to everyone who worked so hard to make Fringe 2025 a fabulous event!
Never too soon to start talking about the Fringe. Catherine and Stephanie take part in Burbage Primary School's Community Day.
We greet a friend - Babbling Vagabonds' Mark Hornsey. (SB)
Catherine is giving out stickers at Burbage Primary School's Community Day! (credit: Stephanie Billen 2025)
Media interest begins in this year's Fringe! (MK
April brings the proofing of the Fringe programme (MK)
Intense scrutiny required... (MK)
A serious business... (MK)
Though maybe not that serious all the time! (MK)
Moira, Pam, Steph and Catherine are out and about at Buxton's Spring Fair
Rob, Helen, Catherine and Ian: the Fringe goes to Manchester Piccadilly promoting train and bus travel with High Peak and Hope Valley Community Rail Partnership (credit: Stephanie Billen 2025)
Helen, Catherine, Alex and Fringe Chair, Ian (SB)
US actor and producer Tom Franco is a fan of Buxton Fringe (SB)
Catherine, Pam and Jeanette at a Heritage and Cultural Volunteering Open Morning at the Pump Room - we like new volunteers! (credit: Moira Kean 2025)
Catherine, Pam and Moira at the Volunteering Open Morning organised by (JH)
Fringe Hot Spots are springing up including this one at Day Zero (SB)
And this little one on Green Lane... (SB)
But look at this Opera House humdinger of a Hot Spot! (MK)
A Fringe Hot Spot is planted outside the Pump Room (MK)
The glorious Opera House Fringe Hot Spot (credit: Moira Kean 2025)
Linda, Carole, Jeanette and Pam with the fab Hot Spot outside the Opera House (credit: Moira Kean 2025)
That important banner (thank you designer John Tromans!) (MK)
The Buxton Advertiser publishes its Fringe and Festival supplement! (SB)
One of the Fringe's brand new road signs put up by Graham and Sandra
A market stall heralds the forthcoming Fringe (MK)
Fringe balloon (credit: Moira Kean 2025)
Ian and Pam amid sunshine and showers at the market (MK)
A familiar team get to work on the poster collage for the Fringe's carnival float (SB)
Steph, Pam and Linda get sticking for the carnival
Catherine and Lesley working hard on exciting new costumes for the carnival.
Shop windows are starting to look Fringey (and a bit Billerette-y thanks to this year's Flowerpot Trail theme) (SB)
The Fringe comes to Scrivener's book shop (SB)
New location for the Fringe Information Desk (SB)
The Fringe Information Desk enjoys its new space in the Pavilion Gardens' Octagon Lounge (SB)
The Fringe Information Desk at the Pavilion Gardens' Octagon Lounge (credit: Stephanie Billen 2025)
Floella and baby are back in the Pavilion Gardens Conservatory for the Fringe (SB)
Still time to pick up a badge (SB)
The Pump Room has a brilliant Fringe display of programmes, flyers and posters (credit: Stephanie Billen 2025)
Tiny!'s popular children's workshop (SB)
Lovely creations thanks to Tiny's team (SB)
Yay! Result! (SB)
Sip, Sit and Sketch outside the Pump Room (credit: Stephanie Billen 2025)
Fringe cover artist David Steeden exhibits at Art in the Octagon with High Peak Artists (SB)
Carl Longmate's work at Art in the Octagon (SB)
Fringe Hot Spots can be found all over Buxton (SB)
The scene is set for a Vinyl Disco Extravaganza at the Palace Hotel (SB)
Chellyfest delivers lots of artistic fun in Chelmorton (SB)
A washing line like no other at Chelmorton Festival (SB)
The Joe Bayliss Duo perform at High Peak Bookstore (credit: Stephanie Billen 2025))
Come on in to Art at the Crescent! (RH)
Sculpture and more at Art at the Crescent from Peak District Artisans (SB)
The amazing setting for Art at the Crescent from Peak District Artisans (credit: Stephanie Billen 2025)
Glassware provides a light show at Art at the Crescent (SB)
What's in there? The Shakespeare Jukebox (SB)
The Shakespeare Jukebox (SB)
The Shakespeare Jukebox is as entertaining as ever. (SB)
Spectacular Pump Room setting for pianist Adrian Lord (credit: Carole Garner 2025)
Feeling the squeeze... (SB)
What a result! Underground does numbers (credit: Jeanette Hamilton 2025)
Poster displays at Buxton station (credit: Rob Harrison 2025)
More posters at Buxton railway station (RH)
Grand entrance to the 2025 Fringe information Desk (credit: Jeanette Hamilton)
A rare quiet moment at the Fringe Desk (JH)
Side by side at the Pump Room (MK)
Fringey Comma butterfly arrives at a Fringe carnival workshop (CS)
Summing it all up on a poster on the carnival float. Words by Pam Mason (credit: Jeanette Hamilton 2025)
Fringe beer 2025 (RH)
On tap for 2025: Fringe Beer (credit: Rob Harrison)
Former Chair Stephen Walker claims Martial Arts didn't kill Batman with a glitter ball in the var of the Vault. Don't ask - it's a Fringe! (SW)
Innocent parties unite! (RH)
A word in Rob's ear... (RH)
Daniel Nicholas: Haunting in the Arcade (RH)
Look what's Popped Up in the Garden! (SB)
Pop Up Art in the Garden (JH)
Fringe committee members go incognito at Pop Up Art in the Garden (CS)
Artist Catherine Serjeant's fascinating visual diary (SB)
Another unknown Fringeophile... (CS)
Chris Neville-Smith as Doctor Coppelius (credit: Rob Harrison 2025)
The Buxton Flowerpot Trail reaches the Lee Wood Hotel, an important venue for comedy in 2025 (RH)
Some of the Worst Record Covers in the World! (RH)
Rob plus Billerette-themed flowerpot (RH)
It's Not Cluedo!, Chris Neville-Smith assures us (RH)
Expect the unexpected from AComedyTapas... (RH)
A ray of sunshine at one of Buxton's Days of Dance (RH)
A lively scene from Buxton's Day(s) of Dance (RH)
Accordions and more at Buxton's Day(s) of Dance (credit: Rob Harrison 2025)
Name those dancers... (RH)
Some welcome BIF shelter (RH)
Buxton Day of Dance wows shoppers in Spring Gardens (IPH)
Fun on the forecourt at Buxton Day of Dance (credit: Ian Parker-Heath 2025)
A happy gathering of dancers for Buxton's Day(s) of Dance (IPH)
Drier weather for some of Buxton's Day(s) of Dance (RH)
Always something unexpected at Buxton's Day(s) of Dance (RH)
Support for Palestine at the High Peak Pride Picnic (RH)
Morrisons is backing the Pride Picnic (RH)
The Fringe's Rob Harrison plus Crudi Dench at the Pride Picnic (RH)
Crudi Dench entertains at the High Peak Pride Picnic (RH)
Two Left Hands bee-ing happy at the Pride Picnic! (RH)
Good times! From l-r Sam Slide, Rob Harrison and Fringe Chair with Darren Poyzer in the foreground taking the pic! (DP 2025)
It's nearly the end of the Fringe and all the Fringe costumes are present and correct in the maker's garden (CS)
The sun sets on another perfect Fringe (credit: Rob Harrison 2025)
Enjoying a post Awards celebration at Buxton Brewery Tap House (RH)
A familiar sight after the Fringe... (JH)
Moira and Pam do a fab job re-housing Fringe belongings (JH)
The Fringe team have a delightful post-Fringe get together courtesy of Moira (JH)
