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TOP EXECUTIVE CONTACT INFORMATION:
Jennifer Chesock
jcheslock@royalmtc.ca
NUMBER OF YEARS FESTIVAL
OR EVENT HAS BEEN PRODUCED:
Started in 1988, 30 years
EVENT DATES:
12 days in mid-July
PRIMARY TARGET AUDIENCE:
All community segments and companies all
over the world who can present independent
theatre to appreciative audiences
RECURRENCE CYCLE:
Annually
ESTIMATED COMBINED
AGGREGATE ATTENDANCE:
98,020 in attendance, 2016
Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival
North America's second-largest Fringe Festival showcases
more than 170 local, national and international theatre
companies offering performances of comedy, drama, improv,
dance and more. Live entertainment is programmed at the
Cube stage in Old Market Square where street performers
and bands perform daily from noon to midnight. The
Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival has enjoyed tremendous
growth since it was founded as part of the Royal Manitoba
Theatre Centre in 1988 and currently ranks as the second-
largest event of its kind in North America.
Every year the Winnipeg Fringe Festival welcomes over
170 companies from all over the world to present exciting
independent theatre to appreciative audiences. Winnipeg
Fringe is based on three key principles: 1. The festival is non-
juried. 2. Artists have complete artistic freedom to present
what they want on stage. 3. 100% of box office revenue goes
directly back to the performing companies. Companies are
accepted into the festival via a lottery process, and artists are
free to be experimental and have complete artistic control
over their production. The Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre
is the only regional theatre in the country to produce a
Fringe Festival.
