Toronto Fringe Festival 2024

The Toronto Fringe Festival is an annual theater and performance event that brings together artists, theater lovers, and those seeking new experiences. It creates vital opportunities for both emerging and established artists to produce their work with complete artistic freedom.

Schedule of Events

Welcoming over 100 companies from around Canada and the world, the festival takes place across more than 30 theater venues in downtown Toronto. Over 12 days, more than 1,200 artists participate in a diverse range of performances, including comedy, drama, musicals, improvisation, storytelling, children’s theater, experimental and indie performances, dance, late-night shows, and much more. The Toronto Fringe creates vital opportunities for both emerging and established artists to produce their work with complete artistic freedom.

Kids Fest

Run by Toronto Fringe, KidsFest is a mini theater festival for the youngest performers and thespians-to-be. Located at St. Volodymyr Institute, programming starts earlier in the day, with discounted tickets for kids and free entry for babes-in-arms. Fun and friendly Front of House staff are kid experts who ensure a smooth theater experience for youngsters. Between performances, you can visit the KidsFest Club on the front lawn of St. Volodymyr’s—a safe and welcoming play space for kids and their families.

Toronto Fringe Festival Lottery

The Toronto Fringe Festival was founded to make theater more accessible and to encourage artistic experimentation. Unlike other festivals, it doesn't evaluate the artistic merit or viability of applicants' work. Instead, all applicants have an equal chance of being selected. Participation is determined by a random lottery draw, typically held in late autumn. As a non-juried festival, the Toronto Fringe ensures that everyone has an equal opportunity to showcase their performances, aligning with the inclusive spirit of all Fringe Festivals in Canada.

Tickets

The prices are moderate and reasonable so that everyone can afford to watch the theater performance: KidsFest – $5, a single ticket – $20, and a 5-show pass – $50. For those who want to visit plenty of performances, there are also 10-, 20-, and 30-show passes. However, there are no refunds for the unused passes as 100% of net ticket sales go to artists.

Location

There are also free-entry options. The main outdoor spot of the festival, a so-called Postscript (or the Patio), is free to enter. For 12 days, it occupies the Scadding Court Community Centre hockey rink and entertains the visitors with live music, a food court with diverse local cuisine options, and pop-up bars.