Raleigh Fringe Festival to Return for Third Year at Theatre Raleigh Arts Center
The lineup includes buskers, drum soundbaths, a stage combat workshop and a standup showcase.
Raleigh Fringe Festival is an annual open-source, multi-disciplinary performing arts festival that elevates and celebrates everything weirdly wonderful about Raleigh! RFF will provide platforms for emerging artists and established talents alike to push the boundaries of artistic expression. In summary, they are an alternative arts festival for the weird and wonderful! From the Primary Lineup to our Buskers and Community Events, there is truly something for everyone. The festival will run September 10-12, 2026 at Theatre Raleigh Arts Center.
The Primary Lineup includes:
- Tica, not Tica
- Now Leasing: May 2006
- She Spoke with Ghosts
- Learn Solitaire From The Pros
- Don't Let The Sun Beat You Home
- Seeking a Clown for the End of the World
- A Night of Short Stories and Poems
- Confluence Contemporary Ballet Presents INTERVAL
- Prelude to a Strip
- Coprolite: An Almost Rock Concert
- The Royal Treatment
- The Spiceman Cometh
The buskers range from Grande Gato, Shadow Puppet Showcase with Makeshift Puppetry, Something Different Cosplay, Downbeat Dance, Dark Heart, Mr. Plao's Inflatable Meangere, Commedia presented by I Firenzi, Nickel Shakespeare, Ellie Manfreda, Phoenix Above The Ashes, Ice Melts presented by Moving Through It, Sammy Sylvester the Jester, and a science demonstration with Nik Narin. Drum Soundbaths will be available all weekend long.
The festival also offers community events throughout the weekend such as Preview Night, Fringe on Film Screening, Painting with CoLab, Standup Showcase, Prop Swap, Content Creator Meetup, and Make n' Take Buckets. We also have educational opportunities like our Stage Combat Workshop and Theatre Games.
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Ghost Light: Echoes of The Revoluton Garner Performing Arts Center (9/26-9/26) |
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Take My Death Away (A Halloween Musical) Snow Camp Outdoor Theatre (10/08-10/10) |
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Hadestown DPAC (3/05-3/07) |
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Mamma Mia! Durham Performing Arts Center (12/29-1/03) |
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Operation Mincemeat DPAC (5/11-5/16) |
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John Cameron Mitchell: Hedwig 25th Anniversary Movie Tour The Fillmore Charlotte (10/27-10/27) |
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Every Brilliant Thing The Kennedy Family Theatre (10/02-10/11) |
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Finding Nemo Raleigh Little Theatre (2/19-3/07) |
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Waitress DPAC (2/05-2/07) |
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One Noble Journey Temple Theatre (1/28-1/31) |