fringe festival

Minnesota Fringe is a Minneapolis-based nonprofit organization whose mission is to connect adventurous artists with adventurous audiences. Fringe's largest program is the annual Minnesota Fringe Festival. One of the largest Fringe Festivals in North America, late summer each year brings roughly 50,000 attendees to over 140 shows works, culminating in over 800+ performances by over a thousand artists on more than a dozen stages across the Twin Cities. The Festival is also an economic powerhouse, distributing $2+ million in ticket sales directly to artists over the last decade from across Minnesota, the US, and the world, and catalyzing further economic impact for our venues, neighborhoods, sponsors, vendors, and partners. The organization is overseen by a governing board of directors, and operated by a year-round staff that balloons to nearly 100 seasonal hires during the summer. We also receive critical support from over 200 dedicated volunteers who log thousands of hours in just 11 days.