TUCSON, AZ – The Tucson Fringe Festival enthusiastically announces its latest efforts. The 14th annual festival will run at 2 venues near Fourth Avenue and 3 virtual venues online. This year we had over 40 artists from all over the world apply and we are presenting 19 of them. We have performers from Tucson and Coolidge, as well as Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Southern California, Utah, and Saskatchewan, Canada! There will be 19 acts doing over 30 performances over the course of 4 days! Some virtual VOD content will be available for 7 days. Traditional theatre, storytelling, stand-up comedy, dance, and a variety of other shows ranging from pure entertainment to gripping tales of the human condition provide this year’s festival with something for everyone. Who will win “Best of Tucson Fringe”? Audience members will have a chance to vote for best solo performance, best ensemble, and many other awards. For a complete list and more thorough descriptions of the shows (coming in December), please visit our website: www.tucsonfringe.org.
When: January 8-11, 2026
Where: Scoundrel & Scamp Theatre, 738 N. 5th Ave #131, 85705
The Historic Y, 738 N. 5th Ave, 85705
How much: $13 for virtual content, $15 for a single ticket (in-person), $25 for a two-show pass, $55 for a five-show pass. Show passes can also be used for virtual content.
About Tucson Fringe
Since 2011, following tenets established by the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Tucson Fringe has provided artists with low-risk, low-cost opportunities to perform by using economies of scale to reduce venue rental costs and by taking only 20%, and sometimes 0% of the artist’s earnings. Tucson Fringe also provides the Tucson arts community with avant-garde, non-traditional performing arts at low-cost ticket prices.
The festival does not curate or select the performances, maintaining an environment in which everyone and anyone can perform. This ensures that underrepresented artistic voices, such as people of color, the LGBT+ community, women, and other marginalized genders, are championed in our community.
The festival takes place in January every year across multiple venues in Tucson. On average, artists receive $500+ in ticket revenue.
For 15 years, Tucson Fringe has provided the means for over 200 artists and artist groups to produce more than 450 performances to nearly 8,000 audience members and has returned over $65,000 to the artists. Visitwww.tucsonfringe.org for more information.
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