2026 Fringe Award Jurors Announced ON THE EDGE Fringe’s annual Fringe Awards ceremony will take place on August 16, 2026 at 5:00 pm in the Betty Speers Theatre (Capitol Centre). There are five awards to give out, three of which will be adjudicated by our amazing 2026 jurors! This year’s jurors are Loretta Di Eugenio, Read more about 2026 Fringe Award Jurors Announced[…]
13 is a lucky number for ON THE EDGE Fringe this year! North Bay, ON – ON THE EDGE Fringe Festival is setting the stage for another exciting week of performances and events in North Bay this summer. This year’s festival, the 13th the organization has produced, will run from August 12th – 16th at Read more about 13 is a lucky number for ON THE EDGE Fringe this year![…]
Fringe wins local Community Builders Award On May 21, 2026, ON THE EDGE Fringe Festival received the BayToday Community Builders Award for Economic Development. Accepting the award on Fringe’s behalf were Tara Windatt (Administrative Director), Kaitlyn Stewart (Festival & Volunteer Coordinator), and Caitlyn Murphy (Board Chair). To read the full article by BayToday, please click Read more about Fringe wins local Community Builders Award[…]
We held our 2026 lottery draw at 8 pm on Friday, January 23, 2026 in the Map Room at Cecil’s Brewhouse & Kitchen. This was one of our largest lottery pools ever, and we congratulate those whose names were drawn for our 2026 festival slots and thank all of the applicants for putting their names Read more about 2026 Lottery Draw Results[…]
Our 2026 Fringe Lottery is open from October 1, 2025 to January 15, 2026! You can find all of the details on our Lottery page by clicking the link in the menu at the top of the page or by clicking the button below. Happy Fringing! 2026 Lottery Page
Hi, Fringe Fam! We just wanted to let you all know that our Facebook and Instagram pages have been temporarily disabled by Meta, but we will have them back up and running as soon as we can. Everything else, including our lottery, is moving forward as planned and you can still reach us through the Read more about NOTICE: Social Media Sites Temporarily Disabled[…]
The land on which the ON THE EDGE Fringe Festival gathers is the traditional territory of the Nipissing First Nation Anishinaabe. This territory is covered by the Robinson-Huron and Upper Canada Treaties. We acknowledge them and any other Nations who care for the land (acknowledged and unacknowledged, recorded and unrecorded) as the past, present and Read more about Land Acknowledgment[…]
2025 ON THE EDGE Fringe Festival Lottery Results Hello, everyone and Happy New Year! We hope you all had a great holiday season and are looking forward to 2025 as much as we are. To kick off the new year, we held our 2025 Fringe Lottery live on Facebook and Instagram on January 3rd at Read more about 2025 Lottery Draw Results![…]
Hey, Fringers! The moment you’ve all been waiting for has arrived! Yes, that’s right. It’s lottery time! From now until November 30th, we are accepting submissions for our 2025 Fringe Lottery. To toss your hat in the ring, and put your name in the hat, you will need to fill out our super easy application Read more about 2025 Lottery Now Open![…]
This year’s Fringe Awards Ceremony will take place on August 18th at 5 pm in the Capitol Centre’s Martini Lounge. We have five awards to give out, three of which will be adjudicated by our amazing 2024 jurors! This year’s jurors are Rod Carley, Francis Hanover, and Stephanie Kast, and the three awards they will Read more about Meet our 2024 Festival Award Jurors![…]