Toronto Fringe has announced its lineup of Free Programming for the 36th Annual Toronto Fringe Festival.
The festival will kick off with a launch party and parade on July 2 at the Fringe Patio, the social hub and heart of the festival located at the Tranzac. The night will begin with the annual Fringe artist parade through the Annex neighbourhood, accompanied by live music by Pan Fantasy. Throughout the evening at the Fringe Patio attendees can enjoy free ice cream by QB Snax, and sampling and swag from Partake Brewing and Saulter Street Brewery.
The Fringe Patio is Toronto’s favourite pop-up patio tradition, with full food and bar service, and free programming including: Totally Trivia hosted by magician Keith Brown and Jeopardy! champion Nam Nguyen; Live Band Karaoke from Good Enough Live Karaoke; Comedy Night featuring Ben Sosa Wright, Cassie Cao, Brendan D’Sousza, Meg Mackay and more; the 2024 Harold Awards; and the massively popular Silent Disco dance party.
The Fringe Patio will also include a Zine Workshop with Toronto Zine Library, the Indie Community Mixer, Games Nights with games provided by The Sword and Board, a multi-day Artisan Market, and the Toronto Fringe Awards Night.
On July 7 at the Fringe Patio, you are invited to a live reading of the 2024 24-Hour Playwriting Contest winning play, The Architecture of a Life, by playwright Margaret Legere.
New this year is the Toronto Fringe Speakeasy inside the Annex Hotel, an intimate space neighbouring the Fringe Patio, with exclusive programming including burlesque hosted by Força; an Indie Drag Night hosted by local drag king Coyote Ugly; and Live Music provided by Boutique Entertainment.
Toronto Fringe is also bringing back the KidsFest Club on the front lawn of St. Volodymyr Institute throughout the festival. The KidsFest Club is a free, fun, and welcoming play space for kids aged 12 and under and their families. There will be lots of great daily activities, including arts and crafts, building blocks, costumes, puppets, face-painting, story times, and snacks.
The Toronto Fringe Festival will feature 77 ticketed shows in 16 venues across the city from July 2-14, 2024 with dozens of outstanding dramatic and comedic plays featuring star-studded casts, puppets, magic, dance, clown, music, and more. Venues include Fringe Patio at the Tranzac, the all-new Speakeasy at the Annex Hotel, and the KidsFest Club at St. Volodymyr Institute. Tickets and passes are on sale now at fringetoronto.com.
