Halifax Fringe Festival

05/18/2026

Tomorrow night, 7:30 PM at the Joseph Strug Concert Hall (1385 Seymour in Halifax), catch 2025's Best of Festival! Affair of Honour's Multi - Vs gets ReFRINGED! Tickets are $15!

Multi - Vs Created by Nathania Bernabe and Jackie T. Hanlin Trapped in the multiverse with no way out, two strangers must fight for their survival. Hard hitting

05/02/2026

Halifax Fringe is thrilled to welcome back Affair of Honour’s Multi-Vs for ONE NIGHT ONLY! On Tuesday May 19th at 7:30 PM in the Joseph Strug Concert Hall (1385 Seymour St in Halifax), don't miss your chance to catch 2025's Best of Fest Winner! Tickets only $15!

https://halifaxfringe.ca/events/multi-vs/

03/19/2026

We encourage you to attend our virtual AGM, March 23rd at 6:00PM AST. Come hear what happened with the festival in 2025, one of our biggest and most successful years to date!

Please register in advance using this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeyTjQyg0etqCdiPXSPJa2_56I1jy0fgnHpFqdGy_QaYbTr8Q/viewform

We welcome interested members to consider joining our Board of Directors. You’ll be able to state your interest during the AGM registration.

03/09/2026

Join us on Tuesday, March 10th at noon at Province House in Halifax (1726 Hollis Street) for an intersectional rally with all community groups and departments affected by the provincial budget cuts!

Community care note:
Police have been present at the rallies. We ask that we keep together, care for each other, and care for the safety of those most at risk of police violence.

Facebook Event Link:
https://www.facebook.com/share/178MpiioZH/

Resources:
http://www.nsarts.ca/

Poster Graphic by Colleen Arcturus MacIsaac.

02/25/2026

Like many arts and culture organizations across Nova Scotia, the Halifax Fringe is reeling from news of sector-altering cuts to Communities, Culture, Tourism and Heritage.

These cuts have the potential to “devastate a generation of artists, arts organizations, industries, and workers across the province,” says the Nova Scotia Arts Coalition.

For us, it means a 30% reduction in our provincial operating funds, as well as losing access to several crucial project funding streams which are being entirely eliminated. For many others, these cuts mean the loss of jobs, programming, and much more.

Now is the time to take action!

-Contact your MLA
-Advocate
-Attend rallies, including at noon on Wednesday March 4th at the NS Legislature (1726 Hollis Street, Halifax)
-Stay tuned for more information

02/18/2026

THANK YOU for a record 168 applications! We’re so excited to bring you the 2026 Halifax Fringe Festival, September 3rd to 13th.

Check your emails next week! If your production is successfully drawn in our lottery, please pay attention to upcoming deadlines. If you are unsuccessful, we will have a waitlist and you will know your position on it!

Please feel free to send us a message here or email us at [email protected] with any questions!

02/09/2026

Apply to the Halifax Fringe by Monday February 16th at 11:59PM!

Halifax Fringe applications close in one week! Register for free on our new platform, Eventotron, by going to HalifaxFringe.ca.

After registering, you’ll be able to see the full application guidelines.

How to Apply

-Go to HalifaxFringe.ca
-Click “Apply for 2026”
-Create a free Eventotron profile
-Search for “Halifax Fringe” in Eventotron
-Read the application
-Follow the remaining steps

Please reach out if you have any questions or need assistance!

Theatre Nova Scotia

01/14/2026

Today is the last day to submit to the Halifax Fringe using the Early Bird rate ($40)! Regular applications ($50) are live from January 15th to February 16th, 2026. The Halifax Fringe lottery is drawn on February 23rd!

Find out more and apply at

2026 HALIFAX FRINGE APPLICATIONS The Halifax Fringe Festival runs September 3 - 13, 2026! Applications, including Kids' Fringe, open on December 15, 2025. Disco

01/12/2026

Festival Director Jake Planinc talks with Halifax Global News Morning's Paul Brothers about ReFRINGED, January 15th to 18th, 2026!

Do you have your tickets yet? Get them at halifaxfringe.ca

01/12/2026

ReFRINGED starts on January 15th at the The Bus Stop Theatre Co-op (2203 Gottingen Street) in Halifax! Come on down and celebrate the launch of our 2026 applications, hear about what’s new at Fringe, and see three excellent pieces of theatre. The third of our three outstanding plays is Lee-Anne Poole‘s HOW TO KNIT. Tickets are $15 per performance and can be found at halifaxfringe.ca

HOW TO KNIT by Lee-Anne Poole (60 minutes)
January 15th, 16th, and 17th at 9:30 PM
January 17th and 18th at 3:30 PM

Starring Lee-Anne Poole
Direction and Dramaturgy by Stephanie MacDonald