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The Yukon Fringe Festival launches October 2026! Fringe is uncurated, unpredictable, and open to everyone: first-timers and seasoned artists alike.

Fringe festivals are bold, grassroots celebrations of live performance—where theatre, comedy, dance, music, and experiments of every kind collide on stage. The Yukon Fringe Festival launches in October 2026 as the territory’s newest celebration of live, independent performance. Inspired by fringe festivals worldwide, our festival is a space where theatre, comedy, dance, music, puppetry, spoken word, clown, and wild experiments all share the stage. Performances are selected by lottery, ensuring a lineup that’s raw, bold, and brimming with surprises. Join us as we bring the adventurous spirit of fringe to Whitehorse and the Yukon. Honouring the original and current stewards of this land, the Kwanlin Dün First Nation and the Ta'an Kwach'an Council.

10/21/2026

What a ride! We are so grateful to the community for a wildly successful first Fringe Festival! For those who missed our Closing Event & Awards, here are the award winners:

Volunteer Choice - 15 Minutes to Powwow (Nyla Bedard) & Steven Goes to Japan to Run a Marathon (Steven Andrews) (TIED)
Audience Choice - Black Fish (Raheno Art Company)
Spirit of the Fringe - Islandography (Justin Shaw)
Best of Fest - Banished (Mauretia Holloway)

Congrats to all the winners!

10/06/2026

LOVE this snapshot of the Mixed Bag Draglesque Variety Show! If you missed it, keep your eyes out for their next appearance because they are YUKON'S OWN! 😍

10/06/2026

The Yukon Fringe team is still reeling from the overwhelming success of our first festival!! Thank you SO SO much to all of the artists, volunteers, sponsors, and most of all patrons who came out and supported us in numbers we never imagined! LOVE this little peek into some of the Fringe action from the 5 days and looking forward to what else Mark Kelly Photography has captured! More from the Fringe team... as we recover! 😂

10/02/2026

yukonfringe.ca for show and ticket info!

09/30/2026

IT'S HERE!! THE FRINGE OPENER IS TOMORROW!
FREE to attend - join us for a sneak peek of every show in the Fringe - plus a few special guests that are bound to entertain!
Wed Sept 30 -- 7pm-9pm
@ Fringe HQ (Sacred Heart Cathedral - basement)
Show info and tickets: www.yukonfringe.ca

09/26/2026

Fall is here, and the Yukon is busy. 🍂

The Yukon Fringe Festival makes its debut, The Guild Hall Witch takes the stage, fall flavours arrive with cheesecake and cranberries, and our new Home Services Directory helps you know who to call.

Plan your time with us and read the full issue here:
https://whatsupyukon.com/tag/issue-2026-september-23/

09/26/2026

Big thanks to What's Up Yukon for doing a feature on us this week!

Whitehorse is getting its first Fringe Festival! 🎭

From Oct. 1 to 4, the inaugural Yukon Fringe Festival brings eight independent shows, visiting and local artists, and plenty of creative surprises to downtown Whitehorse.

https://whatsupyukon.com/eventscontent/festivals/on-the-fringe/

09/17/2026

Volunteers get a special Fringe t-shirt and free shows!
yukonfringe.ca/volunteer

Program: yukonfringe.ca

09/09/2026

Thank you to everyone who’s shared feedback on the 2027 CAFF Touring Lottery.

CAFF has paused the launch of the Touring Lottery while we listen, review what we’ve heard, and consider what comes next.

Read the full update, share your feedback, and register for the September 16 Artist Town Hall here: https://linktr.ee/CAFF_FRINGE

09/09/2026

🎭Show info & tickets
yukonfringe.ca/shows-tickets
🤩Volunteer
yukonfringe.ca/volunteer
🦾Passes
yukonfringe.ca/merch-passes

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