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Since 2012, Atlanta Fringe has connected independent artists to appreciative audiences, and served the Atlanta community with unique and diverse entertainment. We subsidize traditional live-performance producing costs, including venue rentals, marketing and promotions, patron services, and staffing, to allow artists the freedom and opportunity to create and share exciting and original work. Now, after 12 years of slow but steady growth, we’re ready to leap boldly into a brave new fringe future – and we need YOUR help!

By popular demand, we have expanded to TWO WEEKS this year, more than doubling our services to artists, exploding our programs’ offerings to audiences from 40 unique shows to nearly 70 (with almost 400 showtimes in two weeks!) – and also more than tripling our organizational budget! That means we are facing the single largest fundraising goal in our history.

Your donations will go directly to festival costs, including:

Artist stipends for free programs
Staffing costs to keep all venues + events running smoothly
Programmatic costs like supplies, lighting and sound equipment, and venue rentals
Printing merchandise, festival badges, posters + flyers, and programs
Marketing costs, including PR services, boosted social media posts, ad buys, and poster/program distribution

These aren’t sexy things to pay for, we know, but your contributions are essential to help us keep production costs low for artists and ticket costs accessible for audience members. When you get to the festival and see your donations at work, you’ll be happily stunned by the true beauty of our gloriously organized chaos, and you’ll know that YOU were a major part of making it real!

Help us build a hive for artists to thrive! Support the Fringe today!

Grants

We extend a heartfelt THANK YOU to our 2024 grant funders! Funding for our 2024 programs was provided by the Fulton County Board of Commissioners and supported in part by the Georgia Council for the Arts through the appropriations of the Georgia General Assembly. Georgia Council for the Arts also receives support from its partner agency the National Endowment for the Arts.

Thanks to their support we were able to provide the following programs during the 2024 calendar year:

Five/5ths of Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure – June 3 at 7 Stages
Our festival kick-off event, featuring one curated performance showcasing five local performance groups across different performance genres. This year’s performance groups included Beau Brown Productions, Tipsy Tales, CandyBox Revue, Twinhead Theatre, and Black AF sketch comedy.

FREE Preview Party – June 5 at 7 Stages
A Free preview event in which each of Atlanta Fringe Festival’s 28 ticketed productions presented a 3-minute preview of their show. This event was also live-streamed on the Atlanta Fringe Facebook page.

The Atlanta Fringe Festival – June 6-9 at 7 Stages, Wrecking Bar Brewpub, Limelight Theatre, Dynamic El Dorado, and Metropolitan Studios.
28 original productions were a part of Atlanta Fringe, 24 of which took place in our Fulton County venues. Each production performed 4 times, for a total of 112 performances!

Street Fringe – June 7-9 in Little 5 Points
23 buskers put on free short performances in six different outdoor storefront locations in the Little 5 Points neighborhood.

Kids Fringe – June 8-9 at East Atlanta Kids Club
Free family-friendly short performances, a circus obstacle course, and a baby rave.

Atlanta Fringe Closing Awards – June 9 at Bob & Harriet’s Home Bar
In which we presented awards to artists with certificates & cash prizes totaling $1,200. This event was free in-person, as well as streamed online.

Atlanta Fringe Audio podcast program – Year Round
Right now, 27 recorded stories and podcasts are available to stream for free from our website (www.atlantafringe.org/fringe-audio/) or where podcasts are found including iHeartRadio, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts.

Our programs would not be possible without the support of our generous grantors! Please thank your local elected officials for investing in the arts, and please advocate for more arts funding to support more work like this in your community. Together, we can build a hive for artists to thrive in Georgia and beyond!

Sponsor & Advertise

Are you interested in supporting Atlanta’s ‘Best New Trend in the Arts’?

We’ve got sponsorship packages of all sizes and we are happy to customize a partnership that makes sense for your business. From product placement opportunities to volunteer opportunities for your team, this is your one-stop-shop for a funky good time in charitable giving. For more information about sponsoring Atlanta Fringe contact us today!

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