61st Wexford Fringe Festival
Wexford Fringe Festival is an annual open-access arts festival which runs in parallel to Wexford Opera Festival for 3 weeks during October/November in Wexford town, Co Wexford, Ireland.
Unlike a curated festival, the open-access nature of Wexford Fringe means that anyone with a show, exhibition or cultural event is able to register and be part of one of Ireland’s largest Fringe Events. The result is one of the most diverse fringe festivals in Ireland, renowned for fresh ideas, spontaneity and fun.
Artists from around Ireland and further afield participate alongside home-grown talent, in art forms spanning cabaret, comedy, circus, dance, film, theatre, puppetry, music, visual art and design.
Wexford Fringe literally takes over the entire town with over 300 events staged in pop up venues as well as established venues such as theatres, hotels, art galleries, cafes and civic buildings.
What differentiates Wexford Fringe from many other Fringe Festivals is that alongside the ticketed open access programme are the Fringe produced and/or supported special free events, which run throughout the programme. These events add to the carnival atmosphere that engulfs the town and includes the Wexford Festival Opera and Wexford Speigel Tent Festival.
For independent artists, Wexford Fringe is an inspirational environment to showcase their work.
For audiences, it’s an opportunity to see exciting and entertaining contemporary work in an atmosphere that encourages taking a chance and seeing and discovering something new.
The next Wexford Fringe Festival runs from
18th October – 3rd November 2013
Wexford Fringe Festival Guide 2013 will be released in early September. Tickets and information will be available from the Wexford Fringe Festival Hub, Wexford Arts Centre, Wexford. Contact www.wexfordartscentre.ie or 00 353 539123764. Tickets will also be available from the various venues across town.
The programme includes, but is not limited to, a variety of art forms including cabaret, Children’s events, comedy, circus & physical theatre, dance, film, theatre, music, visual art and design. In 2012 there were over 300 events with something for everyone.
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The 2013 Wexford Fringe Festival Guide is sponsored by Celtic Link Ferries and grant aided by Fáilte Ireland.
