New York City Fringe (formally the FRIGID Fringe Festival) is our flagship festival and something we all look forward to! It is an open, lottery-based theater festival that gives artists an opportunity to let their ingenuity thrive in an environment that values freedom of expression and artistic determination. In true support of the Indie Theater Community, 100% of box office proceeds go directly to the artists whose work is being presented.
Fringe applications are taken through our website and are open from Labor Day through Halloween. The festival runs in the beginning of April.
New York City Fringe is a proud member of the Canadian Association of Fringe Festivals.
New York City Fringe 2026
This coming year, New York City Fringe is running from Wednesday April 1st through Sunday April 19th in five venues: Frigid’s home venue UNDER St Marks and Wild Project in the East Village; the Chain Mainstage and Studio in Midtown and The Rat NYC in Dumbo.
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New York City Fringe 2026
| The Chain Mainstage | The Chain Studio | The Rat | UNDER St Marks | Wild Project |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apoloholics: Based On True Stories of People Who Apologize Too Much | The Box Factory | All the Rage | A “Confessional” of A Recovering Catholic: The Musical | 1 Small Lie: Martin Dockery |
| Becoming Hamdan Azhar | CHIP ON HER SHOULDER | A Baby For Me? No Thank You, Please! | Away | Book Club |
| Crosswords | Follower | Becoming Psychic | The Darren Podcast Show LIVE! | Bride 2 Be |
| Echoes of My Silence | Gnosis | Black Trashbag Magic | Extra Dry | Clit Cult |
| House of Waffle | IN BETWEEN THE MOON AND THE SUN | Chase Montana: From Funny to Fatherhood (A New Yorkers Story) | Frothy At 50 (The Waves, Wipeouts And Wisdom Of A Midlife Catharsis) | Crushed Velvet |
| Induction | LIPSTICK | fainting couch: a one woman show… (with a butler) | Hemeroscopium | Desi SNL |
| Killing Janet | The Meeting | Hagnificent | How I Learned (NOT) To Drive | Did You Charge Your Phone For The End Of The World? |
| The Last Audition | The Most Normal of My Weird Friends | How Not To Feel | How to Poop in an Outhouse at -72°F | The Estate of Arthur Brooke v. William Shakespeare |
| Lunatic | PERRA PUTA LOCA BRUJA: A Latina’s Reclamation Journey | The Isle of Slaves Revisited – A Theatrical and Musical Spectacle For Our Times | Notes on Collagen | Fever Dream TV |
| Miracle of The Star | REAL MEN WEAR SCARVES IN PITTSBURGH | Mother. | Our Price to Pay | Four Stupid Terrorists |
| Monstruo! By K(c)abil, 2048 | There’s Something Seriously Wrong With Cyrus | Online & Personal | Portia and Ellen | How to Become a Saint (While Wearing Pants) |
| Panic In The Bathroom | The Village Cidiot | Presley Tweed: Fancy AF | PSA: Pelvic Service Announcement | In Preparation of War |
| Slut Liturgy | White As Snow | The Third Choice | Revenge of the Soy Boy | The Sexiest Man Alive |
| A STAN IS BORN! | WHO DOES YOUR LAUNDRY? | The Total Veronica Experience | Squire D. Rathbone, Esq. | TRAPPED: The Weekend and the Search for “LOVE” |
| Thoughts & Prayers | Your Love Isn’t Love | Walter Schlinger’s Romeo and Juliet | Watch Me Sleep | XOXO: Love Letters from NYC |