Istanbul Fringe Festival

APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN

Istanbul Fringe Festival 2024 now recieves applications!

This year festival will take place between 14 - 21 September 2024 and our 6th edition will welcome dance, performance and theater shows as well as workshops, talks and parties.

Please check out our application page for more information!

Open Call - 2024

ISTANBUL FRINGE FESTIVAL 2023

The 5th Edition of the Istanbul Fringe Festival
took place between 16-23 September 2023

100+ Artists, 20 Shows, 14 Venues, 6 Workshops + More

Istanbul Fringe Festival 2023, hosted shows in the disciplines of theatre, dance and performance, in various venues including theatre stages, museuems, art galleries, public spaces and others. It aims to bring together an audience of more than 5.000 ppl to meet up with innovative and creative works in the field of performing arts from all around the World and Turkey.

Festival 2023 - Program

FRINGE; BEYOND LIMITS AND BORDERS, DISCOVERING THE ALTERNATIVE.

In Latin, the verb "fringere" means to break in order to break outwards. When we are inside something that surrounds us, to open it outwards, to create a crack through which light can enter. To go outward, into the open air, towards the other. Creating an act of going outwards, and in doing so allowing the outside to come in. Breaking the circle, jumping over the barriers.

ISTANBUL FRINGE
PREVIOUS YEARS

Organized for the first time in Turkey in 2019,
Istanbul Fringe Festival offers a unique platform and festival experience in the field of performing arts to the city by bringing together innovative and creative works from all over the World and Turkey in the disciplines of theatre, dance and performance.

In a short period of time Istanbul Fringe Festival managed to become a unique and reputable performing arts festival of the city, blending unique dynamics of Istanbul art scene with innovative works of emerging artists from all around the world.

Throughout 4 years, Istanbul Fringe has reached an audience of more than 15.000 spectators and brought more than 500 artists to meet up with them. Each year festival hosts 15 international and 5 local performing arts shows, in various venues all around Istanbul. Besides shows, festival also hosts workshops, panels, artist talks and diverse other events in order to contribute to share of knowledge and views in the field of performing arts.

International Performing Arts Festival,
Istanbul Fringe Turns 5 Years Old in 2023!

Learn More About Previous Years

Announcements

Nutcrusher was in Alan Kadıköy on June 2023!

In cooperation of Istanbul Fringe Festival & British Council, and with support of Kadıköy Municiplaity, Nutcrusher (UK) took stage at Alan Kadıköy on 5-6 June 2023!

In Itinere Collectif was in DasDas in cooperation with Istanbul Fringe!

We hosted In Itinere Collectif's (FR) "Why Do Elders Cross the Road at Red Light?" show in DasDas Istanbul, at 19th of May 2023.

Naif Bey ve Yaveri,
was at Museum Gazhane!

In cooperation of Istanbul Fringe Festival & Istanbul Municipality Cultural Affairs Office, "Naif Bey ve Yaveri" met with audiences at Museum Gazhane on 20th of December 2022!