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Ventnor Fringe Festival

Ventnor Fringe Festival was founded in 2010 by a group of young people living in Ventnor. Taking place in the school summer holidays, the festival has grown each year, with hundreds of acts having performed in a weird and wonderful selection of venues around the town.

“One hell of a homegrown festival….an authentic, bohemian festival experience” The Independent

Below are the latest articles which feature the Fringe.

4, August 2016·1 min read

Parkside Comedy: Two nights of giggling, guffawing and snorting

Head to Ventnor Park next week on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings and the comedians and musical talents on show will have you giggling, guffawing and snorting through sets, skits and songs.

23, June 2022·1 min read

Patrick Spicer brings his latest Work in Progress to Ventnor Fringe: Who’s this all of a sudden?

Patrick Spicer will be recounting his deepest fears and humiliations in a funny and credible way (nominated for both Chortle Best Newcomer and Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year)

20, July 2022·1 min read

Paul Armfield brings his solo show to Ventnor Fringe Festival 2022

Paul Armfield's music has been described by Mark Radcliffe as, "Sensitive, melodic, heartfelt, gentle, well-observed, beautifully sung". Grab your tickets for his Fringe show now

25, July 2022·1 min read

Paul Armfield returns to Ventnor Fringe Festival this week: Book now

Paul Armfield’s music has been described by Mark Radcliffe as, “Sensitive, melodic, heartfelt, gentle, well-observed, beautifully sung”. Grab your tickets for his Tuesday Fringe show now

19, June 2024·2 min read

Piano Smashers continues to move audiences from Brighton to Edinburgh: Book now for Ventnor Fringe shows

Book now for Piano Smashers. A compelling emotional rollercoaster of a play about an unwanted inheritance

25, July 2024·1 min read

Pink Cow Productions presents an original, darker Pinocchio at Ventnor Fringe

Talented young actors to enact Pinocchio at Ventnor Fringe with a dark twist

23, June 2022·1 min read

Pippa Reid-Foster and Eva Alkula’s concert of exquisite minimalism focuses on pressing issues affecting our climate

For something completely different, 'Metamorhosis' explores the sound of two string instruments - the Scottish harp and the Finnish kantele (which has a bell-like sound)

8, August 2018·1 min read

Play written and performed by young Islanders celebrates the culture and unique identity of seaside towns

This performance is a dynamic, avant-garde narrative that follows the rise of a new political figure in a seaside town, who capitalises on an accident with a pothole and the local bingo caller. Book now to avoid disappointment.

14, August 2014·1 min read

Please read if you’ve bought tickets for the Film Festival

A glitch in the ticketing system has meant that some tickets were issued with the incorrect screening times.

7, July 2022·2 min read

Popular guided walk about Russian revolutionaries, writers and free thinkers in 1800s Ventnor returns for the Fringe

Follow in the footsteps of the summer colony of Russian revolutionaries, writers and free thinkers who made Ventnor their home in the 1800s, with the author Stephan Roman as your guide

26, July 2019·1 min read

Post Animal head to Ventnor Fringe all the way from Chicago

Think Tame Impala meets King Gizzard in a gig you don’t want to miss! Book now to secure your tickets.

26, July 2021·2 min read

Postponed: Come and join us and a talented panel while we all explore ‘What is it about The Arts that makes us happy’, this Thursday at Ventnor Fringe (updated)

In this collaboration between OnTheWight and The Book Bus, a talented panel will go on a light-hearted, insightful and stimulating exploration, looking at why we love the things we do; why The Arts have never been more important; and why it all matters. Places limited, so book now

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