It’s that time of year again—the 2025 Philadelphia Fringe Festival has just announced details for this year’s extravaganza, and it’s shaping up to be one of the most colorful and creative occasions yet.
For its 29th year, the festivities will feature over 320 productions and experiences throughout the city, bringing together local and international artists for the month-long event.
“I got to know Philadelphia by attending my first Fringe Festival 18 years ago, and have been thrilled to participate in it as an artist in the years since,” said Nell Bang-Jensen, newly appointed President, CEO and Producing Director at FringeArts.
“This festival brings in artists from around the world who we believe our city deserves to see, while amplifying the phenomenal work that’s happening in our own (literal) backyards. With more shows and experiences than ever before, this year’s Philadelphia Fringe Festival showcases Philadelphia as a world-class theatrical and creative destination.”
Some highlights? The 2025 Philadelphia Fringe Festival includes world premieres by Rennie Harris and Megan Bridge, 1812 Productions, and Thaddeus McWhinnie Phillips. In addition, FringeArts is hosting Faye Driscoll and her OBIE-winning performance ‘Weathering’, Clayton Lee’s ‘The Goldberg Variations’, and nora chipaumire’s ‘Dambudzo.’ The festival will also welcome Patrick Blenkarn and Milton Lim’s ‘asses.masses’, plus The Private Theater’s ‘Spiritual Experience’, a release notes.
Some artists will also hold workshops throughout the occasion, plus, audiences can check out other independently produced productions at venues and “unusual spaces” across the city. The 2025 Fringe Festival will also bring back popular hubs, including Cannonball, Circus Campus, the “Dumb Hub”, Studio 34, Sawubona Creativity Project and more. A full schedule can be found online.
“Artists help us make meaning of the chaotic human experience,” finishes Bang-Jensen. “They help us imagine worlds that do not yet exist, or to step inside the lives of people whose realities look different than our own. In particular, in 2025, I’m moved by artists who are offering us moral courage, bold, virtuosic artistry, and unique experiences for us to participate in as a community.”
Tickets are now on sale to FringeArts members, and will be available to the general public on July 18, starting at 10 a.m. Tickets can be purchased online at FringeArts.com, by phone at 215-413-1318, or by visiting the Fringe Festival Box Office at FringeArts (140 N. Columbus Blvd.) For more information, visit phillyfringe.org
