Minnesota Fringe 2013 :: August 1-11, 2013

2013 press kit

All the basic information for the 2013 Minnesota Fringe Festival in one handy PDF.

Interested in covering the Fringe? Fill out our press accreditation application and return it to ann@fringefestival.org to be considered for press access.

This as a reference guide for fact checks about the Minnesota Fringe Festival. Last updated May 23, 2013.

Name: Minnesota Fringe Festival (first reference), Minnesota Fringe or Fringe
Dates: Thursday, August 1 through Sunday, August 11, 2013
Shows: 176 different productions
Running time: All shows are no more than 60 minutes
2013 is the 20th anniversary
Web site: fringefestival.org
Location: 16 stages in Minneapolis
Tickets: $12 plus $4 admission button; kids’ tickets (12 and under) are $5 and don’t require a button; multi-show passes available. Tickets on sale July 1 from OvationTix at (866) 811-4111 or at fringefestival.org and at the box office 30 minutes before performance.
About us: Minnesota Fringe is an annual performing arts festival in Minneapolis-St. Paul. For eleven days, over a thousand artists present works in every discipline and genre. No one selects the participating shows. Instead, a lottery determines which of nearly 400 applicants win production slots in the festival.

All press releases are in PDF format.

Monday, June 17, 2013: Jeff D. Larson named successor to Robin Gillette
Monday, May 20, 2013: Family Five Fifths Event
Monday, May 6, 2013: Chris Kluwe performs in Five Fifths
Tuesday, March 16, 2013: 2013 Venues Announced
Monday, August 15, 2011: 48,350 tickets issued to Minnesota Fringe 2011: The 18th annual Minnesota Fringe Festival closed yesterday and preliminary numbers indicate that 48,350 tickets were distributed to the 167 shows participating in the 11-day performing arts festival.
Wednesday, March 9, 2011: 2011 Fringe venues announced
Monday, January 31, 2011: 2011 Fringe lottery on Feb. 7
Friday, December 3, 2010: 2011 Fringe applications, new lottery system announced
Monday, August 24, 2010: Minnesota Fringe benefit, Fringe Bacchanalia, Sept. 23
Monday, August 16, 2010: Minnesota Fringe 2010 sets festival record

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Collections from past festivals are available for download. Thousands more available on request.