Awards & Contests

Awarded to the highest selling show of each Fringe venue, based on paid ticket sales from the first four performances of the show's run. The winning show gets an additional performance on the final Sunday of the festival (July 13, 2025). Tickets for these extra performances go on sale right after the Awards Night ceremony, the perfect opportunity to snag a ticket to a Fringe hit that might be otherwise sold out! 

Sponsored by The Second City, this prize is awarded to the strongest comedy, improv, or sketch show in the 2025 Toronto Fringe Festival. The winning show receives an opportunity to perform the show at The Second City in Toronto. 

Sponsored by the Canadian Green Alliance, the Greenest in Fringe award is a $500 prize for the production with the most exciting, innovative and community driven sustainability measures. 

Sponsored by What The Festival!, this year we are proud to introduce the Strange Maker’Award for the best clown, puppetry, or drag show at the 2025 Toronto Fringe Festival. The winning show receives an opportunity to perform at What The Festival 2025. 

Back by popular demand after a hiatus, TO Live presents Best of Fringe from July 18-20, 2025 at the Meridian Arts Centre in North York. A panel of independent producers select hit and sold-out shows from the Toronto Fringe Festival to be remounted and enjoyed by even more audiences. 

Theatre Orangeville presents the North(519) Best of Toronto Fringe Festival as part of their Summer Arts Fest, running August 8-10, 2025. A panel of independent producers select up to three hit shows to present two performances for Orangeville audiences.