Calls for Artists: Fringe

applications to the 2024 Toronto Fringe Festival will open in fall 2023

The 2024 Toronto Fringe Festival will take place July 3-14, 2024. Check back to this page for information on how to apply to the 2024 Festival.


Fringe 2023 Application Information

See below for the 2023 Toronto Fringe Festival application information. Please note, the process and timelines to apply for the 2024 Fringe will be similar but not exactly the same. This page updated with finalized information when applications open later on in Fall 2023. 

Main Venue Category

For the full details and to apply to the Main Venue Lottery, click here.


Unconventional Venue Category

For the full details for the Unconventional Venue Category, click here.


HOW TO APPLY TO THE LOTTERY

If you're a seasoned Fringer and are ready to jump right into applying, here are the instructions:

Applications must be submitted through Eventotron, the festival management portal. There is a $10 CAD fee to apply to the lottery. If you require an alternative method or support in submitting your application, contact Associate Producer Suzanne Wilkie at suzanne@fringetoronto.com or by phone at 416-966-1062 ext 228.

Your Event title is the title of your show. It can change later in the process if you are accepted into the Festival. Please note “TBD”, “TBC”, “Untitled” will not be accepted as an Event title. The application must be completely filled out before submitting.

NOTE: Your form should autosave as you fill it out. To be sure information is not lost, click out of the field you have edited and look for a blue SAVING icon turn to green and say SAVED in the top right corner. You can start filling out your application and submit it at a later time. When you click APPLY, select “My event is already in Eventotron” instead of a new one, and select your existing application from the drop down menu. 

 


Why Produce Your Show at Fringe?

Fringe covers part of the cost of producing a show, which can otherwise be $10,000+ if self-producing. Together, we can help lower the costs for everyone involved.

A participant pays approximately $760 for their slot in the mainstage Fringe Festival (Site-Specific fees vary). For this fee, you receive a performance venue with technical staff*, box office staff, front of house staff; also ticket sales service, venue insurance, and a share of our festival marketing. Participants are expected to cover artist fees, royalty fees, set/costume costs, show-specific marketing, and other production costs. 

It’s Better Together

This shared producing model allows your dollar to stretch further, because we are pooling our resources and working together. As always, you take home 100% of the ticket revenue and Fringe takes a small surcharge on each ticket.

When you produce a show at Fringe, you're joining a community – this isn’t simply a co-production agreement. Being part of the Fringe community means access to a step-by-step Producing 101 pathway, greater reach for your show due to our province-wide marketing campaigns, and hands-on support from our fabulous team.

Fringe Artist Infographic

If you are drawn in the Lottery, you enter into a shared producing model with the Fringe.

WHAT FRINGE PROVIDES

  • Show Venue
  • Tech Labour
  • Ticketing System
  • Patron Services
  • Venue Insurance
  • Festival Marketing

WHAT PARTICIPANTS PROVIDE

  • Artist Fees
  • Royalty Fees
  • Set/Costume
  • Other Production Costs
  • Show-specific Marketing
  • Participation Fee