Fringe FAQs
Thanks for your interest! To learn more about volunteering or to sign up, click here .
The Victoria Fringe is committed to creating an inclusive environment and creative home for patrons, artists, staff, and volunteers. We are continually working to identify and break down barriers so that the Fringe can be enjoyed by all. For accessibility information, click here.
Fringe Preview takes over the Alix Goolden Performance Hall for the first time! Join us on August 26 at an indoor venue (no need for sun hats or rain plans!) with your highlighters and program guides. Create your Fringe schedule as you experience a sample of all Fringe has to offer this year with 2 minute previews of every show in the festival. Hosted by Sean Guist and Nicole Malcolm, this evening will include a traditional welcome from Brianna Bear, an opening performance from the City of Victoria Youth Poet Laureate, a non-alcoholic concession and merch booth featuring brand new Fringe merch, and much more. Donations upon entry support the Fringe.
The Fringe Club is the place to meet artists and fellow Fringers, relax after shows, and enjoy the festival over a local craft brew. Join us for a drink and mingle at our pop up Fringe Club in the Intrepid Studio for Karaoke Nights held both Saturday evenings during the festival.
Fringe Club is open Saturdays, August 29th and Sept 5th, from 9:00-11:00pm.
You can purchase Fringe merch in-person at the box office or online for pickup at the box office.
Bring the youngest Fringers to this mini-festival, packed with activities and performances over TWO fun-filled days as FringeKids joins forces with Kaleidoscope Theatre to Fringe-up their indoor and outdoor spaces.
FringeKids runs the weekend before the Fringe starts this year, Saturday, August 22nd and Sunday the 23rd (10am-1pm) with music, interactive theatre, dress-up, crafts, and more! Co-presented with Kaleidoscope Theatre for Young People and held at their studio (613 Pandora Ave). Click here for more details.
In-advance In-person
At Intrepid Theatre, #2 – 1609 Blanshard (at Fisgard).
The Fringe Box Office hours are:
August 4th – 21st, 12:30 – 5:30pm Monday to Friday
August 24 – Sept 6th, 12 – 5pm daily
Closed August 31st
In-advance Online
Tickets can be purchased anytime at victoriafringe.com.
At the Door At Venues 1-5
For Venues 1-5, any remaining tickets not sold in advance will be available for purchase at the door starting 15 minutes before that showtime. Many shows sell out, and no tickets are held for strictly at-door sales, so book in advance to guarantee your seat!
Unconventional Venue Sites A-F may or may not have tickets available for door purchase.
Each Fringer must have a button in addition to their ticket.
See individual shows for ticket prices. There is a $3.00 processing fee per ticket.
There are no refunds or exchanges. If you are unwell and therefore cannot attend a show you’ve purchased tickets to, contact our box office at tickets@intrepidtheatre.com before the show.
You will receive your e-ticket via the email that is associated with your account. This e-ticket can be printed out and scanned or be scanned right from your smartphone at the Fringe venues. If your e-ticket is not scanning on your smartphone, try turning up your phone’s brightness. Everyone requires a ticket to access a show.
Tickets are $14 or $16 plus a processing fee of $3.00 per ticket.
Some shows offer a student/senior price.
Artists set their own ticket prices, and 100% of the ticket price directly goes to the artist.
Senior prices are available for anyone aged 65+. We allow patrons to self-identify as seniors and IDs are not required. Some shows offer a senior price and some may not, as artists set their own ticket prices.
Student prices are available for anyone who attends school, no matter their age. We allow patrons to self-identify as students and student IDs are not required. Some shows offer a student price and some may not, as artists set their own ticket prices.
Passes are digital and may be purchased online or in-person at the Fringe HQ Box Office. They will be affiliated with your account so that they may be redeemed for tickets immediately or later.
Tickets can be booked with passes online. Book online or at the Fringe HQ Box Office.
Fringe Button not included with these passes: you will need one to use your pass.
All passes have a $5 surcharge.
5-SHOW MUNCHCARDS – $75 ($5 fee included in price)
The best way to Fringe! Munch up 5 shows with this shareable 5-Show Pass (bring a friend or see 5 shows yourself). You can buy multiple Munchcards, but you’ll need to redeem 5 shows before adding another pass to your cart.
FREQUENT FRINGER – $125 ($5 fee included in price)
Get your Fringe on with this discount 10-Show Pass. Now shareable with the option to book up to two tickets per show. Limited quantity – only 100 passes available – when they’re gone, they’re gone!
Can be used to book in advance.
1. Purchase your pass
To use either a Frequent Fringer or Munch Card pass, first you need to purchase one! Click here to view and purchase available passes.
Note that you will have to log in or sign up for an account in order to purchase your pass — in doing so, this assigns the pass to your account. Once you’ve purchased that pass, when you log into your account, the website will recognize your pass, and how many ticket punches you have remaining.
2. Log into your account
When you’re ready to buy your tickets, log into your account—the same one you purchased the pass under.
3. Add tickets to your basket
Select the ticket type that matches your pass (e.g. “Frequent Fringer ticket”) and add those tickets to your basket. If you are receiving an error code when trying to add pass tickets to your basket, please log in and try again.
4. Check out!
From here, go through the checkout process as if you were paying for your tickets. You will know your tickets have been booked when you receive your ticket confirmation email, with the receipt of the specific shows you have purchased and a QR code at the top. If you have not received a confirmation email, you have not received your tickets—please contact the box office.
Because 100% of the net ticket price is returned directly to the artists you choose to see, the Fringe Button helps Intrepid Theatre raise the money needed to produce the Fringe. You must show it whenever you enter a Fringe venue. You can purchase buttons for $5:
- In-person, in advance, at the Intrepid Box Office
- In-person ahead of the show you’re seeing at Venues 1 to 5
- Online, to be picked up either at the Intrepid Box Office or at any venue when seeing a show.
- Fringe Buttons are not available for purchase at the Unconventional Venues – Sites A – F, however buttons purchased online may be picked up at these sites with proof of sale.
Unconventional Venues are venues brought to the Fringe by the artist! Because of this, these venues have only one or two show series, and can be at a wider variety of locations. They may be off-site venues, site-specific venues, walking/moving outdoor shows, or digital shows, etc.
While the main 5 Fringe Venues are run by Intrepid Theatre throughout the Fringe Festival, the Unconventional Venues Sites A-F are run by the artists and their production team. This can result in differences in how guests are checked in, how the show is run, and it is up to the discretion of the venue’s producers whether tickets are sold at the door.
Fringe buttons are necessary for most shows at Unconventional Venues. Check the guide or website listing for information about each show. If you have questions about tickets or buttons, contact tickets@intrepidtheatre.com.
Accessibility information for each unconventional venue is provided by the artists and their production team, and can be found on our Venue Guides page. Please reach out to pa@intrepidtheatre.com if you need additional accessibility information regarding these venues.
3 Important Reminders
1. NO TICKETS ARE HELD FOR SALE AT THE DOOR
100% of all tickets are available for advance sales. Purchase online or at the Fringe HQ Box Office after August 1.
2. ALL FRINGE SHOWS START ON TIME
All shows will admit latecomers at an appropriate moment for up to 10 minutes after the start of the show.
3. THE FRINGE DOES NOT ISSUE REFUNDS
Because we return 100% of the net ticket price to the artists!
