A scene from Lions and Peacocks and Snakes – OH MY! by CAAM Chinese Dance Theater, one of several shows at the inaugural Family Fringe festival. Photo by Dan Norman. The numbers are in for the 2018 Minnesota Fringe festivals: this year's Fringe fests were a heck of a lot smaller

A collage of Minnesota Fringe Festival images. The Minnesota Fringe announced its inaugural Golden Lanyard Awards this evening. The awards for the 2018 Minnesota Fringe Festival were free-flowing, to say the least, with some 26 given out in sometimes confusingly labeled categories: Spirit of the Fringe Award: Hamlet, but Hamlet's a Chicken

A photo collage of the recipients of the Arts Reader's awards for the 2018 Minnesota Fringe Festival. Read about our awards process. Read about why we give awards related to Minnesota Fringe Festival. On Sunday night, the Minnesota Fringe will announce its official awards for its 2018 festivals at its closing-night party at

Audience members at Steppingstone's EGG is..., part of the Family Fringe. Photo by Dan Norman. One of the new additions to this year's Minnesota Fringe lineup is the Family Fringe at Celtic Arts Junction in St. Paul. Unlike the main festival's lottery, applications for the Family Fringe are reviewed by a

A scene in Gunplay! by Tom Reed at the 2018 Minnesota Fringe Festival. Photo by Debbie Tallen. Wouldn't you say that your show list's complete? Wouldn't you think it's a Fringe That has everything? Look at this schedule: So many great shows! But how many guests can Red Stag's bar hold? Lookin' around here you'd think (Sure) Dawn's

A collage of Fringe show images. Commercial success isn't everything, but it's certainly nice to have. These are the shows that have sold out so far at the 2018 Minnesota Fringe Festival, as of Sunday, 8/12/2018: Five Performances Have You Seen This Girl? by Mermaid Productions Saturday, 8/4; Sunday, 8/5; Wednesday, 8/8;