Festival at a Glance

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Fringe Festival Hub & Beer Garden

Fringe Festival Hub - Fitzwilliam Gate in Nanaimos Old City Quarter

August 11-21st | Hours: 11am-5pm

Festival Info, Tickets & Festival Passes, 50/50 raffle, Merch

Fringe Beer Garden - Gallery Row in Nanaimos Old City Quarter | 19+

Each Friday-Sunday | Hours: 4-9pm

Selection of Longwood craft beverages, 50/50 raffle, Respect Fringe performances on Gallery Row outdoor stage

Fringe Ticketing

ALL PATRONS ARE REQUIRED TO PURCHASE A ONE-TIME $5.00 FRINGE FESTIVAL BUTTON TO SEE ANY SHOWS (available at the Fringe Hub and at the door). Proceeds support the operating costs of the festival.

In-person shows: $12.00 plus applicable fees

Festival Pass: $50 - See any 5 Fringe shows - Save big!

Artists receive 100% of their box office revenues; to protect artist income, all ticket sales are final.

Festival Kick-Off Silent Disco

Gallery Row, Old City Quarter (corner of Fitzwilliam St. and Wallace St.)

Friday, August 12th | 8:30-10:30pm

Hosted by Cirque Ambulant in partnership with Collective Groove Silent Dance Co.

Get your groove on and join the silent disco party at the Fringe Stage-Craft Beer Garden. Headsets available for a suggested $10 donation.

Cirque Ambulant is a free form circus and dance collective based on the shores of the Salish Sea. Rooted in the realm of play and improvisation they present spectacles of movement and skill with an invitation to play.

Shows at the Port Theatre (125 Front Street, Nanaimo)

2022 Nanaimo Fringe Festival Preview Night - Hosted by Ammar Alfakosh & Paris Healey | 90 mins | FREE EVENT

Let us kick off the festivities with this FREE event, compiling 5 minute teasers from each Festival show!

Times: Thursday, August 11th 7:00pm

The Last Frontier - Roaring Heart Theatre, Nanaimo | 60 mins | 15+ (strong language & adult situations)

A new original musical with book by Michael Armstrong and music and lyrics by Beth DeVolder.

Times: Fri Aug 12 3:45pm, Sat Aug 13 8:30pm, Wed Aug 17 8:30pm, Fri Aug 19 5:45pm, Sat Aug 20 5:45pm, Sun Aug 21 3pm

Randii Andii - Going Deep - Randii Andii, Nanaimo | 60 mins | 18+ (nudity, sexuality, LGBTQ+, language)

Comedy, burlesque, a wide variety of musical numbers and fabulous show-stopping costumes.

Times: Sat Aug 13 5:45pm, Tue Aug 16 5:45pm, Wed Aug 17 3:45pm, Thu Aug 18 8:30pm, Fri Aug 19 3:45pm, Sun Aug 21 5:45pm

Seven for a Secret - Child of a Hoodlum Productions, Nanaimo | 60 mins | 12+

A 1940s style sci-fi thriller performed as a live radio drama, complete with period costumes and eerie sound effects.

Times: Sat Aug 13 3:45pm, Sun Aug 14 5:45pm, Wed Aug 17 5:45pm, Thu Aug 18 3:45pm, Fri Aug 19 8:30pm, Sat Aug 20 3:45pm

My First Miracle - Bennet Caffee, San Francisco | 60 mins | 14+ (mild profanity)

Celebrates Bennet Caffees bipolar experience from his first manic episode to his final episode when he finally accepted treatment.

Times: Fri Aug 12 5:45pm, Fri Aug 12 8:30pm, Sun Aug 14 3pm, Tue Aug 16 8:30pm, Thu Aug 18 5:45pm, Sat Aug 20 8:30pm

Sadec 1965: A Love Story - Flora Le, Washington DC, USA | 65 mins | PG13+

After finding out that her estranged father has cancer, Flora goes on a 6-week solo motorcycle trip through Vietnam.

Times: Fri Aug 12 7pm, Sat Aug 13 7pm, Sun Aug 14 4:15pm, Sun Aug 14 7pm, Tue Aug 16 4:15pm, Tue Aug 16 7pm

When We Gather: a loopy musical - Sing for No Reason Productions, Victoria | 55 mins | 10+

Susan is up in the attic all alone, singing harmonies with herself on a vocal looper.

Times: Wed Aug 17 7pm, Thu Aug 18 7pm, Fri Aug 19 7pm, Sat Aug 20 7pm, Sun Aug 21 4:15pm, Sun Aug 21 7pm

Shows at the OV Arts Centre (25 Victoria Road, Nanaimo)

Strange Danger - Herbert Henries, Winnipeg | 45 mins | 16+

A comedy show like no other. Herbert Henries has come all the way from Canadas Got Talent to your hearts.

Times: Fri Aug 12 7pm, Sat Aug 13 7pm, Tue Aug 16 5pm, Thu Aug 18 7pm, Fri Aug 19 5pm, Sun Aug 21 7pm

A Staged Reading: an Intentional Comedy - Live Works, Nanaimo | 60 mins | All ages

The first staged reading of the murder mystery, Macabre Park.

Times: Sat Aug 13 5pm, Sun Aug 14 5pm, Tue Aug 16 7pm, Wed Aug 17 7pm, Fri Aug 19 7pm, Sat Aug 20 5pm

Out of the Flock - Nabil Sayes, Nanaimo | PCSC Cultural Artist Bursary

An original work by local theatre artist, Nabil Sayes.

Times: Fri Aug 12 5pm, Sun Aug 14 7pm, Wed Aug 17 5pm, Thu Aug 18 5pm, Sat Aug 20 7pm, Sun Aug 21 5pm

Outdoor Shows in the Old City Quarter

The Reason I Perish - Alina Blackett, Vancouver | Gallery Row | 60 mins | 16+

A meditation on how life experiences can affect ones health, the potentially devastating impact of trauma.

Times: Fri Aug 12 4:30pm, Sat Aug 13 6:30pm, Sun Aug 14 4:30pm, Fri Aug 19 6:30pm, Sat Aug 20 4:30pm, Sun Aug 21 6:30pm

Note: Please be advised that any minor patrons must be seated outside of the licensed Beverage Garden

LESBIHONEST - Laura Piccinin, Toronto | Gallery Row | 55 mins | 13+ (Mature language and themes regarding Queer identities)

A hilarious autobiography of some gay girl in Toronto.

Times: Fri Aug 12 6:30pm, Sat Aug 13 4:30pm, Sun Aug 14 6:30pm, Fri Aug 19 4:30pm, Sat Aug 20 6:30pm, Sun Aug 21 4:30pm

Note: Please be advised that any minor patrons must be seated outside of the licensed Beverage Garden

Festival Wrap Karaoke Night - FREE EVENT

Gallery Row | Hosted by Paris Healey

Sunday, August 21st | 8:00pm

Vote for your favourite 2022 Fringe show and celebrate alongside the Pick of the Fringe winner at our Festival Wrap Karaoke event in Gallery Row.

WEAR YOUR FRINGE BUTTON!