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Get in On the Fringe
The Minnesota Fringe Festival, an 11-day, city-wide event, hits down Thursday, July 30 through Sunday, August 9 and is the Midwest’s largest performing arts festival. The one-of-a-kind Fringe is an inexpensive way to connect with experimental, adventurous theatrical productions—and with their actors and audiences.
You can get in on the Fringe—and experience Minneapolis—on a small budget. Score with our Downtown Summer Sizzle hotel deals and bring the whole family and take in a day of arts, entertainment and recreation, plus score hotel stays and food without breaking your budget.
Fringe for the First Time?
Each show is about one hour long, meaning that of the 162 shows played throughout the week, a very avid Fringer could see about 56. About 15,000 people attend the festival each year and the average Fringe-goer sees about three shows.
The Fringe is affordable. After buying your $4 Fringe attendee button, an adult show ticket is $12 (while a kid’s just $5). Get discounted multiple-play punch card. Think: you and your date see five plays for $90 (the average price of one ticket for a play in New York City? About 90 dollars). Visit the Fringe website for more ticket information.
The thing that’s great about the festival? You’ll leave knowing (1) Minneapolis neighborhoods and (2) fellow Fringe-goers. It’s nothing if not a social event: go out for a drink with fellow audience members, discuss what you’ve seen and what you are going to see, share your love of the theater.
Bike the Fringe
Paris, Amsterdam, Minneapolis. Yep, that's right, according to Travel and Leisure Minnepaolis is one of the best cities to bike in the world. Discover the fact for yourself as you bike from Fringe locale to Fringe locale. Find locations and stay tuned for a special Bike-the-Fringe map.
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Hennepin Theatre District
Catch the biggest headliners and the best of Broadway. On Hennepin Avenue between 10th and 7th Street, the stars come out at the glittering State, Orpheum and Pantages Theatres.
Minnesota Fringe Festival
An 11-day, city-wide theater event, the Fringe hits down Thursday, July 30 through Sunday, August 9 and is the Midwest’s largest performing arts festival.
Pangea World Theater
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The Jungle Theater
Known for eclectic showings of both the classical and the contemporary, the Jungle is celebrated by critics and audiences alike.
