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Amsterdam Fringe Festival shows a mixmash of theatre, performance and dance from new, emerging and untamed talent for 11 days every September.

We present a multidisciplinary program of 57 makers/collectives, from diverse backgrounds, origins and futures.

Our showcase festival is a haven for experimentation and provides a stage for new creators and stories. Amsterdam Fringe Festival is an ode to theatrical madness, the independent spirit and a plea for artistic freedom. A thick, intimate embrace of experimentation in the truest sense of the word: one whose outcome may yet truly surprise you.

The next edition is the 20th! Amsterdam Fringe Festival emerged in 2005 around and on the fringes of the annual Netherlands Theatre Festival. Amsterdam Fringe Festival is distinguished from other fringe festivals by its open call and intensive mentoring of creators.

Amsterdam Fringe Festival is part of Stichting De Theaterdagen

Tobias Kokkelmans
Director/Stichting de Theaterdagen and Nederlands Theater Festival

Board/Raad van Toezicht – Stichting de Theaterdagen
Fred Boot (voorzitter)
Rubina Boasman
George Tobal
Nicolien Luttels
Eva Middelhoff
Marianne Versteegh

Stichting De Theaterdagen has ANBI status

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The Amsterdam Fringe Festival works with an open call system. Makers could apply from December 3, 2025 until January 14, 2026. The number of registrations varies between 400 and 700 per edition. In March, the Fringe team will made a selection of around 55-60 performances.

Subscription is free, we have an open call form which you can find on our website by the start of December! Check our website and socials for updates!

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From Delhi to Delft, from Hollywood to Istanbul; Fringe is everywhere! There are more than 250 Fringe festivals in the world.

Although they all have their own artistic way, all Fringe festivals give space for new artistic encounters, cross-overs, experiment and genres.

This year, the Amsterdam Fringe Festival exists 20 years! In 2005, the festival started at the fringes of Amsterdam, under the wings of the Netherlands Theatre Festival. Nowadays, Amsterdam Fringe Festival is known for it’s open call system and the thorough way we guide the artists with workshops and coaching.

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World Fringe is an initiative of the following Fringe festivals: Grahamstown, Hollywood, New York, Adelaide, Perth, Prague, Brighton, Edinburgh and Amsterdam.

Together we reach millions of people en we create new opportunities for artists, public and sponsors.

The festivals work together in exchanging ‘Best Of Fringe’ shows, to create more opportunities for artists to perform internationally.

Since 2009, Amsterdam Fringe has exchanged with Brighton, Hollywood, South Africa, New York, Prague, Dublin, Edinburgh, Istanbul and Grahamstown Fringe.

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OUR BENEFICIARIES

Many thanks to:

OUR SPONSORS AND PARTNERS

Many thanks to:

With special thanks to:

All location partners of the festival
Members of the Fringe jury
Our ‘recommended by’ partners: Poetry Circle Nowhere, Mezrab, Bijlmer Parktheater, RIGHTABOUTNOWINC., ICK.
All volunteers!
Bram de Jaeger
Our colleagues at Nederlands Theaterfestival
Everyone who donated when buying a ticket or has supported us via Support Fringe