The 2025 Camden Fringe has now drawn to a close. It was an amazing year involving 450 different productions at 38 venues across North London. It was by far our biggest edition yet!
We’ll back in 2026 for more of the same. Applications will open in January.
In the meantime follow our social media channels for updates, opportunities and the latest news. And give our podcast a listen – it’s a useful guide to putting on a fringe show anywhere.
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“The Camden Fringe is vastly more ramshackle, DIY and ‘early career’ than its more famous Edinburgh equivalent. But we wouldn’t have it any other way: it’s a thoroughly loveable phenomenon that instils a sense of community and drive to London’s increasingly fragmented fringe scene. Also tickets are cheap as chips – dip in and support a little local art, and you might just come across an unexpected gem.”
Time Out, 2025
“The Camden Fringe is the ideal home of art that is dangerous and pushes boundaries.”
Everything Theatre, 2024
“Now rivalling the once all-conquering Edinburgh, Camden Fringe has become an essential showcase for new talent whether in performing, directing, or writing.”
LondonTheatre1, 2023
“The Camden Fringe Festival is a golden opportunity for the London crowd to discover little gems of theatre scattered around the city and get closer to smaller theatre companies’ creative craft.”
The Upcoming, 2022
“The Camden Fringe is the closest thing we have to a London Comedy Festival.”
Evening Standard, 2021
What is the Camden Fringe?
The Camden Fringe is a performing arts festival, established in 2006, which takes place in Camden during August. Anyone and everyone is welcome to apply. Previous fringe events have encompassed new writing, opera, musicals, stand-up, sketch comedy, dance, cabaret, poetry, opera, mentalism, improvisation and Q&As. Shows take place throughout the day and generally last one hour.
The Camden Fringe was set up as an alternative to the Edinburgh Festival, offering performers the chance to try out new material and different ideas in a supportive setting with less time and financial commitments than EdFringe did at the time. The Camden Fringe aims to give anyone the chance to perform and showcase their talents, from very experienced performers and companies to ambitious newcomers. Since 2006 the Camden Fringe has gained a reputation for supporting acts, providing helpful information and guidance for the acts involved.
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