Vancouver Fringe Festival 2025 – Granville Island & Beyond

Event Overview

Dates: Thursday, September 4 – Sunday, September 14, 2025
Time: Varies by performance
Locations: Granville Island, Little Mountain Gallery, The Improv Centre, Arts Umbrella, Performance Works, Revue Stage, Waterfront Theatre, and multiple venues across Vancouver
Admission: Ticketed (prices vary by show)

A Celebration of Theatre, Comedy, Dance & Creativity

The Vancouver Fringe Festival 2025 returns from September 4 to 14 with more than 85 productions spanning theatre, comedy, dance, immersive performances, and experimental works. Known for its boundary-pushing spirit and inclusive community, the festival transforms Vancouver into a stage for local and international talent.

From outdoor performances at Ron Basford Park to intimate comedy shows at Little Mountain Gallery, audiences can explore a wide variety of genres and styles over 11 days of live art without limits.

Featured Performances & Highlights

🎭 Special Events

• Fringe Teaser at Performance Works

• VIBF Presents Platinum Promenade at Performance Works

• Calamity Cabaret at Performance Works

• Fringe Presents: Theatre Under the Wire at Revue Stage

• Fringe Presents: Rat Academy 2: Gnaw and Order at Waterfront Theatre

🌊 Site-Specific & Outdoor Shows

• False Creek False Tours – Granville Island Ferry Dock

• We The Forest People – Ron Basford Park Amphitheatre

• Mr. Nowhere’s Disappearing Reappearing Starlight Carnival – Ron Basford Park Sculpture Grove

• Ride or Die – Railspur Alley

• The Song Collector – Railspur Alley

😂 Comedy & Improv

• That’s gay! comedy – Little Mountain Gallery

• Point Grey’s Anatomy – Little Mountain Gallery

• Whose Lineage Is It Anyway? An Improvised Shakespearean History – Picnic Pavilion

• WikiProv – Little Mountain Gallery

• Jimmy Hogg: Potayto Potahto – Off the Tracks

🌟 Theatre & Storytelling

• God the Daughter – Waterfront Theatre

• Robin Redbreast in a Cage – Performance Works

• Genki Bear: Memoirs of a Granddaughter – The NEST

• Alone Ranger – Revue Stage

• Emil Amok: 69—in Vancouver – Revue Stage

• The Naked Mennonite – Zameen Art House

🎶 Musical Theatre & Cabaret

• 1-800-SEX-WYZE: The Health Hotline Musical – Zameen Art House

• Drag Me to the Opera – The NEST

• HOCKEY NIGHT at the PUCK & PICKLE PUB – Picnic Pavilion

• Wrenched: The Renovation Musical – Performance Works

…and dozens more across multiple stages and venues, from immersive circus acts like Luminarium to edgy solo workssuch as Until it Breaks Me Down.

Festival Experience

The Fringe Hub on Granville Island acts as the heart of the festival, with pop-up bars, social spaces, and a lively community atmosphere where artists and audiences mingle. With over 11 venues participating, festival-goers can explore a new neighbourhood, laugh at stand-up comedy, be moved by intimate plays, or take part in unconventional site-specific performances.

Why Attend Vancouver Fringe?

• Diverse Performances: From comedy and cabaret to immersive experiences and political satire.

• Community Energy: A grassroots festival that supports independent artists.

• Multiple Venues: Explore theatre across Granville Island and beyond.

• Accessibility: Wide variety of ticket prices and show types, making live performance accessible to everyone.

📌 For the complete lineup and ticket information, visit the Vancouver Fringe Festival official site.

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