2026 Philadelphia Fringe Festival: FRINGIES
2026 FRINGIES WINNERS
Here are the fan-favorites of the 2026 Fringe Festival as decided by Fringe-goers!
Five Star Award:
The show with the most five star votes
Egg and How I Learned to Save Myself
Nicole Burgio & Jo Kramer Bailey / Burgio Wong Performance
Theater:
The Whole F**king Twilight Saga…in 60 Minutes
Theatre Contra
Comedy:
My Dog is Dead and You’re the Father
Isabel Beck-Roe, Dom Arp, Alex Braslavsky, Kelly Conrad, Kelsey Hébert, Jake Lucas
Dance:
Egg and How I Learned to Save Myself
Nicole Burgio & Jo Kramer Bailey / Burgio Wong Performance
Cabaret & Variety:
What Had Happened Was
Heavy R. Cream
Interactive Experience:
Eloise Bites the Hand that holds her
Gene Farbe
Music:
Wherever You Are
in situ
Clown:
Red Dye 40 and Diarrhea Jones Marry the Night
Madoc & Chelsea LLC (Live, Laugh, Clown)
Circus:
2nd Hand Circus
2nd Hand Circus
Art for Young Audiences:
Baby Whale and the Plastic Ocean
Philadelphia Children’s Theater
Storytelling & Spoken Word:
Happy Camper
Sherri Hope Culver
Film:
House of Guns – Gunslinger’s Ball
Incredible Dreamz
Visual Arts:
Heart2Art
BreakTheCycle215 – Squirt
Honorable Mentions
Theater:
returned, iridescent; Theatre by Development
Forge; Antihero Theatre Company
And Her Name Was Pickles; Dani Brugger
VOLTA; The Hum
Comedy:
Situational Beaver; Chip Sinton, Lea Dovon Sorrentino, Jake Symbol & company
Betsy Ross Groundhog Day; Grace Lazarz, Patrick Burke, Claire Bronchick
Notice Me, Gwyneth; Matthew Reid
We’re All Gonna Stop Die So Stop Caring; Nazeer Art’aud
Jake Strong’s Magic Show; Jake Strong
Cabaret & Variety:
The Light Between; A Modern Cabaret with PJ Casbar and Tom McCormack
JENder BENDER; Jen Fellman and Drew Wutke
Karen Tenderness in DOPPEL BÄNGER; Asteroid B612
Impersonator; Spencer Boyce
Shtick presents: Yam On! We Can’t Go On. We Yam On; Lard Dog (Steven Erdman) & the Band of Shy
Music:
Opera on Tap Philadelphia Presents: Pagliacci; Opera on Tap Philadelphia
Week 1 Frontrunners
Theater:
Stoop Bitch / The LAB
The Melon’s Cry / The Kammerspiel
Christmas Carol: The Rap Musical / Michael Radzwilla
The Sicilian Dilemma / Joe Canuso
DECLARATION / Joe Torsella
Comedy:
Betsy Ross Groundhog Day / Grace Lazarz, Patrick Burke, Claire Bronchick
We’re All Gonna Die So Stop Caring / Nazeer Art’aud
Cabaret & Variety:
Karen Tenderness in DOPPEL BÄNGER / Asteroid B612
I Don’t Dance! / Morgan Kirner
Dance:
Not Yet Complete / Bart.Co Dance x Canzonieri Dance collective
To Root, To Rise / Coke + Mentos Dance Co
DESCENDANZE: IN FULL EFFECT! / Native Nations Dance Theater & AfroDanze
Clown:
Red Dye 40 and Diarrhea Jones Marry the Night / Madoc & Chelsea LLC (Live, Laugh, Clown)
KACHONK / Suz Murray
Circus:
Lunarium / Skylark Circus Arts
ANARCHY! / The Rebellion Circus
Art for Young Audiences:
Baby Whale and the Plastic Ocean / Philadelphia Children’s Theater
Film:
House of Guns – Gunslinger’s Ball / Incredible Dreamz
Interactive Experience:
exotopia / Kirsten Lydic
Week 2 Frontrunners
Theater:
And Her Name Was Pickles / Dani Brugger
VOLTA / The Hum
Custody / Lawrence Theatre Company
Americana Cosplay / Die-Cast
Bog Man / The Lemonade Stand
returned, iridescent / Theatre by Development
Comedy:
Betsy Ross Groundhog Day / Grace Lazarz, Patrick Burke, Claire Bronchick
Notice Me, Gwyneth / Matthew Reid
My Dog is Dead and You’re the Father / Isabel Beck-Roe, Dom Arp, Alex Braslavsky, Kelly Conrad, Kelsey Hébert, Jake Lucas
Cabaret & Variety:
Karen Tenderness in DOPPEL BÄNGER / Asteroid B612
The Light Between / A Modern Cabaret with PJ Casbar and Tom McCormack
Dance:
Masks Off / El Rizal & Joshua Marquez
Egg and How I Learned to Save Myself / Nicole Burgio & Jo Kramer Bailey / Burgio Wong Performance
Clown:
Red Dye 40 and Diarrhea Jones Marry the Night / Madoc & Chelsea LLC (Live, Laugh, Clown)
Art for Young Audiences:
Baby Whale and the Plastic Ocean / Philadelphia Children’s Theater
Music:
Opera on Tap Philadelphia Presents: Pagliacci / Opera on Tap Philadelphia
Wherever You Are / in situ
Interactive Experience:
The Untitled Court Show / Rachel O’Hanlon-Rodriguez
Visual Arts
Heart2Art / BreakTheCycle215 – Squirt
Week 3 Frontrunners
Theater:
returned, iridescent / Theatre by Development
Forge / Antihero Theatre Company
A Murder Most Felt; or, It’s Not Easy Bleeding Green / Murder Most Felt
The Whole F**king Twilight Saga… in 60 Minutes / Theatre Contra
Comedy:
Notice Me, Gwyneth / Matthew Reid
My Dog is Dead and You’re the Father / Isabel Beck-Roe, Dom Arp, Alex Braslavsky, Kelly Conrad, Kelsey Hébert, Jake Lucas
Situational Beaver / Chip Sinton, Lea Devon Sorrentino, Jake Symbol & company
Jake Strong’s Magic Show / Jake Strong
Cabaret & Variety:
Shtick presents: Yam On! We Can’t Go On. We Yam On. / Lard Dog (Steven Erdman) & the Band of Shy
Impersonator / Spencer Boyce
What Had Happened Was / Heavy R. Cream
JENder BENder / Jen Fellman and Drew Wutke
Dance:
ROOMS/THRENODY – SOKOLOW/ANTHONY / Dancefusion & Sokolow Theatre/Dance Ensemble
Egg and How I Learned to Save Myself / Nicole Burgio & Jo Kramer Bailey / Burgio Wong Performance
Film:
House of Guns – Gunslinger’s Ball / Incredible Dreamz
Interactive Experience:
Eloise Bites the Hand that holds her / Gene Farbe
Circus:
2nd Hand Circus / 2nd Hand Circus
Body as an Archive / Junru Wang
Storytelling & Spoken Word:
Happy Camper / Sherri Hope Culver
