Cincinnati Fringe Festival

Today's the DAY! Check out our website for the full lineup, details of each show, and to grab your single sale 🎫 or all-access pass tickets NOW! All available at cincyfringe.com Presented by @rhinegeist #knowtheatre #fringefestival #indietheatre #cincyarts #cincinnati

Announcing the Primary Lineup of the 2026 Cincinnati Fringe Festival: May 29–June 13 in OTR Presented by @rhinegeist Passes Now On Sale at cincyfringe.com 🌈😎🪩☀️ #cincyfringe #cincyarts #cincinnati #indietheatre #fringefestival

Get ready for our 14-day celebration of theatre, art, music, film, dance, and everything between! Join us during the first two weeks of June for Cincinnati's Summer Theatre Party 😎🌞💃 All-Access and Flex Passes now on sale at cincyfringe.com Presented by @rhinegeist #knowtheatre #cincyarts #cincinnati #indietheatre #shopcincy

Fringe Preview: Katie Hartman!

The Saints: Puppet show by Dizzy Miss Lizzie's Roadside Revue of Baltimore, Maryland Satirical take on Catholic Saints with rock and roll, puppetry and magic. Dizzy Miss Lizzie's Roadside Revue presents The Saints: Music, Mayhem, Mystery- Rude, Revisionist History. The fantastical, gruesome, salacious, inspiring stories of Catholic Saints with rock and roll, puppetry, magic and satire. DMLRR's take on these unusual and extraordinary humans who defied nature and human nature. The Saints reimagines Catholic lore to explore the intersection of entertainment and faith. @cincyfringe Know Theatre: 1120 Jackson Street TUE, Jun 2 @ 6:45 THU, Jun 4 @ 8:30 FRI, Jun 5 @ 6:45 SAT, Jun 6 @ 4:00 SUN, Jun 7 @ 2:15 Single Tickets & Passes now on sale 🌈 at cincyfringe.com Presented by @rhinegeist #cincyfringe #cincyarts #cincinnati #indietheatre #puppetry

Early Bird: Puppet show by Jack Fogle and The River Rat Puppet Collective of Cincinnati, Ohio No worms were harmed in the making of this play. Early Bird: Nathan Bird is the first to return to his Kentucky hometown for the Bird family reunion, where he must attend to his frustrating but charming family while hiding his queerness. Blending participation, and puppetry, Early Bird reminds us that despite our differences, all people are intrinsically good. @cincyfringe First Lutheran Church, Basement: 1208 Race St. FRI, May 29 @ 7:00 TUE, Jun 2 @ 8:45 SAT, Jun 6 @ 7:00 SUN, Jun 7 @ 2:30 FRI, Jun 12 @ 8:45 Single Tickets & Passes now on sale 🌈 at cincyfringe.com Presented by @rhinegeist #cincyfringe #cincyarts #cincinnati #indietheatre #puppetry

ERYS SICHTHON: A Mythical Adaptation by Lina Keys of Cincinnati, Ohio After messing with Demeter's forest, Erys faces the cursed consequences. ERYS SICHTHON: Adapted from the Greek myth of Erysichthon of Thessaly, ERYS SICHTHON follows the cursed consequences of a greedy, corrupt businessman (Erys) cutting down a tree belonging to Demeter, an herbalist shop owner. What Erys doesn't realize is that Demeter would do anything for the spirits of the forest. @cincyfringe Gabriel's Corner: 1425 Sycamore Street SAT, May 30 @ 7:00 SUN, May 31 @ 8:45 SAT, Jun 6 @ 4:15 SUN, Jun 7 @ 8:45 TUE, Jun 9 @ 7:00 Single Tickets & Passes now on sale 🌈 at cincyfringe.com Presented by @rhinegeist #cincyfringe #cincyarts #cincinnati #indietheatre #greekmythology

Announcing the Lineup for the Cincy Fringe Festival’s Second Annual Deaf Day! SATURDAY, JUNE 6 Know Theatre: 1120 Jackson Street A full day of back-to-back, one-hour performances with ASL interpretation and ASL-interpreted same-day box office services. Tickets, passes and more information at cincyfringe.com 12:30pm HEROIC HARMONIES - A free ticketed event! An action-packed, interactive superhero training for young kids with live music from professional musicians! @pbjsessions 2:15pm COLONIAL CIRCUS: HISTORY, CLOWN-STYLE A comedy where two brown clowns pretending to be British colonizers journey through the history of colonialism. @two.2.mango 4pm DIZZY MISS LIZZIE’S ROADSIDE REVUE PRESENTS THE SAINTS Music, mayhem, and mystery abound in this rude, revisionist history of the fantastical, gruesome, salacious, inspiring stories of Catholic Saints. 5:15pm DEAF STORYTELLING - A free event! Members of Cincinnati’s Deaf Community tell stories of all sorts – personal narratives, funny stories, fables and other surprises - with voice interpretation for the Hearing audience members. 6:45pm BOMB! AN FBI MEMOIR Enter the world of the FBI’s top bomb scientist, anti-terrorism oracle, and expert forensic investigator in this explosive new musical! @lizcoleybooks 8:30pm PRIVATE EQUITY: THE MUSICAL What is the cost of living? An artist, the robot who took her job, and the therapist she never asked for set out on a musical adventure to find out. @privateequity.themusical 10pm THE GAY SPELLING BEE - A free event! A game show with gay contestants and gay words presented by Ben and Justin Present! @benandjustinpresent Cincy Fringe Deaf Day is made possible by the generous support of Jeffrey Hungerford Interpretative services provided by Cincinnati State @cincystatecollege #cincyfringe #cincinnati #deafday #cincyarts #indietheatre

The Cincy Fringe is powered by our Volunteers! Shifts are now open on the website - see shows for free! #cincyfringe #cincyvolunteers #cincinnati #thingstodoincincinnati #fringefestival

FRONTIER So Far: Comedy show by Justin Dodd and George McConnell of New York City and Byran, Texas Experimental comedy using cowboy and astronaut tropes to critique masculinity. FRONTIER So Far is a comedy. Using cowboy and astronaut tropes we playfully critique masculinity and imagine ways we wish we lived it better. There are whitey tighties, dance numbers, some songs, Some scenes, d*ck jokes, personal stories, and ghosts. This is not Toy Story. Why would we do that? @cincyfringe Miami Venue: 1301 Vine Street WED, Jun 3 @ 7:00 FRI, Jun 5 @ 8:45 SAT, Jun 6 @ 7:00 WED, Jun 10 @ 7:00 THU, Jun 11 @ 8:45 FRI, Jun 12 @ 7:00 Single Tickets & Passes now on sale 🌈 at cincyfringe.com Presented by @rhinegeist #cincyfringe #cincyarts #cincinnati #indietheatre #comedy

Jon Bennett: This Will Only Ever Happen Once: A solo comedy show by 2Hoots Productions of Adelaide, Australia A hilarious show by world-renowned Aussie Jon Bennett about life's unrepeatable moments. Jon Bennett: This Will Only Ever Happen Once: Look! A whale! A raccoon! A dog! A hilarious, heartfelt show about the thrill of encountering wild animals. Through true stories from global travels and growing up in the Australian outback, Jon Bennett captures the joy and wonder of seeing animals in their natural habitats—and why these fleeting moments deserve protecting. @cincyfringe First Lutheran Church, Sanctuary: 1208 Race St. TUE, Jun 2 @ 6:45 FRI, Jun 5 @ 8:30 SAT, Jun 6 @ 6:45 TUE, Jun 9 @ 8:30 FRI, Jun 12 @ 6:45 Single Tickets & Passes now on sale 🌈 at cincyfringe.com Presented by @rhinegeist #cincyfringe #cincyarts #cincinnati #indietheatre #comedy

Locusta’s School For Assassins: Comedy show by Samantha Joy Weil of Covington, Kentucky Two women bond over plants, poisons, and murdering privileged men. Locusta’s School For Assassins: Be schooled in the art of pernicious, poisonous plants under the tutelage of Nero’s poisoner. Audiences interact with lessons on nefarious herbs and ancient, formidable witches, while following the misadventures of Locusta and Agrippina, two psychotic women finding their way, and one another, in a world of increasingly sadistic men. @cincyfringe Miami Venue: 1301 Vine Street TUE, Jun 2 @ 8:45 FRI, Jun 5 @ 7:00 SAT, Jun 6 @ 4:15 TUE, Jun 9 @ 7:00 WED, Jun 10 @ 8:45 FRI, Jun 12 @ 8:45 Single Tickets & Passes now on sale 🌈 at cincyfringe.com Presented by @rhinegeist #cincyfringe #cincyarts #cincinnati #indietheatre #comedy