20 Nanaimo Fringe Festival Events
Fringe Festival 5 Show Pass
Available through to August 16th, 2026 … Purchase a 5-Show Pass, here's how it works: 1. Purchase a…
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Fringe Festival Preview
Begin your festival journey with the high-energy Opening Night Sneak-a-Peek, where every artist…
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Offsite Event
Fri Aug 07, 20263:30pm
Sat Aug 08, 20263:15pm
Sun Aug 09, 202612:00pm
Mon Aug 10, 20266:00pm
Tue Aug 11, 20262:45pm
Passing the Cold in Montreal
Venture into the internal realms of living through the hibernation of Montreal winter. Encore…
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Fri Aug 07, 20264:30pm
Sat Aug 08, 20269:15pm
Sun Aug 09, 20262:00pm
Tue Aug 11, 20265:30pm
Wed Aug 12, 20263:00pm
Senescence, Or Ageing Gracelessly
Being Old Rocks!! ... Well no, Ageing isn't fun. The best you can do is laugh. So, this one-person…
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Offsite Event
Fri Aug 07, 20265:00pm
Sun Aug 09, 20261:00pm
Thu Aug 13, 20261:00pm
Fri Aug 14, 20267:00pm
Sat Aug 15, 20265:30pm
Romeo & Juliet: Part 1 Shakespeare Say It!
A unique storytelling experience! Together, artist and audience create a collective telling of the…
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Fri Aug 07, 20266:30pm
Sat Aug 08, 202612:00pm
Sun Aug 09, 20265:15pm
Fri Aug 14, 202611:30am
Sat Aug 15, 20268:30pm
Funeral Cake
Estranged twins Claudia and Clarke, who haven’t talked in years, arrive late for their…
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Offsite Event
Fri Aug 07, 20267:00pm
Sat Aug 08, 20269:00pm
Sun Aug 09, 20263:00pm
Mon Aug 10, 20264:00pm
Boys’ Club
After finishing second place as the “Pick of the Fringe” last year, Alick returns to Nanaimo Fringe…
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Fri Aug 07, 20268:30pm
Sat Aug 08, 20262:00pm
Sun Aug 09, 20267:15pm
Fri Aug 14, 20261:30pm
Sat Aug 15, 202610:30pm
Consider the Dongfish
Sex-changing fish. Awkward scientists. Bloodthirsty aliens. This hilarious set of nested stories…
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Offsite Event
Fri Aug 07, 20269:00pm
Sat Aug 08, 20267:00pm
Wed Aug 12, 20265:00pm
Fri Aug 14, 20265:00pm
Sat Aug 15, 202610:15pm
Comedy Misfits: Life on the Road (19+)
What do you get when three misfits who barely know each other pile into one van across Canada on a…
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Fri Aug 07, 202610:15pm
Sat Aug 08, 20263:45pm
Sun Aug 09, 20269:00pm
Embarrassed Naked Female (18+)
Ages 19+ … A lecture-performance built like a forensic thriller: how five minutes of nudity in my…
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Offsite Event
Sat Aug 08, 202611:30am
Sun Aug 09, 20263:30pm
Tue Aug 11, 20261:00pm
Fri Aug 14, 20263:00pm
Sat Aug 15, 20262:00pm
Paper Trails
How do we grieve, remember, and let go? A shared exploration where audience members become…
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Offsite Event
Sat Aug 08, 20263:00pm
Sun Aug 09, 20265:00pm
Fri Aug 14, 20269:00pm
Sat Aug 15, 20261:30pm
Sun Aug 16, 20262:45pm
Spontaneous Shakespeare
The Spontaneous Shakespeare Company presents an entirely improvised Shakespearean epic, inspired by…
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Sat Aug 08, 20265:15pm
Sun Aug 09, 202612:00pm
Tue Aug 11, 20267:30pm
Fri Aug 14, 20265:00pm
Sat Aug 15, 20267:00pm
Blissfully Unaware
Sometimes all it takes is a sandwich between friends to really make you think about the deeper…
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Offsite Event
Wed Aug 12, 20263:00pm
Thu Aug 13, 20265:00pm
Fri Aug 14, 20261:00pm
Sat Aug 15, 20263:30pm
Sun Aug 16, 20261:00pm
Mark II
If you missed part one, all will be explained…! Don't miss the thrilling conclusion of The Gospel…
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Wed Aug 12, 20264:30pm
Thu Aug 13, 20263:00pm
Thu Aug 13, 20268:45pm
Sat Aug 15, 20264:00pm
Sun Aug 16, 20261:00pm
The Beastly Thing
Tormented by the monster living under her bed, May grapples with self worth, loneliness, and…
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Wed Aug 12, 20266:00pm
Thu Aug 13, 20266:45pm
Fri Aug 14, 20269:00pm
Sat Aug 15, 202612:00pm
Sun Aug 16, 20264:30pm
PTS Tea
After her murdered daughter returns as a spirit narrator, a Métis Cree mother and her daughters…
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Offsite Event
Wed Aug 12, 20267:00pm
Thu Aug 13, 20263:00pm
Woman in White vs the KGB (St. AUC Hall)
When the Woman in White arrives in Marc’s weekend writing course followed by Lovecraft, a…
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Wed Aug 12, 20268:00pm
Thu Aug 13, 20264:30pm
Fri Aug 14, 20267:00pm
Sat Aug 15, 20262:00pm
Sun Aug 16, 20262:30pm
The Dogs
Sticky, desperate, and poetic, The Dogs is a horror play which follows journalist Noa as she…
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Offsite Event
Fri Aug 14, 202612:00pm
Sat Aug 15, 202612:00pm
Sun Aug 16, 202612:00pm
Woman in White vs the KGB (Outdoor Stage)
When the Woman in White arrives in Marc’s weekend writing course followed by Lovecraft, a…
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