In 1947, the Edinburgh International Festival was founded to celebrate and foster understanding and the arts in the wake of the Second World War. Along with the officially invited artists, 8 daring theatre companies who were not a part of the programming traveled to the city and presented their work. These artists believed in creativity that was artist driven and openly accessible. This laid the foundations for the spirit of Fringe and sparked a global Fringe movement!

Since its inception, Fringe Festivals have taken the world by storm with over 300 festivals worldwide! Richmond’s very own Fringe Festival was slated to launch in April of 2020. We were determined to bring art to a the world in whatever way we could, and so we set out to create the first ever fully digital Fringe Festival! spirit of the Fringe

Since 2020, we have continued to honor the spirit of the Fringe every April!