2023 ELGIN FRINGE SCHEDULE
For more information on each show please click here. You can purchase your show tickets, Fringe passes, and buttons here.
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 1
VISUAL ART GALLERY OPENING
3-7PM at GALLERY at Side Street Studio Arts
** Must purchase a $3 EFF button for entrance to the gallery
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 2
FAMILY FRINGE
Family Fringe, sponsored by Elgin Public House, is a FREE celebration of family and fun with performances, games, family resources, and more! We are thrilled to be back at the Elgin History Museum for 2023!
Family Fringe is free and open to the public.
WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 6
PREVIEW PARTY
Join us at the Martini Room for the EFF Preview Party, kicking off four days of fringy performances in downtown Elgin, featuring short previews by 2023 EFF artists, as they attempt to lure you to their shows!
5-7pm
Wear your fringe button, drink a #fringetini, and get your 2023 Fringe started off right!
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 7
6:00PM - Elgin Short Film Festival at Theater at SSSA
Two Stars in the Vast Dark at Backspace at SSSA
The Light Bringer at Verns Tavern
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7:30PM - The Beast of Hyperborea at Theater at SSSA
Under the Rainbow Umbrella at Backspace at SSSA
Short Show Showcase B at Elgin Art Showcase
Audacious Ignatius: Lost in Atlantis at Verns Tavern
They Were Right at Elgin Public House
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9:00PM - Time in a Teacup at Theater at SSSA
Night Moose Improv at Elgin Art Showcase
Jacquesalope! at Backspace at SSSA
I'm not Joining the Marching Band at Elgin Public House
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FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 8
6:00PM - The Beast of Hyperborea at Theater at SSSA
Under the Rainbow Umbrella at Backspace at SSSA
Night Moose Improv at Elgin Art Showcase
Big Dad Energy at Elgin Public House
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7:30PM - Two Stars in the Vast Dark at Theater at SSSA
Elgin Short Film Festival at Theater at SSSA
Air & Water Show at Martini Room
Short Show Showcase B at Elgin Art Showcase
The Light Bringer at Vern's Tavern
I'm not Joining the Marching Band at Elgin Public House
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9:00PM - Time in a Teacup at Theater at SSSA
Texts From the Other Room at Backspace at SSSA
Couples at Elgin Art Showcase
Short Show Showcase A at Martini Room
Audacious Ignatius: Lost in Atlantis at Verns Tavern
Comedians Who Would Bail You Out of Jail at Elgin Public House
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10:30PM - Heretic: The Eulogy of a Christian Expat at Theater at SSSA
Theatre Kid Rehab at Backspace at SSSA
Haus A'Blaze Burlesque at Martini Room
Fringe U 1th Annual Conference at Elgin Art Showcase
Love is (Im)Perfect at Vern's Tavern
They Were Right at Elgin Public House
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 9
3:00PM - Time in a Teacup at Theater at SSSA
Two Stars in the Vast Dark at Theater at SSSA
Couples at Elgin Art Showcase
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4:30PM - Making Space at Theater at SSSA
Short Show Showcase B at Elgin Art Showcase
Audacious Ignatius: Lost in Atlantis at Verns Tavern
I'm not Joining the Marching Band at Elgin Public House
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6:00PM - Cats That I Know at Theater at SSSA
Theatre Kid Rehab at Backspace at SSSA
Short Show Showcase A at Martini Room
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Audacious Ignatius: Lost in Atlantis at Verns Tavern
Comedians Who Would Bail You Out of Jail at Elgin Public House
Texts From the Other Room at Backspace at SSSA
Couples at Elgin Art Showcase
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7:30PM - Heretic: The Eulogy of a Christian Expat at Theater at SSSA
Under the Rainbow Umbrella at Backspace at SSSA
Air & Water Show at Martini Room
Fringe U 1th Annual Conference at Elgin Art Showcase
Love is (Im)Perfect at Vern's Tavern
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9:00PM - The Beast of Hyperborea at Theater at SSSA
Light/Weight at Backspace at SSSA
Haus A'Blaze Burlesque at Martini Room
Night Moose Improv at Elgin Art Showcase
The Light Bringer at Vern's Tavern
Big Dad Energy at Elgin Public House
10:00PM - Almost Closing Party at Elgin Public House
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SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 10
1:00PM - Cats That I Know at Theater at SSSA
Theatre Kid Rehab at Backspace at SSSA
Couples at Elgin Art Showcase
Big Dad Energy at Elgin Public House
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2:30PM - The Beast of Hyperborea at Theater at SSSA
Air & Water Show at Martini Room
Fringe U 1th Annual Conference at Elgin Art Showcase
Audacious Ignatius: Lost in Atlantis at Verns Tavern
I'm not Joining the Marching Band at Elgin Public House
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4:00PM - Heretic: The Eulogy of a Christian Expat at Theater at SSSA
Texts From the Other Room at Backspace at SSSA
Short Show Showcase A at Martini Room
The Light Bringer at Vern's Tavern
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5:00PM - Closing Party! at Martini Room
** ** - Join us as we celebrate adding another Elgin Fringe Festival to the book! Just bring your goofy self as we reminisce about Fringe past and celebrate another great year
