  the edmonton international fringe festival is an annual arts festival held every august in edmonton, alberta, canada. produced by the fringe theatre adventures (fta), it is the oldest and largest fringe theatre festival in north america. the edmonton fringe is a founding member of the canadian association of fringe festivals. over 800 performers take part in more than 200 shows at the festival each year. the fringe festival is the largest in north america based on indoor ticket sales. in 2014, 118,280 tickets were sold, up from 117,000 in 2013. the 2014 event had over 210 shows and 1,600 performances, with an estimated outdoor site attendance of 665,750. ==history== in 1982, chinook theatre's artistic director brian paisley received $50,000 from edmonton's summerfest to put together "a fringe theatre event" in edmontonâs old strathcona district. inspired by the edinburgh festival fringe, scotland, the edmonton fringe (the first in north america) offered 200 live performances in five theatre venues.{{cite web|url=http://fringetheatre.ca/history_timeline.php|title=fringe theatre adventures historical timeline|publisher=fringe theatre adventures |accessdate=may 16, 2
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