page_title: Brighton Fringe
section_title: Fringe City
hierarchical_section_title: Brighton Fringe / Fringe City
caption_attribution_description: English: Picture from Fringe City on the opening day of the 2007 Brighton Festival Fringe. The picture shows crowds in Jubilee Street to see the Fringe Showcase.
context_page_description: Brighton Fringe is an open-access arts festival held annually in Brighton, England. It is the largest annual arts festival in England and one of the largest fringe festivals in the world. Brighton Fringe 2018 took place from 4 May – 3 June. The programme of 2018 included 1008 events at over 166 venues across 4 weeks.
context_section_description: In a similar vein to the use of the Royal Mile at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, "Fringe City", a free event taking place in the New Road, Pavilion Gardens and Jubilee Street area of Brighton, was first introduced in 2007. By 2008, it was taking place every Saturday of May, and provides a showcase for any of the performers from the Fringe. In 2015, Fringe City saw audiences of 75,000, and in 2016, Fringe City saw audiences of 100.000, and takes place every weekend throughout the festival, alongside Family Picnic events on some weekends.
caption: Picture from "Fringe City" on the opening day of the 2007 Brighton Festival Fringe
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