Fringe 2026: In Review

From volunteers to partners providing in-kind gear, Fringe Fest 2026 was a labor of love, pulled together on a razor-thin budget and fueled by a whole lot of hopes and dreams! Please join us in extending our heartfelt thanks to everyone who made this weekend possible. Click through to see who's on our hearts for their contribution to this event. 

Scroll below to see who joined us for our lineup of artists from across the state and the generous sponsors who made it happen.

All photos from Wyoming Out Loud.

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2026's Line-Up

Friday, August 21st
time / venue / artist : performance

• 5:00 - 7:00 PM / Gorgon Gallery / Side Quests Gallery Reception
• 5:00 - 9:00 PM / Garfield Street Lobby  / Oakley Boycott: SILENCE
• Doors at 6:30, Show at 7:30 / Gryphon Theatre / University of Wyoming Native American Education, Research and Cultural Center and Theatre and Dance present: What Was Ours Who She Is

Saturday, August 22nd
time / venue / artist : performance

• Noon to 11:00 PM / Garfield Street Lobby  / Oakley Boycott: SILENCE
• Noon to 6:00 PM / Garfield Street Lobby/ Claire Pearson: Gem City Oracle
• Noon - 1:00 PM / Courtyard / Michelle King: The Many Faces of Story
• Noon - 1:00 PM / Gryphon Theatre / Matthew Greenberg and Patch Kluge with Debra Hinkel and Company: Robbie's House: A New Play, followed by a Chatback with the Artists from 1:00 - 2:00 PM
• 1:00 - 2:00 PM / South Gym / Daniel Jaspersen - Magician: Magic: A Guided Tour
• 1:00 - 2:00 PM / Gorgon Gallery / AudioCat: Supercilious
• 2:00 - 2:30 PM / Phoenix Ballroom / Macey Mott: Gahan Wilson Horror Reading
• 2:30 - 3:00 PM / Garfield Street Lobby (upstairs) / Sarah Lass: FURY
• 3:00 - 4:00 PM / South Gym  / The Every Precaution Cast: Every Precaution
• 3:00 - 3:35 PM / North Gym / Ben Musser
• 4:00 - 5:00 PM / Gorgon Gallery / J Shogren Presents: Altered NOISE
• 4:00 - 4:20 PM / Gryphon Theatre / Point 7 Collective and Jennifer Wilkins: The First Drop: Ripple Effects of an Artist, followed by a Chatback with the Artists from 4:20 - 5:00 PM
• 4:00 - 4:45 PM / North Gym / Zach Freidhof: Troubadour of Peace Live
• 4:00 - 8:00 PM Garfield Street Lobby / Radical Bookstore Pop-Up
• 4:30 - 5:30 PM / Phoenix Ballroom / Dean Peterson: Scenes from The Burqa Cave
• 5:00 - 5:50 PM / North Gym / Opera Uncorked: Opera You Didn't Know You Knew!
• 5:30 - 6:20 PM / Gorgon Gallery / WaHb: Daxophone
• 6:30 - 7:15 PM / North Gym / Jludge: Continuum
• 7:15 - 7:35 PM / Gryphon Theatre / Clark Harkin: Sassy Stand Up for Strange People
• 7:30 - 8:30 PM / South Gym  / Kat Tyler: Y'Orchids
• 7:45 - 8:15 PM / Gryphon Theatre / Tinderdust: The Forest of Phantasmagorias
• 8:15 - 9:00 PM / North Gym / Yegarma: Spinning Drop Kick
• 9:00 - 10:00 PM / Phoenix Ballroom / Hunter Tanner: Horndog
• 9:00 - 10:00 PM / Gryphon Theatre / Winct
• 10:00 - 11:00 PM / North Gym/ Ella Gray Ensemble: The Blood of Sound Blooms

Sunday, August 23rd
time / venue / artist : performance

• 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM / South Gym / Daniel Jaspersen - Magician: Magic: A Guided Tour
• 11:00 - 11:45 AM / South Gym-Sunshine Coffee / Zach Freidhof: Troubadour of Peace Live
• 11:00 AM to 8:00 PM / Garfield Street Lobby / Oakley Boycott: SILENCE
• Noon to 5:00 PM / Garfield Street Lobby / Claire Pearson: Gem City Oracle
• Noon - 1:00 PM / Phoenix Ballroom / Macey Mott: Gahan Wilson Horror Reading
• Noon - 12:35 PM / South Gym-Sunshine Coffee / Ben Musser
• 1:00 - 1:45 PM / South Gym-Sunshine Coffee / Reesie Rae: Music Inspired by the American West
• 1:00 - 1:30 PM / Garfield Street Lobby (upstairs) / Sarah Lass: FURY
• 1:30 - 2:30 PM / Gryphon Theatre / Hunter Tanner: Horndog ​
• 2:30 - 3:30 PM / South Gym /  Kat Tyler: Y'Orchids
• 3:00 - 4:00 PM / Courtyard / Michelle King: The Many Faces of Story
• 3:00 - 3:50 PM / Gryphon Theatre / Opera Uncorked: Opera You Didn't Know You Knew!
• 4:00 - 4:20 PM / Gryphon Theatre / 
• 4:00 - 5:15 PM / Phoenix Ballroom / Audiocat: Supercilious
• 4:00 - 7:00 (ish) PM / Gryphon Theatre / Jackalope Cult Cinema presents Point 7 Collective and Jennifer Wilkins: The First Drop: Ripple Effects of an Artist  & The Holy Mountain
• 5:00 - 5:40 PM / Gorgon Gallery / Yegarma: Spinning Drop Kick
• 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM (ish) / Phoenix Ballroom / UW MFA Creative Writing: Ekphrastic Writing Showcase
• 6:00 - 6:40 PM / Gorgon Gallery / WaHb: Daxophone
• 7:00 - 8:00 PM / Gorgon Gallery / Ella Gray Ensemble: The Blood of Sound Blooms

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