Bath Fringe Festival
The Bath Fringe Festival is an annual art festival, held in Bath, England.
| Bath Fringe Festival | |
|---|---|
| Dates | May–June |
| Location(s) | Bath, Somerset |
| Years active | Since 1981 |
| Website | Festival website |
Bath Fringe was founded in 1981 as a counterbalance to the 'classical'-dominated Bath Music Festival, which some people perceived to be elitist and out-of-touch with what a younger local audience wanted. In many ways the Bath Fringe was a direct descendant of the Walcot Festivals of the 1970s and 1980s, which had included elements of theatre, pop festival, ‘happening’, eco-activism and local creativity, supported by Bath Arts Workshop.
The festival is among the oldest continually operating in England, and includes around 200 events, taking place around the late May Bank Holiday, running for 17 days at the end of May and beginning of June.
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