The Diverse Voices Program aims to foster diversity on Canadian Fringe Festival stages and it seeks to enhance representation and opportunities for those who self-identify as a member of 25th Street’s priority groups which includes: Artists of Colour, Immigrant or Refugee Artists, and Indigenous Artists (First Nations, Metis, and Inuit).

Through the creation of the Diverse Voices Program three of our performance spaces at the 2025 Fringe Festival will be for those who self-identify as a member of 25th Street’s priority groups.  
 
If you are selected to participate in the Diverse Voices Program, the registration fee will be waived, and there is no fee to apply.
Diverse Voices Program participants also receive: 
– Six performance slots and one dress rehearsal at one of our featured theatre venues (technical equipment included)
– The services of a technician for their dress rehearsal and show run throughout the Festival
– Administrative support, including one-on-one meetings with the staff members of 25th Street Theatre as needed.

If a show is unsuccessful in the Lottery draw, they will receive a spot on the Lottery Waitlist.

If a spot opens in the Festival due to another show withdrawing, we’ll contact the next show on the Waitlist to fill the spot. If they decline the offered spot or do not pay the fees in a timely manner we will reach out to the next show on the Waitlist.

We will continue to fill any open Lottery spots until the week prior to the start of Festival.

If you’re an out-of-town Artist and need a place to stay during Festival, we can help!
Fringe offers an Artist Billet Program. This Volunteer-led Program matches Artists with host homes suitable to their needs, to give you a welcoming place to stay during your visit.

PLEASE NOTE: Homes are assigned based on a combination of needs and a first-come-first-served basis. We cannot guarantee that we will find a billet for everyone – but we will try our best!

If you believe you may need a host for your trip to the Saskatoon Fringe please don’t wait. Contact drew.mantyka@25thstreettheatre.org at your earliest convenience to receive our billeting form and get on the list.

As a Fringe artist, you receive the benefit of marketing boosted by the Fringe Festival.

Each year we hire a Media Relations Consultant, Photographers, Videographers, and Social Media Manager. Prior to the Festival, you will receive our Marketing & Show Information form. This form will ask you for contact information to set up media interviews, as well as written and photo content to help us promote your show online and in the Fringe program. The better the quality of your materials, the more successful your marketing will be!

PLEASE REMEMBER: We have an entire Festival and many performers to promote, so you should not expect to rely solely on the Fringe’s marketing tools. We highly recommend that you market your show throughout the Festival as much as possible – hang out and chat with patrons, use social media to your best advantage, invite other artists to your shows, do some hand billing, hang posters, etc. The more you are around marketing your show – the more audiences will want to come see it!

If you’re interested in marketing workshops or tips and trips, please contact drew.mantyka@25thstreettheatre.org.
And don’t forget to ask your fellow artists! The Festival is filled with established artists who have been Fringing for a long time and have come up with best practices over the years.

The Saskatoon Fringe Festival begins setting up Monday, July 28th. This includes getting the venues in order to begin technical rehearsals.

After technical rehearsals are complete, Preview Night will take place on Wednesday, July 30th at the Broadway Theatre to allow the audiences a sneak peek at the selection of shows! Each theatre company will be given 2 minutes to pitch their show.

The 2025 Saskatoon Fringe Feestival is open to the public from Thursday, July 31st – Saturday, August 9th.

If you need support during Festival, Artist Services is the place to go! Artist Services is here to support Festival Artists, including setting up Daily Discount requests, helping you navigate your sales report tools, and answering any questions or concerns you may have. Artist Services is located in the basement of The Emmanuel Anglican Church next to the Refinery Theatre on Dufferin Avenue.

As a not-for-profit registered charity, we rely heavily on support from government funders, sponsors, and volunteers, with additional support from individual donors and concession sales. To cultivate, steward, and increase stakeholder engagement we provide comp tickets.

Each producer will be given a packet of comp tickets (exact # TBD) that they can use at their discretion – you can pass them out to patrons as you network, invite specific folks, etc. These are yours to do whatever you wish.

The Producer agrees to give the Festival access to up to 10% of the ticketed venue capacity. This access includes comps for:

• Media – to review and publicize your show
• Industry – recruiters from regional theatres or other key industry representatives whose presence and access will benefit artists
• Funders – granting bodies
• Sponsors – organizations providing capital support for the Festival
• Volunteers & Billets
• Staff & Board of Directors

Neither the artist, not the Festival, is paid out for any of the comp tickets listed above.