Find a Venue for Your Show
Fringe Preferred Venues
The following venues are all actively looking for and extremely excited about hosting Fringe Artists for the 2026 Festival. They range from DIY Artist-Run Studio Spaces to Professional Performance Venues – providing you with a wide range of options to suit your show’s specific needs. All of these venues have been vetted by the Fringe Festival Coordinator.
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A flexible artist-run project space in Callowhill at 319 N. 11th St. Located in a building full of multi-disciplinary studios, this affordable and inviting space is perfect for all kinds of performances and DIY producers.
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- Extremely affordable space run by collective of artists
- Includes 30 chairs – space can hold more with floor seating
- Space has soundboard & some audio equipment
- Flexible space open to a variety of orientations
- Additional space for storage or Green Room
- Freight Elevator
The Deep End
An artist-run performance space in Grays Ferry at 1313 S 33rd St. Located inside the beautifully preserved Queen Memorial Building, you can find flexibility and community in this creativity-inspiring venue.
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- The Deep End has 4 4×8′ wooden platforms that can be used as either raised stage space or risers for audience.
- 8-channel PA system that is very simple to use (zero audio-tech experience needed!)
- Homemade 6-channel lighting board that you can plug lights into (regular lamps with edison plugs– NOT stage pins). This is also very simple to use and requires zero knowledge of lighting boards.
- We do NOT have any kind of equipment that works with QLab or similar programs, and our DIY dimmer board is completely manual (like, imagine a dimmer board made before computers)
- We have a handful of clip lights and similarly basic lighting instruments you may borrow, but we encourage folks to bring their own.
- We have 100 folding chairs for seating
- The venue has a parking lot that can be used freely by artists and audiences.
- Private entrance and easy load-in
- 9 stairs to entrance, 18 to bathrooms once inside
Penn Live Arts: Bruce Montgomery Theatre
An intimate yet spacious space within the Annenberg Center, the home of Penn Live Arts, at 3680 Walnut St. This space is perfect for small-scale productions expecting a large crowd and seeking the highest level of professionalism and accessibility for audiences.
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- Fully ADA Accessible Space
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Total capacity of 115, including 4 wheelchair seats
- Professional-level space
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Rentals available by day, with discounted rates for non-profits
Old First Reformed Church
A flexible sanctuary space, serving fringe-loving Old City at 151 N 4th Street. This is NOT your grandparents church (unless your grandparents are super cool.)
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- A recently renovated sanctuary space inside a gorgeous historic building
- Flexible seating for 100+, including comfortable chairs and pews
- Amazing acoustics
- Sound system (including 2 wired mics, 1 wireless, and 2 lavs)
- Built-in high quality streaming capabilities
- Secondary rehearsal space available
- Grand Piano
- Organ
The Perch
Discover this one-of-a-kind village of salon-style studios, a huge converted performance warehouse, lounge, collaboration/meeting nooks, wildflower garden, and artist lodging at 2321 Emerald St (East Kens / 2 Blocks from York–Dauphin El). This expansive venue is ready to host community gatherings and performances of any shape and size.
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4 SPACES – FOR USE SEPARATE OR TOGETHER
• Rear Warehouse: 150+ capacity
• Front Salon Space: 60 person capacity
• Large Upper Level Lounge / Dressing Area + Kitchen: 30 person
• Next to Emerald Wildflower Botanic Garden: 100+ capacity
• 22’ Roll-up Door + 2-car Interior Loading
EQUIPMENT:
• 2 Grand Pianos: Steinway + Mason & Hamlin
• 2 Upright Pianos: Steinway 45” + Yamaha U-1 Silent Series
• 2 Sound and Lighting Systems + Bluetooth
• Cinema Cameras available for recording
• Projection to 22’ wide
AVAILABLE EXTRAS:
Resource Sharing Committee Venue Database
For a comprehensive list of theatrical venues in the Greater Philadelphia area, consult the Venue Database compiled by the Resource Sharing Committee.
2025 Festival Venues
Take a look at the venues used in past years and feel free to reach out to Fringe Festival Manager, Simon, Simon@fringearts.com, with any questions.
You can find maps with venues from 2025 – 2021 here.
