Fringe Festival Hubs
Apply to be part of a 2025 Festival Hub!
Each of our Hubs operate on different models, offer varying levels of support, and have their own selection criteria.
Cannonball
September 1st-30th
Venue Locations:
Asian Arts Initiative (1219 Vine Street)
Icebox Project Space (1400 N American St)
The Drake (1512 Spruce Street)
Application Deadline: April 11th
About: As the first and largest hub of the Philly Fringe, Cannonball explodes across four venues and seven stages during the whole month of September, presenting risk-taking new work from independent artists. By presenting works back-to-back, surrounded by delicious lounge spaces, we foster creative collisions and community conversation. We offer artists the option to buy-in, co-produce, and apply for paid special presentation tracks.
Circus Campus Presents
September 5-7, 12-14, 19-21, 26-28
(Every Friday, Saturday, & Sunday of the Festival)
Venue Location:
Circus Campus, 6425 Greene Street
Application Deadline: May 1st
About: This fall, Circus Campus hosts its third hub with the Philadelphia Fringe Festival: Circus Campus Presents. Since the establishment of Circus Campus in 2017, we’ve been fostering a tight-knit community of teachers, students, performers, creators, movers & shakers. Our hub strives to showcase the skills & variety of these incredible human beings. Many of the hub performers are circus artists, but we also host musicians, poets, dancers and theatre artists. We invite everyone from the Philadelphia metropolitan area to visit our restored church facility in leafy-green West Mt. Airy, located directly adjacent to Upsal Station. And who knows? While you’re here you might want to try out juggling, tightwire-walking, or trapeze for yourself. Circus Campus is an educational headquarters, and it’s also a home for some of the most unique talent in the Philadelphia area.
Sawubona Creativity Project
September 4th – 28th
Venue Location:
Sawubona Creativity Project, 1626 E. Passyunk Ave
Application Deadline: May 1st
About: Sawubona Creativity Project is a vibrant hub for performance, education, and community in South Philadelphia. We believe in the transformative power of arts education to foster creativity, wellness, and essential interpersonal skills. More than just teaching artistic techniques, we use the arts to cultivate connection, confidence, and personal growth.
Our space provides a stage for diverse artists to develop, refine, and showcase their work through theatre, improv, storytelling, and multidisciplinary art. We champion live performance as a tool to inspire, educate, and connect, amplifying voices that challenge, entertain, and reflect our community’s rich experiences.
Beyond performances, we offer accessible classes, workshops, and mentorship for artists of all ages. At SCP, creativity thrives, diversity is celebrated, and the arts serve as a bridge to understanding and collaboration. Whether onstage or in the audience, everyone is part of the story we’re building together.
Studio 34
September 1st – 30th
Venue Location:
Studio 34, 4522 Baltimore Avenue
Application: Email Morgan to learn more about Studio 34!
About: Studio 34 is a mixed-use yoga/healing/arts spot in West Philly named for the trolley that stops out front. All year long we host art, comedy, dance, music, poetry and theatre in our gallery, lounge, and studio spaces, as well as healing services, 30 weekly yoga classes. And a wide array of workshops.
