Our first festival back in-person since 2019 was a great success.
Dear Fringers,
Thank you to everyone who made the 34th Annual Toronto Fringe Festival so special. It may have been one of our most challenging years to plan, but it has been so worth it to experience the joy and connection between artists, volunteers, staff, and Fringers of all kinds.
We are delighted to report approximately 33,000 tickets were sold with $250,000 in revenue returning to the artists. We were also able to offer 1500 prepaid tickets to artists and community groups to see Fringe shows thanks to the Toronto Arts Foundation, supported by the Hal Jackman Foundation and Slaight Foundation. This year we were also happy to start a new partnership with Canoo, an app that provides newcomers to Canada with free tickets to exciting cultural experiences.
Award Winners
The 2022 Award recipients were: 9428 for The Tosho Cutting Edge Award; John Who, and The Chels Stands Alone for The North (519) Best of the Fringe Awards; and Gay For Pay with Blake and Clay, and The Chels Stands Alone for The Comedy Bar and Second City Award For Outstanding Comedy Awards. The David Seguin Memorial Award for Accessibility in the Arts Award bursaries were awarded to Flowers For Alex, Don Valley Girls, Back and Forth: The Musical, An Evening With Devon and Jackie, Neverwonder: The Musical, Bruno & Hogginfritiz, and Birdseed Confidential.
The 2022 Patrons’ Picks were The Questing Beast; Sex T Rex presents Sketch T-Rex; Lesbihonest; The Sorauren Book Club; Don Valley Girls; Six Chick Flicks or a Legally Blonde Pretty Woman Dirty Danced on the Beaches while writing a Notebook on the Titanic; Gay for Pay with Blake & Clay; Alia Ceniza Rasul: Moro Girl; A Perfect Bowl of Pho; X and da spirit; and The Crack of Doom! (Or: How I Learned To Love The Meteor).
Congratulations to all the winners, and thank you to all the artists in the festival for generously sharing your work with us.
Thank you again to all the volunteers, staff, artists, media, sponsors, and more who make the Toronto Fringe Festival possible. We couldn't do it without you.
