Fringe Central, at The Red Sea, is the official post-show hangout destination throughout the festival. Each night is hosted and hyped by Silly Miss Tilly.

Join us each night 11:00pm(ish)-12:30am(ish) as we feature an array of talent with cabaret, comedy, camaraderie, and cuisine. All events are free admission and open to the public. 

• THURSDAY, AUGUST 3: 
  • Buckets and Tap Shoes will kick off our first night of the Festival with tap dancing, percussion, magic tricks, special guests, looped beats and dancing... plus audience participation!
     
• UPDATE...FRIDAY, AUGUST 4:
  • 2019 Golden Lanyard Award Winner, John Heimbuch presents Charlie Bethel's one person Beowulf. Join us for this riveting one-person storytelling epic. 
    
    
• SATURDAY, AUGUST 5:
  • Tired after a long day of shows? Come out and watch some tassels twirl! ABSURDITY: AFTER DARK brings the cast, production team, and ABSURDITY affiliates together for a hotter and sexier night of Fringe. Grab a drink at the bar, because it's going to get hot and you're going to get THIRSTY!
    
    
• SUNDAY, AUGUST 6:
  • Touring artist Jamie Campbell (Big Dad Energy) shares his stand-up comedy chops and regales us with possibly the dumbest breakup song of all time.
  • Touring artist Elizabeth Young (Betsy Show) closes out the evening with songs from the 40's - 60's.
    
    
• MONDAY, AUGUST 7:
  • Local drag artists, Martina Marraccino and Gabe Gabriel, perform songs written for their original Christopher St: A New Musical, by Silver Slipper Productions.
  • Stay up late for Lilac Wine - a stunning classic burlesque act to the Eartha Kitt song performed with two half full glasses of wine. With hyper flexibility, touring artist Schmoo (Breakneck Midsummer Night’s Dream) is daring, dazzling, and absolutely delectable as a fine merlot.
    
    
• TUESDAY, AUGUST 8: 
  • Join in for some fun chaos as Fringe favorites and 2022 Golden Lanyard Award Winners an alleged Theatre Company (A Swimming Lesson in a Theatre Without a Lifeguard) will perform long-form improv show based on a prompt from the audience and the theme of Summer Vacation.
    
    
• WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9:
  • Destiny Davison (DOLLY WHO?) will read aloud a collection of short poems she wrote in college. Join us for a poetic odyssey full of word salad she hoped and prayed would never see the light of day!
  • Frequent Fringer, Tim Uren (5 Prisoners) delights us with short songs, a ukulele, and bunny mask as My Very Friend.
    
    
• THURSDAY, AUGUST 10:
  • Buckets and Tap Shoes is back with more tap dancing, percussion, magic tricks, special guests, looped beats and dancing... plus audience participation!
    
    
• FRIDAY, AUGUST 11:
  • The evening begins with a set of song and covers from touring artist musicbyskippy (we can wish: a beatboxing and music variety show). Styles include beatboxing, singing, and rapping not seen in his Minnesota Fringe show.
  • 2022 Golden Lanyard Award Winner, SAATH, wraps up the night with a dance performance followed by a Bollywood/Indian interactive dance tutorial.
    
    
• SATURDAY, AUGUST 12:
  • Minnesota Fringe's own Hype Girl, Silly Miss Tilly, hosts a Volunteer Appreciation party that invites audience members to take their turn on the stage singing Karaoke classics.
    
    
• SUNDAY, AUGUST 13:
  • Closing Night Party / Minnesota Fringe Festival Golden Lanyard Awards: Hosted by Fringe Staff, the Golden Lanyard Award ceremony will celebrate the achievements of 2023 Festival Artists.

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Audiences and Artists may turn in FRINGO cards and Golden Lanyard Ballots at Fringe Central (there will be a box on the stage) anytime before midnight on August 12.