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Scavenger Hunt
Find Buttons at the Fringe!
Solve the clues to find Buttons the Minnesota Fringe mascot** in public spaces throughout the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood for a chance to win a 5-Show Pass to the 2026 Minnesota Fringe Festival… and learn some West Bank history in the process!
Ten (10) plastic replicas of Buttons the Minnesota Fringe mascot will be placed throughout the festival area. A clue for each outdoor location will be included in the Daily Fringe newsletter and posted on our website (with a link to the previous day's clues) during the first 10 days of the festival. Sign up for the Fringe File to get the clues delivered to your inbox each day of the festival.
Solve the clues to pinpoint the locations of Buttons. Take a selfie with the mascot when you find it. Once you have found all 10 mascots, show your 10 selfie photos to personnel at the Information Booth (located in the Rarig Center) where they will take your contact information to be entered in a drawing for one of up to ten 5-Show Passes to the 2026 Minnesota Fringe Festival.
Winners will be announced online and at the Closing Night Party.
**Original design by Gretchen Blase of EG Design. Plastic replicas developed and printed by Seán McArdle of Hero Props.
Daily Clues
Daily clues can be found each day in the Daily Fringe File and posted here by the next morning.
| July 31 | Clue #1: Buttons followed Moses here, but nothing was parted. |
| August 1 | Clue #2: Buttons visited the former collective-owned New Riverside Cafe. |
| August 2 | Clue #3: Buttons arrived at Metro Transit stop # 42454 using a FREE weekend pass to attend the festival. |
| August 3 | Clue #4: Buttons celebrated a quarter century of ‘dogs’ at this place once featured on “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives” |
| August 4 | Clue #5: Buttons had a drink with a dashing, monocled gentleman |
| August 5 | Clue #6: Buttons got some ‘Fresh Air’ after his radio interview |
| August 6 | Clue #7: Buttons visited this volunteer collective to pick up some left-wing literature |
| August 7 | Clue #8: Buttons found a metal cat at this collectively owned restaurant known for its punk and hippie vibes. |
| August 8 | Clue #9: Buttons parked their two-wheel ride between Barker and Regis. |
| August 9 | Clue #10: Buttons got the daily steps in at this brutalist building designed by local architect legend Ralph Rapson |
| August 10 | Show your selfies at the Information Booth BY 7:00PM to be entered into a drawing. Winners announced during the Closing Night Party at The Cedar. |