Turin Fringe Festival
The Off-theatre and performing arts festival that turns Turin into a widespread stage
About Turin Fringe
A widespread festival in the heart of Turin
The Turin Fringe Festival is the great celebration of independent performing arts in the Piedmontese capital. Inspired by the international Fringe model (starting with the historic Edinburgh Festival Fringe), it brings a packed schedule of theatre, dance, contemporary circus, comedy, magic, and multidisciplinary performances to Turin every year, hosted in often unconventional spaces scattered across the city.
The festival was born with a specific vocation: to provide a space for Off-theatre, research, emerging companies, and world premieres in an accessible and popular format. For a few days, Turin turns into an open-air creative laboratory, where every neighbourhood and every hall becomes a potential stage.
A multidisciplinary and itinerant festival
The strength of the Turin Fringe lies in its widespread and itinerant nature: performances multiply across more than ten venues simultaneously, from cultural clubs to independent theatres, and even unusual spaces like the Planetarium. The audience is invited to build their own itinerary, jumping from one performance to another, discovering different languages and artists from all over Italy and abroad.
- Off-theatre and new dramaturgy, with numerous world premieres and national debuts
- Dance, contemporary circus, and street arts
- Comedy, cabaret, and magic
- Multidisciplinary performances that weave together different stage languages
Turin, capital of independent theatre
With its programming, the Turin Fringe Festival has established itself as one of the most important showcases on the Italian Off scene. It involves the entire Turin area and the Piedmont region, attracting spectators, professionals, and artists, and helping to position Turin among the most vibrant Italian cities for the contemporary performing arts scene.
Each edition revolves around a theme that filters the programming, inviting companies to engage with a shared imagery. The result is a heterogeneous yet coherent calendar, capable of speaking to both theatre enthusiasts and those approaching these languages for the first time.
Turin Fringe — edition 2026
2026 Edition — Metropolis. The Future to Come
The fourteenth edition of the Turin Fringe Festival chose the theme 'Metropolis – The Future to Come', inspired by the famous film by Fritz Lang set in 2026. The theme served as a filter through which the festival observed and narrated the present, reflecting on urban transformation, innovation, inequality, and new forms of sociality.
For twelve days, Turin transformed into a large, widespread stage, with over 200 events distributed across more than ten venues, including social clubs, independent theatres, and unconventional spaces.
Programme Turin Fringe 2026
Festival structure
The 14th edition featured over 200 events and more than 30 shows in rotation, with multidisciplinary performances hosted in over ten venues across the city. The heart of the programming was the Fringe Core section, divided into two weeks:
- First week — 14 shows from Tuesday 19 to Sunday 24 May
- Second week — 13 shows from Tuesday 26 to Sunday 31 May
2026 Venues
Participating spaces included: Casa Fools, Circolo Amici della Magia, Infini.to Planetario di Torino, Lombroso 16, Magazzino sul Po, OFF TOPIC, S. Pietro in Vincoli Zona Teatro, Spazio Kairòs, Tingel Tangel, and Vinile.
For the detailed day-by-day calendar with all shows, times, and locations, please refer to the official programme at tofringe.it.
Highlights Turin Fringe 2026
'Metropolis – The Future to Come' theme inspired by Fritz Lang; over 200 events in more than 10 venues; double Fringe Core week with 27 total shows including Off-theatre, dance, circus, and comedy.
Prices Turin Fringe 2026
Practical information — Turin Fringe
How to get there
Turin is easily accessible by train (Torino Porta Nuova and Porta Susa stations, connected to high-speed rail) and by car via the main motorways. Turin-Caselle Airport is about 16 km from the city centre. Performances take place in numerous venues distributed throughout the city, reachable by GTT public transport (metro, tram, and bus).
Tickets
Full-price tickets for individual shows cost €13, with a reduced rate of €11 (for under 12s, over 65s, holders of the Abbonamento Musei Piemonte e Valle d'Aosta, ARCI card, Torino+Piemonte Card, and other affiliated categories). Tickets can be purchased online via the festival's dedicated Vivaticket platform and, subject to availability, at the performance venues.
Tips
Given the widespread nature of the festival, it is advisable to check the programme and map on the official website in advance to plan your itinerary between the different venues. Many shows have limited seating: advance booking is recommended.
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