30 Years and Counting!
Dublin Fringe Festival is committed to connecting adventurous audiences and risk-taking artists, and we truly love what we do.
What do treetops, a bathtub, and a school bus have in common? We’ve put on shows in all of them! For over 30 years, we’ve worked with over 70,000 artists and introduced 2,500 shows to audiences of nearly 750,000 people.
We’ve been busy. But here’s the thing: as a charity, we need your help to keep it going.
This year marks our 30th birthday - a milestone we’re incredibly proud of. But the best gift you could give us isn’t a card or chocolate (though we wouldn’t say no). Instead, we’re asking for your support to ensure Dublin Fringe Festival can thrive for another 30 years.
Why Your Support Matters
Thanks to risk-taking arts-lovers like you, we’ve:
- Supported over 70,000 artists to create bold, boundary-pushing work.
- Programmed nearly 2,500 shows and held 20,000 performances.
- Connected 750,000 audience members to contemporary conversations, radical work, and great nights out.
But we’re not done yet. With your support, we can:
- Give free studio space to artists creating new work; providing the 5000+ artists we support annually with space to play, innovate and create
- Provide integral peer-to-peer mentorship for early career artists; giving artists access to industry-leading mentors
- Offer free tickets to community groups who experience financial barriers to access performing arts
- Provide ISL interpretation or audio description for Dublin Fringe Festival performances
- Support the development of our interdisciplinary commissions strand: creating radical performances for adventurous audiences
Every contribution makes a difference. Here’s How You Can Help: For just €21 a month - less than the price of a coffee a week - you can help sustain the work of the 5,000+ artists we support annually and ensure that Dublin’s arts scene stays vibrant and accessible.
And it gets better: For every €250 donation annually, we can receive up to €363 under the government’s Charitable Donation Scheme - deepening the impact of your generosity at no extra cost to you!
If you're not in the position to donate the above amount, donate what you can, all donations are invested in artists and their projects, giving them the resources they need to dream big and give you a great night out!
Why Now? This isn’t just about celebrating 30 years - it’s about ensuring the future of Dublin Fringe Festival. With rising costs and industry-wide challenges, your support ensures we remain a fearless, risk-taking platform for artists and audiences alike. Your generosity today will help us plan an unforgettable 2025 festival and keep Dublin Fringe at the heart of the city’s cultural life.
Give the Gift of Fringe this Christmas: Looking for the perfect Christmas gift? You can donate in someone else’s name! It’s a meaningful way to honour a loved one while supporting the arts—a perfect fit for the arts lover in your life. Another way to support Dublin Fringe Festival and delight your loved ones is by surprising them with Dublin Fringe Vouchers - the perfect stocking filler!
Turn your passion into action. Support the Dublin Fringe Festival and help us ignite Dublin with the fearless spirit of Fringe—for the next 30 years and beyond.