The Philadelphia Fringe Festival, presented by FringeArts is a city-wide celebration of innovation and creativity in contemporary performance. Each September, the Festival explodes into every nook and cranny of Philadelphia with more than 1,000 artistically daring performances. Included in the festival are hundreds of independently produced performances and events, work presented by partnering Festival Hubs and producers, and a slate of programs curated by FringeArts. In the true spirit of the international “Fringe” movement, there are no limits to the ways that artists and audiences can participate in and experience the festival.

We have collected the LGBTQ FringeArts events below:

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Philly Fringe Festival: Queerano

Date

Sep 20, 2025

Time

7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Location

Walnut Street Theatre – Independence Studio

Cost

$20-25

This sapphic, high-comedy adaptation of Cyrano de Bergerac is written by trans playwright Laura Anthony and inspired by the true story of a resolution to add “acts of indecency by females” to then already-extant buggery laws of Great Britain. A comedy of errors jam-packed with crossdressing, longing, and queerness, QUEERANO, OR A VERY GREAT MISCHIEF has delighted…

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Young, Queer, and Stupid

Date

Sep 28, 2025

Time

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Location

Asian Arts Initiative

Cost

$25

Young, Queer, and Stupid is a show containing three short comedic plays about being (you guessed it) young, queer, and stupid. Dealing with topics like STDs, closet cases, sibling rivalry, and shitty self-produced theatre, this show is an exploration of the humor found in intimate queer moments.

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