Boundry-Pushing Global Artists at 2025 San Diego Fringe Festival

The San Diego International Fringe Festival (SDIFF) is back May 15–25, 2025. Artists from around the world will come together to ignite stages across San Diego—and beyond. Prepare for 11 days of boundary-pushing, genre-defying, and unforgettable performances!

SDIFF 2025 promises to be San Diego Fringe’s most eclectic and electrifying festival yet. From raw solo shows and cutting-edge multimedia theater to family-friendly fun and immersive international offerings, this is art that challenges, connects, and inspires. The festival will showcase over 230 performances across eight venues, and more than 48 artists and performance groups from around the world. This year’s visiting artists hail from Australia, the UK, Mexico, and across the United States,

Festival Highlights

• SDSU: Emerging Filmmakers Showcase
  May 13–15, 7:30 PM | SDSU School of Theatre, Television and Film, Main Stage
  Discover the next wave of visionary filmmakers—no Fringe Tag required!
• Family Fringe
  May 17, 18, 24, 25 | 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
  Four days of fun for all ages! Join us for interactive performances, playful storytelling, and hands-on creativity for young Fringers and their grown-ups. Check our website for locations and details.-Free event.
  
• Fringe for Good: Orphanage Food Drive
  Help support Eunime Orphanage in Tijuana by bringing non-perishable items to any of our venues. Together, we Fringe—and we give back.
• Baja/Bi-National Program
  May 23, 4:00 – 8:00 PM | Teatro Valentina, Pasaje Rodríguez, Tijuana
  Fostering cross-border artistic exchange by bringing live performances to audiences in both San Diego and Tijuana, creating a truly international collaboration of creative expression.

Tickets & Passes – cashless festival, please purchase tickets online at sdfringe.org.

SDIFF is proud to be 100% artist-driven—all ticket sales go directly to the performers.

• Individual Tickets: $13
• 3-Show Pass: $35
• 5-Show Pass: $55
• 10-Show Pass: $104

Fringe Tag: $7 (One-Time Only)
Required for entry to all ticketed events and available at all festival venues. Your Fringe Tag supports the festival and keeps bold, independent art thriving in San Diego.

Whether you’re a seasoned Fringer or curious newcomer, SDIFF invites you to explore the unexpected and celebrate performance that dares to be different.

Mark your calendar. Invite your friends. Join the movement.
Full schedule and details at sdfringe.org

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About the San Diego International Fringe Festival

San Diego International Fringe Festival is a non-profit project of CONTACT ARTS designed to help provide a platform for artists while also helping the community as a whole – boosting arts and culture within the gorgeous City of San Diego (with venues also showcasing performances in Tijuana, MEXICO).

During the festival, artists from across the United States and around the world participate alongside homegrown talent, in art forms spanning from theatre, buskers/street performers, cabaret, comedy, circus, dance, film, poetry, spoken word, puppetry, music, visual art, design & open to any other type of arts-y-ness not listed.

Key to the operation of San Diego International Fringe Festival is its’ role to support, encourage, and facilitate producers, artists, presenters, venues, and businesses. The festival works to ensure that artists and all participants involved have the best possible experience.

For independent artists, San Diego International Fringe Festival is an inspirational environment to showcase their work.