Registration is still open until 30 November 2025
Delft, 3 November 2025 - The open call for the Delft Fringe Festival 2026 is in full swing! New makers with guts, urgency and a surprising idea for a performance can still apply for a place at the festival until 30 November 2025. Whether you make cabaret, dance, sing, play mime or experiment with a crossover of genres - the Delft Fringe Festival invites you to showcase your talent from 27 May to 7 June 2026 in Delft's historic city.
Artistic director Tamara Griffioen encourages anyone who dreams of taking the stage: “The passion should shine from the application - as should the need for why exactly now your performance should see the light of day. Perhaps because it touches on a topical theme, or because it is a story that needs to be heard. Anyone who dreams of a stage should grab their chance now.”
A springboard for untamed talents
Delft Fringe Festival is the place where new talent gets a chance to shine. Makers can show their work to audiences and professionals, including scouts, programmers and theatre agents. They receive feedback, coaching and compete for the coveted audience award, which for many is a springboard to full theatres and rave reviews.
Previous makers who played at Delft Fringe Festival:
"It is really and super cool experience.“
"You can play very often, those are nice flying hours."
"You get to know a lot of people within the profession. Fellow creators but also programmers who come to see."
"You play in locations you won't be in again anytime soon.“
The organisation also offers artistic guidance. Griffin:
“For many creators, Delft Fringe Festival is a serious step in their careers. Last year's winner, Dystopia, found an impresario thanks to us and is now touring the country. That's exactly why this festival exists.”
From mill to factory hall
Delft Fringe is a location theatre festival: makers perform in unique places in the city. From mills and churches to factory halls. A performance lasts a maximum of 30 minutes and must be able to be built up and dismantled within half an hour.
Delft Fringe Festival, in consultation with an advisory committee, selects a surprising programme full of experimentation, diversity and innovation from all submissions. “We want a festival that shows the full breadth of the performing arts, from family performance to cabaret, from music to dance and everything in between,” Griffioen said.
Apply by 30 November 2025
You can still apply for a place to play at the Delft Fringe Festival 2026 until 30 November 2025 via the online application page at register.delftfringefestival.nl
About Delft Fringe Festival
The Delft Fringe Festival is an annual site-specific theatre festival that provides a stage for the latest generation of performing artists. For 15 years, the festival has been bursting into the city just before summer. From intimate acts to taboo-breaking performances at unexpected locations: Delft Fringe shows how versatile and innovative the performing arts are in the Netherlands.
Edition 2026: 27 May to 7 June
Festival opening: May 27, 2026, 7.30pm, at Theatre de Veste.
Register as a creator: still possible until 30 November 2025
More info & registration: www.delftfringefestival.nl
