APPLICATION PROCESS

Applications must be received no later than December 5, 2025 at 5 PM, MST.

All applicants must include a non-refundable $25.00 Lottery Fee, which must be paid at the time of application. Applications that do not include a Lottery Fee will not be processed.

You may not submit more than one application to the Calgary Fringe.

Each application must identify a Producer. Once submitted, neither the Producer name nor the Company name on your application can be changed.

One person cannot act as Producer for more than one application.

If accepted into the Festival, you cannot transfer/sell your spot to another company.

LOTTERY

All complete applications received before the deadline will be entered into the lottery. There will be separate lottery drawings organized by artists’ city of origin: (1) Calgary and surrounding area, (2) National, and (3) International. First draw will be for the General Artist Category. Second draw will be for the IBPOC / Equity Seeking Category. If the IBPOC / Equity Seeking Artist Category is not fully subscribed, any leftover lottery spots will be added to the General Artist Category. Third draw will be for the Kids Fringe Theatre Artist.

The Calgary Fringe lottery draw will take place on Wednesday, December 10, 2025 @ 7 PM, MST. We will be broadcasting LIVE via our YouTube channel, @CalgaryFringe.

Each Lottery drawn applicant will be invoiced for the remaining $670 participation fee early in the New Year (due February 15, 2026). There will be a secondary drawing for the wait list.

All applicants will be notified via email of their acceptance or waiting list status no later than one week following the lottery.

Lottery results will also be posted on our website as soon as possible.