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The Brighton Festival Fringe is an open access Arts Festival held annually in Brighton , UK. It is England's largest arts event, and the second largest Fringe Festival in the world. Brighton Festival Fringe 2006 - History , Accessed 3/7/07 INTRODUCTION The Brighton Festival Fringe runs alongside the main Brighton Festival , and takes place for three weeks during May each year. In 2007, the Fringe had over 570 events taking place in over 240 locations across the city. It sold over 70,000 tickets to more than 100,000 attendees; many more than the main Brighton Festival. HISTORY Fringe activity has run alongside the main Brighton Festival since its creation in 1967. Over the years, the Fringe has grown significantly, until it findally developed into an independent event in 2003 under the heading of Brighton Festival Fringe. The Fringe established itself as a limited company and registered charity in October 2006, with its own board of directors and complete financial independence from the Festival. The Argus - Fringe to cut Free from Festival OPEN ACCESS The Brighton Festival Fringe is an open-access mixed arts event, which means it does not book performers, but is approached by people wishing to put events on and be part of the Fringe. Participants can vary from the complete beginner to the hardened professional show, and everything in between. Anyone can put an event on as part of the Brighton Festival Fringe. VENUES A venue for the Fringe can be anything; from a large concert hall or theatre to a private house, a park, or in the case of the 2007 Fringe, a beach hut. One notable feature of the Brighton Festival and Fringe is the concept of the Artists Open House , an opportunity for artists to turn their residential homes into exhibition space. In recent years, Brighton has found that with the increasing success of the Fringe, it has attracted some of the large outdoor venues down from the Edinburgh Fringe . The Spiegeltent first came to Brighton in 2004, and set up on the Old Steine as a venue for large events, including the cabaret La Clique and the Latest Festival Awards. In 2007, the Fringe featured The UdderBELLY , a 400 capacity tent in the shape of an overturned purple cow, with shows such as The Caesar Twins . Other regular large outdoor structures include The Ladyboys Of Bangkok in the Thai Pavillion, and the arrival of Cirque Surreal in 2007, replacing the Chinese State Circus . However, it would be impossible to describe the venues of the Fringe without mentioning the role of Brighton's many small theatres. The Marlborough Theatre won Best Venue in the Latest Festival Awards 2006, and along with the Nightingale Theatre , The New Venture Theatre, and indeed any number of small spaces from a room above a pub to a church hall. In 2007, Komedia won Best Venue, with a diverse Fringe programme spanning their three performance areas. FRINGE CITY In a similar mould to the use of the Royal Mile at the Edinburgh Festival , "Fringe City" was one of the first new features to result from the expansion of the Brighton Festival Fringe in 2006. A free event taking place in the new Jubilee Street area of Brighton, it provides a showcase for any of the performers from the Fringe. SEE ALSO REFERENCES EXTERNAL LINKS
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