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Mon 8/31
5:00pm
FRINGE FIX at Elgin Arts Happy Hour
PLUCKY ROSENTHAL
21+ • Free • Chip Shots Golf & Whiskey Bar
Music, Cabaret, Improv / Stand-up
Fri 9/4
6:00pm
Elgin Fringe Visual Art Opening Reception
2026 FRINGE VISUAL ARTISTS
Rated R • $4 Button • Fringe Central
Visual Art
FRINGE FIX Outdoor Performance
TBA
All Ages • Free • DuPage Court
Thu 9/10
7:00pm
Second Thursday Improv Show
LOCAL IMPROV PERFORMERS
Rated PG-13 • Pay What You Can • SSSA Back Space
Improv / Stand-up
Fri 9/18
Sat 9/19
Drag Me to Elgin Drag Show!
LINDA THE LUNCH LADY & FRIENDS
18+ • Pay What You Can • SSSA Back Space
Cabaret / Drag
Wed 9/23
Elgin Fringe Preview Party
2026 ELGIN FRINGE ARTISTS
AGES 21+ • $4 Button • Martini Room (21+)
Short Previews of Fringe Shows
Fringe Cabaret (NEW!)
PERFORMERS WELCOME!
Open-Mic Style Short Performances
Thu 9/24
La Pittura
GEORGIE SVRCEK
Rated PG-13 • $12 • SSSA Theater
Dramatic Theater
The 6 Habits of Highly Human Humans
MIKE SPELLER
Rated PG-13 • $12 • EPH Pub 217
Story / Poetry, Comedy Theater, Undefined
The Snake Oil & Skullduggery Show
KIDS IN A HOT CAR IMPROV
Rated R • $7 • Habitat for Humanity
Improv / Stand-up, Comedy Theater
7:30pm
Dealbreaker
LAUREN KEE
Rated R • Pay What You Can • EPH Pub 217
Story / Poetry, Comedy Theater, Dramatic Theater
john jack josie JUICE
YEAH NO YEAH PRODUCTIONS
Rated R • $12 • SSSA Theater
Circus / Clowns, Story / Poetry, Dramatic Theater
Westside Improv
WESTSIDE IMPROV STUDIO
Rated PG-13 • $12 • Habitat for Humanity
SHORT SHOWCASE A
Spin It EXTREME
WINAMO WORKS
Rated PG • $12 • SSSA Back Space
Circus / Clowns, Dance, Undefined
Tap into Time
TAP DANCERS GREGG & KATIE
Dance, Music
TWILIGHTish, The Musical
SLAPDASH THEATRE
Dance, Music, Comedy Theater
9:00pm
Dancing People
WILDEST PRODUCTIONS
Cabaret / Drag, Circus / Clowns, Dance
Napkins
K.E. MULLINS
Rated PG-13 • $12 • SSSA Back Space
post-modern prometheus
CESARIO TIRADO-ORTIZ
Rated R • Pay What You Can • Elgin Art Showcase
Fri 9/25
The Lunatic's Fringe : An Enigmatic Multimedia Driven Rock Spectacle
THE LUNATIC'S FRINGE
Rated PG-13 • $7 • Elgin Art Showcase
Multimedia, Music, Story / Poetry
Big Time Reality Show
CAPTAIN AMBIVALENT
Rated PG • $12 • Elgin Art Showcase
Exile
SARAH BETH NELSON
Story / Poetry
Human Connection
DANCE UPRISING
Rated G • $12 • SSSA Back Space
Dance
The Journey
JENN JENSEN
Rated PG • Pay What You Can • SSSA Theater
SHORT SHOWCASE C
A Play I Wrote in Fourth Grade
CLAIRE JOLIE GOODMAN
Rated PG-13 • $12 • Martini Room (21+)
Comedy Theater, Dramatic Theater
Space Madness and The Radio Cage
STUART TILTON
Rated G • $12 • Martini Room (21+)
Music, Undefined
Weird Jazz, by Grey Noise.
GREY NOISE
Music
Engentados
MARIO MATINEZ, JOSE ALFREDO, & MIJARESZR
Rated R • $12 • Martini Room (21+)
Improv / Stand-up, en español
Over Qualified for this Disaster
TRICIA BABISCHKIN
Improv / Stand-up, Story / Poetry, Comedy Theater
The Blue Bird
JAZZ THEATRE
Dance, Dramatic Theater, Undefined
SHORT SHOWCASE B
33Rev
MEMORIAM DEVELOPMENT
If You Meet the Buddha on the Road, Kill Him
MIKE CHERNOFF
Prof* Buster's wonder Machines
PROF* BUSTER
Circus / Clowns, Improv / Stand-up, Illusions / Magic
10:30pm
ai 🩷 u.
FAY FLORENCE- STEDDUM
Rated R • $12 • SSSA Back Space
Areysi’s New Old Skool: Chicagoland’s Premier Jukebox Band!
AREYSI’S NEW OLD SKOOL
Rated PG • $7 • Martini Room (21+)
Music, Story / Poetry
Cabaret Chaotique: An Improvised Burlesque Show
AUTUMN LEAVES
Rated R • $12 • Elgin Art Showcase
Cabaret / Drag, Improv / Stand-up, Dance
Fat Theatre Project Presents: a Solo Show Double Feature
FAT THEATRE PROJECT
Rated PG-13 • Pay What You Can • Habitat for Humanity
Story / Poetry, Dramatic Theater
It Was Nothing Like That, PENIS BREATH!
PHIL GONZALES, RAFFISH/RIPOFF PRODUCTIONS
Keeping Score:: A story of football, family and forgiveness
KRIS K RASMUSSEN
Rated PG • $12 • SSSA Theater
Sat 9/26
1:30pm
3:00pm
4:30pm
Rated PG-13 • $12 • Habitat for Habitat for Humanity
Down In Front
DOWN IN FRONT LIVE
Multimedia, Comedy Theater
The Real Spacewives of Alderaan
THE REAL SPACEWIVES OF ALDERAAN
10:00pm
Elgin Fringe ALMOST Closing Party
Rated PG-13 • Free • EPH Pub 217
Sun 9/27
1:00pm
2:30pm
Weird Jazz, by Grey Noise. Copy
4:00pm
Elgin Fringe Closing Party
Rated R • Free • Martini Room (21+)
