# KC Fringe Festival > The KC Fringe is the largest celebration of arts and culture in the Kansas City metropolitan area\. Returning live for its 20th season for a two\-week explosion of performance, film, visual arts exhibitions, and events that showcase the work of local, national, and international artists\. The mostly volunteer\-run organization has been supporting artists, cultivating creators, and attracting adventurous audiences since July 2005\. Generated by Yoast SEO v28.0, this is an llms.txt file, meant for consumption by LLMs. ## Pages - [How to Fringe\!](https://kcfringe.org/how-to-fringe/) - [Who We Are](https://kcfringe.org/who-we-are/) - [About](https://kcfringe.org/about/) - [2025 Festival](https://kcfringe.org/2025-festival/) - [Home](https://kcfringe.org/) ## Posts - [Englewood Arts Partnership Prize](https://kcfringe.org/englewood-arts-partnership-prize/) - [Shine a light on your business at this year's festival\!](https://kcfringe.org/shine-a-light-on-your-business-at-this-years-festival/) - [KC Fringe Unified Auditions](https://kcfringe.org/kc-fringe-unified-auditions/) - [From KC Fringe to the Main Stage: Jazz: The Women Who Shaped Me by Eboni Fondren](https://kcfringe.org/from-kc-fringe-to-the-main-stage-jazz-the-women-who-shaped-me-by-eboni-fondren/) - [Welcome to KC Fringe\!](https://kcfringe.org/welcome-to-kc-fringe/) ## 2026 Events - [First Friday June 5](https://kcfringe.org/2026-event/first-friday-june-5/) - [First Friday July 3](https://kcfringe.org/2026-event/first-friday-july-3/) ## After Parties - [KC Fringe 26 Curtain Call: Closing Party \& Awards Celebration](https://kcfringe.org/after-party/kc-fringe-26-curtain-call-closing-party-awards-celebration/) - [KC Fringe Karaoke hosted by Bradley Thomas](https://kcfringe.org/after-party/kc-fringe-karaoke-hosted-by-bradley-thomas/) - [The Magic Reveal \- Announcement of 2026 "Best of" KC Fringe After Party](https://kcfringe.org/after-party/the-magic-reveal-announcement-of-2026-best-of-kc-fringe-after-party/) - [Flashlight Cabaret hosted by Derek Trautwein After Party](https://kcfringe.org/after-party/flashlight-cabaret-hosted-by-derek-trautwein-after-party/) - [Bird Jr's Carnival of Curiosi\-THREE'S After Party](https://kcfringe.org/after-party/bird-jrs-carnival-of-curiosi-threes-afterparty/) ## Fringe Reviews - [Villiany \& Vaudeville](https://kcfringe.org/fringe-review/villiany-vaudeville-2/) - [The One Where We Make It Up](https://kcfringe.org/fringe-review/the-one-where-we-make-it-up/) - [Keeper of the Plains](https://kcfringe.org/fringe-review/keeper-of-the-plains/) - [Another Life Story](https://kcfringe.org/fringe-review/another-life-story/) - [J\.D\. Rowland: My Life at 40](https://kcfringe.org/fringe-review/j-d-rowland-my-life-at-40/) ## Preview - [Preview at The Bird Comedy Theater](https://kcfringe.org/previews/preview-at-the-bird-comedy-theatre/) - [Preview at Central Library](https://kcfringe.org/previews/preview-at-central-library/) - [KC Fringe Flash Preview](https://kcfringe.org/previews/kc-fringe-flash-preview/) - [Preview at Englewood Arts](https://kcfringe.org/previews/preview-at-englewood-arts/) - [KC Fringe The Borough Preview](https://kcfringe.org/previews/kc-fringe-the-borough-preview/) ## Venues - [KC Central Library](https://kcfringe.org/venue/kc-central-library/) - [MOD Gallery](https://kcfringe.org/venue/mod-gallery/) - [Englewoods Arts Center](https://kcfringe.org/venue/englewoods-arts-center/) - [Hamburger Mary’s](https://kcfringe.org/venue/hamburger-marys/) - [MCC Penn Valley\- Little Theater](https://kcfringe.org/venue/mcc-penn-valley-little-theater/) ## Visual Arts - [Vince Marrone](https://kcfringe.org/visual-art/vince-marrone/) - [Kale Van Leeuwen](https://kcfringe.org/visual-art/kale-van-leeuwen/) - [Life and Death Designs](https://kcfringe.org/visual-art/life-and-death-designs/) - [Bryan Colley and Tara Varney](https://kcfringe.org/visual-art/bryan-colley-and-tara-varney/) - [Richard Smith Art](https://kcfringe.org/visual-art/richard-smith-art/) ## Workshops - [Devising Theatre Workshop](https://kcfringe.org/workshop/divising-theatre-workshop/) - [Foundations of Commedia dell'Arte Workshop](https://kcfringe.org/workshop/fondations-of-commedia-dellarte-workshop/) ## Products - [Best of MCC Penn Valley\- Little Theater \- The Enemies From Within](https://kcfringe.org/product/mcc-penn-valley-little-theater-the-enemies-from-within/): \A star NFL running back, television news reporter, retired high school teacher, and a drummer for a popular heavy metal band are languishing inside a monument that has been converted into a prison for MAGA opponents\. The far right\-wing Christian Nationalist couple who run the prison are using any means necessary, including the threat of public execution, to "re\-educate" them\. Set in the not\-too\-distant future, the prisoners must decide whether they want to live or die\.\     - [Best of Music Theater Heritage \- Jazz: The Women Who Shaped Me](https://kcfringe.org/product/best-of-music-theater-heritage-jazz-the-women-who-shaped-me/): \ Jazz: The Women Who Shaped Me is a one\-woman multimedia performance created and performed by celebrated jazz vocalist Eboni Fondren\. This 60\-minute theatrical production is a powerful tribute to the indelible impact of seven groundbreaking women in jazz\. \ - [Best of Unicorn\- Levin Stage \- The Maltese Murder](https://kcfringe.org/product/best-of-unicorn-levin-stage-maltese-murder/): \When a book collector is murdered in a public library, a private detective is hired to find the killer\. He meets a host of unsavory characters hunting for a valuable autographed edition of Dashiell Hammett’s “The Maltese Falcon” that was donated to the Friends of the Library book sale\. Originally commissioned by the Johnson County Public Library for the 2008 National Endowment for the Arts' Big Read, Fringe veterans Bryan Colley and Tara Varney brings this hilarious film noir parody to the Unicorn stage\.\ - [Best of City Stage at Union Station \- Legends of the Night Sky](https://kcfringe.org/product/best-of-city-stage-at-union-station-legends-of-the-night-sky/): \"Legends of the Night Sky" by Circus Scorpius—2023 \& 2024 KC Fringe "Best of Fest" winner—is a dazzling aerial and circus show featuring 12 mythic vignettes\. Each act brings a zodiac constellation’s origin story to life through stunning acrobatics, aerial arts, and visual storytelling\. Let the stars guide you through this unforgettable journey of legend and light\!\   - [Best of Whim Space \- Alibi](https://kcfringe.org/product/best-of-whim-space-alibi/): \After waking up in bed together with little recollection of the night before, unlikely pair Kendra and Molly find themselves trapped in Kendra’s apartment due to a blizzard\. Stuck with one another, emotions rise and passions flame, but despite their differences they make a pact: Kendra helps Molly write, and Molly hides Kendra’s secret identity from the world and… her fiance\. As their work and feelings intensify, will this unlikely bond survive or will their secrets destroy everything?\     ## Merch - [KCFRINGE FESTIVAL BUTTON](https://kcfringe.org/merch/kcfringe-festival-button/) - [FESTIVAL PASS 2026](https://kcfringe.org/merch/festival-pass-2026/) - [SWAG](https://kcfringe.org/merch/swag/) ## Venues - [Whim Space](https://kcfringe.org/venues/whim-space/) - [Center for Spiritual Living](https://kcfringe.org/venues/center-for-spiritual-living/) - [Fuego Cantina KC](https://kcfringe.org/venues/fuego-cantina-kc/) - [The Bird Comedy Theater](https://kcfringe.org/venues/the-bird-comedy-theater/) - [Kansas City Young Audiences](https://kcfringe.org/venues/kansas-city-young-audiences/) ## Events - [This Is Not A Love Story](https://kcfringe.org/events/this-is-not-a-love-story/) - [Fringeprov](https://kcfringe.org/events/fringeprov/) - [Who Am I, Again? a verbal collage of stories about Brain Injury](https://kcfringe.org/events/who-am-i-again-a-verbal-collage-of-stories-about-brain-injury/) - [Villainy \& Vaudeville: A Campy Villain Cabaret Kicking Off KC Fringe](https://kcfringe.org/events/villainy-vaudeville-a-campy-villain-cabaret-kicking-off-kc-fringe/) - [Truck Noises Presents Kansas City: Magnum Vice](https://kcfringe.org/events/truck-noises-presents-kansas-city-magnum-vice/) ## Performances - [This Is Not A Love Story](https://kcfringe.org/performances/this-is-not-a-love-story-10/) - [This Is Not A Love Story](https://kcfringe.org/performances/this-is-not-a-love-story-8/) - [This Is Not A Love Story](https://kcfringe.org/performances/this-is-not-a-love-story-9/) - [This Is Not A Love Story](https://kcfringe.org/performances/this-is-not-a-love-story-7/) - [This Is Not A Love Story](https://kcfringe.org/performances/this-is-not-a-love-story-6/) ## Categories - [Uncategorized](https://kcfringe.org/category/uncategorized/) - [Making News](https://kcfringe.org/category/making-news/) - [Behind\-the\-Scenes](https://kcfringe.org/category/behind-the-scenes/) - [Educational](https://kcfringe.org/category/educational/) - [Fringe Forward](https://kcfringe.org/category/fringe-forward/) ## Tags - [KC Fringe Festival](https://kcfringe.org/tag/kc-fringe-festival/) - [KC Fringe](https://kcfringe.org/tag/kc-fringe/) - [First Fridays](https://kcfringe.org/tag/first-fridays/) - [Art Speak Radio](https://kcfringe.org/tag/art-speak-radio/) - [Maria Vasquez Boyd](https://kcfringe.org/tag/maria-vasquez-boyd/) ## Product categories - [Show](https://kcfringe.org/product-category/show/) - [Best Of Fringe 2025](https://kcfringe.org/product-category/best-of-fringe-2025/) - [Film](https://kcfringe.org/product-category/film/) - [Passes/Buttons/Donations](https://kcfringe.org/product-category/passes-buttons-donations/) ## Product tags - [Comedy](https://kcfringe.org/product-tag/comedy/) - [Theatre](https://kcfringe.org/product-tag/theatre/) - [Amplified Voices](https://kcfringe.org/product-tag/amplified-voices/) - [Drama](https://kcfringe.org/product-tag/drama/) - [Solo Performance](https://kcfringe.org/product-tag/solo-performance/) ## Product shipping classes - [no\-shipping\-charge](https://kcfringe.org/?taxonomy=product_shipping_class&term=no-shipping-charge) ## Optional - [Sitemap index](https://kcfringe.org/sitemap_index.xml)