Nanaimo Fringe Festival

Nanaimo Fringe Festival is a theatrical event with six fantastic performances, which are chosen through lottery coming from both established and new artists. The event is organized by the Pacific Coast Stage Company, a charitable and non-profit organization. Pacific Coast Stage Company's goal is to nurtures theatre artists of central Vancouver Island and grow the industry. It facilitates collaborations and developments with all artists then encourages them to up their game. The company is committed to preserving artistic freedom to explore and experiment and present professional theatres that everyone will enjoy. The company's contribution to Canadian theatre's advancement is through supporting rising and known artists and providing and encouraging creative and professional development opportunities.
Nanaimo Fringe Festival Promotes diversity in theatre and encourages people to see theatre as both a recreational and educational activity. It is a registered trademark of the Canadian Association of Fringe Festivals (CAFF).

Nanaimo Fringe Festival Location

Nanaimo Fringe Festival occurs at Vancouver Island Conference Centre in downtown Nanaimo. Vancouver Island Conference Centre is right in the middle of downtown, so you get to see everything downtown has to offer. Among them are Breakout Nanaimo Escape Rooms, Vancouver Island Military Museum and Nanaimo Museum, where you can learn so much about Nanaimo. Casino Nanaimo and McGregor Park or Piper Park are close enough for a short walk. Downtown is where the best restaurants, coffee shops and bars are placed. The best thing is that they are within walking distance.

How to Get to Nanaimo Fringe Festival by Car

From Nanaimo:
To find Nanaimo Fringe Festival while you are in the city, drive toward Vancouver Island Conference Centre at 101 Gordon St.

From Victoria:
Getting to Vancouver Island Conference Centre from Victoria is via Trans-Canada Hwy/BC-1 N. It is 110 km (68.3 miles) and takes about an hour and a half.
Head west on Pandora Ave toward Government St and go on for 99 m (324.8 ft). Turn right onto Government St and after 1 km (0.6 miles), take a slight right toward Trans-Canada Hwy/BC-1 N. Follow it for 72 m (236.2 ft) and use any lane to turn left onto Trans-Canada Hwy/BC-1 N. Drive 109 km (67.7 miles) more to reach Vancouver Island Conference Centre.

History of Nanaimo Fringe Festival

Nanaimo Fringe Festival began in 2011, which at first was called Fringetastic Theatre Festival. The name was coined by the co-founder of the festival, Jer Banks. It was also the title of video interviews Jer did while travelling throughout Canada working for Fringe Festival.

Things to do around the Nanaimo Fringe Festival Area

The downtown of Nanaimo is fun and full of possibilities for having a good time. Breakout Nanaimo Escape Rooms is a very exciting choice. To learn more about Nanaimo and its history, visit the Nanaimo Museum. If you crave good music and drinks, go to The Queen's, which is a live music bar. Do you enjoy watching local artworks? The good news is Nanaimo Art Gallery is within walking distance. For seeing the docks and boats and have a great ocean view, walk to McGregor Park. Have a tasty meal and drinks like nothing else at The Vault Café, which is close and one of the best in Nanaimo.