Peep Show Previews
Wednesday November 16th & Thursday November 17th, 5:00-7:00
(featuring free beer and cocktails provided by Old New Orleans Rum and NOLA Brewing Company!)
70 wild weird fresh original shows?! How do you decide what to see? Come to the Free-For-All Tent and get a glimpse of more than 20 different shows. Hang out at the tent and chat with the performers, then head off into the festival to see more of what you like!
Busker’s Happy Hour
Friday November 18th & Saturday November 19th, 6:00 – 8:00
Busker’s Happy Hour is open-mic at the Fringe Festival. Everyone is welcome to participate: musicians, dancers, poets, dramatists, comedians, jugglers, magicians, puppeteers and more. Performers can take the stage for up to 20 minutes. Twenty minutes earns you a free beer. Audiences will be encouraged to tip acts they enjoy. For more information or to reserve a slot contact rebecca@nofringe.org.
Fringe Friday Tent Party
Friday November 18th, 10 pm - 1 am
Join us under the big cupcake tent for a rockin' night of fantastic music, dancing and celebrating all the good stuff in life. Bodhi3 will kick off the evening with their groovin' movin' experimental jazz, followed by the honky-tonkin' heel-kickin' music of The Wasted Lives.
NOLAW - New Orleans Ladies Arm Wrestling
Saturday November 19th, 8:30-10:30
New Orleans Ladies Arm Wrestling hosts raucous performance-based competitions that empower women and provide monetary support for women-focused projects. For the Fringe we bring you an interactive hullabaloo combining feats of strength and wicked style. Wrestlers will take to the table and battle it out wrist to wrist for eternal glory and fame. Do you think you have what it takes to defeat our contenders? We're ready for you.
Fringe Drum Circle
Sunday November 20th, 4:00-6:00
Calling all drummers! Come on down to the Fringe and make some noise. Percussionists of all ages and skill levels are welcome. Bring your drums and your friends to relax and groove to the beats in beautiful Plessy Park.
Africa Brass Band
Sunday November 10th, 5-6 pm
From West Africa to the U.S., Brass Bands have a long history from which to draw inspiration. Africa Brass blends American Jazz, New Orleans Brass and African drums into a powerful sound, bridging the music of two continents,and eight centuries. We are jazzed to perform November 20th, 5pm at the Fringe Festival Free for all Tent, a uniquely downtown NOLA affair.
The Divas
Sunday November 20th, 7:00-8:30
The Divas are an acapella women ensemble consisting of an eclectic group of NOLA singers, performers and community organizers. Pulling from a range of traditional singing from all over the world, the ladies bring funk and flavor in a front porch living room type tradition. With arrangements from West Africa, Bulgaria, spiritual song tradition, Appalachia, New Orleans jazz, Afro-Colombian and Brazilian, this group of women effortlessly bridges the gap between them all. The Divine Divas only meet amongst them selves under rare moonlight - surrounded by candles, wine, chocolate and story. Come join them on this rare occasion for the Fringe Festival.