Welcome!!! The Bury Fringe Festival will run from May 1st to 14th 2010, in and around Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. We aim to stage a fortnight of exciting and original events, featuring theatre, comedy, music, magic, art displays, dance, workshops...and whatever mayhem you bring to us. The Fringe is being organised by an entirely independent group of people who are working together to bring interesting and inspiring projects to the East of Englands arts scene, with an emphasis on regional talent and resources. The group is by no means a closed entity, and we'd love to hear from anyone who has something they feel they can contribute to the festival, as a performer, promoter or organiser – please have a quick read of our FAQ page for the finer details and then drop us a line at claire@buryfringe.com

As we all know, current financial circumstances are less than comfortable for most individuals and businesses, and the Fringe is not immune to this. We are running the 2010 event with ZERO funding at this stage, making this a 100% handmade, homegrown, DIY festival, with a focus on great entertainment and events available to as many people as possible for as little expense as possible. This is where anything that YOU can contribute becomes invaluable to us, be it art materials, performance and/or rehearsal space, sound or lighting equipment, ideas, free photocopying or printing, or just time in general...and anything you can offer that we can use. We'd love to hear from you if you have anything you can give us to go towards the Fringe. (And HEY, if there's anyone out there who would like to give us some actual funding, or sponsor individual events, then do, please get in touch!)

Follow our newsblog for regular updates on how the planning and organisation is going, and feel free to contact Claire for any more information you'd like. We'd love to hear from you with your thoughts about the Fringe, and please help us spread the word and make this an amazing event for Bury St Edmunds!