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Cambridge, England

Cambridge Fringe Festival 2027

29–30 May 2027

The Cambridge Fringe Festival is a weekend of comedy on 29 and 30 May 2027 in four venues at Mitcham's Corner in Cambridge, The Waterman, The Boathouse, Thirsty and The Portland Arms, a couple of minutes' walk apart. Comedian Ali Warwood is behind both the festival and Commoners' Comedy Club. Its 2026 bill set work-in-progress hours from Geoff Norcott, Tiff Stevenson and Jordan Brookes beside newer comics and a live singing gameshow, and its programme includes shows for every age.

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You book on cambridgefringe.co.uk, the festival's own site. The Guide sells no tickets.

Tickets ↗You book on cambridgefringe.co.uk. The Guide sells no tickets.

The 2027 festival

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The Cambridge Fringe Festival 2027 runs 2 days, from Saturday 29 May 2027 to Sunday 30 May 2027, in Cambridge, England. A fringe, with comedy among its arts: stand-up. Tickets, times and the full programme are on the festival's own site. Comedy festivals in 2027, month by month. Fringe festivals in 2027 with comedy.

What's on

On the 2026 Saturday, Rob Auton and Freya McGhee tried out new material, Alex Kealy gave a best-of hour, Abigoliah Schamaun and Joe Wells shared Neurodivergent Moments, and Harri Dobbs played Escape North Wales. On the Sunday, Tiff Stevenson brought Post Coital, Ria Lina her show Be My Guest, Andy Gilbert Freud, Erikson & Me and Edward Aczel High Plains Drifter, while Yuriko Kotani and Tadiwa Mahlunge tried out work in progress.

Tickets

Every show at the 2027 festival costs the same in advance, £6 plus a 60p booking fee, and the programme includes shows for all ages. The site carries no ticket links yet: the line-up for 29 and 30 May 2027 is still to be announced, and news reaches the festival's social channels first.

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Entering as a comic

Applications to perform at the 2027 festival are open through an online form, and its local showcases keep spots for comedians starting out who get in touch. Volunteers are taken on from the beginning of 2027.

For comedians: submissions

Open Submissions open for the 2027 festival, until Tuesday 15 December 2026.

How it takes acts
By submission: the festival picks its bill from what comedians send
Deadline
Tuesday 15 December 2026
Fee
£55 for registration
What to send
Performer names and contacts, show title and blurb, suitable ages, a brief CV, a video link, dates you can't do, and tech and access needs.
As of
31 October 2026
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Deadlines and fees change: the festival's own page has the last word. Every festival open for submissions

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Questions

When is the Cambridge Fringe Festival 2027?

29–30 May 2027 in Cambridge, England.

Where do I book for the Cambridge Fringe Festival?

On the festival's own site, cambridgefringe.co.uk, which also has the latest programme and any changes.

Who runs the Cambridge Fringe Festival?

Ali Warwood, the festival's creator.

How much are tickets for the Cambridge Fringe Festival?

£6 for the 2027 festival, as its own site gave them on 31 October 2026. Prices change; the festival's site has the last word.

Can comedians apply to the Cambridge Fringe Festival 2027?

Yes: submissions for the 2027 festival are open until 15 December 2026 on docs.google.com. The fee: £55 for registration.

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