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While the main festival is celebrating its 36th year in 2026, this is the brand-new, premier year for dedicated children’s and family programming. It is being launched as a completely free community initiative supported by the Canada Council for the Arts and in partnership with the IWK Foundation.

The Halifax Fringe Festival officially returns Thursday and runs for eleven days.  Caitlin Murphy, award-winning writer and performer of her one-woman show “Terrible Fish,” joins Jaden Lee-Lincoln on what to expect from this year’s installment of the fringe festival.

WATCH: 25th Street Theatre artistic director Anita Smith highlights the 2026 edition of Saskatoon Fringe Festival.

Join Us for the 11th Annual Halifax Colour Festival! Get ready to celebrate love, unity, and joy with a spectacular day of colour, music, and dance at one of Halifax’s most vibrant cultural events! Event by IFCNS – Indian Festivals Club of Nova Scotia.

While the start to Edmonton’s summer festival season was not the most ideal due to the rapidly changing weather and frequent storms, it’s ending on a high, with this year ‘s Fringe festival setting a post-pandemic attendance record. Edmonton mayor Andrew Knack says the variety of festivals in the city is something to behold, and...

The 2026 Montreal Fringe Festival is now underway, bringing together emerging theatre and artists from across the city. One of the productions generating buzz this year is a courtroom drama that does something a little different. It turns you, the audience, into the jury. Playwright and producer Fred Azeredo joins Global News Morning’s host Laura...

Just eight days till the smell of green onion cakes once again waft through Old Strathcona and the 45th Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival kicks off in full swing. Megan Dart, executive director of the Edmonton Fringe, chatted with Global News Morning Edmonton.

WATCH: Sax player and storyteller John Sobol highlights his show “Juicy Woo-Woo: The UFO Cabaret”. The Saskatoon Fringe Festival is underway at W.E. Graham Park.

Winnipeg Magician Patrick Gregoire shows off his skills on Global News Morning with reporter Matthew Merkel ahead of the Winnipeg Fringe Festival.

Global News Morning’s Matthew Merkel spoke to magician Patrick Gregoire about this year’s Winnipeg Fringe Festival. After the interview Gregoire showed off his skills by performing a couple card tricks.

The streets of Shediac are filled with colour this weekend for the sixth annual Hom’Art Festival. Johnny James spoke with the artists bringing their creations to the community’s streets.

Pickle lovers are getting their own festival in Vancouver. Picklefest is bringing pickle-inspired treats, snacks and more to the city for one day on September 12th. Global News speaks with Co-Founder Adin Wener.

The Toronto International Film Festival brings hundreds of A-list celebrities to the city. Some die-hard fans go to extreme lengths to get an autograph or photo with them. Nicole Di Donato spoke with a few superfans about their tips on how to spot stars beyond the red carpet. 

WATCH: Despite the rainy weather, the WEGO Annual End of Summer Arts Festival still went ahead this Sunday, allowing families a free way to enjoy the day through art, music, and movement. Payton Zillich brings us down to the Remai Modern to get an inside look at all the fun.

Members of the Survivors Abreast Peterborough dragon boat team will soon be heading to France to participate in an international festival. As Madeleine McColl reports, the festival will be the biggest yet, bringing together breast cancer survivors from across the globe to inspire hope and resilience.

Kaya Fest is a global music and awareness festival known for curating world-class lineups of reggae and genre-crossing artists. Rooted in the guiding principle of “Education Before Recreation,” the festival brings together music, culture, and community to celebrate unity, peace, and conscious living. Stephen Marley, multiple Grammy winner and son of legendary icon Bob Marley,...

The Halifax Busker Festival is back, bringing world-class talent to the waterfront! We caught up with international performer Victor Rubilar to chat about his incredible act, life on the road, and what audiences can expect this week.

The 2026 edition of the Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival wraps up this weekend. Global News Morning’s Clay Young talks to the stars of ‘Panic – A Live Radio Musical’, which is all about a famous 1930s incident on live radio.

The Chinatown Festival has returned this weekend to the streets of Vancouver’s historic neighbourhood for the 24th year. And as Safeeya Pirani reports, one of the keys to the successful celebrations are the local performers who help bring Chinese culture to life.

Global News Morning’s Clay Young meets ‘Clay Pasdejeune’, a character with a similar background in broadcasting, who stars in ‘Winnipeg is a Lie’ at the Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival.