Tampa Fringe is keeping the Bay area weird this month with dozens of shows at its annual festival.

Here’s a lot of what you need to know about the festival happening at multiple venues housed within The Commodore and Kress Contemporary building in Ybor City from June 11, 22.

  • The 2025 lineup includes 32 companies performing in five venues—including the Commodore on the western edge of 7th Avenue
  • Some shows are 18 & up, while others have ratings (PG-14, PG)
  • A no-cover Kids Fringe features acrobats, a secret agent Cinderella and a Seussian show from the Hillsborough Community College Theatre Club
  • Other acts are family-friendly, but not necessarily written for kids
  • There a shuttle even a shuttle for anyone who needs it
  • Aspeed-dating-esque preview night happens on on Wednesday, June 11 where each company will perform a tight, three-minute preview of their shows
  • Admission can be purchased for individual shows, in three or five-show bundles, or in the form of an “Eliminator Pass” that gets a festival goer into everything.
All ratings are available via tampafringe.org.

See 16 Tampa Fringe shows to check out below, and click through the titles for more information.

Tickets for Tampa Fringe 2025 happening June 11-22 in Ybor City are still available and start at $9.

Nicole Crowther Credit: Photo c/o Tampa Fringe
“Bangs, Bobs & Banter: Confessions of a Hairstylist,” comes to Tampa Fringe Thursday June 19, Saturday, June 21 and Sunday, June 22, 2025. Credit: Bangs, Bobs and Banter
“BLAH-Cappella: Vulva Va-Voom Struggles With Imperfection” comes to Tampa Fringe next weekend. Credit: c/o Tampa Fringe Festival

The Common Ground

Credit: Photo by Joseph Gallagher
“DeCeption Theater” comes to Tampa Fringe Festival June 18-21, 2025. Credit: c/o Tampa Fringe
Flamencodanza comes to Tampa Fringe Festival June 13-15, 2025. Credit: c/o Tampa Fringe
“Florida Christmas: The Musical” comes to Tampa Fringe Festival June 19-22, 2025. Credit: musiccreativitylab.com
La Última Muñeca: A Theatrical Quinceañera Credit: Photo c/o Victoria Rose Ríos
“Murderers” comes to Tampa Fringe Festival Credit: c/o Tampa Fringe
Gabrielle Leonore Credit: Photo via gabbycab13/Instagram
“Pup Play: A Queer Pseudo-Lecture (of sorts)” comes to Tampa Fringe Festival Credit: c/o Tampa Fringe
Yoko Oso tells their story in “Queen Interrupted: The Rise and Fall of a Drag Pariah,” at Tampa Fringe Festival 2025. Credit: c/o Tampa Fringe
Jordan Bertke Credit: Photo c/o Tampa Fringe

Stop Freaking Out: The Denis Phillips Method To Dealing With Weather And Life

Credit: denisphillipswfts/Facebook
Mary Strawberry’s “Strawberry Sideshow” happens Saturday, June 14 as part of Tampa Fringe Festival 2025. Credit: c/o Tampa Fringe Festival

Whispers of the Wind: A Very Serious, Complete, and Thorough Academic Presentation on the Mother Fan Cult Credit: c/o Tampa Fringe

Tampa Fringe Festival 2025 is in Ybor City, Florida from June 11-22, 2025. Credit: c/o Tampa Fringe

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