Fringe supports Artists by giving them the tools and platform they need to put on their productions and reach audiences.

[6] In 2017 there was a record-breaking 130,000 tickets sold and $1.2 million in box office sales during the festival, which held performances from over 1,500 artists in 220 shows.

The 2023 event had 161 indoor theatre shows and over 1,400 performances with an estimated outdoor site attendance of ~550,000 and $1.2 million in ticket sales directly into the pockets of Fringe Artists.

Performers such as Ken Brown,[14] local magician Ron Pearson, Rapid Fire Theatre, Die-Nasty, Jan Randall Teatro la Quindicina, Darrin Hagen and Kevin Hendricks of Guys in Disguise, Panties Productions, Mump and Smoot, The Wombats, Ribbit Productions, The Dan Show, Nikolai, Ryan Stock of Insane Entertainment, Three Dead Trolls in a Baggie and Tim Waterson have appeared at the festival regularly.

For Edmonton queer theatre artists, Fringe is a chance to tell stories they want to tell and to share them with audiences that are willing and interested to listen.