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About
The story of the Chesham Fringe Festival
The first-ever Chesham Fringe Festival was held in May 2024, delivering three unforgettable days of arts, culture and entertainment. The festival attracted a diverse mix of local, national, and international talent, turning this busy Buckinghamshire market town into a vibrant cultural hub. Over 100 acts performed across 10 different venues, showcasing a mix of music, poetry, comedy, cabaret and theatre, for all ages.
We returned for our second festival in May 2025 bringing in over 120 fantastic acts across our six genres of comedy, music, theatre, kids’ shows, cabaret and spoken word.
For 2026, we went even bigger and better, this time with 130+ acts across 14 Chesham venues over a very hot, late May bank holiday weekend.
2027, here we come!
Performers
See a selection of who performed at Chesham Fringe Festival 2026
MUSIC
For 2026, we’re supper excited to have the Stereo MC’s headlining at the Elgiva on Friday 22 May! Plus we have the likes of Matted, Brass Beats Collective, Ultimate Green Day, The Ed Sheeran Experience and Battle for the Fringe winners Hannah Lou Larsen and The Campus. We have many other diverse and talented performers in the line up with flavours of rock, indie, pop, jazz, blues, soul, choirs, classical, urban sounds and much more!
(Photos: Stereo MC’s / Matted)
COMEDY
It just get’s better every year – what a line up for our third Chesham Fringe! We’ve got Henning Wehn and Adam Kay headlining at the Elgiva, plus Olaf Falafel, our own queen of Chesham Ninia Benjamin and Marcel Lucont returning for more laughs, plus many more who will be entertaining us with established and work in progress sets. We’re now seen as a pre-curser to the famous Edinburgh Fringe with some top notch and celebrity comedians booked!
(Photo: Henning Wehn / Adam Kay)
THEATRE
Expect a variety of theatrical productions for 2026, from youth theatre, professional theatre, amdram and the one-person shows. We’re bringing musical theatre, interactive shows where the audience takes part, and even a science show with live experiments!
(Photos: Panda Players / Big Girl Pants)
CABARET
Bring us more cabaret! We’re pleased to welcome back Dee Riley creating his mind-blowing magical moments, Flamenco Fiesta for an excuse to dress up and stomp feet, Daniel Sinclair with his comedy hypnosis show, and Buster Keaton’s classic silent film ‘The Cameraman’ accompanied by Bohdan Reshetilov’s incredible live piano performance.
(Photos: Flamenco Fiesta/Dee Riley)
SPOKEN WORD
This year is another opportunity to learn more about authors, poetry, real life issues and adventures. Our line up in 2026 includes medieval story time and how to get lost in zone 9 with Mark Cowie, local cartographer extraordinaire.
(Photos: Mark Cowie / Euphoria)
KIDS' SHOWS
Oh, have we got some great shows for the kids this year! With Olaf Falafel’s Stupidest Show Ever, and our favourite not-Frenchman Marcel Lucont bringing some fun and games for les enfants terrible, plus we have Phillip Simon returning with his award-winning School’s Out Comedy Club where the children take the stage, plus more for the kids this year than ever before. Expect high jinx and lots of poo references. Tee hee!
(Photos: Olaf Falafel / Marcel Lucont)
MUSIC
For 2026, we’re supper excited to have the Stereo MC’s headlining at the Elgiva on Friday 22 May! Plus we have the likes of Matted, Brass Beats Collective, Ultimate Green Day, The Ed Sheeran Experience and Battle for the Fringe winners Hannah Lou Larsen and The Campus. We have many other diverse and talented performers in the line up with flavours of rock, indie, pop, jazz, blues, soul, choirs, classical, urban sounds and much more!
(Photos: Stereo MC’s / Matted)
COMEDY
It just get’s better every year – what a line up for our third Chesham Fringe! We’ve got Henning Wehn and Adam Kay headlining at the Elgiva, plus Olaf Falafel, our own queen of Chesham Ninia Benjamin and Marcel Lucont returning for more laughs, plus many more who will be entertaining us with established and work in progress sets. We’re now seen as a pre-curser to the famous Edinburgh Fringe with some top notch and celebrity comedians booked!
(Photo: Henning Wehn / Adam Kay)
THEATRE
Expect a variety of theatrical productions for 2026, from youth theatre, professional theatre, amdram and the one-person shows. We’re bringing musical theatre, interactive shows where the audience takes part, and even a science show with live experiments!
(Photos: Panda Players / Big Girl Pants)
CABARET
Bring us more cabaret! We’re pleased to welcome back Dee Riley creating his mind-blowing magical moments, Flamenco Fiesta for an excuse to dress up and stomp feet, Daniel Sinclair with his comedy hypnosis show, and Buster Keaton’s classic silent film ‘The Cameraman’ accompanied by Bohdan Reshetilov’s incredible live piano performance.
(Photos: Flamenco Fiesta/Dee Riley)
SPOKEN WORD
This year is another opportunity to learn more about authors, poetry, real life issues and adventures. Our line up in 2025 covers explorers, business, culture, survival literature and a touch of Hollywood glamour!
(Photos: Gemma Johnson / Michael Brandon)
KIDS' SHOWS
Oh, have we got some great shows for the kids this year! With Olaf Falafel’s Stupidest Show Ever, and our favourite not-Frenchman Marcel Lucont bringing some fun and games for les enfants terrible, plus we have Phillip Simon returning with his award-winning School’s Out Comedy Club where the children take the stage, plus more for the kids this year than ever before. Expect high jinx and lots of poo references. Tee hee!
(Photos: Marcel Lucont/Olaf Falafel )
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