KPBS multi-day events running through May 24

KPBS’ events calendar lists the 14th Annual San Diego International Fringe Festival as an ongoing event running through Sunday, May 24, 2026, at multiple locations. The listing says a FRINGE TAG is required as a pass for “11 Days of Eyeball-Busting Shows,” and directs audiences to the festival schedule. The San Diego International Fringe Festival’s own site says the event launched May 12 with previews and continues through May 24. Organizers describe the festival as open-access, unjuried and artist-driven. ### What exactly is KPBS listing through May 24? The KPBS event page names the festival as “The 14th Annual San Diego International Fringe Festival” and marks it as ongoing until May 24 at multiple locations. The listing appears in KPBS’ arts and festivals calendar rather than as a single-venue performance page. The festival site says the 2026 edition began May 12 with Fringe Previews and runs through May 24. (kpbs.org) That site says this year’s program includes a cross-border expansion effort through a Baja California pilot program. ### What does the FRINGE TAG cost, and who needs it? A FRINGE TAG costs $7 as a one-time purchase, according to both the KPBS event page and the festival’s ticketing information. (kpbs.org) Organizers say the tag is required for ticketed shows and can be picked up at any Fringe venue. The festival says 100% of ticket sales go directly to performing artists, while the tag purchase supports the festival itself. (kpbs.org) Organizers also say tags are not required for Family Fringe, street theatre or other free programming. ### How big is the 2026 festival, and where is it happening? The San Diego International Fringe Festival site lists 20 venues in its venues archive for 2026, including sites in San Diego County and Baja California. (kpbs.org) The venue list includes locations in Rosarito and Ensenada under “Baja Fringe – Mexico.” A San Diego Union-Tribune excerpt republished on the festival’s site says the 2026 festival is playing through May 24 with more than 40 shows by artists from the United States, Mexico, Australia, Japan and India at 16 venues throughout San Diego and also in Tijuana. (sdfringe.org) Because that count appears in a republished media excerpt rather than the main festival overview, it stands as a separately reported figure. (sdfringe.org) KPBS arts reporter Beth Accomando reported on May 11 that the festival was returning for its 14th year with new venues stretching “from Poway to Ensenada” and international artists ahead of the World Fringe Congress. ### What kinds of shows are on the calendar now? The festival’s events archive lists theater, comedy, music, cabaret and circus performances among current offerings. (sdfringe.org) Examples on the schedule include “Life’s A Drag” at the Marie Hitchcock Puppet Theatre through May 24, “Ghost Train” at New Destiny in Lincoln Park through May 24, and “Poway Shakespeare’s Bards with Blades” at Old Poway Park through May 23. (kpbs.org) KPBS’ coverage on May 11 highlighted shows including “Just to Be Close to You,” “Life’s a Drag,” “Ghost Train,” “An Audience With Robinson Crusoe” and “Poway Shakespeare’s Bards with Blades.” That report also said the festival was expanding its footprint and preparing to host global leaders for the World Fringe Congress. (sdfringe.org) ### Where can readers find the schedule and participating locations? KPBS’ listing links readers to the event calendar entry for the festival, which notes multiple locations and the May 24 end date. The festival’s own schedule and map pages are also live, and its ticketing page says tickets are sold through individual performance pages. May 24 is the closing date listed on both KPBS and the festival site for the 2026 run. (kpbs.org) Organizers say tags can be purchased or picked up at any Fringe venue, and the current venue archive and show schedule remain available online as the festival continues this week. (kpbs.org) (kpbs.org)