Join the Artists, Curators and FaB team to celebrate the opening of Fringe Arts Bath Festival 2026 with a donations bar, plus performances, exhibitions & interventions and more.

Opening night venues:

Newark Works, 2 Foundry Lane, Bath BA2 3DZ
44AD artspace, 4 Abbey Street, Bath BA1 1NN
The Artpad, 62 Great Pulteney St, Bath BA2 4DN
Old Glassworks, 105-107 Walcot Street, Bath BA1 5BW

See map for full list of festival venues & access details: fringeartsbath.co.uk/map-2026

Old Glassworks:
6-8pm - Glitter face decorations + make a party hat - part of Bring on the Bling!
7pm - poetry performance by Managanaro - part of ‘Pride Was a Riot!’
Short films will be playing throughout the evening - part of ‘The Motive of the Puppeteer’

The Artpad:
7pm - Llve musical performance from Follow the Sun - part of ‘Gentle Shifts’

Newark Works:
6-8pm - Circomedia performances with Flightless Fae, Guns’n Poses, Cormac : Live! ànd Juggling James - in association with Bath Fringe Festival
9pm - ‘EVENT’ a 20min performance - part of ‘Chance Encounters: Art Through Accident and Invitation’

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