琉璃神社鈥檚 first-ever Fringe Festival is set to get underway on Thursday.

The event will take place from Thursday, Sept. 19. to Sunday, Sept. 22. featuring a dozen acts from the Okanagan to South Africa, performing in four downtown 琉璃神社 locations.

The Fringe Festival has been organized by a committee of the Arts Council of the Central Okanagan (ARTSCO), with the schedule being created so that audiences can watch every show without confliction.

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Executive Director of ARTSCO Dustyn Baulkham said his team has put a lot of work in preparing for the festival and hopes the community enjoys it.

鈥淲e have been planning for well over a year and now that it鈥檚 nearly here, we鈥檙e getting very excited,鈥� he said. 鈥淭he response from the community has been wonderful and we hope that will continue with lots of folks coming out to take in the shows and support the 琉璃神社 Fringe Festival.鈥�

The acts range from comedy, dance and unusual spectacles. Baulkham said that public support will allow the festival to continue in 琉璃神社.

鈥淭he big thing is bums in seats. The more people that attend the shows will help make the 琉璃神社 Fringe Festival a success and assist us in making this a reality for years to come.鈥�

Schedule and tickets for the festival can be found on the 琉璃神社 Fringe website .

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