{"id":287848,"date":"2026-05-28T18:22:42","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T18:22:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/287848\/"},"modified":"2026-05-28T18:22:42","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T18:22:42","slug":"photos-orlando-fringe-wraps-up-35th-festival-with-closing-ceremony-splash-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/287848\/","title":{"rendered":"PHOTOS:\u00a0Orlando Fringe wraps up 35th festival with closing ceremony, Splash Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"

(Photo by Dylan Todd)<\/p>\n

ORLANDO | The Orlando International Fringe Theatre Festival<\/a>\u00a0closed its 14-day\u00a0immersive cultural experience on May 25 with a closing ceremony to celebrate the artists. <\/p>\n

The night included Patrons Pick Day and Watermark Out News\u2019 Splash Awards. This year\u2019s Splash Awards went to \u201cThe Vagina Monologues\u201d for Favorite Show, and Jaimz Dillman from \u201cThe Vagina Monologues\u201d for Favorite Director. Daniel Kermidas from \u201cHigher Than Rainbows\u201d won Favorite Writer, and Laura Powalisz from \u201cHigher Than Rainbows\u201d won for Favorite Lead Performer. Xoey Dillman-Giewont from \u201cThe Vagina Monologues\u201d received Favorite Supporting Performer.<\/p>\n

For the 35th festival, over\u00a01,700\u00a0artists representing\u00a0four\u00a0countries and\u00a015\u00a0states traveled to Orlando from around the world to perform at one of the many venues in Loch Haven Park, according to the press release. Orlando Fringe hosted over 1,000 ticketed shows spanning every genre, such as theatre, dance, storytelling, musicals, comedy and more.\u00a0<\/p>\n

This year, Orlando Fringe sold 43,901 tickets and paid out over $500,000 to artists.\u00a0 Visual Fringe paid out over $20,000 to gallery and market artists, while over 200 kids participated and performed in Kids Fringe and nearly 200 volunteers supported the entire festival. <\/p>\n

\u201cI am so honored and proud of the community that showed up and showed out!\u201d says Tempestt Halstead.\u00a0 \u201cWe laughed, cried, danced, sweat through the Florida heat on The Lawn, took big creative risks and proved once again that there is nothing quite like Orlando Fringe.\u00a0 This festival only exists because artists, volunteers, staff and audiences continue to believe in the magic of live performance and in each other.\u201d<\/p>\n

As the longest-running Fringe in the United States and the largest performing arts festival in Central Florida, Orlando Fringe is founded on being: 100% uncensored, 100% unjuried, 100% accessible, 100% inclusive and 100% of all tickets go directly back to the artists.<\/p>\n

Watemark Out News was present during the closing ceremony. View our photos below.<\/p>\n

Photos by Dylan Todd and Kay Yingling. <\/p>\n

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