Project x Fringe

Project Fringe is a collaboration between Dublin Fringe Festival and Project Arts Centre, bringing together bold international performance, artist development, new commissions and late-night culture & club-nights across Dublin Fringe Festival 2026. 

Across the Festival, Project Fringe will make room for the city’s artists, audiences, DJs, club collectives and night ghouls to gather, dance, talk, flirt, decompress and keep the festival energy going long after the shows come down.

At a time when Dublin’s nightlife needs more space, support and imagination, Dublin Fringe Festival and Project Arts Centre are committed to platforming the people and scenes keeping the city alive after dark.

Project Fringe is a celebration of what happens when two artist-led organisations come together to back bold work, open doors and keep Dublin’s cultural life moving, on stage, on the dancefloor, after dark and into the future. 

Presented by In Bed With My Brother

18 – 19 September | 3pm & 6:15pm

Space Upstairs | Tickets: €22/20

Who holds the power to define you? Who gets to say whether you’re a legend or loser? Who owns the right, and the rights, to tell your story?

A gloriously unruly feminist reclamation of the story of cult band The Shaggs. 

“A furious and funny rallying cry against patriarchy and perfection” Guardian ★★★★

Book now.

Project Fringe is joining forces to present an annual co-commission that supports bold, contemporary performance that speaks to the Ireland of now.

In 2026, Project Fringe is commissioning KING to create LESBIAN DEATH BED, the queer club night for women and their friends from the Mother family. 

Presented by KING

4 September, 9pm | Space Upstairs & Bar

Tickets: €25/23*

*Please note: ticket grants automatic entry to club night afterwards.

Welcome to the lesbian dive bar at the end of the world.

A late-night collision of drag, club culture, cabaret and queer performance featuring a stellar line-up of artists, followed by a club night

Book now.

After-party club night tickets available here.

Project Fringe also launches the Radical Spirit Award, recognising the performance artist or company whose work captures the adventurous, provocative and form-challenging spirit shared by Dublin Fringe Festival and Project Arts Centre. 

The winner will receive: 

• A week-long run in The Cube at Project Arts Centre in 2027  
• A €3,000 production guarantee to support this presentation  
• Support where needed by teams from Dublin Fringe Festival and Project Arts Centre

Project Fringe doesn’t end when the show comes down.

Dublin Fringe Festival and Project Arts Centre are delighted to present a series of DJ nights, post-show parties and late-night gatherings taking over Project Arts Centre throughout the festival.

Presented by KING

4 September, 10:30pm till late

The official after-party following LESBIAN DEATH BED.

Come dressed for the funeral. Stay for the afters.

Book here.

11 September, 10pm till late

Free & unticketed

Get ready to dance out the joys of Fringe, with bangers and bops provided by Giita. She’ll be spinning an eclectic mix of dreamy slow tempo bangers, Italo disco, house, electro, 90’s acid house and techno.

Giita is a member of WIRED collective, who create neurodivergent club events at Project and provides the tunes for parties across Dublin, Reykjavik, and the UK. She is also the founder and DJ of the After Eight early dance club, which started in Reykjavík and is now in the basement of Pawnshop in Dublin.

Pack your dancing shoes and get your bit down to bop.

19 September, 10pm till late

Free & unticketed

The Sweet Spot is a get together and late-night house party with a shared commitment to presence and cultural connection in Dublin city. No hype, no pressure – just good music and some open minds.

We understand that cost is a big barrier to nightlife right now. The Sweet Spot at Project Arts Centre helps us keep the door open a little wider, so more of us can come together, reconnect, and enjoy a good night out without it feeling out of reach.