2014 Hollywood Fringe Festival Stats

Some might say that there is no room in the film-centric city of Los Angeles for a thriving, vibrant performing arts scene. That there is no close-knit community of theatre-goers in this city. Some might even say the performing arts are dying.

We’ve got the numbers to prove that these things simply aren’t true.

Some facts about the fifth annual Hollywood Fringe Festival:

• We sold 46,000 tickets this year, which is 11,000 more than in 2013. That’s a 30% growth, people.
• Since our inaugural festival in 2010, ticket sales have increased 170%.
• The festival sold an estimated $389,000 in tickets this year (over $130,000 more than in 2013). The central Fringe organization doesn’t touch a dollar of this money— all $389,000 has been returned to Fringe artists and venues.
• 290 productions participated in this year’s event, securing the Hollywood Fringe’s place as one of the largest open-access arts festivals in the world. During June, nearly 1,500 performances were staged at 64 spaces throughout Hollywood.

Thank you to everyone who took part in this year’s festival!