2025 BORDERLIGHT FESTIVAL

Fringe Jr.

Welcoming families and audiences of all ages to experience curated, innovative performances created just for them!

2025 BORDERLIGHT FESTIVAL

Fringe Jr.

Welcoming families and audiences of all ages to experience curated, innovative performances created just for them!

What is Fringe Jr.?

Fringe Jr. is a curated slate of shows that appeal to kids, teens, and adults alike—each with its own recommended age range and content advisories to help families make informed choices, from all ages to 8–13 or 14+. These performances blend imaginative storytelling with creative artistry across genres.

 

Fringe Jr. shows take place throughout the festival, with a special concentration on Saturday, July 19 from 12–5pm in a walkable family zone in the Playhouse Square District. Enjoy circus arts, magical stories, dance battles, interactive theatre, and more!

Fringe Jr. Programming

JUNIOR (21)

PLAYGround 2025

JUNIOR (11)

French Creek Theatre Presents: The Critter Crew!

JUNIOR (5)

Julia de Burgos Cultural Arts Center

JUNIOR

MAGIC BUBBLE CIRCUS!

JUNIOR (2)

Borderlight Brawl – 1 vs. 1 Open Styles Dance Battle

JUNIOR (9)

Poetry Free Cleveland

JUNIOR (4)

CIRCUS BIZARRE!

JUNIOR (14)

Toadstool Shadow & the Case of the Missing Potato

JUNIOR (6)

The Girl Who Swallowed A Cactus

JUNIOR (16)

YOU GO ON

JUNIOR

Connection: An Autistic Magician Attempts The Impossible

JUNIOR (20)

Instant Opera

JUNIOR (8)

Lúnatic

JUNIOR (17)

The Improvaneers

JUNIOR (12)

The Good Boys of Magic

JUNIOR (13)

The Peace (co)Lab: Tiny Play Experience

JUNIOR (7)

Informed Chaos: A Theatrical Acrobatic Circus Show

Don't Miss the Kids' Dance Party!

Join us on Saturday, July 19 at 1:00PM for a lively, free, music-filled dance party for kids 10 and under to move and groove on Playhouse Square Plaza.

Fringe Jr. Pricing Tiers

bring the whole family down to borderlight!

You may notice a slight difference between ticket prices online and those printed in the Festival Guide. That’s because a new FTC rule (effective May 12, 2025) no longer allows added checkout fees, like our former $3 processing fee.

To comply with the rule and help support our operations as a nonprofit, we’ve adjusted prices by $1.25 per ticket to include this cost upfront. What you see now is the full price — no added fees at checkout.

Thanks for your understanding and support!

No tickets are required for free shows!

Kids 5 & Under

FREE

Kids 6-14

$11.25

Adults

$16.25

Special Discounts

Students, Veterans, Seniors

$14.75

Binge on Fringe Jr.

4 Fringe Jr. shows for both kids and adults at a discounted price. Fringe Jr. pricing is valid for anyFringe Jr. show on any day. The Fringe Jr. 4-Pack can be used flexibly across days, just like a Binge-on-Fringe Pack.

4-pack: $43