The 35th annual Edmonton International Fringe Festival is in full swing in Old Strathcona.
The 11-day festival brings Edmontonians together with 1,600 live theatre performances in more than 40 venues.
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So what does it take to put the whole thing together? Here’s a closer look at North America’s largest fringe festival, by the numbers. (Plus a special fun fact if you make it to the end).
26
The number of kilometres the tickets sold at this year’s fringe festival would stretch if they were laid out end to end
920
The number of hours it takes fringe site crews to set up and tear down the festival
1,200
The number of volunteers it takes to contribute to the two and a half years of work that goes into operating the 11-day festival
1,104
The number of hours the fringe festival box offices are open during the 11-day festival
2,000
The number of feet of extension cord it takes to power the festival site
2,768
The number of hours it takes the fringe tech crew to set up and operate the festival
6,000
The number of cable ties it takes to held everything together on the festival site
739,747
The number of people who attended the 2015 Edmonton International Fringe Festival
Fun fact
In 1982, the year of the inaugural Edmonton International Fringe Festival, Eye of the Tiger by Survivor was the number one song of the summer.
Graphic by Tonia Huynh, Global News.
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