Buxton Fringe reports increased ticket sales

Published: 21 November 2014
Reporter: Steve Orme

Buxton Fringe 2014: "exceptional" weather helped boost attendances Credit: Ian J Parkes

Organisers say Buxton Fringe 2014 was a success, with ticket sales up 8% on the previous year.

More than 150 entrants put on almost 600 performances around the Derbyshire town and beyond, with an average of 33 people seeing each ticketed event.

The Fringe had more free events than usual thanks to Fringe at Five, a half-hour showcase of events in the Pavilion Gardens bandstand. In another first, the Buxton Festival contributed four of its own shows to the Fringe programme.

The organisers add that "exceptional" weather helped boost crowds, with Fringe audiences and performers contributing well over £300,000 to the local economy.

Entries for Buxton Fringe 2015, which runs from 8 until 26 July, open on Monday 1 December. Information on how to enter is available at the Buxton Fringe web site.

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