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Harling Fringe Festival

Schedule

A cheerful festival box office setup on a wide outdoor trestle table, covered with a bright, patterned cloth in Harling Fringe Festival colors. Neatly arranged stacks of glossy tickets labeled for different shows—comedy, music, theatre, kids—fan out beside a modern tablet displaying a colorful digital schedule. A small chalkboard sign with “Tickets Here” in playful, hand-drawn lettering leans against a tin can full of vibrant paper wristbands. Warm early evening light casts long, festive shadows across the grass and table surface. The background is softly blurred bunting, fairy lights, and hint of a stage backdrop. Photographic realism, shot from a slightly elevated angle with the box office as the crisp focal point, conveys a buzzing yet welcoming atmosphere.

Schedule

Browse each day to map your fringe journey, from morning workshops to late-night performances across venues in East Harling. Click HERE to find our more. New acts added regularly. All Venues are in East Harling unless specified.

Friday 10th July

10am – 2pm – Birds and Beasts – Art Exhibition – The Garage – Free, drop in or book.

2pm – 4pm – A Mardle and Memories – Old East Harling photos – 16 The Bailiwick – Free to drop in

7pm – 8pm – Asking Elvis – Comedy – Sports and Social Club – The Lounge – £7.50 Conc £5

7.30pm – 9.30pm – Daisy and the Continentals & Station 366 – 2 Acts in One Night – Harling Old School Hall – Paid for event – £10

8pm – 9pm – You Decide – Play – Sports and Social Club – The Rudd Room – £7 Conc £5 (CANCELLED)

9pm – 9.40pm – A Beginners Guide to Mansplaining – Comedy – Sports and Social Club – The Lounge – £5 Conc £3

Saturday 11th July

10am – 2pm – Birds and Beasts – Art Exhibition – The Garage – Free drop in or book

10am – 12pm – Understanding Your Vehicle – A practical session/workshop – Clarke Gosling Vehicle Engineers – Roudham – £10 (monies to Air Ambulance)

10am – 4pm – Art Exhibition Local Artists Featuring Maz Jackson – St Peter and St Paul’s Church – Free to drop in

11am – 12.45pm – Festival Fish – Weaving Workshop for Families – Riverside – £15 per family

2pm – 4pm – Planet Munch- Creative Workshop and Puppet Show – Harling Old School Hall – Free but MUST book

2pm – 3.30pm – History of East Harling in 12 objects – Historical Talk – Riverside – £5 monies go to Charity

4.15pm – 6.15pm – Harling Antique Roadshow – Antique valuations – Riverside – Free but MUST book

7.30pm – 8.45pm – Fringe Footlights Show – Tunes and Sketches – Harling Old School Hall – £8 Conc £6

8pm – 9pm – You Decide – Play – Sports and Social Club – The Rudd Room – Paid for event £7 Conc £5 (CANCELLED)

Sunday 12th July

10am – 2pm – Birds and Beasts – Art Exhibition – The Garage – Free Drop in or book

10am – 3pm – Harling Horsepower – Classic Car Show – Peppers – Free drop in

11am – 4pm – Art Exhibition Local Artists Featuring Maz Jackson – St Peter and St Paul’s Church – Free drop in

11.30 – 1pm – Back to the Future – East Harling history film. – The Riverside Centre – £5

4pm – 5pm – Offgridland – Comedy -Sports and Social Club – The Lounge – £7 conc £5

6pm – 7pm – Who Remembers The 90’s – Comedy/Theatre/Music – Harling Old School Hall – £10 Conc £6

6.30pm – 7.30pm – Laughable – Stand Up Comedy Workshop – £15 Conc £10

7.15pm – 9pm – Alex Williams – Singer – The Nags Head (closes Harling Fringe) Free but Must book

An expressive outdoor micro-stage setup in a small urban courtyard, designed for pop-up fringe performances. A compact wooden platform with scuffed edges sits against a brick wall adorned with a bold Harling Fringe Festival banner in bright, clashing colors and hand-drawn patterns. Simple stage lighting rigs cast warm pools of light across the platform, creating sharp, theatrical shadows on the brick. A lone stand-up microphone, a guitar leaning on its stand, and a small portable speaker rest center stage, hinting at comedy, music, and spoken word. Soft twilight sky overhead adds a gentle blue contrast to the warm lights. Photographic realism, captured from a slightly low, front-on angle with deep focus, gives an intimate yet electric mood, perfect for showcasing grassroots performances.

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A vibrant festival program booklet lying open on a rustic wooden table, each glossy page bursting with colorful listings for theatre, music, comedy, workshops, children’s events, and dance. Bold “Harling Fringe Festival” branding in playful, mismatched typography stretches across the cover, surrounded by tiny illustrated spotlights, curtains, and musical notes. Soft golden afternoon light falls from an unseen window, creating gentle reflections on the ink and subtle shadows from the curled pages. In the blurred background, a scattering of lanyards, paper tickets, and a bright fringe-colored cloth suggest busy preparation. Shot at an eye-level angle with a shallow depth of field, the photographic realism feels energetic and inviting, perfectly capturing the excitement of a multi-day fringe festival.
A cheerful festival box office setup on a wide outdoor trestle table, covered with a bright, patterned cloth in Harling Fringe Festival colors. Neatly arranged stacks of glossy tickets labeled for different shows—comedy, music, theatre, kids—fan out beside a modern tablet displaying a colorful digital schedule. A small chalkboard sign with “Tickets Here” in playful, hand-drawn lettering leans against a tin can full of vibrant paper wristbands. Warm early evening light casts long, festive shadows across the grass and table surface. The background is softly blurred bunting, fairy lights, and hint of a stage backdrop. Photographic realism, shot from a slightly elevated angle with the box office as the crisp focal point, conveys a buzzing yet welcoming atmosphere.
A creative performer’s planning desk representing the Harling Fringe Festival, with a spiral-bound notebook open to a page titled “My Fringe Show Ideas” in bold marker. Colored sticky notes with sketched stage layouts, arrows, and doodled props cluster around the notebook. A laptop screen shows a draft application form for performers, framed by vibrant festival branding and a playful “Join the Lineup” header. A scattering of costume fabric swatches and a small model stage with miniature curtains add tactile detail. Soft, diffused morning light from the left creates gentle highlights on the screen and subtle shadows from pens and paper. Photographic realism, captured from a three-quarter overhead angle, with a sharp focus on the notebook and a slightly blurred periphery, gives an inspiring, imaginative mood.