FronteraFest
by Hyde Park Theatre
Jan. 13 - Feb. 14
Tuesdays-Saturdays
"The fringe theater event of the Southwest!"-Austin American Statesman
That’s right: it’s time to heat up your winter nights again with the 31st season of FronteraFest at Hyde Park Theatre. The Short Fringe, BYOV, and Mi Casa--as always and ever, FronteraFest is five weeks of alternative, offbeat, new, and just plain off-the-wall fringe theatre. Too bad there's no actual way to expect the unexpected, because that is your only hope.
FronteraFest opens its 31st year January 13
FronteraFest (the “Fest”), Austin’s longest-running, and well-known performance festival is back, in its 31st year. A unique and long-running collaboration between Hyde Park Theatre and ScriptWorks, FronteraFest attracts actors, artists, poets, improv troupes, and performers of all types throughout Texas and beyond. Tickets are now available by visiting www.hydeparktheatre.org.
For three decades, FronteraFest has provided an opportunity for newly emerging artists to get their work on stage and for established artists to experiment with new material.
The Fest includes two different performance components. The Short Fringe (pieces 25 minutes or less) will run the entirety of the festival (January 13 – February 14), taking place at Hyde Park Theatre, 511 West 43rd Street. Mi Casa es Su Teatro, takes place one day only on Saturday, February 7, primarily in private Austin homes. Locations and schedules may be found at www.hydeparktheatre.org.
Christina J. Moore, the Executive Artistic Director of ScriptWorks says, “We are both honored and humbled that FronteraFest remains one of Austin’s most popular performance events after three decades. The event has grown and evolved over the years, attracting new people each year, while retaining a dedicated following. We’re looking forward to performances of all varieties: short plays, monologues, improv, dance, cabaret, performance art, and different kinds of experimentation.”
Hyde Park Theatre Artistic Director, Ken Webster, who has been involved in every FronteraFest since the first Fest in 1993 adds, “FronteraFest is truly an incubator of the Austin arts community with an eclectic and exciting blend of performers. It’s a highly anticipated event each year for everyone and we encourage people to buy their tickets early. Tickets for ‘Best of the Fest’ are always a sell-out which is a testament to its popularity.”
Full details, show/performer line-ups and ticket information can be found at www.hydeparktheatre.org.
About Hyde Park Theatre:
Hyde Park Theatre develops writers, designers, directors, and actors from within the Austin community, while at the same time producing works by exciting new and established voices of the alternative theatre scene. We will work with a broad and diverse base of local artists to produce theater that confronts, challenges, and entertains. We have a strong commitment to paying local writers, actors, and designers a decent wage for their work, and to expanding the base of working artists in Austin. We hope to diversify and expand the audience for theater in Austin, making theater accessible and essential across lines of income, class, race, sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression. www.hydeparktheatre.org
About ScriptWorks:
ScriptWorks is a playwright driven organization that seeks to promote the craft of dramatic writing and to protect the playwright's integrity by encouraging playwright initiative and harnessing collective potential.www.scriptworks.org.
FronteraFest
by various
Hyde Park Theatre
Tuesdays-Saturdays,
January 13 - February 14, 2026
January 13 - February 14, 2026
January 13 - February 14, 2026
Tuesdays - Fridays, Best of Week on Saturdays
Best of Fest on last week, Feb. 10 - 14, 2026
Hyde Park Theatre, 511 W. 43rd St at Guadalupe, Austin
Mi Casa Es Su Teatro February 7, 2026 at various locations
Tickets and schedule available at www.hydeparktheatre.com
tel 512 479-PLAY
Tickets available for Austin’s longest-running performance festival
The Short Fringe – January 13 – February 14
Hyde Park Theatre – 511 West 43rd Street
Mi Casa es Su Teatro – Saturday, February 7
Visit hydeparktheatre.org for locations
