The 2019 Scranton Fringe Festival (Friday, September 27th – Sunday, October 6th) is a celebration of community and the performing arts! For the past four years we have presented hundreds of creative works to over 10,000+ unique audience members!

The Scranton Fringe Festival is dedicated to creating a bold and engaging platform for creative and thought provoking art with minimal risk to artist and audience. Regional as well as touring artists are welcomed to present work with no censorship placed on content or artistic expression while striving to promote Scranton as a viable and creative environment.

The Scranton Fringe Festival is held annually across several consecutive days in multiple venues throughout downtown Scranton. Theatre, music, dance, film, comedy, puppetry and every other sort of performing-arts-production you can imagine are welcomed on the fringe! The festival is kept accessible and affordable for artists (no application fees, comparably small production fees) and audiences (special free programming, affordable tickets, hopper passes, etc) alike!

Scranton Fringe was co-founded by Conor O’Brien (current Executive Director) and Elizabeth Bohan (current Managing Director). The 2018 Board of Directors also includes: Melissa Carestia, Susan Estler, John Farkas, Lorrie Loughney, Dr. Robert McKeage, Michael Muller, Alberto Paramo, and Camille Reinecke. Various members of the community serve on the Programming, Marketing and Fundraising committees that provide vital support to the organization.  Scranton Fringe Festival’s mission is deemed non-profit (via its 501c3 fiscal sponsor Fractured Atlas).

Scranton Fringe celebrated its first festival October 1st – 4th 2015 to great success. With forty-seven (47) productions spanning nearly one hundred (100) individual performances, and approximately three-thousand (3000) in attendance, Scranton Fringe has proven itself to be a major event in the cultural landscape of NEPA. Having grown each year we are thrilled to present our fifth Fringe Festival, September 27th – October 6th 2019 across downtown Scranton. 

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Scranton Fringe Festival – SCC Events/ Performances

The Times-Tribune Children’s Series PRESENTS

A Free Screening of “Beetlejuice”

Tickets are Free in person (Online and Phone orders may incur convenience fees) from the Scranton Cultural Center’s Fidelity Bank Box Office (420 North Washington Avenue, Scranton)

Seating is General Admission, First Come, First Served. Patrons are encouraged to bring blankets for floor seating.

Beetlejuice (1988)

Scranton Cultural Center presents
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) Rated R, 1h 40min
featuring “Sweet Translucent Dreams” A Rocky Horror Shadow Cast

$10.00 General Admission in Advance / $15.00 General Admission Day of Show (Includes $2.50 Facility Fee)

A newly engaged couple have a breakdown in an isolated area and must pay a call to the bizarre residence of Dr. Frank-N-Furter.
Director: Jim Sharman
Writers: Richard O’Brien (original musical play), Jim Sharman (screenplay)
Stars: Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon, Barry Bostwick

Part Movie, Part Play – features a live cast.
Audience Participation Allowed. No Water Props Allowed. Prop bags and Concessions available for purchase.
General Admission, Seating is First-Come, First Served.

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian

The Times-Tribune Children’s Series PRESENTS

A Free Screening of “A Muppet Christmas Carol”

Tickets are Free in person (Online and Phone orders may incur convenience fees) from the Scranton Cultural Center’s Fidelity Bank Box Office (420 North Washington Avenue, Scranton)

Seating is General Admission, First Come, First Served. Patrons are encouraged to bring blankets for floor seating.

The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)

Tickets are not available from the Scranton Cultural Center.

Please contact Fox News Channel for inquiries or tune in to Fox News Channel to watch live.

Fox News Channel Anchors, Bret Baier & Martha MacCallum, will be hosting an exclusive one hour Town Hall with special guest, President Donald J. Trump. This Town Hall event will focus on news of the day and issues important to voters in the 2020 Presidential Race.

The Town Hall will be televised LIVE on Fox News Channel from 6:30-7:30 EST.

David Sedaris Lecture Postponed

New Date Will Be Announced Later

The Lackawanna County Library System’s American Masters Lecture featuring David Sedaris, originally scheduled for Monday, April 6, has been canceled due to concerns about the coronavirus, according to an announcement by Mary Garm, director of the Library System.

The lecture in Scranton by Mr. Sedaris was part of a  40-city lecture tour the author and humorist had planned. The entire tour has been placed on hold, Mrs. Garm said.

It will be rescheduled a  new date for the lecture will be announced later, she added

David Sedaris Lecture Postponed

New Date Will Be Announced Later

Sunday, September 12, 2021 • 3–5PM
Scranton Cultural Center, Shopland Hall
420 N. Washington Avenue
Scranton, Pennsylvania 18503
Free but registrations required and all
Covid-19 CDC and state guidelines
will be followed.
Reserve your Spot:
Call 570-963-6590 x3176 or e-mail
arts-culture@lackawannacounty.org

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Scranton Cultural Center PRESENTS

A Free Screening of “The Nightmare Before Christmas”

Tickets are Free in person (Online and Phone orders may incur convenience fees) from the Scranton Cultural Center’s Fidelity Bank Box Office (420 North Washington Avenue, Scranton)

Seating is General Admission, First Come, First Served. Patrons are encouraged to bring blankets for floor seating. Masks are Required.

The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)