February 27th-March 7th
Returning February 27th-March 7th, 2026 with six days of theater, music, dance, comedy, magic, poetry, performance art, fun and complete fringe performance madness.
Tower District, Fresno, CA.
REVIEWS
Find all of Kings River Life’s Rogue Festival show reviews here https://kingsriverlife.com/category/area-arts/rogue/
Just up on KRL one more Rogue Festival show review, this one for “Charming Disaster” https://kingsriverlife.com/03/07/rogue-show-review-charming-disaster/
The Real Black Swan: Confessions of America’s First Black Drag Queen Sassy Dredlocks Beatnik The title says it all! This…
Let’s Talk Libraries Brooke Payton and Morigana IF YOU CARE ABOUT HAVING BOOKS IN LIBRARIES (because this is not how…
2026 Venues
Dianna’s Studio of Dance, 826 N. Fulton St.
Spectrum Art Gallery, 608 E. Olive Ave.
Veni Vidi Vici, 1116 N. Fulton St.
Arts Annex, 814 E. Olive Ave.
ViSTA Theater, 1296 N. Wishon Ave.
The Lotus Room, 626 E. Olive Ave.
The Grove at Vini’s, 1118 N Fulton Ave (Off Rogue)
Hart’s Haven, 950 N Van Ness Ave (Off Rogue)
Anzula Luxury Fibers, 1001 N Blackstone Ave #101 (Artist Underground)
Stargazer Cottage, 1292 N Ferger Ave (Artist Underground)
Contact us if you are interested in becoming a Rogue Venue!
Rogue Festival Sponsors
Contact us to see how you can be a 2027 Rogue Festival Sponsor!
- Ampersand Ice Cream
- Anzula Luxury Fibers
- Free Bird Co.
- Fresno Flyer
- Fresno Music Academy
- KFCF
- Aromas
- Ragin’ Records
- Piemontes Deli
- Crazy Squirrel Games
- Lorie Lewis Ham
- Livingstones
- El Patio
- KVPR
- The Lincoln Pub & Grub
- Root Access
- Sarah Dresser, Realtor
About
Rogue Festival champions the gritty, got-something-to-say outlook of the independent performer and Fresno’s Tower District. By connecting art, artist, and audience in a non-curated, non-adjudicated First Amendment Zone every year, Rogue Festival honors those who speak their truth, challenge the status quo, and perform audaciously – creating a distinctly forward-thinking culture as it goes along. Presented in a fringe festival-style format, the Festival includes theatre, dance, spoken word, music, performance art, puppetry, and more for fearless Central Valley audiences over 6 days.
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Will not have the time to leave good reviews between shows, so here is a modest preview of the shows…