| Location | New York City |
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| Founded | 1997 |
| Founded by | Aaron Beall, John Clancy, Jonathan Harris (also known as Ezra Buzzington), and Elena K. Holy |
| Artistic director | Elena K. Holy |
| Type of play(s) | Fringe theater |
| Festival date | October |
| Website | www |
The New York International Fringe Festival, or FringeNYC, was a fringe theater festival and one of the largest multi-arts events in North America. It took place over the course of a few weeks in October, spread on more than 20 stages across several neighborhoods in downtown Manhattan, notably the Lower East Side, the East Village, and Greenwich Village. Most of the venues were centered on the FringeHUB.[1] Yearly attendance topped 75,000 people.