BRIGHTON FRINGE AWARD WINNERS 2026

Congratulations to all our fantastic winners at this year's Brighton Fringe Awards.

Hosted by The Old Market and featuring the talents of C'est Magnifique and Pearl & Dean, we had a fantastic time at the ceremony - celebrating the Fringe and our very worthy winners.

The Newman Thomson Design & Print Award 2026

WINNER:

Church of Italo: Eat the Rich

Brighton Fringe Exhibitions Award in Association with Artists Open Houses

WINNER:

SOFT KNOCKS

Wach'Art CIC - Mid Street Lab / The Vault Brighton Community Award

WINNER:

SQUELCH

Family-Friendly Award in Association with Same Sky

WINNER:

Fishy Tales with the Seabream Sisters

Cabaret Award in Association with UpRoar ArtS

WINNER:

Unforgettable: An Alzheimers Cabaret

FRINGE REVIEW AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING THEATRE

WINNER:

BRIGHTON LITTLE THEATRE CO: JANE EYRE

SupaJam Education Outstanding Neurodiverse Performance Award 2026

WINNER:

GET BETTER

Farnham Maltings Award for Emerging Artist/Company

WINNER:

Flufflin and the Shooting Star

Most Outstanding Dance Production in Association with South East Dance and The Nest

WINNER:

MEAT

As part of this prize package, MEAT will perform at The Nest at Chichester Festival Theatre on Thursday 25th June as part of their Pick of Brighton Fringe programme. Get your tickets here!

Komedia Award for Alternative Comedy with The Nest

WINNER:

Late Night with Terry Wogan

The Nest New Writing Award with Chichester Festival Theatre

WINNER:

Poppies

International Touring Award 2026 in Association with The Pebble Trust

WINNER:

BEAVERHAUSEN

GOLD ARTS SPIRIT OF THE FRINGE AWARD

WINNER:

SARAH FRENCH

AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD FOR BEST SMALL VENUE

WINNER:

THE ACTORS THEATRE

AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD FOR BEST LARGE VENUE

WINNER:

IRONWORKS STUDIOS

AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD FOR BEST COMEDY

WINNER:

POLICE COPS

AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD FOR BEST SHOW

WINNER:

Liberace & Liza - A Tribute