Join Hot Wrk Ensemble for a fun and UNFRINGED show as part of the Newburgh Fringe Festival. We're playing two shows: Friday 10/16 at 2:00pm and Saturday 10/17 at 6:00pm. All in the Lobby of the Ritz. Arts and housing nonprofit Safe Harbors of the Hudson is proud to announce that tickets are now on sale for its second Newburgh Fringe Festival, a weekend-long celebration of performing arts in the Hudson Valley. Taking place October 16-18, 2026, the festival boasts a total of 65 productions with over 100 performances presented at multiple downtown Newburgh venues, including Safe Harbors’ Ritz Theater Stagehouse, Lobby at the Ritz, Safe Harbors Green, and venue partners ADS Warehouse, Baristas on Broadway, and Grit Works. The Newburgh Fringe Festival is dedicated to showcasing the vibrant and diverse performing arts community of the Hudson Valley. This three-day event will feature an eclectic mix of original theater, reimagined classics, debut performances, short-form works, improv solo acts, puppetry, magic shows, music, dance, storytelling, and more—embracing the original, immersive, and experimental. Newburgh Fringe Festival is presented and produced by Safe Harbors of the Hudson in partnership with Hit House Creative and Diamond Grade Media.