Family Fringe
The Family Fringe is a new dedicated strand for 2026, focussed on our younger audience.
Theatre, books, workshops, films and more the whole family can enjoy!
Generously supported by Here & Now: Wanstead’s new pre-school opening Sept. 2026.
Got what it takes to be a Fringe Superstar?
Pickup your free Fringe Passport at any of our family events to complete fun activities, collect stamps and earn a goodie bag!
Participate in at least four Family Fringe events to become a Fringe Explorer and claim a goodie bag – keep collecting more stamps and you can enter to become our Fringe Superstar of 2026!
How to take part
Once you’ve got your passport, follow in the footsteps of famous Wansteadians in the arts and join us for as many Family Fringe events as you can. It’s as easy as 1, 2, 3…
- Show up: Collect a stamp at every Fringe event you go to and write the event underneath
- Get stamped: Collect four stamps to claim a Fringe GOODIE BAG! If you can’t find anyone to stamp your passport at an event, get your grown-up to initial it for you.
- Keep going: Keep collecting stamps at every family event you attend and enter a draw for a FRINGE SUPERSTAR prize
To receive your goodie bag (once you’ve collected at least four stamps):
- Send a photo of your completed passport to wansteadfringe@gmail.com
- Include your first name and address
- To enter the FRINGE SUPERSTAR draw, include your answer to this tie-breaker question: I am a FRINGE SUPERSTAR because…
- Limited availability while stocks last
- One goodie bag per child
- No cash alternative
- Full T&Cs below
Terms & Conditions
1. Organiser
The Family Fringe Passport competition is organised and run by Wanstead Fringe CIC (“the Organiser”).
2. Eligibility
- The Family Fringe Passport is open to children aged 16 and under visiting Wanstead Fringe events.
- Participation is completely free (tickets for individual festival events are subject to standard admission).
- An accompanying parent or legal guardian must submit completed passport and contact details on behalf of the child.
3. How to take part
- Pick up a festival passport booklet at selected Family Fringe events – you can alternately order one (while stocks last) by sending your address to wansteadfringe@gmail.com (only available to E11/E12/E18 postcodes)
- Collect a stamp by attending each eligible festival event or venue – the majority of events should have a Fringe volunteer able to stamp passports, if you can’t find anyone to stamp your passport at an event, an adult or guardian can initial instead
- Below each stamp/initial, enter which Fringe event you attended.
4. Goodie Bags
- Attend four (4) or more Family Fringe events to claim a free goodie bag
- To claim, send a clear photo of your completed passport (centre pages with stamps) to wansteadfringe@gmail.com before the end of the Fringe (midnight on 27th September 2026)
- In your email, provide child’s first name, your address and optional tiebreaker answer (if you’d like to be entered for superstar prize)
- Goodie bags limited to one (1) per child, subject to availability and offered on a first-come, first-served basis while stocks last. Contents may vary and have no cash exchange value.
- Delivery only to UK mainland addresses.
- Goodie bags will be delivered within fourteen (14) days of the festival end date – 11th October 2026
5. Fringe Superstar Draw
- Entries for Fringe Superstar draw (four or more stamps plus tiebreaker answer) should also be emailed as above before midnight on 27th September 2026
- The Fringe Superstar prize will be awarded to the entrant with the most verified stamps/events attended
- In the event of two or more entrants with the same number of events, the winner will be selected by tiebreaker answers judged by Fringe volunteers
- The Fringe Superstar prize will include goodie bag items plus additional exclusive items including family tickets for next year’s Kinema. The prize is non-transferable, non-negotiable, and no cash alternative will be offered.
- The winning entrant’s parent/guardian will be notified by email within seven days of the closing date – 4th October 2026
6. Data Protection & Privacy
- Contact information provided to enter goodie bag/superstar draw (name, email and address) is collected solely for the administrative purposes of verifying entries and contacting the winner.
- Data will not be used for general marketing purposes without explicit prior consent and will not be shared with third parties.
- All contact information collected will be securely deleted within twenty-eight (28) days after conclusion of the festival – 25th October 2026.
7. General
- The Organiser reserves the right to disqualify any entry found to be fraudulent – ticket data may be used to verify attendance.
- In the unlikely event of circumstances outside reasonable control, the Organiser reserves the right to cancel, modify, or suspend the promotion or any element of it.
