FEASTIVAL

FringeArts’ FEASTIVAL returns this year for the 14th time on Wednesday, October 22, 2025, bringing together creative bites from over 20 of Philadelphia’s culinary leaders, with thrilling performances from top artists, to benefit FringeArts, currently presenting the largest iteration of the Philadelphia Fringe Festival to date, now in its 29th year, with more than 350 shows. The annual fundraiser, held with the support of Presenting Sponsor PECO/Exelon and Presenting Partner FringeBar, will be hosted in the historical pumping station on the Delaware waterfront, home to the FringeArts theater, Fringe Bar, and the outdoor Haas Biergarten. Tickets are on sale now via www.phillyfeastival.com.
 

To bring back the anticipated tradition of FEASTIVAL, organizers gathered a group of exceptional hospitality professionals who will headline and host the event. Some of the city’s and country’s best have joined forces, including co-hosts and Philadelphia’s own Michael Ferreri of Irwin’s and Kiki Aranita of Poi Dog.
 

“FEASTIVAL is not only the largest fundraiser for FringeArts, presenters of the Philadelphia Fringe Festival, an important piece of the city’s rich cultural fabric, but also offers a truly unique experience for attendees,” said Nell Bang-Jensen, CEO and Producing Director at FringeArts. “Guests have the opportunity to dine and mingle with a number of the city’s most acclaimed chefs, while the city’s most talented performance artists move through—and sometimes above—the space, treating them to exciting displays and performances.” 

The thoughtfully curated evening will showcase the city’s most notable artistic talent with dance, drag, and aerialist performances and musical entertainment. Artistic experiences will include performance installations from Brian Sanders’ JUNK; a Cocktail Advice Booth from local author, playwright, and advice columnist R. Eric Thomas; and circus acts from 7textures.  

Attendees will have the opportunity to try dishes and samples from some of the best restaurants in the city, including Irwin’s, Poi Dog, A.Kitchen, Almanac, Ember & Ash, Wilder, Kiddo, Forsythia, Rice and Sambal, Buddakan, Morimoto, LMNO, Post Haste, Huda, Fringe Bar, Luk Fu, Bloomsday, Moshulu, Spice Finch, Urban Farmer, The Twisted Tail, and Fette Sau.
 

Tickets are on sale now and are priced at $200 per person, with a VIP option available for $350 per person. Tickets include front-and-center access to performances and entertainment, an open bar, and tastings from all participating restaurants. VIP tickets offer an extra hour of early access to the event, starting at 6 p.m. For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit www.phillyfeastival.com and follow them on Instagram at @PhillyFeastival. 

ABOUT FRINGEARTS 

FringeArts is Philadelphia’s home for contemporary performance, presenting progressive, world-class art that expands the imagination and boldly defies expectations. Our programming exposes audiences to genre-defying performances and installations by accomplished and emerging innovators who push the boundaries of art-making and redefine the artistic landscape worldwide.
 

Each September, the organization presents the annual Philadelphia Fringe Festival, a four-week celebration that fills the city’s neighborhoods with more than 1,000 curated and independently produced performances. Year-round, FringeArts presents an equally compelling line up of performances at its state-of-the-art venue on the Delaware River Waterfront—a renovated historic building that also houses Fringe Bar and Haas Biergarten.
 

As a catalyst for cultural and community development, and a destination that brings artists and audiences together, FringeArts is central to the city’s vibrant arts community and the enrichment of the lives of those who reside, work, and visit here.