FANCY a last blast of noise and colour, before the summer’s over?

No problem - it’s all on your doorstep, with the 19th edition of Stroud Fringe Festival.

From now until Sunday, this little metropolis we call home has become a hive of music, comedy, theatre and spoken word.

Over 300 performers have been secured for the event, in a showcase of local talent. A few very special guests from further afield are set to appear too, including what has been described as “just as you’d expect to find Heaven”, Colourscape’s Symphony of the Senses, in Stratford Park.

To help you navigate your way through the vast array of artists at what is now the largest free festival in the UK, a copy of the Stroud Fringe Festival brochure is a must.

The programme includes a complete breakdown of each stage, with performers and times, plus details of the family area and articles about the fantastic new food section - along with so much more.

Copies, at £1 each, can be found in many venues in and around Stroud including: Made In Stroud, The Subscription Rooms, Twisted Fix, Stroud Farmers Market, Stroud Library, Stroud Vision Centre, The Prince Albert, as well as further afield at Stroud Brewery and Horsley Community Shop.

Festival goers will also have the opportunity to dress for the occasion, with the launch of a specially produced range of Stroud-related merchandise, which will only be available through the town’s retailers.

The selection will include t-shirts, tote bags and pin badges and will be available in the town’s shops in time for the Festival.

The two launch designs will feature an illustration based on the working drawings of Abigail Fallis, who has been working hard to produce a new ram’s head for the Fringe procession, and a special Not Unusual For Stroud design, produced in collaboration with the infamous local Facebook page which celebrates the ‘unique’ nature of the town.

See you there!

www.stroudfringe.co.uk