Dublin Fringe Festival 2024 Audience Survey

Dublin Fringe Festival 2025 Audience Survey
🎭 Help Make our Case and Shape the Future of Dublin Fringe Festival!🎭

Dublin Fringe Festival is a charity on a mission to champion bold new art and artists in Dublin. To keep doing that, we need your voice.
By sharing your experience, you’ll help us understand what inspires you to attend, what barriers might be in your way, and what impact Fringe has on you as an audience member. Your feedback gives us the evidence to advocate for artists, improve how we connect with audiences, and create even more unforgettable festival experiences in the years ahead.

This survey should only take 5 minutes, and your responses are completely confidential. If you’d like to enter our draw for a chance to win one of five €20 vouchers for Dublin Fringe Festival 2026, just pop your email in at the end. The survey will accept replies up to October 12th and the winner will be contacted on October 13th.

We value your feedback and appreciate your honesty. Thanks in advance for helping us make next year’s festival the best one yet! 🎉
Have you already attended a Dublin Fringe Festival event in 2025?*

YesNo

Section 1: Your relationship with Dublin Fringe Festival
1. How many Dublin Fringe events or activities did you attend in 2025? (Please tick only one)*

12-45-910 or more
2. What describes your PRIMARY relationship with Dublin Fringe Festival? (please tick one)*

I am an artistI am an arts workerI am an arts studentI am a volunteerI am an audience memberOther
3. How many years have you attended Dublin Fringe Festival? *

This is my first year attendingThis is my second year attendingI have attended 3 or more years
4. Compared to last year, the number of events you attended was*

Significantly moreMoreAbout the sameLessSignificantly less
4b. The number of events you attended changed due to (choose all that apply)*

Venue locationTicket priceDisposable incomeShow timesAccessibility features (ISL, captions, relaxed, audio description)Artists representedArtforms representedCommunities representedOther (please specify)
5. Looking ahead, what would encourage you to book more shows at Dublin Fringe Festival in 2026? (choose all that apply)*

Lower ticket prices / Pay What You Can optionsMore shows in my local area / easier venue accessBetter information and discoverability (website, social media, listings)More shows at times that suit meMore performances with accessibility features (ISL, captions, relaxed, audio description)More choice of artformsMore shows representing communities I connect withMore recognised names / artists I already knowSeeing reviews or media coverage before bookingGoing with friends / familyOther
6. Would you like to give any additional comment on what affects the number of shows you attend?
7. Who do you usually attend Dublin Fringe Festival shows with?*

FriendsFamily members, other than childrenChildrenPartner/spouseColleaguesCommunity GroupI go by myselfOther
8. Discovery: Where did you FIRST hear about Dublin Fringe Festival 2025?*
9. Choosing shows: Which of the following did you mainly use to decide what shows to see at Dublin Fringe Festival 2025?*

Festival websiteSocial media (Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, etc.)Festival BrochureFestival LeafletNewsletterOnline ListingsWord of mouth
10. Decision-making: What influenced your decision to book tickets? (choose all that apply)*

Show description / imageSocial media campaign for the showPersonal recommendationArtist or company I already knewMedia coverage or reviewTicket offer (Pay What You Can, discount, etc.)Accessibility features offered (ISL, captions, relaxed, audio description)Other
11. Do you have any feedback on how Dublin Fringe Festival presents information (website, brochure, social media, listings, etc.)? What would make it easier for you to discover and plan shows?
12. How likely is it that you would recommend Dublin Fringe Festival to a friend or colleague?*

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

0 is NOT AT ALL LIKELY, 10 is EXTREMELY LIKELY
13. Please let us know why you chose the above rating.

Section 2: Addressing Access
In 2025, Dublin Fringe Festival is piloting two new initiatives:

a. Pay What You Can Scheme (PWYC); Performances under the PWYC scheme offer tickets in various prices, starting from 10€. By presenting the audience with various ticket levels, we aim to address barriers to access for audience members while providing our artists and the festival with vital revenue. You can read more about our Pay What You Can Scheme here.

b. Home Ground; This initiative offers performances to centre and celebrate audience experiences for communities represented in programmed work, particularly those who may not have traditionally been included. You can read more about Home Ground here.

As part of our programme, we also offer a range of performances with accessibility features, such as ISL interpreted performances, Audio described performances or relaxed performances. You can read about all the available performances with accessibility features here.

1. Were you aware that the above initiatives and the accessibility features Dublin Fringe Festival offers in 2025? *

	Yes	No	I'm Not Sure
Pay What You Can
Home Ground
ISL interpreted
Audio Described
Relaxed performances

2. For each initiative, is the description offered on our website clear? *

	Yes	No	I'm Not Sure
Pay What You Can
Home Ground
ISL interpreted
Audio Described
Relaxed performances

3. Have you used any of the initiatives or accessibility features? *

	Yes	No
Pay What You Can
Home Ground
ISL interpreted
Audio Described
Relaxed performances

4. Have you attended any performances for which the above were available? *

	Yes	No	I'm Not Sure
Pay What You Can
Home Ground
ISL interpreted
Audio Described
Relaxed performances

5. Do you think Dublin Fringe Festival offering the above is a good Idea? *

	Yes	No	I'm Not Sure
Pay What You Can
Home Ground
ISL interpreted
Audio Described
Relaxed performances

6. Do you have any feedback or comments in relation to how Dublin Fringe Festival addresses or should be addressing access barriers to artistic performances?

Section 3: Leading Change

1. Please select how much you agree or disagree with the following statements regarding potential benefits of attending Dublin Fringe Festival. As a result of attending Dublin Fringe Festival 2025:*

	Strongly agree	Agree	Disagree	Strongly disagree	Not sure or not relevant
I was exposed to new perspectives, ideas, concepts which have made me think about something in a new way
I learned about new artists
I learned about a new artform
I have a greater appreciation of the amount of artistic talent in Ireland
I feel more connected to the Dublin community
I feel more connected to the Irish community
I gained inspiration for a new personal project
I am more likely to attend in 2026
My general mood or sense of well-being has improved
I feel more connected with the people I attended the festival with (family or friends)

2. Please complete the following sentences by indicating whether each has remained the same, increased, or decreased as a result of attending an event at Dublin Fringe Festival… *

	Increased a lot	Increased a little	Stayed the same	Decreased a little	Decreased a lot
My awareness of what type of artforms and events I enjoy has….
The likelihood that I will I seek out other arts programming to attend throughout the year has…
The likelihood that I will encourage friends or family to participate in the arts has…
The likelihood that I will support or advocate for increased access to the arts in my community has ….

3. Are there any benefits you enjoyed from your experience in Dublin Fringe 2025?

Section 4: About You

In line with our commitment to Equality and Diversity we have included some questions to help us to understand more about the people who engage with Dublin Fringe Festival.
1. How many times a year do you participate in the Arts (e.g. attend a theatre or performance or go to a gallery or museum, watch a movie at the cinema, attend a concert etc.)? *

Rarely; once per year or lessOccasionally; 2-6 times a year (up to once a month)Sometimes; 7-12 times a year (more than once a month)Often; 13-24 times a year (up to twice a month)Very often; more than 24 times a year (more than twice a month)Other
2. Where do you live?*
2a. Choose the Dublin area you live in.
2b. If you chose Abroad above, which country do you live in?
3. What best describes your gender?*
4. What best describes your ethnicity?*
We understand ethnicity as grouping people according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, culinary, cultural origin or background.
5. What best describes your heritage?*
We understand heritage as referring to your ancestry and the culture of that society, such as traditions and languages. For some people ethnicity and heritage are the same, for others it's something very distinct. We've included a 'same as ethnicity' option for heritage if that feels right.
6. Please select your age category:*

18-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465+
7. Please select any of the terms you identify with:*

DisabledDeaf or person with impaired hearingA person with a long term health conditionBlind or person with a visual impairmentNon-disabledPrefer not to sayNot KnownNeurodivergentPrefer to self-describe
8. What describes your employment status?*

Employed - full timeEmployed - part timeSelf EmployedStudentRetiredUnemployedLong term sickPrefer not to sayOther

Section 5: Your comments
Is there anything you’d like to say that would help us in our thinking and planning for the future?
Thank you for taking part in our survey, we are so grateful. If you would like to be entered into a draw to win 1 of five €10 euro vouchers for Dublin Fringe Festival, enter your email address below:
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Too early!

We would love to hear from you another time, after you have attended at least one event in 2025. If you would like to tell us about why you haven’t attended any events or to leave any comments, you can do so below.
Tell us why you haven’t attended any Dublin Fringe Festival events in 2025. What barriers in access are you facing? Is there anything you’d like to say that would help us in our thinking and planning for the future?
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Dublin Fringe Festival 2025 Audience Survey

Section 4: About You

Section 5: Your comments

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