Enjoy a variety of buskers before heading to your fringe show(s) of the night! Performances will take place at Propel Propel Gallery and on the lawn between Farm Fresh RI and Buttonwoods Brewery on Sims Avenue.

2026 BUSKING SCHEDULE
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Thursday July 16   
6-7pm @Farm Fresh Lawn: Teddy Lytle

Friday July 17
6-7pm @Farm Fresh Lawn: Marissa SHaffer - Circus
6-7:30pm @Propel Gallery: Nico Gareca - mUsic
 

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Meet our BUSKing artists!

Teddy Lytle

Teddy Lytle is currently alive and at large in Providence as a poet, musician, theatre artist, and educator. He is a frequent collaborator with local theatre companies including The Wilbury Theatre Group and Burbage Theatre Company, and he is currently teaching at Wheaton College. As a mentally ill, ADHD, Borderline Personality Disorder, Bisexual addict in a recovery; his work centers around destigmatizing mental health, destabilizing capitalism, and critiquing those in power. A special thanks to my inspiration and muse Bay, and our two angels, Dizzy, and Zelda. Keep up to date at www.teddylytle.com.

Nico Gareca

Happy to be returning to the Providence Fringe Festival, Nico Gareca (he/him/él/-o) is an Argentine-American educator who currently hails from the Wolf Tree Cooperative in Foster, Rhode Island. With a background in Bilingual Education, Nico began playing guitar as a vehicle for teaching language through song. If you like what you hear, you can find Nico on Sunday mornings at the Foster Farmers’ Market and (hopefully) buy him a coffee! You can find him and his band the Foster Farmhands on Instagram at @fosterfarmhands.

Marissa Shaffer

Marissa Shaffer (she/they) is a multidisciplinary circus artist currently residing in Providence, RI, originally from Philadelphia, PA. Marissa spent a year training full time with the San Diego Circus Center Academy, and coaches with Circus Smirkus & Rhode Island Circus Space. They are a rising senior at Brown University, where they direct and perform in circus shows with Brown Aerial Acrobatics, and are delighted to serve as the Festival Coordinator Intern with Wilbury Theatre Group for the 2026 FRINGEPVD! Catch them performing later this summer with Rhode Island Circus Space coaches at the Washington County Fair this August! 
@aureliacircus

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