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Brand-New Theatre, Locally-Grown

The Fertile Ground Festival of New Works is a citywide, multi-week performing arts festival taking place in venues throughout Portland, Oregon and the surrounding areas.

The 2025 Festival concluded on April 19th.
Watch this page for the 2026 Festival Dates, which will be announced soon!

Producer Registration for the 2026 Fertile Ground Festival opens in the Fall of 2025.

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What We're All About

New Works

Fertile Ground features myriad art forms and offers dozens of Portland-generated “acts of creation” for audiences to experience each year.

Our Community

Fertile Ground features the new work of our LOCAL artists, performers, and resident theatre companies, ensuring that the artistic and financial benefits of the festival stay in Portland

Accessibility

Fertile Ground is committed to improving access to our spaces, both physical and virtual. We are aware of many deeply inadequate accessibility issues within our artform.

All Art Forms

Projects can range from fully staged world premieres, to theatrical workshops and play readings, to ensemble and collaboration-driven work, to a variety of dance, comedy, film events and more.

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Accessing Website and Venues

Please email Tamara Carroll at fertileground@portlandtheatre.com to get help navigating our website or ticketing system, if you have questions about the accessibility of performances and venues, or any other questions, concerns, or feedback.

Quick Links

The Fertile Ground Festival Logo: the words "fertile ground" with three leaves sprouting out of the final letter. This version of the logo is a light cream color with a multi-colored border.

Contact

fertileground@portlandtheatre.com