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Scavenger Hunt
Find Buttons at the Fringe!
Solve the clues to find Buttons the Minnesota Fringe mascot** in public spaces throughout the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood for a chance to win a 5-Show Pass to the 2027 Minnesota Fringe Festival… and learn more about our West Bank area hosts in the process!
Ten (10) plastic replicas of Buttons the Minnesota Fringe mascot will be placed throughout the festival area. A clue for each outdoor location will be included in the Daily Fringe newsletter and posted on our website (with a link to the previous day's clues) during the first 10 days of the festival. Sign up for the Fringe File to get the clues delivered to your inbox each day of the festival.
Solve the clues to pinpoint the locations of Buttons. Take a selfie with the mascot when you find it. Once you have found all 10 mascots, show your 10 selfie photos to personnel at the Information Booth (located in the Rarig Center) where they will take your contact information to be entered in a drawing for one of up to ten 5-Show Passes to the 2027 Minnesota Fringe Festival.
Winners will be announced online and at the Closing Night Party.
**Original design by Gretchen Blase of EG Design. Plastic replicas developed and printed by Seán McArdle of Hero Props.
Daily Clues
Daily clues can be found each day in the Daily Fringe File and posted here by the next morning.
| August 6 | When this Fringe-managed venue was built, it presented plays in Swedish and maintained an exchange program with actors in Stockholm’s Sodra Teatern. |
| August 7 | This button deal location specializes in vegan food and serves the strongest cup of coffee in the city. |
| August 8 | This button deal location’s name means “rich” in Somali, apropos for the restaurant that “brings the rich and vibrant flavors of Africa”. |
| August 9 | This is the only Fringe-managed venue not located on the West Bank. |
| .August 10 | This button deal location is named after a place you would be happy to find in the desert. |
| August 11 | This Fringe-managed venue was originally Minneapolis Fire Station 5 built in 1887. |
| August 12 | This button deal location will serve you the fastest slice of pizza this side of New York. |
| August 13 | This Fringe-managed venue is about to celebrate its 75th season. |
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| August 16 | Show your selfies at the Information Booth BY 7:00PM to be entered into a drawing. Winners announced during the Closing Night Party at The Cedar. |