It was intended to showcase local talent after local performers started to feel left out of the main festival in favour of bigger acts .
The Stockton Riverside Fringe Festival was created in 1991 as a companion event to SIRF .
Stockton Riverside Fringe Festival was intended to showcase local talent after local performers started to feel left out of the main festival in favour of bigger acts .
The Stockton Riverside Fringe Festival was created in 1991 as a companion event to SIRF .