Always plenty going on in the Bromyard pubs and it all appears to be spontaneous. Upton and Alcester have a similarly lively pub scene but with a bit of "behind the scenes" help from the main festival to ensure that the fringe does take place.

At Warwick free participatory singarounds and sessions are programmed by the festival for those pubs which support the festival, whereas at Bridgnorth the "fringe" seemed to be amplified booked artists performing in pubs.