SIUe Xfest is a four-day festival of alternative theatre that introduces our campus and community to a wide variety of alternative theatre artists. Xfest is a home where artists can discuss and develop new and innovative performance. Each year the festival presents several ensembles of national and international repute as well as featuring the works of local emerging artists. Xfest also offers classes and workshops, taught by the visiting artists, to university students and to the local community.