Melbourne Fringe

Melbourne Fringe Melbourne's largest celebration of independent art In addition, we run a non-stop year round program of all kinds of independent arts at Fringe Common Rooms.

Melbourne Fringe lives and breathes the independent arts in one of Australia’s most culturally engaged cities. We manage the Melbourne Fringe Festival, and promote the ongoing development of professional skills and new, provocative work.

12/09/2026

It's Elevator pitches part two! Artists only have a few seconds to pitch their shows before the doors close. Check dates, venues and the full festival program on our website.

11/09/2026

Learn first-hand from some of the world's leading accessible art makers.

Part of Radical Access, Melbourne Fringe's Access Adventures invites artists, creatives, and curious audiences to explore how accessibility can be woven into the fabric of live performance making.

Join disability arts leader Caroline Bowditch in conversation with Bird of Paradise Theatre Company (Scotland), who've been producing world-class Disability-led productions and projects for 30 years.

Happening Wednesday, 16 September at the Arts Centre Melbourne. Doors open 6:00PM for a 6:30PM start.

Access Adventures is free to attend. Secure your spot via Arts Centre Melbourne website.

Clock's ticking, Melbourne. Grab your 25% discount on full-price tickets before our last Flash Sale for this Fesetival e...
10/09/2026

Clock's ticking, Melbourne. Grab your 25% discount on full-price tickets before our last Flash Sale for this Fesetival ends at 12PM. Spam the group chat if you have to.

Visit the 48 Hour Flash Sale guide on our What's On page to see all participating events.

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Freya Schack-Arnott, Roslyn Oades & Bob Scott, Emma J Hawkins & Leisa Prowd, Dr Jonathan Homsey, Katie Sfetkidis & Mark ...
09/09/2026

Freya Schack-Arnott, Roslyn Oades & Bob Scott, Emma J Hawkins & Leisa Prowd, Dr Jonathan Homsey, Katie Sfetkidis & Mark Wilson, and Born in a Taxi. This year's Pulse program is packed with work by leading independent makers.

Score tickets for 25% off, but only until 12pm tomorrow.

Flash Sale ends 12pm, Thursday 10 September. Discount applies to full-price tickets only.

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If you've got shows you've been eyeing off or tickets sitting in your cart, this is your sign to hit checkout: Our secon...
08/09/2026

If you've got shows you've been eyeing off or tickets sitting in your cart, this is your sign to hit checkout: Our second Flash Sale is on NOW.

It's your last chance to snag 25% off full-price tickets to a huge selection of Festival events, so don't wait around. Sale ends 12PM, Thursday 10 September.

Flash Sale discount applies to full-price tickets only. See participating shows in our 48 Hour Flash Sale Guide.

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After a stellar Edinburgh run, QFWFQ lands at Festival Hub: Trades Hall this October. A surrealist solo show which neith...
07/09/2026

After a stellar Edinburgh run, QFWFQ lands at Festival Hub: Trades Hall this October.

A surrealist solo show which neither begins nor ends, join Gregory Nussen as they rummage through the power and peril of storytelling. This razor-sharp, absurdly funny and deeply personal show breaks all genres and has no fourth wall.

Winner Best Solo Show at the 2025 Hollywood Fringe.

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450+ Festival events is a lot to explore. Luckily, our What’s On page is filled with handy guides so you can find events...
06/09/2026

450+ Festival events is a lot to explore. Luckily, our What’s On page is filled with handy guides so you can find events that fit the vibe you’re after.

Pick a theme, discover new artists, or find something the group chat will all love. Happy scrolling.

These shows have been turning heads around Australia and beyond. Now, thanks to the Tour Ready Award program, they're co...
05/09/2026

These shows have been turning heads around Australia and beyond. Now, thanks to the Tour Ready Award program, they're coming to Melbourne Fringe Festival this October.

The Tour Ready Awards celebrate the interconnectivity of the larger Fringe network, backing bold independent work and making sure more people get to see it.

DUNE BUT WORSE, Let's Unpack That, and Yellow Fever: An Original Cabaret Musical are this year's Tour Ready awardees. Don't miss their Melbourne run.

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04/09/2026

Nights at Club Fringe are, by their nature, impossible to predict and devastating to miss.

Club Fringe is where the inconceivable is conceived on stage, and where artists, audiences and enthusiasts alike descend to connect, dance (a lot), and witness things that cannot be unseen.

It's where everyone wants to be at the end of the night. Find out why.
Explore the 2026 Club Fringe program on our website.

03/09/2026

If you could bottle the scent of your hometown, what would it smell like?

Luke Casserly transports audiences to the Irish bog where he grew up in Distillation, an experimental work that engages all five senses around a table of soil.

Get your hands dirty. Tickets on our website.

Address

Lvl 1, Trades Hall, Cnr Lygon And Victoria Sts
Carlton, VIC
3053

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 6pm
Tuesday 10am - 6pm
Wednesday 10am - 6pm
Thursday 10am - 6pm
Friday 10am - 6pm

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+61396609666

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