The largest Fringe Festival in the southern hemisphere, the Adelaide Fringe offers a huge twist of quirky fun and frivolity – including the legendary opening night party, the Adelaide International Buskers Festival and the Fringe Family Weekend.

With more than hundreds of shows and thousands of artists taking part each year, Adelaide Fringe is not to be missed.

The Fringe traditionally begins with an opening night party in the Adelaide city centre, allowing thousands of people to sample the theatre, street entertainers and buzzing atmosphere of the event.

The Adelaide Fringe originated in 1960 as a movement of artists who performed and operated outside the main Adelaide Festival of Arts program, but during the festival time frame, the Fringe has grown over the years to become one of South Australia’s most loved events.

See the Adelaide Fringe website for your full, detailed program of comedy, music, performance art, visual arts and more.