Free Events

Check out all these Free Events going on around Adelaide during the Fringe. Click on the event that you’re interested in to find out more.

 Spirit Festival

 Sat 16 & Sun 17 February  Rymill Park / Mullawirraburka – Next to Tandanya

 This award winning festival is South Australia’s gateway to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Arts and Culture in the heart of the city.

 Fringe in the Mall

 13 February – 17 March  Rundle Mall – Gawler Place Canopy

 Together with the FringeTIX box Office your ‘one stop shop’ to enjoy free daily performances from Fringe artists, purchase tickets and buy Fringe merchandise.

 The Garden Sessions

 Sat & Sun 2 – 4pm  The Bandstand in The Garden

 Want to hear something truly delightful? Every Saturday and Sunday afternoon, APRA and Arts SA present The Garden Sessions. Featuring some of Australia’s finest new bands performing for free. Grab a shady patch of grass and soak up the sounds at The Garden Sessions.

 Window World

 22 – 24 February  and 1 – 3 March  State Library of South Australia, North Terrace

 Performances throughout the evening from 8.30pm – 10pm

A voyeuristic peep show

From the outside looking in, glimpse mysterious worlds created by six contemporary South Australian performance makers. As night falls intimate stories and provocative scenes are played out behind glass. Featuring works by Alison Currie; Eloise Green; Jason Cross and Stone/Castro; Karl Telfer; Stephen Noonan and Steve Sheehan.

 Street Theatre Festival

 8 – 11 March

 A sensational collection of hilarious performers take over the city for four days and nights of outrageous mayhem. Make a day of it and book to see a Fringe family show, on throughout this special weekend. 

Fringe in Goolwa

Sun 10 March  Goolwa Wharf  11.30am – 2.30pm

As part of Goolwa’s Just Add Water, the Fringe Caravan will roll into town with a car load of Fringe artists to perform bite-sized snippets for family fun at the Wharf. Presented by Country Arts SA and Alexandrina Council.

 Desert Fringe

Fri 15 & Sat 16 March  Port Augusta Cultural Centre – YartaPurtli

 An amazing bunch of freakishly talented Fringe performers travel up North for a weekend of music, cabaret and dance. Featuring fantastic Indigenous performers, Desert Fringe is a remarkable experience for the whole family to enjoy.

 Exhibitions

15 Feb – 17 March

 There are over 100 visual art and design exhibitions to experience during Fringe.