Adelaide Fringe
| Adelaide Fringe | |
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| Genre | Arts |
| Frequency | Annually |
| Location(s) | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Years active | 1960 onwards bi-annually, 2006 onwards annually |
| Inaugurated | 1960 |
| Previous event | 17 February 2017 - 19 March 2017 |
| Next event | 16 February 2018 - 18 March 2018 |
| Organised by | Adelaide Fringe Inc |
| Website | |
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Coordinates: 34°55′24″S 138°35′44″E / 34.92343°S 138.59565°E
The Adelaide Fringe is the world's second-largest annual arts festival, and the largest in the Southern Hemisphere, held in the South Australian capital of Adelaide. For 31 days and nights during February and March, it features more than 5,000 artists from around Australia and the world, featuring world premieres, hit shows and new artists. Over 1100 events are staged in pop-up venues in parks, warehouses, laneways and disused buildings as well as established venues such as theatres, hotels, bars, pubs, art galleries and cafes.
The festival includes contemporary work in art forms including cabaret, comedy, circus and physical theatre, dance, film, theatre, puppetry, music, visual art, magic, digital and interactive and design. Adelaide Fringe begins with free opening night celebrations, including a street parade through the city centre and parties at various venues. In a period in Adelaide's calendar referred to by locals as 'Mad March', the Adelaide Fringe is accompanied by WOMADelaide, a world music festival and the Adelaide Festival. Other events occurring in Adelaide during this period include the Clipsal 500.
The festival attracts interstate and overseas visitors: 6% percent of the Fringe’s 1,560,000 audience members are visitors to the city.
The Adelaide Fringe is governed by the Adelaide Fringe Board. The Adelaide Fringe and Adelaide Festival are separate organisations, with different philosophies and intent. Artists from across the globe participate alongside home-grown talent, in all art forms. Adelaide Fringe also organises its own public events. The Adelaide Fringe is an open access event, meaning that the Adelaide Fringe does not actively seek out the events which form part of the Fringe Program and thus a vast variety of different performances can be seen.
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