Adelaide Fringe Festival
| 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 | 12 February 2016 - 14 March 2016 |
| Next event | 17 February 2017 - 19 March 2017 |
| Organised by | Adelaide Fringe Board |
| Website | |
| adelaidefringe |
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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 24 days and nights during February and March, it features more than 4,000 artists from around Australia and the world, featuring world premieres, hit shows and new artists. Over 900 events are staged in pop-up venues in parks, warehouses, lane-ways and disused buildings as well as established venues such as theatres, hotels, 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 and design. Adelaide Fringe begins with free opening night celebrations, including a street parade through the city centre and parties at various venues. Street theatre artists from all over the world participate in four days and four nights of events as part of The Adelaide Fringe Street Theatre Festival. 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 Symphony Under the Stars and 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 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 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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