Melbourne Fringe is where bold independent art comes alive

Melbourne Fringe backs artists at every stage, from funding new work and developing emerging voices to supporting access and providing a platform to perform. Explore our current commissions, labs, residencies, and venue opportunities.

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We’re currently hiring for a range of roles across Melbourne Fringe. Join the team behind the scenes and help bring bold ideas and unforgettable experiences to life.

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Join leading voices from across the creative sector for frank, informative and feisty discussions on access in the arts. Arts and cultural leaders will share their experiences of what makes exceptional access possible, what’s holding us back, and how we can all be doing better. Stream the 2025 Radical Access Conversation Series now. 

After three jam-packed weeks of Melbourne’s most exciting independent art, the curtains have closed on the 2025 Melbourne Fringe Festival.

Our dazzling awards celebration sent the Festival off with a glitter-ball-sized bang full of all the Fringey feels!

As if the vibes couldn't get any fuzzier, Closing Night saw these fabulous artists take out the following awards.

The Melbourne Fringe Living Legend Award is presented annually to an individual who has inspired high quality work as an exemplar to the Fringe community.

A long-standing member of the Fringe community, we’re thrilled to present the incredible Sammy J with the 2025 Melbourne Fringe Living Legend Award.