Dunedin Fringe Festival

Dunedin Fringe Festival Dunedin Fringe Festival 2026: 12th - 22nd March! Learn more at www.dunedinfringe.nz Sign up for announcements using the button at the top of our page.

The Dunedin Fringe Festival is the wild heart of the arts in Ōtepoti: fresh and free-spirited, it's the place where art gets exhilarating and truly experimental. The Dunedin Fringe Festival is an annual 11-day event and the world's southernmost fringe festival! Dunedin Fringe is an open-access festival and all artists and performers are encouraged to take part - with 100% of ticket sales going to

the artists. Artists produce their own shows and need to register involvement. Registrations for the 2022 festival opened in October. Register by 6 December to feature in the printed guide. Full details can be found on our website: www.dunedinfringe.nz/artist-info

Have you seen this! One of our Festival Faves Harriet Moir performing Nicola Cheeseman is Back! (And what a crew in the ...
15/06/2026

Have you seen this! One of our Festival Faves Harriet Moir performing Nicola Cheeseman is Back!

(And what a crew in the background of this show 😍)

BOOK YOUR TICKETS NOW E HOA MĀ!

The poster is up in our window - it's happening! Get your tickets quick!

Join HSD for the Te Waipounamu premiere of Kathryn Burnett's riotous new comedy about aging on your own damn terms, starring Ōtepoti's phenomenal Harriet Moir.

Thur 25 - Sat 27 June and Wed 1 - Sat 4 July, 2026
Curtain @7:30pm nightly

Tickets at: https://www.trybooking.com/nz/BDRV

Image: Title character, Nicola Cheeseman, sits in a punk pose and leather jacket against a brick wall with the graffiti "Nicola Cheeseman Is Back"

Got time for one more quick application for your work? Here's an opportunity but it closes on Friday.
11/05/2026

Got time for one more quick application for your work? Here's an opportunity but it closes on Friday.

The Division of Humanities contributes to performing arts in the community through its Performing Arts Fund.

Don't miss this one!
23/04/2026

Don't miss this one!

One week to go, Whakapapa is here for one night only so make sure you get your tickets!

Whakapapa
Created by Jolt Dance

Six stories by six dancers with intellectual disabilities that move beyond labels offering a powerful vision of belonging and cultural pride.
Tuesday 28th April | 6:30pm | Te Whare o Rukutia
Tickets @ events.humanitix.com/whakapapa

Free companion seating available.

08/04/2026

11 days, 90+ events, 35 venues, 74 artists/groups from across NZ, 56 locally produced events, 18 international artists, 7000+ tickets sold!

THANK YOU to the artists for your creativity, to the audience for taking a chance on experimental art, to our wonderful volunteers for your generosity, our sponsors for your support and to the fabulous team for all of their hard work behind the scenes.

That’s a wrap on Dunedin Fringe Festival for 2026! Until next year 🤩💚🔥👋

🎥 Craig Birch-Morunga

Our grateful thanks for all of the support from our wonderful sponsors that helped to make possible this year! ...
02/04/2026

Our grateful thanks for all of the support from our wonderful sponsors that helped to make possible this year!

31/03/2026

Fringe highlights from Fringe artists! 🎤

Share some of your favourite Dunedin Fringe Festival moments in the comments below! 👇

A huge congratulations to all winners and nominees from the Noisy Fringe Awards Night, closing out the Dunedin Fringe Fe...
30/03/2026

A huge congratulations to all winners and nominees from the Noisy Fringe Awards Night, closing out the Dunedin Fringe Festival for 2026! 👏🎉

And a big thank you to all the sponsors who made the awards possible.

See you the full list of award winners & nominees at https://www.dunedinfringe.nz/about/2026-fringe-awards

📸 Rosie Roaché

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