New Zealand Fringe Festival

04/06/2026

HOORAY! Mark your diary! February 12 - March 6, 2027 🥳

photographer: Afrina Razi
performer: Rachel Brebner in Eat,Sleep,Dance,Repeat

26/05/2026

⛱️Very excited to be kicking off the Wellington Airport activations this Friday with Danica Bryant. Get in the groove at the terminal before the long weekend and relive summer with us!🏖️

✈️ This Friday at , the pop-folk singer-songwriter rockstar .bryant will be performing! Danica is a force to be reckoned with! Her playful indie pop sound was a CubaDupa hit this summer. Come relive the moment! 🌺

18/05/2026

✌️Nudge nudge! If you're thinking of going for the big one, you're running out of time. This kind of role doesn't come around every year. Apply before 9am Monday, May 25th 🤩

NOW CLOSED!

NZ Fringe is looking for its next Fringe Director 🎭✨
If you love artists, believe in open access, and want to lead one of the country’s most creative and fun platforms, this is your sign! Applications close Monday, May 25th
📍 Wellington
🗓 Full-time

Apply on Fringe website or follow our Linktree for links.

06/05/2026

NOW CLOSED!

NZ Fringe is looking for its next Fringe Director 🎭✨
If you love artists, believe in open access, and want to lead one of the country’s most creative and fun platforms, this is your sign! Applications close Monday, May 25th
📍 Wellington
🗓 Full-time

Apply on Fringe website or follow our Linktree for links.

06/05/2026

✨ Big news! NZ Fringe is looking for its next Director! 🎭

If you love artists, believe in open access, and want to lead one of the country's most creative and exciting events, this is your sign! Applications close Monday, May 25th

📍 Wellington
🗓 Full-time
👉 Apply now: https://www.fringe.co.nz/about-us/apply/

16/04/2026

What if, Wellington? We are very excited to see the hit musical & Juliet this coming May! Don’t miss your chance to see this unforgettable show right here in Welly (St. James) May 9 - May 24. Tickets on Ticketmaster now. 🌹

26/03/2026

The 2026 Wellington Airport NZ Fringe Awards are here 🎉
From emerging artists to Best in Fringe, we’re celebrating the shows, makers and technicians who lit up this year’s festival.
Massive congratulations to all nominees and winners, and a big thank you to our sponsors. We also want to thank our amazing volunteers and every single one of you who went to a show and helped make Fringe possible 🫶

17/03/2026

The Wellington Airport NZ Fringe 2026 photos are here. Thanks for the beautiful frames
1: NZ Fringe 2026 awards winners
2: Best in Fringe supported by his workshop the mayor - Just To Be Close To You
3: Tour Ready Awards -
4: Most Promising Emerging Ngā Toi Artist Awards -
5: Left - Most Promising Emerging Artist presented by the Creative Capital Art Trust - .brebner
Right - Tour Ready Award - Eat, Sleep, Dance, Repeat .nz
6: Most Momentous Music Award presented by - Bug Songs Not Love Songs
7: Spectacular Organised Chaos presented by -
8: Top - Most Promising Pacifika Artist Award presented by - Bottom - Most Promising Emerging Company presented by - D’Things N Such
9: The Grand Design Award presented by - Motion Sickness
10: The Most Memorable Marketing Award presented by - Fl**zy .darling
11: The Outstanding Ensemble Award presented by Anonymous Benefactor - Once Upon a Time in Homowood
12: Top - The Best Emerging Technician Award presented by - . Bottom - The Parkin Development Award presented by -
13: The Spirit of the Fringe Award presented by -
14: The Most Innovative Work presented by - Dune but Worse
15: The Melbourne Fringe Indigenous Awards presented by - The remaining
16: The Melbourne Fringe Tour Ready Awards presented by - Dune but Worse
17: The Sydney Fringe Tour Ready Awards presented by - Decadunce
18: The Best Emerging Solo Performance presented by - Pōneke Gangster
19: The People’s Choice Picnic Table Design presented by - .jthan
#2026