NEW ZEALAND FRINGE FESTIVAL

The New Zealand Fringe Festival (NZ Fringe), based in Te Whangānui-a-Tara and held every year in late February/early March, is New Zealand's largest open-access arts festival providing the most concentrated mix of new talent from across the motu (and beyond!).

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NZ Fringe is completely open to anyone wishing to stage an original piece of art in any discipline—there are minimal constraints and we encourage participants to take a creative and artistic risk. They choose to be part of NZ Fringe rather than us picking them, and anyone who registers a show has an automatic place in the programme. 

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NZ Fringe promotes grassroots arts and culture and emerging, developing talent. For more than 35 years the New Zealand Fringe Festival has been providing a stage for cutting-edge creative endeavours. NZ Fringe has cemented itself as the Birthplace of Brilliance in Aotearoa: a catalyst for new and original homegrown arts and entertainment.

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From Flight of the Conchords to the Lonesome Buckwhips, Rhys Darby to Dai Henwood, and Strike Percussion to Footnote Dance, the NZ Fringe has played a significant role in helping artists to achieve bigger and brighter things, both within Aotearoa and on the international stage. We tour award-winning shows each year with the support of Creative New Zealand Pasifika including ARAWHATA, ShowDo Cafe, and Master of None: Brown Fala.

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