2021 Adelaide Fringe

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Adelaide Fringe offers $5000 and $10,000 grants for SA artists

Adelaide Fringe will distribute grants of up to $10,000 – with $500,000 available in total – to help South Australian artists present shows in the 2021 open-access festival as they rebuild from the impact of COVID-19.

Polina Tsymbal with her Fringe poster.

Frederique on a penny-farthing the face of Fringe 2021

A jauntily moustachioed chap astride a penny-farthing is the winner of the 2021 Adelaide Fringe poster competition.

Event registrations open for 2021 ‘Fringe with a difference’

Almost 100 venues have already registered for next year’s Adelaide Fringe, with plans underway for COVID-safe events including open-air and promenade performances, says director and CEO Heather Croall.

The show will go on – but 2021 Fringe faces major challenges

Adelaide Fringe’s annual review released today shows it generated a record amount of spending in its 60th anniversary year, but director and CEO Heather Croall says it will need a big boost in government funding for 2021 to help attract artists post-COVID.