It’s official🎉 Show registration for #ADLfringe 2026 is now OPEN! Got an act, idea, or wild creative dream? This is your chance to take the stage at Australia’s biggest arts festival, meet new audiences, and connect with artists from all over the globe 🌏 Learn more 👉 adlfrin.ge/showrego26

It’s the final weekend of @edfringe.bsky.social‬! How many shows have you managed to catch? There’s still plenty of our incredible #ADLfringe family lighting up the festival! Don’t miss the chance to see them before the curtain falls! 💜

Still thinking about it? 🎨 The 2026 #ADLfringe Poster Competition wraps up TOMORROW—Saturday 17 August, 11:59pm ACST! Show us your ‘Simple Pleasures’ that make Fringe 𝒇𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒆✨ adlfrin.ge/PosterComp26 A huge thanks to Lumo Energy SA for supporting the poster competition💛

We’re live from @edfringe.bsky.social! ✨Join us as we dive behind the scenes on exploring iconic venues and meeting incredible artists at #EdFringe💜 Spot our team around town and don’t miss the chance to catch up with the #ADLfringe team on the ground!

👀Entries for the 2026 Adelaide Fringe Poster Competition close next Sunday 17 August!! Since 1974, the Poster Comp has launched emerging talent and celebrated bold creative expression. Could your artwork be next? 🎨 Submit your entry now: adlfrin.ge/PosterComp26

New ep of #FringePOD is out! What is an open access festival? We chat with Ella (Adelaide Fringe), Meabh (ADLfringe/ @edfringe.bsky.social‬), and Gemma (Gluttony) what makes Adelaide Fringe so unique. 🎧 Listen now: adlfrin.ge/FringePOD26

Darwin Festival kicks off today! ☀️We’re extra excited to see our 2025 Fringe Ambassador Rhys Nicholson, along with a brilliant lineup of #ADLfringe artists lighting up the stage! Check out the full program here: www.darwinfestival.org.au Chookas to everyone bringing their magic up north!

As we gear up for 2026, the Fringe team just wrapped our regional SA road trip, connecting with councils, venues, artists & communities to grow the magic of #ADLfringe across the state ✨

Chookas to our friends at @edfringe.bsky.social‬ kicks who kick off their season today!💜We're sending big love to all the incredible artists! This year, more than 80 shows from the #ADLfringe family are bringing their work to #edfringe, and we couldn’t be prouder!

Venue Registrations Are Now Open for Adelaide Fringe 2026! Ready to put your venue on the map? From rooftops to libraries, pubs to laundromats, any space can host Fringe magic. Learn more and start your registration here: adlfrin.ge/venue_rego26 📷: @44adelaide.bsky.social

Fringe Fund Applications close next Friday 1 August at 11:59pm ACST. Don’t miss your chance to apply for support to bring your 2026 #ADLfringe show to life! Need a hand? Our team is here to help until 5:00pm ACST on the deadline day. Submit your application now👉 adlfrin.ge/fringefund26

#ADLfringe artists are off to Latitude Festival!✨From Adelaide to Suffolk, we’re sending a huge congrats to the amazing artists taking their Fringe magic global at Latitude Festival this week! If you’re in the area, be sure to catch them live and show your support! 💜

The 2026 #ADLfringe Poster Comp is OPEN with a huge $10,000 prize thanks to Lumo Energy! With the theme ‘The Simple Pleasures’, we’re inviting artists to celebrate the little things that make Fringe 𝒇𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒆✨ Entries close Sun 17 Aug at 11:59pm ACST. Learn more: adlfrin.ge/PosterComp26

What does Fringe mean to you? 💭✨ This #WorldFringeDay, we asked #ADLfringe artists and staff to share what Fringe means to them—creativity, freedom, connection, chaos (the good kind)… Now it’s your turn! Drop a comment and tell us what Fringe means to you👇

Your support made magic happen ✨ Thanks to your generosity, more artists, venues, and communities were able to participate in and experience the magic of Adelaide Fringe! Read the 2025 Donor Impact Report: adlfrin.ge/donorimpact25

We’re proud to walk alongside First Nations artists, leaders, and communities on this journey. In 2025, our festival featured 84 First Nations-led shows, supported by $151,518 in Fringe Fund grants. Read more about Reconciliation at Fringe in our Impact Report: adlfrin.ge/Impact25

#ADLfringe impact doesn’t stop at ticket sales…This year’s Honey Pot marketplace brought in 403 delegates from 37 countries — resulting in 550+ touring deals worth $6M+. Read the full 2025 Impact Report here: adlfrin.ge/Impact25

2025 #ADLfringe Impact report out now! This year’s Adelaide Fringe was nothing short of phenomenal. Thank you to our artists, venues, audiences and partners for making 2025 our biggest yet. Let’s keep fringing and growing! Read full impact report here 👉 adlfrin.ge/Impact25

“It’s a non-stop beast putting on a show”—artists do it all, on and off stage, often funding it too. This EOFY, help ease the load. Donate to Arts Unlimited and support the magic-makers: adlfrin.ge/donatetoday25

Huge congrats to Adelaide Cabaret Festival on an incredible season—and to our former #ADLfringe Ambassador, the sensational Reuben Kaye, who’s been announced as Artistic Director for the 2026 Adelaide Cabaret Festival!👏 We can’t wait to see his bold vision light up the stage!

The cost of putting on a show? Eye-watering. The impact of your donation? Show-stopping. Touring a Fringe show can cost up to $50,000—and even local artists are feeling the pinch. Donate today to support more artists like Aidan Jones to do what they love! adlfrin.ge/donatetoday25

We’re back with a brand new episode of #FringePOD! 💜✨ We’re joined by Access2Arts Chief Executive Bec Young, along with Fringe artists Selena Mersey, Yoz Mensch and Max Ray to chat all things accessibility at Fringe.

Ep 7 - Accessibility at Fringe with Access2Arts

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Happy #WorldEnvironmentDay! 💚 There’s no Fringe without a healthy planet.🌏This year’s theme #BeatPlasticPollution, is a call to action, from cutting down plastics to recycling right because every small change makes a difference. Let’s keep creating, celebrating, and protecting the world we share!

Grant applications are now open for the 2026 Fringe Fund! 📅 Applications close 11:59pm ACST, Friday 01 August 🔗 Check the criteria and funding resources before applying: adlfrin.ge/fringefund26

Happy Pride Month from Adelaide Fringe!💖🌈 This month, we celebrate the vibrancy, creativity and resilience of the LGBTQIA+ community who light up #ADLfringe year after year! Here’s to being unapologetically yourself—loud, proud and fringe-ing fabulous! 🤩

This week marks the start of #NRW2025. The theme, 'Bridging Now to Next', urges us to take real steps toward justice and equity for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Adelaide Cabaret Fringe Festival kicks off tonight with a week of bold, brilliant, and bizarre performances!✨Missing #ADLfringe? Keep the vibes going with heaps of Fringe artists hitting the #cabfringe stage this week. Catch the full program here👉 cabaretfringefestival.com/artfuel/prog...

Happy National Volunteer Week! 🎉 Huge shoutout to our incredible volunteers who played a massive role in bringing Fringe to life—178 volunteers contributing 4,217 hours this season! 👏 Big thanks to Lumo Energy SA for supporting our Volunteer Program! 💙

Our vision is to make #ADLfringe the most inclusive festival in the world. Thanks to your generosity, 248 grants were distributed for 2025. But 286 artists and venues missed out. With our next grants round approaching, we need your help to fund more shows, more stories, and more access for everyone.

Today is Global Accessibility Awareness Day🤩We sat down with Access2Arts CE Bec to talk about why championing disabled artists matters, and how each of us can contribute to making #ADLfringe the world’s most accessible arts festival, simply by approaching access with positivity, respect, and action.

Global Accessibility Awareness Day with Access2Arts

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