Castlemaine Fringe Festival
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Castlemaine Fringe fires up for AusArt Day
Castlemaine Fringe is joining the nationwide AusArt Day celebration on Thursday, to help sustain the future of the local arts scene and keep creativity accessible and affordable for everyone. They’re firing up the grill and bringing the good vibes this AusArt Day! Join them outside the newsagent on Mostyn Street, Castlemaine, from 11am–2pm for their…
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The best of Kate Bush
Step back in time to the 80s and 90s to experience the genius of Kate Bush’s music with the KB Band. Featuring some of her greatest hits and highlighting some lesser-known songs, the band will treat audiences to a moving and uplifting performance. Singer, saxophonist, trombone and sitar player, Teamo Henderson said he knew nothing…
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Storytellers to feature at Fringe
Celebrated Castlemaine storyteller Jan ‘Yarn’ Wositzky and fellow thespian Penny Glass will present their latest show La Digna Rabia, Dignified Anger, Stories for a Perilous Now as part of the 2025 Castlemaine Fringe Festival program at Northern Arts Hotel from March 27-29. The duo will cheekily debunk some old, worn-out stories that got us to…
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A spectacular start!
Castlemaine was alive with excitement Saturday night as the 2025 Castlemaine Fringe Festival kicked off with a bang! The Street Party Spectacular was attended by more than 4000 festival-goers. The Movement Zone dancers (pictured) were among the local talent to feature. Photo: Diana Domonkos
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Piano project hits right note
Pianos began appearing across Castlemaine and surrounds late last week as the Maine Guerilla Pianos launched their 2025 Castlemaine Fringe Festival project. The local group is putting the spotlight on pianos and the fun of playing and listening throughout the Fringe (March 22-April 6) and is encouraging community members to jump on a piano and…
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Fringe fiesta!
The 2025 Castlemaine Fringe Festival gets under way this Saturday with a free ‘Opening Night Street Party Spectacular’. The event will kick off at 4pm with youth presentations in Mechanics Lane, and then continue until late with three stages in the Castlemaine Town Hall precinct featuring 150+ performers, dance acts, live art painting, projections, DJs…
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Firecracker poems to feature
PoetiCas’s monthly poetry gatherings in Castlemaine have become a cherished part of the community since 2015. For Castlemaine Fringe, local identities will bring us their chosen poems for an afternoon of ‘Firecracker Poems’ at the Northern Arts Hotel this Saturday March 22. Who met Seamus Heaney in Ireland – and will she read one of…
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Poets and storytellers on show
WORDSPOKEN is a local tradition in the making. The event series, which will return from a summer hiatus as part of the Castlemaine Fringe program, showcases local poets, musicians and storytellers in the shell of the old Melbourne tram at Lot19. WORDSPOKEN draws on this thread, providing a space for experimental and experiential artistic expression,…
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Fringe program to launch
The Castlemaine Fringe Festival, a longstanding fixture in the region’s independent arts scene, will officially launch its 2025 program this Friday with a special event in Mechanics Lane. The evening will kick off at 7pm with live music, including an appearance by local band aplegate launching their new single. The event will be the perfect…
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Call out to artists
Castlemaine’s Fringe Festival is calling for artists to help raise money for the 2025 Fringe Festival. The Fringe Art Auction is being held on Sunday November 24 at the Shedshaker Taproom and is Castlemaine Fringe’s major fundraiser. Festival director Azzy Jones said the auction aimed to raise $40,000 to go towards the costs of programming…
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Smoke and mirrors
Following on from the success of their recent Frock Up for Fringe fundraiser, the team from the Castlemaine Fringe Festival are gearing up for their Smoke and Mirrors winter warmer at Lot 19 arts space on Saturday August 3. The event is being held in collaboration with Castlemaine Clay and Lot 19. Dust off your…
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Frock up for Fringe!
Get your Frocks on for Fringe and celebrate 30 years of Priscilla Queen of the Desert as part of a special fundraising event at Castlemaine’s Theatre Royal next month. The night will feature all the fun of a Fringe event, with local drag queen Polly Filla as MC, a catwalk Farshun parade starring you and…