Catch the 2023 Fringe Festival Feature in today’s Castlemaine Mail! Castlemaine Fringe is celebrating it’s 30th birthday with a bumper program of more than 60 free and low cost events between Friday March 17 right through until Sunday April 2. Events are happening across the Mount Alexander Shire, with a huge diversity in programming, and something for festival goers of all ages.
The 17 day festival starts with a bang at the Phee Broadway Theatre and Mechanics Lane Precinct on March 17. Join us on our opening night for a celebration under the stars featuring a 10 piece soul band, a samba band and DJs who will have you dancing in the street.
The streets themselves will be alive with art thanks to the Fringe Art Windows Trail. We have paired over 80 artists with participating businesses to showcase art installations, paste-ups and takeovers in shop windows and businesses throughout the shire including our smaller, satellite towns, made possible with generous support from FRRR and ANZ Seeds of Renewal and Mount Alexander Shire Council. You can find the map and listing of installations at https://www.castlemainefringe.org.au/art-windows.
Throughout the program you’ll find a range of venues hosting live music, workshops and comedy events, quizzes and karaoke nights with extensive food choices and delicious drinks. There are social interest features, film screenings and literature and an exciting theatre program from around the world including a presentation of works from brought to us by the Ukraine Fringe Festival.
And the fun keeps going as the Fringe partners with the Castlemaine State Festival to program a series of “after parties”, taking over the Festival Big Top on Castlemaine’s Western Reserve with cabaret, disco and DJs, licenced bars and food trucks.
For more information and to book tickets go to https://www.castlemainefringe.org.au, visit our Facebook page or pick up your copy of the 2023 Castlemaine Fringe Festival program, available at the Visitor Information Centre and outlets through the shire.