NZ Fringe 2024

The Birthplace of Brilliance, and Aotearoa’s leading open-access arts festival New Zealand Fringe is coming back for its 34th year! From 16 February – 9 March 2024, creators hailing from overseas as well as Aotearoa will be gracing stages around the capital city. In the three-week season, there will be 800+ artists presenting 160+ outstanding and diverse events.

Tickets are available on the NZ Fringe website (fringe.co.nz) from the 14 December and will be available to purchase from the box office on 7 February. Just in time for a thoughtful Christmas gift or a summer treat to yourself!

The shows of NZ Fringe will be hosted at 50 performance spaces across the Wellington Region. Events will return to some of the top theatre venues in Pōneke such as BATS Theatre, Te Auaha, Circa, The Gryphon Theatre (FATG), and the Fringe Bar, and will extend to innovative whānau-friendly locales, such as Martin Luckie Park, Awhi Yoga and Wellbeing, and Campbell Park, Paekākāriki.

Director of NZ Fringe Festival, Vanessa Stacey, says: “After a record-breaking 2023 NZ Fringe season, we’re soooo excited to share 2024’s programme, hosting an incredible lineup of local legends and exciting international artists, featuring 26 different genres and art forms. NZ Fringe will dazzle and delight you with an array of award-winners such as Mark Pleases You from San Diego Fringe, Endhoe from Sydney Fringe, The Hilary Duff Film Re-Enactment Festival from Adelaide Fringe, the debut of award-winning play Icky, the sell-out touring party of The Rocky Horror Picture Show Shadowcast, the homecoming of The New Blue - A Portrait of Pixie William, album release Cinematic Light Orchestra, featuring an 18-piece jazz band and 20 string players, and of course the audio-visual splendour of Māreikura Lumina to name but a few – while also welcoming our new Fringe Late Lounge Hubbub featuring lush, lyrical and late-night lunacy throughout our 23-day season!”

See the myriad of events on offer at the Birthplace of Brilliance by booking your tickets at fringe.co.nz. With accessible pricing and a huge range of artforms, there’s something for everyone.