Comedy

Best of Fest

Get ready to laugh harder than ever- The Best of Fest is back at FRINGE WORLD 2026!

• 23 Jan - 14 Feb
• Various times

Comedy

Aussies Vs Poms

A fun night of good Aussie and UK banter!

• 21 Jan - 15 Feb
• Various times

Cabaret & Variety

Cursed Cabaret

It’s zombies in sequins, Vincent Price in nipple tassels, this is camp, queer art at its finest. 

•  Selling fast

• 22 Jan - 24 Jan
• 8:15pm

Comedy

Blind Date Comedy Show

Comedy meets single life mayhem. Big laughs, wild stories & zero pressure. 18+ event.

• 1 Feb - 8 Feb
• 3:00pm

Comedy

Kirsty Webeck - Lost for Words

Come down to see why Kirsty is Australia’s champion of cheerful comedy that never misses!

• 5 Feb - 7 Feb
• 6:00pm

Cabaret & Variety

Blues and Burlesque

Sultry blues, sparkling tease & sharp wit collide in this slick, sassy, and unmissable cabaret riot.

•  Selling fast

• 11 Feb - 14 Feb
• 2:30pm, 8:30pm

Comedy

Improv RPG Presents: High Society

A devilishly delightful evening of romance, backstabbing, and emotional monologues in the rain.

• 22 Jan - 24 Jan
• 8:00pm

Comedy

Pete Helliar - An International Kerfuffle

In this hilariously true story, Pete Helliar finds himself at the centre of a media firestorm.

• 28 Jan - 1 Feb
• 5:30pm, 6:30pm

Circus

Naughties

Backstreet Boys, Britney, and BIG throwback energy; YUCK are back with a totally hawt BRAND NEW show!

• 21 Jan - 15 Feb
• 8:00pm

Theatre & Performance

Upside Down Fantasyland

Heartfelt poetry, powerful songs, and evocative prose. A true story of parental drug-use and trauma.

• 4 Feb - 15 Feb
• Various times

Theatre & Performance

The Wetness

A silly, sexy, surreal late night mass for the slippery substance inside

• 6 Feb - 14 Feb
• 11:00pm

Theatre & Performance

SHARK!

It's wet, it's wild, it's scary, it's sexy, it's SHARK!

• 30 Jan - 1 Feb
• 9:20pm

Comedy

Darkest Comedy Hour

Enjoy the festival’s most outrageous and darkest best-selling stand-up comedy show!

• 23 Jan - 14 Feb
• 9:00pm, 9:30pm

Comedy

CTRL+ALT+QUIZ

CTRL+ALT+QUIZ takes your favourite FRINGE WORLD perfomers and flips them upside down and inside out.

• 23 Jan - 14 Feb
• 10:00pm, 10:30pm