Comedy

Life Drawing With a Comedian

Life drawing meets comedy! That's right, if our jokes don't make you laugh our poses will.

• 25 Jan - 15 Feb
• 7:00pm

Music & Musicals

Finding Connie

Uncover the mystery of Connie Converse, the musical genius who disappeared.

• 13 Feb - 14 Feb
• 7:00pm, 8:45pm

Theatre & Performance

A Soldier's Song

This is a very personal account of one man's front line experience of war.

• 29 Jan - 5 Feb
• 2:00pm, 7:30pm

Cabaret & Variety

An Unwasted Evening - The Genius of Tom Lehrer

Enjoy musical satire at its finest as DrH celebrates the mischievous wit of Tom Lehrer.

• 2 Feb
• 8:30pm

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

Music & Musicals

Menagerie Choir's Wide Open Road

Windows down, voices up – Menagerie hits the road with epic original arrangements of Aussie tunes!

• 28 Jan - 31 Jan
• 6:00pm, 7:30pm

Theatre & Performance

Hard Cheese: Rat in the City: One Last Bite

Between masks, puppets and a live theme song, come and find who's the rat beneath the rat-man.

• 27 Jan - 31 Jan
• 6:30pm

Comedy

Shrink Wrapped: A Psychologist Analyses Comedians, Live on Stage

The most entertaining therapy session you'll ever see.

• 7 Feb - 15 Feb
• Various times

Comedy

Tom Ballard - Be Funny Challenge (Impossible)

Australia’s Special Envoy For Comedy Tom Ballard returns in 2026 with a new show packed with jokes.

• 21 Jan - 25 Jan
• 6:15pm, 7:15pm

Children's Events

The Greatest Magic Show!

A jaw-dropping, laugh-out-loud spectacular packed with mind-boggling magic and hilarity!

• 24 Jan - 15 Feb
• 2:30pm

Comedy

Darius Davies: No One Cares. Just Be Funny.

Pure stand up, no gimmicks. Just relentless laughs from a world class comic at FRINGE WORLD.

• 21 Jan - 15 Feb
• 4:30pm, 5:00pm

Music & Musicals

Down Under: The Songs That Shaped Australia

Celebrate Aussie legends with soaring vocals, a rockin' band and songs that shaped our nation.

• 22 Jan - 24 Jan
• 8:45pm

Comedy

Black, Blind & Boodli with Joshua Warrior

Black, Blind and Boodli

• 22 Jan - 1 Feb
• 6:20pm, 7:40pm

Comedy

Lizzy Hoo - Says Hoo?

A brand-new hour of stand-up comedy from your fave comedian Lizzy Hoo.

• 27 Jan - 1 Feb
• 7:40pm