Adelaide Fringe 2027
Looking for a risk-free, paid opportunity to present your work at Adelaide Fringe — the Southern Hemisphere’s largest arts festival and marketplace? Now in its third edition, Rich Mix offers independent local, national and international artists a free, supported platform with financial, technical and producing assistance, so you can focus on the work itself.
Independent artists in South Australia and beyond continue to face significant barriers to both developing and presenting work. Sector submissions and government surveys have repeatedly identified the availability and affordability of both rehearsal and performance spaces as a major challenge. The loss of key independent venues has reduced opportunities for artists to experiment, rehearse, and reach audiences.
The Arts Industry Council of SA has noted a distinct lack of performance opportunities for independent artists and small companies beyond major institutions. Independent makers often struggle to find suitable platforms for their work, with many projects limited to short seasons or one-off presentations. This scarcity affects both the development of new work and the ability of artists to build sustainable practices.
These structural gaps in space and presentation opportunities remain a consistent theme across sector research and advocacy. Addressing them requires practical responses that open access to professional spaces and create more pathways for independent work to be made and shared.
Rich Mix is our practical solution to this. Created by Lewis Major, it provides a free, no-cost and supported space for independent artists to present work — risk free — at Adelaide Fringe, and to access the opportunities that Adelaide Fringe’s Honey Pot Marketplace provides for further work and presentation opportunities. Rich Mix continues to strengthen pathways for Australian artists to reach other local, national and international audiences, presenters, programmers and festival directors. We are committed to supporting other artists in this endeavour.
Independent choreographers and dance artists (local, national and international) with original short works of 10–20 minutes. Suitable for solo or small-group pieces in contemporary dance, physical theatre or related forms. Priority is given to artists available for all three performance days.
Performances: 6, 7 & 8 March 2027 at 4pm each day.
Applications close: 11:59pm (ACST), Monday 30 November 2026.
Applicants notified: early December 2026.
The Garage International @ Adelaide Town Hall — an intimate black-box space in a gothic heritage venue in the heart of Adelaide.
Apply through the online form. There are no upfront costs. Successful artists receive technical support (1 hour tech and rehearsal), marketing, a guaranteed $150 performance fee per show, and a transparent box office split after venue costs. Works are presented as a mixed bill. All company members receive a Fringe Artist Pass and access to Honey Pot Marketplace activities.
To remove the usual financial and production barriers that stop independent artists from presenting at Fringe, and to create a supported pathway to professional presentation, audiences, and further opportunities.
6, 7 & 8 March 2027
4pm each day
The Garage International @ Adelaide Town Hall
Applications close at 11:59pm (ACST) on Monday 30 November 2026.
All applicants will receive a response by early December 2026.
Applications close 30 November 2026.