FRINGE WORLD Festival will return in 2026, thanks to strong support from the Cook Government and Lotterywest.
In 2026, FRINGE WORLD will deliver a showstopping program that brings the Western Australian community together to experience incredible local and international talent. The festival remains the third largest fringe festival in the world.
The Cook Government is supporting the festival with $4.19 million in total. This includes a Lotterywest grant of $2.5 million that has been provided to ARTRAGE to deliver the 2026 Festival, supporting greater accessibility and ensuring more WA families can come together and enjoy everything FRINGE has to offer.
Since 1994, Lotterywest has provided more than $17 million in grants to ARTRAGE, which delivers FRINGE WORLD Festival each year.
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