Need some help with the business end of your event? Or want to figure our your funds/budget? Well look no further.

Grants and Fundraising

Budget Guide and Template

2026 Average Ticket Price Guide

Download our editable budget template below:

Melbourne_Fringe_Budget_Template_2026.xlsx

This budget template has pre-set formulas so you can add your own ticket pricing, audience estimates (only edit the white cells in the spreadsheet) and the spreadsheet will calculate your projected income for your show’s season.

Venue Agreement Template

Artist Agreement template


Quick Chat with Miranda

Fundraising and sponsorship

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6-RFL4U8rc&list=PL2Cz8Ei2-VK__dPYV1ab-V9KQiZTtWEKO&index=10

Miranda provides some advice on how to put together a fundraising campaign for your Festival event.

Audio file:

https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/secure.notion-static.com/d51faf51-231d-462e-bfa3-090175ed02c7/audio_only.m4a

Transcript - Fundraising.docx

Quick Chat with Will

Money and Budgeting

https://youtu.be/sROSLPivIBE

Will talks to you about everybody's favourite topic - budgets.

Audio file:

https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/secure.notion-static.com/40fb4ddf-ff2b-4a78-baaf-9560f06df204/Will_-_Money_and_Budgeting.mp3

Transcript - Money and Budgeting.docx

Image: Love Letters at Melbourne Fringe 2023. Image by Nick Robertson.