Overview

To be a part of Melbourne Fringe Festival you must have a venue to showcase your fabulous work, this could be an established venue, an independent venue, or a digital venue.

However, securing the perfect venue can be challenging.

Where are you going to hold your event? Is it at an established venue? A pop-up space? Your own lounge room?

It’s also important to think about how big you want your venue to be – there’s no point in hiring a 150-seat theatre if you think you'll only get 20 audience members each night.

Once you’ve found a venue, how do you know if it’s the right venue for your show? If you think it is the right venue, how do you contact them, what should you say to ensure you’re booking the best place?

Well let’s start with the basics - what type of venue could host your Fringe event?

Types of Venues

Going digital? For more info on how this information applies to you, head to our Guide to Digital and Remote Art.

List of Independent Venues

There are two main ways you can search for Independent Venues

1 - 2024 Independent Venues EOIs This page list a range of venues that are actively looking for events during Melbourne Fringe.

Use this directory to look through venues, and find out how to apply to present your event there.

2 - Eventotron Venue Finder

Eventotron has a wide range of registered Fringe venue suggestions. To search, login to Eventotron and head to your event registration.