Guide no. 25 · Plan & Register

2027 Adelaide Fringe Fund Grants

All the details you need to know for our 2027 Adelaide Fringe Fund grants

Adelaide Fringe disburses donations made to the Adelaide Fringe Foundation, through Fringe Fund grants to artists, venues and producers participating in the festival. We encourage bold ideas to take shape, aim to elevate diverse voices, and support all forms of expression which enrich our festival offerings. This funding round is to support artists, collectives, producers and venue operators to present shows at Adelaide Fringe 2027.

Thank you to the Government of South Australia, Adelaide Fringe Philanthropic Partners, and our wonderful Donor Circle Members for making these grants possible.

Key Dates

9 October 2026 - Australian First Nations Grant Applications OPEN
- - Applications remain open until funds exhausted
15 October 2026 - Fringe Fund Round Two OPENS (Digital Marketing, Venue Branding, and Access Grants)
2 November 2026 - Fringe Fund Round Two CLOSES (Digital Marketing, Venue Branding, and Access Grants)
- - Please note administrative and technical support will end at October 30, 5pm AEST

How To Apply

After you have read the guide and considered which grant is right for you, you can begin your application through Good Grants HERE.

Applicant Guide

For full details including assessment criteria, read our Round 2 Applicant Guide

Fringe Fund Round Two Grants

Apply for up to $5,000

A new grant stream supporting participation in the festival with funding of up to $5,000 to directly support access provisions for artists or audiences.

What will this grant fund?
- Access provisions for show participants including interpretive services and assistance from carers and support workers,
- Artist Wages for participants with a lived experience of disability/neurodivergence that support their involvement in a registered event,
- Purchase or hiring of physical accommodations such as access ramps and chair lifts,
- Creating temporary sensory spaces and provision of sensory equipment and toys,
- Accessibility training for venue staff,
- Assisted listening devices,
- Venue signage and posters to assist in wayfinding,
- Communication tools or simple english translations,
- Digital resources for audiences, such as Social Stories and venue access videos,
- Auslan Interpretation and closed or open captioning,
- Marketing costs related to connecting with events with relevance or themes of lived experience with disability to a community with lived experience of disability/neurodivergence.

Who can apply for this grant?
Artists, Producers, Collectives, and Venues seeking funding for an accessibility provision that supports artist participation or audience access to a registered Adelaide Fringe 2027 venue, program, or event.

Eligibility:
- Artists, Producers, or Collectives may only apply to fund access provisions for registered 2027 Adelaide Fringe events.
- Venues may only apply to fund access provisions if they have at least one session from one registered event taking place during the 2027 Adelaide Fringe season.

Priority will be given to applicants who have engaged with their access service provider and who provide in their application:
- dates of which session (performances) their provision will be available for (if applicable),
- a clear plan for how to reach their target audience,
- a quote for the access service they are seeking funding for.

For full details including access provider contact details and assessment criteria, read our Round 2 Applicant Guide

Apply for up a marketing package to the value of $2,000

An opportunity for 20 applicants to receive a Digital Marketing Package aimed to help kick-start their marketing campaign ahead of the Adelaide Fringe 2027 season.

What is included in this package?
- "Standard" Social Media Package (worth $1,500)
- Adelaide Fringe website display ads (button) (worth $500)
Please check out the Fringe Fund Round Two Applicant Guide for further detail.

Who can apply for this grant?
South Australian, Australian and International artists, producers and programmers with a registered Adelaide Fringe 2027 event looking to build early awareness of their show in the lead up to the festival.

Eligibility:
- Artists, Producers, or Collectives may only apply with a registered 2027 Adelaide Fringe event.
- Applicants must presenting an event with a minimum of 3 sessions for Adelaide Fringe 2027.
- Please note that this grant will provide marketing support for a single Adelaide Fringe event, in order to maximise the effectiveness of the Digital Marketing Package.
- 2027 Fringe Fund grant recipients who have already received funding.

For full details including assessment criteria, read our Round 2 Applicant Guide

Apply for up a venue branding package to the value of $2,000

Designed to support the promotion of the Adelaide Fringe 2027 program, five Venue Branding Packages worth $2,000 will be allocated to registered venues to increase street visibility and raise awareness of accessibility.

What is included in this package?
Packages will include the design, production and installation of branded Adelaide Fringe 2027 signage consisting of both indoor and outdoor signage.
Please check out the Fringe Fund Round Two Applicant Guide for further detail.

Who can apply for this grant?
South Australian, Australian and International venue operators hosting or presenting a program of shows during the Adelaide Fringe 2027 season.
- Independent or Local, State or Federal Government owned venues are eligible to apply.
- Both bricks and mortar and pop-up venues in the Adelaide CBD, metropolitan area, and regional and remote South Australia are encouraged to apply.

Eligibility:
- Venues must be hosting a minimum of one event across their Adelaide Fringe 2027 season.
- Venues must be available for signage installation prior to the festival season in January 2027.

For full details including assessment criteria, read our Round 2 Applicant Guide

Grants - Opening October 9

Participate in an Existing Show - Apply for up to $5,000

Apply for up to $5,000 to make your participation in a 2027 Adelaide Fringe event possible.

Who can apply for this grant?

Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander artists, individuals or collectives looking to participate in an event that is registered by someone else, or anyone applying on their behalf.

What will this grant fund?

Accommodation, flights or travel costs, artist wages, or any other costs that make your participation in a 2027 Adelaide Fringe event possible.

Eligibility:

Applications must seek to support the participation of Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander individuals, artists, or collectives in Adelaide Fringe 2027,
- - Applications for this funding may be made on behalf of an Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Artist, Producer, Individual or Collective.
At least 50% of the key creatives involved in the proposed event must identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
- - Applicants must have been in contact with the Adelaide Fringe event they intend to participate in to apply for funds.

What You Need To Apply:

Details of the Adelaide Fringe event the applicant will participte in and what their role in the event is,
Contact details for the event presenter an applicant has been in contact with,
- - Adelaide Fringe may contact the presenter of a nominated event to verify an applicant's participation.
A brief description of how the grant funds will be used,
A short applicant biography.

For full details including assessment criteria, read our Round 2 Applicant Guide

Register One or More Events - Apply for up to $5,000 to $20,000

Apply for up to either up to $5,000 or $20,000 to support the development, promotion, and staging of one or multiple 2027 Adelaide Fringe events.

Who can apply for this grant?

Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander artists, individuals, collectives, companies, producers or venues, looking to register one or multiple events for the 2027 Adelaide Fringe, or anyone applying on their behalf.

What will this grant fund?

The development, staging and promotion of your events for the Adelaide Fringe season.

How Much Can You Apply for?

The maximum amount of grant funding you can apply for is dependent upon the scale of your proposed event, or the number of events you are registering and intend the grant funding to support:

Between $5,000 to $20,000	Applicants registering 1 show with over 15 participants, Or Applicants registering multiple shows.
Up to $5,000	Applicants registering 1 show

Eligibility:

Applications must seek to support the delivery of one or more Adelaide Fringe 2027 events by Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander individuals, artists, collectives, companies, producers, or venues,
- - Applications for this funding may be made on behalf of an Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander individual, artist, collective, company, producer, or venue.
At least 50% of the key creatives involved in the proposed events must identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.

What You Need To Apply:

Details of the Adelaide Fringe events that funding is being applied to support - You can apply for multiple events within the one application form,
A brief description of how the grant funds will be used,
A short description of team roles and biographies.

For full details including assessment criteria, read our Round 2 Applicant Guide