FringeWORKS at Tandanya
Details about where FringeWORKS is in 2026 and our participant only event programming.
What is FringeWORKS?
A place to:
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Collect your Fringe artist/participant passes
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Connect with other artists
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Work at a hot desk
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Print off your scripts/flyers/posters
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Attend a professional development workshop
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Utilise our rehearsal space (NEW!)
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Ask our team for support in person
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Take a break from the hustle and enjoy some air conditioning
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Grab a free lunch on Wednesdays!
In 2026 we will be located at Tandanya! Your office away from home, FringeWORKS is a place where we are all together: Honeypot, A&V, and any artist who needs space to work or connect.
You can come anytime during our opening hours to get some sh*t done. There’ll be computers, Wi-Fi, a printer, a laminator, a guillotine, quiet spaces and our lovely faces!
What is Tandanya?
Tandanya National Aboriginal Cultural Institute is Australia’s oldest Aboriginal owned and governed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander multi-purpose creative arts centre. Located on Kaurna Country in Adelaide, Tandanya champions Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander creative talent and voices through exhibitions, performances, and community programs, fostering cultural integrity, creative excellence, reconciliation, and lasting social impact.
FringeWORKS at Tandanya | Opening Times
Dates: 18 Feb to 22 Mar
Mon: Closed
Tues to Sat: 10am to 6:30pm
Sun: 12pm to 5pm
FringeWORKS at Tandanya | Launch Party
Join us for the opening launch party Thurs 19 Feb from 3pm to 4:30pm, and pick up your artist pass while you're there!
Date: Thursday 19 February, 2026
Time: 3pm to 4:30pm
Where: FringeWORKS at Tandanya, 253 Grenfell Street, Adelaide SA 5000
Come get a tour of FringeWORKS new home and raise a toast to Adelaide Fringe 2026 with the team. We've got a great program of Participant Only events this year, and this is when it all kicks off!
Connected Sessions
FREE YOGA SESSIONS
Join us on Tuesday & Saturdays to stretch out and de-stress.
Limited places, BYO yoga mat and water bottle.
Date: Tuesdays - 24 February, 3, 10 and 17 March
Saturdays - 28 February, 7 and 14 March
Time: 10am to 11am
Location: Level 1 FringeWORKS - Tandanya, 253 Grenfell Street, Adelaide
FRINGEFEAST
A free lunch for participating Artists. Different activities each week.
Date: Wednesdays - 25 February, 4, 11 and 18 March
Time: 12pm to 2pm (Meal service from 12pm to 1pm)
Location: FringeWORKS at Tandanya, 253 Grenfell Street, Adelaide
RSVP'S will open each week on the Saturday prior.
Wed 25 Feb - Fringe History Walk - Departing at 1.30pm - RSVP HERE
Wed 4 Mar - Craft Session
Wed 11 Mar - Brick & Sip
Wed 18 Mar - Dine & Dance
COFFEE & PICNIC HANGS
A couple times a week, come grab a coffee and or bring lunch to share with peers from different networks. We will invite different segments for coffee, but picnic lunches are open to all!
COFFEE HANGS (10am to 11am) PICNIC HANGS (12pm to 1pm)
Wed 25 Feb - Hosted by Guildhouse Sat 28 Feb
Wed 4 Mar - Fringe First Timers Sat 7 Mar
Wed 11 Mar - Hosted by Access2Arts Sat 14 Mar
Wed 18 Mar - Fringe Fund Applicants
Location: FringeWORKS at Tandanya, 253 Grenfell Street, Adelaide
STREET PERFORMERS C.H.A.T
A chance for street performers to come together and talk openly about their work. This session invites conversation around the industry, lived experience, and what support and connection can look like.
Date: Wednesday 25 February
Time: 3pm to 4pm
Location: FringeWORKS at Tandanya, 253 Grenfell Street, Adelaide
WEARABLE WATTLES: ILLUSTRATION / BADGE MAKING WORKSHOP
Join the Carclew First Nations team, Esther Williams and Thomas Readett for a drawing workshop that focuses on the subject of native flora. After selecting and drawing your favourite native plant you will then have the opportunity to turn it into a wearable badge!
Date: Wednesday 4 March
Time: 3pm to 4pm
Location: FringeWORKS at Tandanya, 253 Grenfell Street, Adelaide
LAST TASKS CLUB
A shared work session designed to help you stay focused and make progress. Drop in with your own tasks, use our facilities, and work alongside others who are also ticking things off their list. Three hours set aside to help you wrap up those loose ends before the weekend!
Date: Fridays - 27 February, 6 and 13 March
Time: 2:30pm to 5:30pm
Location: FringeWORKS at Tandanya, 253 Grenfell Street, Adelaide
Professional Development
FringeCHAT; THE LUNCHTIME SERIES
In-person panels and workshops that give you direct access to the people you need, when you need them, throughout the year and during Fringe.
We talk to artists, producers and venue managers from around the world about their journey, and what advice they would give to artists at all stages of their careers
We will be hosting FringeCHATS on Tuesdays from 12pm to 1pm at FringeWORKS. Eat a thing, learn a thing (BYO lunch). RSVPs are required to attend.
FILLING SEATS, FAST: LAST MINUTE MARKETING
A focused session at what you can still do when the festival is already underway. We’ll unpack late-stage tactics like promo codes, Insider offers, flyering, and smart ad spend.
Date: Tuesday 24 February
Time: 12pm to 1pm
Location: FringeWORKS at Tandanya, 253 Grenfell Street, Adelaide
ELEVATOR TALK - HOW TO NAIL YOUR PITCH
Approach this season's Honey Pot events with confidence! Join the team for a walkthrough of 'My Honey Pot' tools, before hearing from key Industry Delegates on how to effectively pitch your show online or in person. We’ll break down how to communicate your work clearly, quickly, and in a way that opens the door to next steps.
Date: Thursday 26 February
Time: 10:30am to 12pm
Location: FringeWORKS at Tandanya, 253 Grenfell Street, Adelaide
SHINE YOUR WORK BY WILDTOPIA
Join Festival expert, Karen Toftegaard, for a practical workshop on identifying the core essence of your work and the value it offers collaborators. Delivered with great success at Ed Fringe, this session will assist in gaining tools to navigate feelings brought on by visibility, attention, and self-promotion. Learn how to sell your work consciously, confidently, and unapologetically.
Date: Thursday 5 March
Time: 10:30am to 12pm
Location: FringeWORKS at Tandanya, 253 Grenfell Street, Adelaide
OWNING SELF PRODUCER
Many Artists end up producing their own work without ever naming it. This panel looks at what it means to step into the role of self producer, including the challenges, opportunities, and realities of carrying both creative and producing responsibilities.
Date: Tuesday 10 March
Time: 12pm to 1pm
Location: FringeWORKS at Tandanya, 253 Grenfell Street, Adelaide
EDINBURGH FESTIVAL FRINGE PANEL
Considering taking your show to the Edinburgh Fringe? Join the Fringe Society's Head of Artist Services for a Q&A panel with experienced Producers and Venue Managers sharing essential tips for navigating the world’s largest arts festival.
Date: Thursday 12 March
Time: 10:30am to 12pm
Location: FringeWORKS at Tandanya, 253 Grenfell Street, Adelaide
AFTER THE APPLAUSE: WHAT COMES NEXT
A practical conversation about what happens once the festival wraps. From finances and mental health to data, touring pathways, and planning the next chapter of your work.
Date: Tuesday 17 March
Time: 12pm to 1pm
Location: FringeWORKS at Tandanya, 253 Grenfell Street, Adelaide
ACCESS2ARTS ACCESSIBILITY PANEL
Facilitated by Access2Arts, join us for a panel conversation that brings together Fringe artists to share their experiences and discuss the opportunities and challenges of working as artists with disability.
Date: Wednesday 18 March
Time: 3pm to 4pm
Location: FringeWORKS at Tandanya, 253 Grenfell Street, Adelaide
RESPECT THE LINE (KNOWING YOUR RIGHTS)
Everyone deserves to feel safe and be treated equally at work. Fringe is partnering with the Working Women’s Centre SA to deliver a workshop on preventing and tackling sexual harassment in the arts. Respect the Line is a workshop designed to help artists and arts workers to understand their rights, build skills to intervene, and be part of changing the industry for the better.
Date: Thursday 19 March
Time: 10:30am to 12pm
Location: FringeWORKS at Tandanya, 253 Grenfell Street, Adelaide
Development 1-on-1’s
PRODUCER
Book a 1-on-1 with a producer of Adelaide Fringe shows to talk about your show, career and future opportunities.
Dates: Tuesdays - 24 February and 10 March
Time: 2:30pm to 5:30pm (20 minute bookings)
Location: FringeWORKS at Tandanya, 253 Grenfell Street, Adelaide
ADELAIDE FRINGE TEAM
Book a 1-on-1 with a member of the Adelaide Fringe team about future seasons, Fringe Fund, professional development, marketing, communications, artist opportunities and more. Here is an opportunity to deep-dive into all things Adelaide Fringe! There is no question too small, or too large!
Dates: Tuesdays - 3 March and 17 March
Time: 2:30pm to 5:30pm (20 minute bookings)
Location: FringeWORKS at Tandanya, 253 Grenfell Street, Adelaide
Wellbeing Check-Ins with Ignite Wellbeing Co.
Following a 20+ year career as a qualified mental health clinician, counsellor, trainer and experienced art therapist, Bel Ryan brings warmth, curiosity and real-world understanding to her work. Through creative, interactive and responsive facilitation, she creates safe, engaging spaces that support problem-solving, navigating challenges, and building confidence in personal wellbeing.
ARTIST WORKSHOP | Intermission. Reflect, Reset and Recharge.
Experiencing the Adelaide Fringe has it all - you’re in your element, doing your thing, filled with highs, pressure, adrenaline, energy with so much to navigate. This workshop is all about taking some time to reflect, reset, and recharge.
Using art therapy processes and creative exploration, you are invited to step out of performance mode and reflect on your experiences of festival life. Together, we’ll explore how you’re travelling during the festival — without needing to perform, explain, or fix anything.
This fun, interactive creative session will support you to:
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Make sense of your festival season
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Pause and enjoy valuable time and space for your
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Explore practical wellbeing strategies to regulate, reset, and enjoy the ride
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Share, reflect, and normalise your experiences
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Connect with other awesome people who “get it”
Anticipate a playful, grounding, and very human experience - this workshop is about caring for you, the artist, behind the work so the season feels energising, sustainable and enjoyable.
Date: Tuesday 3 March
Time: 12pm to 1:30pm
Location: FringeWORKS at Tandanya, 253 Grenfell Street, Adelaide
GROUP CHECK-IN / 1-ON-1
A supportive group check-in and/or confidential one-to-one sessions for artists navigating the highs and lows of Fringe Festival.
A safe space to slow down, make sense of what’s happening, pause, reflect, and reconnect with what matters to you so you can steady, reset, and keep going.
Date: Fridays - 27 February, 6, 13 and 20 March
Time: Group Session - 10am to 11am
Solo Session - 11am to 12pm - 12pm to 1pm
Location: FringeWORKS at Tandanya, 253 Grenfell Street, Adelaide
BOOK INTO A GROUP SESSION HERE
FringeFORUM
A chance for you to talk about your success stories from Adelaide Fringe 2026 and offer feedback about your experiences. This is the session where big discussions about Adelaide Fringe begin.
Date: Friday 20 March
Time: 2:30pm to 4:30pm
Location: FringeWORKS at Tandanya, 253 Grenfell Street, Adelaide
Accessibility Information
View the Social Story - a guide to what to expect at FringeWORKS coming soon!
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FringeWORKS is located on the ground floor of Tandanya, 253 Grenfell St, Adelaide.
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The nearest bus stop is Stop R1 Grenfell St (South Side) or I1 Grenfell St (North Side)
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The main entrance is wheelchair accessible. Level 1 is accessible via a lift and stairs.
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There are designated wheelchair accessible car parking spaces located in close proximity on East Terrace, 2mins from the Tandanya building.
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There is an accessible drop-off point in close proximity to the venue entrance.
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There are designated wheelchair accessible unisex toilets available.
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Assistance animals are welcome.
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For more information or queries related to accessibility, please contact access@adelaidefringe.com.au or call 8100 2042.