Box Office and Ticketing Information

The Sydney Fringe is a leading voice for independent arts advocacy in Sydney. Our primary practical operations comprise of our annual Sydney Fringe Festival happening in August & September, as well as management of our pop-up open access venues operating year-round and Sydney’s best parties.

The Sydney Fringe Festival is the largest independent arts event in New South Wales with over 450 events in every genre you can imagine each year.

Each September culture creators from all over the city join forces with us to share Sydney’s stories and demonstrate the type of city they want to live in all year round and artists from the fringe around the country and the world join us to make a truly global local festival.

The Sydney Fringe Festival takes place in pop-up and existing venues and public spaces all over the greater Sydney area, with major hubs in the Inner East,  CBD, Newtown, Inner East, The Harbour, Western Sydney and elsewhere. Discover all our precincts and venues and explore your city in your way.

The festival runs from 1 – 30 September every year and in 2023 WE ARE BACK and WE ARE PINK.

Special event tickets are on-sale July 15. All Sydney Fringe Festival tickets can be purchased online from 1st August on our What’s On page.  To make sure you don’t miss any early ticket releases, keep an eye on our social channels, as well as subscribe to our mailing list.

You can also buy tickets at one of our Physical box offices which are popping up in a few locations around the City.

From the 1 – 30 September you can find our box office at the QVB Forecourt, open 12-10 pm daily. Here you can buy tickets, get exclusive access to rush tix and find out all the information you need to know about the Festival.

All tickets can be purchased online from our What’s On page, through our App or at one of our Box Offices.  To make sure you don’t miss any early ticket releases, keep an eye on our social channels, as well as subscribe to our mailing list.

We accept MasterCard, Visa debit and credit and AMEX.

You certainly can! From the 31st of August, we have a brand new Box Office on the forecourt of The QVB.

Some venues also operate an in-person box office directly before each performance but be aware that events may be sold out by this time. Please note that the online box office remains open until 5 minutes after each show starts so if you happen to be at one of our hubs and notice a show’s about to start that you’d like to see, jump on your phone to buy a last-minute ticket (subject to availability).

You can show staff your e-ticket on your phone when you arrive at the venue, and door staff at most Fringe venues will have a door list on the night. If in doubt please call the individual venue.

Children under 12 are considered a Concession where concession tickets are available.

Variable tickets for children under 1 are show specific. Please contact our box office for details. On the event page for the show you are attending, you will see the rating of the show which will indicate whether this is suitable for children.

We will only refund or exchange tickets in the event of a show cancellation. If you have purchased tickets to a show that has subsequently been cancelled, please await further instructions from our box office team.

Yes of course! Ticketing enquiries over the phone can be answered at 02 7813 4527

Pre-Festival Hours

10am—5pm Monday to Friday (until 30 August)

During the Festival

10am—9pm Monday to Friday

5pm—9pm Saturday (31 August to 1 October)

Our ticketing team will endeavour to respond within 24 hours.

Absolutely! Please get in touch:
Phone: 02 7813 4527
Email: boxoffice@sydneyfringe.com

The Sydney Fringe uses trusted third-party ticketing providers, Today Tix and Show Film First.

Sydney Fringe Festival supports the Companion Card program. For patrons who require the assistance of a companion or carer, a second ticket is issued at no cost to the Companion Card holder. You can check out the rest of our accessibility options HERE. 

Please contact Sydney Fringe Festival Box Office directly on 02 7813 4527 or email boxoffice@sydneyfringe.com

Our printed Festival Guide is distributed throughout the city from August 1 and is available to pick up at various locations and all Fringe venues.  Alternatively, the full program is available online and can be found here. To check out the guides from previous years, head to our Festival Archive.

Age suitability and specific content warnings are stated on the relevant event pages for each show. Please remember that there is no legal classification system for live performance and these ratings are self-nominated by creators.

Please fill out the form on our Contact Us page and we will pass your comments on to the relevant production company. We welcome all feedback and will consider any recommendations and comments.

Artist Registrations are open from April 1st to 30th annually. Further information about registrations is available on the Artists Page.

General venue registrations are open each year from 1-30 April. Further information about registrations is available on the Venues Page.

You can apply to volunteer for our 2024 Fringe Festival now! Head to our  Volunteers Page. To make sure you don’t miss any information, keep an eye on our social channels, as well as subscribe to our e-newsletter.

General transport information is stated on each venue’s page. For more detailed public transport enquiries, please visit http://www.transportnsw.info/. For further car parking information, please see the individual venue’s website.

For tourists and visitors, we have a whole page dedicated to discovering Sydney.