VISION AND WELCOME

We champion the independent cultural sector, placing it at the heart of Sydney. In many ways, 2022 was a transformative year for Sydney Fringe. We were able to access extraordinary support for recovery and given opportunities that may not have been possible had the pandemic not happened. Sydney embraced our thirteenth festival and first one back post-pandemic in larger numbers than ever before, our program of events received critical acclaim and we were able to build new larger partnerships that have set the tone for the coming years. This has enabled us to lay a base of strong new partnerships and test out new ideas.

We want the Sydney Fringe Festival to be a flagship event of NSW, supported by the Government, partners, and community. We want visitors to head to Sydney to see exceptional homegrown talent. We want Sydney to become a must visit destination because of our artists, venues, producers, and experiences, all made here.

Sydney deserves to be the cultural capital of the Asia Pacific and Sydney Fringe exists to put the independent cultural sector at the heart of Sydney. With over 85% of the work presented at Sydney Fringe produced by NSW based artists, Sydney Fringe is THE place for locals and visitors alike to get a taste of Sydney. As we look to the future, we want to make sure that Sydney’s artists are at the centre of everything the city produces.

Sydney Fringe supports and develops the next generation of creative thinkers, community leaders, snd city builders. A great global city needs vibrancy, a nimble and robust way of working and an ample supply of talent. No other organisation in Sydney is investing in the next generation as we are, and no other organisation supports the independent sector on a meaningful scale in the way that we do.

In 2023, we want to build on this success and deepen the festival’s connection to Sydney to ensure that the legacy of tireless work our community puts into this project is returned.

KERRI GLASSCOCK Festival Director / CEO