The Melbourne Fringe Festival is an annual independent arts festival held in Melbourne, Australia and the second largest in Australia after the Adelaide Fringe Festival. The Festival runs for three weeks from late September to early October, usually overlapping with the beginning of the Melbourne International Arts Festival. It includes a wide variety of art forms, including theatre, comedy, music, performance art, film, cabaret, digital art, live art and circus performance as well.
Events are held in venues throughout the city, from bars, clubs and independent theatres to high-profile locations including Federation Square and the Melbourne Museum. Like many Fringe Festivals, the Melbourne Fringe has a "Hub" where the main Box Office, Festival Club and Fringe-run venues are located. This is located at the North Melbourne Town Hall and also includes several nearby venues such as Lithuanian House. Artists produce shows independently and then register into the Melbourne Fringe Festival. The 2010 fee for ticketed events was A$330. In addition to the Independent Arts Program, the Melbourne Fringe funds and produces its own events, presented free of charge and fostering public participation.
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