Ticket prices average around $35, with a program that includes community and free events, including family-friendly options.

The Lady Boys of Bangkok will headline Fringe World 2026 in Perth, marking the group’s Perth season debut at the Aurora Spiegeltent in Northbridge’s Pleasure Garden.

Artistic director Hayley Gandey frames Fringe World as a showcase of empowerment, creativity, dazzling costumes, energetic choreography, and heartfelt moments.

Fringe World launches Perth’s festival season, with the East Perth Power Station remaining a centerpiece for live music and First Nations art projections, and the Perth Festival following in about two weeks.

Fringe World 2026 runs from January 21 to February 15, delivering the festival’s largest edition since 2019, with over 600 shows and more than 3,000 performers across venues centered in Northbridge and the CBD, and events extending to Scarborough and Busselton.

The festival spans multiple venues and contexts citywide, serving as Perth’s festival season kickoff ahead of the Perth Festival, and showcasing a dynamic mix of performances across the region.

The lineup features provocative and meaningful works, including #since1994, a Taiwanese all-female circus ensemble addressing gender stereotypes through acrobatics and women’s perspectives born 1994–2000.

Fringe World is promoting tickets and program details at fringeworld.com.au.

New and returning venues include the newly reopened Liberty Theatre, the Blue Room Theatre in Northbridge back as a venue for the first time in over a decade, and the Fountain Bar with a rooftop water feature.

Arts Minister Simone McGurk describes Fringe as accessible and a catalyst for audience engagement and talent development at the launch of the 30-day event.

Fringe World ranks as the third-largest fringe festival globally, behind Edinburgh and Adelaide, with expectations to exceed 500,000 attendees.

ARTRAGE chief executive Jo Thomas notes the festival’s growth and says Perth is about to light up, emphasizing imagination, connection, and shared experiences.