The Sydney Fringe is an alternative arts and culture festival held for the first time in September 2010 in the inner west of Sydney , Australia . The Fringe is an initiative of the Newtown Entertainment Precinct Association . It is the largest alternative visual and performing arts event in NSW . It encompasses genres such as stand-up comedy , music , theatre , cabaret , visual arts , and burlesque , though shows and events that are not easily labelled in that manner are highly encouraged ; evidence of this in past years has included podcast recordings and indie video game events . It is billed as " a time for risk , discovery and adventure ... a three week celebration of the strange and the beautiful . " The Sydney Fringe , began as a curated festival ( like the New York International Fringe Festival ) as opposed to an open access " unjuried " festival ( the model used by the Edinburgh Fringe Festival ) . In 2012 , festival director Richard Hull implemented the open access festival model , whereby the visual arts is now the only curated element
New York International Fringe Festival
New York International Fringe Festival
The Sydney Fringe