Sydney Fringe Festival Returns to Hurstville in 2025
Wednesday,20 August,2025
Georges River Council is gearing up for a spectacular September as the Sydney Fringe Festival returns to celebrate culture, connection, and imagination.
This year’s program is bursting with colour and creativity as the city’s most exciting independent arts festival takes over our streets, plazas, and libraries. Feast returns with an all-star lineup of storytellers guaranteed to delight and inspire. Fringeville will once again light up Hurstville Plaza, showcasing a vibrant display of performance and culture, while Fringe at Hurstville Library expands the program with a dynamic series of free creative workshops.
Whether you are a curious creator or simply there to enjoy the experience, there is something for everyone to enjoy. The Sydney Fringe Festival is the perfect opportunity to try something new, meet like-minded people, and be part of a vibrant celebration of creativity in the heart of Georges River.
Mayor Elise Borg said, “This September, Georges River will once again come alive with creativity, colour, and connection as the Sydney Fringe Festival returns, bigger, bolder, and more imaginative than ever before.
“This vibrant festival reflects the rich cultural fabric of our community and creates opportunities for everyone to experience the joy of creativity. I encourage everyone to come along, get involved, and be inspired.”
The full program includes:
| Feast: Morning Tea
Join Jennifer Wong and friends for a morning chat show with cake! With special guests comedian Tommy Dean (ABC Sydney’s TGIF!), master pastry chef Christopher Thé (Hearthe), and more!
Date: Sunday 7 September Location: Hurstville Entertainment Centre MacMahon Street, Hurstville Time: 10.00am – 11.30am |
| Feast
Enjoy a shared Korean-style dinner with Jennifer Wong and friends while delighting in hilarious tales of cooking disasters, juicy confessions, and salty revelations.
Date: Thursday 11 September Location: Hurstville Entertainment Centre MacMahon Street, Hurstville Time: 6.00pm – 9.30pm |
| Fringeville
Fringeville lights up Hurstville Plaza with live music, dance, and delicious street food, celebrating the stories, sounds, and creative spirit of South West Sydney.
Date: Friday 12 September Location: Hurstville Plaza 296 Forest Road Hurstville Time: 6.00pm – 9.00pm |
| Storyshare: Creative Industries
Join us for a night of storytelling from diverse creative practitioners about their successes, failures and key insights in the world of creative entrepreneurship.
Date: Wednesday 10 September Location: Hurstville Library Corner Dora Street and Queens Road, Hurstville Time: 6.00pm – 7.30pm |
| Content Creation Workshop
Whether you’re a performer, musician, artist or running your own small business, this expert led workshop will teach you how to create engaging and impactful content.
Date: Tuesday 16 September Location: Hurstville Library, Media Lab Corner Dora Street and Queens Road, Hurstville Time: 6.00pm – 8.00pm |
| Sounds Inside: Marcus Whale
Discover the art of sound-making in a hands-on workshop led by a guest electronic artist Marcus Whale, where you’ll dive into the fundamentals of electronic music production and performance.
Date: Friday 19 September Location: Hurstville Library Corner Dora Street and Queens Road, Hurstville Time: 6.00pm – 8.30pm |
To learn more about Sydney Fringe Festival and to book events, sessions and workshops, visit Council’s Sydney Fringe Festival Page.
