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Family Guide to Melbourne Fringe Festival 2024
Melbourne Fringe Festival is fun for everyone, from the youngest to the young at heart! Nurture your children’s creativity with the 2024 Family Events program, featuring a variety of activities designed just for them. Explore everything from circus performances and storytelling to interactive events and play spaces. With opportunities for your little ones to engage, imagine, and experience the thrill of live performance. Don’t miss the Melbourne Fringe Festival, running from 1 – 20 October 2024.
Here are some of the highlights for the Melbourne Fringe Festival Kids and Family program:
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A Paper Trail
Join a group of acrobats for a story where walls vanish and new friends await. On this journey, believing in yourself reveals endless possibilities. A Paper Trail will inspire you to chase the impossible and embrace the unknown.
This circus show, designed for kids and enjoyed by all, will keep you on your toes. Stay on the boat, and nothing can go wrong. Are you brave enough to join?
Date: 1 – 20 October 2024
Time: 10.30am (45 minutes)
Venue: Alex Theatre St Kilda – The Studio
Ada, Asmin & The Analytical Engine
Step into a world of discovery and connection in this world premiere. Asmin, a Turkish refugee facing challenges with remote learning, is transported by a magical cat and cyberspace to meet Victorian-era mathematician Ada Lovelace. Together, they find inspiration in numbers and philosophy, encouraging each other to pursue their dreams.
This story explores the progress in girls’ education, the challenges that remain, and the impact of empowering young women.
Date: 12 – 13 October 2024
Time: 3 pm, 11 am (60 minutes)
Venue: Bowery Theatre, 33 Princess Street, St Albans
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Dream Swamp
Melanie Lane will take children on a journey into a world of magic and adventure through dance. Young audiences will be drawn into an uncanny universe where the boundaries of reality blur. The adventure begins in an immersive, swamp-like world—mysterious and unpredictable, like a surreal dream.
Amidst a vibrant mix of sound, colour, texture, and movement, two dancers shape-shift, cast spells, time travel, and defy gravity, inviting young viewers to imagine their bodies as vessels of fantasy and transformation.
Date: 2 – 5 October 2024
Time: 10.30 am, 12.30 pm (35 minutes)
Venue: The Substation, 1 Market St, Newport
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Junklandia
In JUNKLANDIA, recycled materials become extraordinary instruments in a show filled with drumming, dance, circus, and comedy. Siblings from the planet ‘JUNKLANDIA’ visit Earth to share their music and recycling skills. The show, filled with gibberish and rhythm, is perfect for all ages.
It all ends with a ‘JUNK Orchestra,’ where the audience creates a unique Junkyard Band using recycled instruments. You will never see recycled materials the same way again!
Date: 1 – 3 October 2024
Time: 11.30 am (70 minutes)
Venue: Circus Oz, 50 Perry St, Collingwood
The Farmy Farm
Join Kenny and Jenny on their beloved Legend Farms for a 50-minute tribute to the outdoors. Experience a day on the farm filled with circus antics and farming mischief. It’s “The Castle” meets “Babe,” with a twist of acrobatics.
From the creators of Children are Stinky and Stunned Mullet Circus, this show features award-winning talent. With jaw-dropping acrobatics, high-flying carrots, and balancing bales of hay, The Farmy Farm has more action than a chook in a worm farm!
Date: 19 – 20 October 2024
Time: 4.30 pm, 4 pm (50 minutes)
Venue: The Ukiyo, 54 Moreland Rd, Brunswick
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Fringe For Kids
Dive into the lucky dip of Fringe For Kids, the newest family-friendly variety show, featuring the best acts for children performed by top local talent.
Every show offers something new, with a rotating lineup that promises giggles and awe-inspiring stunts. Enjoy a mix of circus, dance, drag, music, magic, and comedy—perfect for a family day out at the festival!
Date: 2 – 13 October 2024
Time: 11.30 am, 11 am (60 minutes)
Venue: Gasworks Arts Park – Gasworks Theatre, Studio Nexus
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