Castlemaine Fringe is 30!! Check out the photos and festival memorabilia from Fringe festivals from 1992 - present, with live music from the original Fringe Samba band! Opening Fri 17th March 6.00pm 17th March - 8th April - Open during library hours

Ned Middleton paints bright, larger than life paintings of his favourite pop stars. Applying a raw, unedited style to his painting. His works are bold, tough and amazing.

The Fringe 2023 Art Windows Trail features small works hidden in shop windows, installations taking over empty buildings, and art that transforms our streetscapes into a multitude of galleries. A list of artists and traders will be released on the 15th March at castlemainefringe.org.au/art-windows

Frank Veldze’s Gigantic Wall of Vision and Sound plus Another Roadside Attraction. A Multi-Function-Polis site, collegiate and open to new ideas. Free nightly.

You’ve arrived at a curious exhibition of four local artists. A perplexing journey to a destination of your imagination. Paintings, collages, ceramics, assemblage and prints in Castlemaine’s own art tram. Artists: Hazel PM Annear, Sally-Ann Charnock, Coupe and Teagan Niessen.

Dare to daydream is an interactive installation by Jody Galvin & Kerry Gilmartin. Rest underneath this piece while sweet musical sounds create an atmosphere to dreamily bliss out to, presented alongside mixed-media works from CASPA artists.

Passages - A survey 2007 - 2022 - a mixed media series of 22 works featuring off the wall 3D constructions of digital and constructed forms.

The RedShed is the newest addition to Newstead thriving art community. With a range of exhibitions & workshops across the program. Check out www.redshed.art

Fringe After Parties at the Big Top. In partnership with the Castlemaine State Festival. Fri 24th March - Fringe Cabaret Hour 9pm Sun 26th March - Tina Rae 8pm / Pearl Doherty 9pm Thur 30th March - Sach Motee 9pm Fri 31st March - Poppy Cullen 9.30pm Thur 6th April - Shane Matts 9pm

Tongue-in-cheeky Comedy Cabaret from the queens of tease. The Bliss Bombs promise a sumptuous and hilarious night out - performing, song, dance and tease with lashings of vintage/retro costume, and cheeky comedy. $20

Be transported to the sophisticated world of the palm court orchestra and jazz salons. The new piano and violin duet of Bernhard Boulton and Frances Gall will take you on a journey through light music from Edwardian times to the American musical. $20

A quintessential production of a classsic tale by Edgar Allan Poe. Macabre and terrifying with rich, sumptuous language that is the hallmark of gothic literature. Brought to life by Glendon Blazely’s evocative music and Mark Penzak’s compelling acting. $25/$20

“ . . . I am pure sensation, pure emotion – WHAT?!! ‘Scuse me? What do you mean I’ve got the wrong ticket? What?” Performed by Bridget Haylock, Devised by Bev Geldard and Bridget Haylock. $30/$27

Don’t miss this tribute to the amazing rock legacy of Blondie and The Divinyls. A must see for fans of two of rock’s greatest performers, Debbie Harry and Chrissie Amphlett.

A huge hit at Fringe 2021 the Scrabble Battle returns for more supersized fun! Register your team and place your mega-tiles on the giant projected board! A FUNdraiser for an amazing locally-based charity I AM SOMEONE that supports young people’s education and wellbeing. $20/$15

Fringe After Parties at the Big Top. In partnership with the Castlemaine State Festival. Fri 24th March - Fringe Cabaret Hour 9pm Sun 26th March - Tina Rae 8pm / Pearl Doherty 9pm Thur 30th March - Sach Motee 9pm Fri 31st March - Poppy Cullen 9.30pm Thur 6th April - Shane Matts 9pm

After an industrious 5 years we have purchased a TRISHAW that will enable more Castlemaine residents to enjoy cycling! Please join us at the launch to see it in action! This programme is going to turn heads, make connections and serve many generations of our community, be part of it!

Hilarious. A wonderfully outrageous, weird and absurd delight. One of the most distinctive Australian films of the year. $25/$22. Watch trailer at: https://youtu.be/ETS6Eq1ASuM