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  • The Fantastico Variety Show 2024!
    The Fantastico Variety Show 2024!
    Fri, 12 Apr
    Castlemaine Town Hall
    12 Apr 2024, 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm
    Castlemaine Town Hall, 25 Lyttleton St, Castlemaine VIC 3450
    A night of Cabaret! Comedy! & Cocktails! Loads of amazing acts, incredible performances, party vibes plus delicious food. $35 / $30 - All funds go towards the 2025 Fringe Festival
  • Brenda Bressed's Drag Bingo Bonanza
    Brenda Bressed's Drag Bingo Bonanza
    Multiple Dates
    Sat, 16 Dec
    Red Hill Hotel
    16 Dec 2023, 8:30 pm – 11:30 pm
    Red Hill Hotel, 163 Main Rd, Chewton VIC 3451, Australia
    She's fabulous, She's got the bingo balls in her hands and she's back at the Red Hill Hotel for 3 nights of HOT BINGO ACTION! With Boozy bar prizes and song surprises - is it Bingo or is it cabaret? ITS BOTH! Eyes down at 8.30pm! $10 – $15 AUD + BF. Get your tickets as these will SELL OUT!
  • Brenda Bressed's Drag Bingo Bonanza
    Brenda Bressed's Drag Bingo Bonanza
    Multiple Dates
    Sat, 04 Nov
    Red Hill Hotel
    04 Nov 2023, 8:30 pm – 11:30 pm
    Red Hill Hotel, 163 Main Rd, Chewton VIC 3451, Australia
    She's fabulous, She's got the bingo balls in her hands and she's back at the Red Hill Hotel for 3 nights of HOT BINGO ACTION! With Boozy bar prizes and song surprises - is it Bingo or is it cabaret? ITS BOTH! Eyes down at 8.30pm! $10 – $15 AUD + BF. Get your tickets as these will SELL OUT!
  • Brenda Bressed's Drag Bingo Bonanza
    Brenda Bressed's Drag Bingo Bonanza
    Multiple Dates
    Sat, 02 Sept
    Red Hill Hotel
    02 Sept 2023, 8:30 pm – 11:30 pm
    Red Hill Hotel, 163 Main Rd, Chewton VIC 3451, Australia
    She's fabulous, She's got the bingo balls in her hands and she's back at the Red Hill Hotel for 3 nights of HOT BINGO ACTION! With Boozy bar prizes and song surprises - is it Bingo or is it cabaret? ITS BOTH! Eyes down at 8.30pm! $10 – $15 AUD + BF. Get your tickets as these will SELL OUT!
  • FIRE & ICE - A Fringe Winter Warmer Event
    FIRE & ICE - A Fringe Winter Warmer Event
    Sat, 26 Aug
    11 Lyttleton St, Castlemaine
    26 Aug 2023, 7:00 pm
    11 Lyttleton St, Castlemaine, 11 Lyttleton St, Castlemaine VIC 3450, Australia
    Castlemaine Fringe Festival presents our annual Winter Warmer event. Dust off your sequins and dazzle with your interpretation of FIRE and ICE. Local outfit 'The Presbyterians' will rock the vibe with live music followed by DJ Jacob Schmitt. PLUS delicious warm food, drinks and more.
  • Castlemaine Premier of BARBIE, the movie! A Castlemaine Fringe Fundraiser!
    Castlemaine Premier of BARBIE, the movie! A Castlemaine Fringe Fundraiser!
    Thu, 10 Aug
    Theatre Royal Castlemaine
    10 Aug 2023, 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm
    Theatre Royal Castlemaine, 30 Hargraves St, Castlemaine, VIC
    Join Fringe at the Theatre Royal in celebration of all pink and plastic and NQR. Arrive at 7pm for a fashionista catwalk experience, wear your best Barbie or ken outfit, and dress to impress, with pre-show runway prizes. $27 and $22 concession.
  • MUSIC - Fringe After Parties - Shane Matts
    MUSIC - Fringe After Parties - Shane Matts
    Thu, 06 Apr
    CSF Big Top
    06 Apr 2023, 9:00 pm
    CSF Big Top, Western Reserve, Castlemaine
    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
  • THEATRE - Moist
    THEATRE - Moist
    Sun, 02 Apr
    Phee Broadway Theatre
    02 Apr 2023, 9:00 pm
    Phee Broadway Theatre, 212 Barker St, Castlemaine
    This racy and hilarious spectacle is sopping wet as it takes you on a deep dive into disco-fuelled distopia! Watch the cast of Himbo’s get soaking wet as they navigate epic circus feats and non-stop clowning. Irrepressibly happy, camp, entertaining and definitely not to be missed! $34/$29
  • THEATRE - Red
    THEATRE - Red
    Multiple Dates
    Sun, 02 Apr
    Chewton Town Hall
    02 Apr 2023, 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
    Chewton Town Hall, 141 Main Rd, Chewton
    “ . . . 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
  • Closing Party!
    Closing Party!
    Sun, 02 Apr
    The Taproom
    02 Apr 2023, 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm
    The Taproom, 1 Walker St, Castlemaine
    Wrapping up another fabulous Fringe with cool tunes and cold drinks. Join us in the Tappy beer garden for blues and beats with Oliver and the Elsewheres, sultry sounds from Out of Abingdon and a feast of visual delights from Liminal Treats! Dress a little bit fancy.
  • Castlemaine Shuffle
    Castlemaine Shuffle
    Sun, 02 Apr
    Castlemaine Botanical Gardens
    02 Apr 2023, 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
    Castlemaine Botanical Gardens, 2 Walker St, Castlemaine
    Grab your parasol & top hat for a pre-finale stroll around the Botanical Gardens, listen to the sweet music and should a well dressed passerby catch your eye, then gift them a smile, a flower or chat them up at the bar at the closing party.
  • FILM - The Coolroom Secret Movie Matinee
    FILM - The Coolroom Secret Movie Matinee
    Multiple Dates
    Sun, 02 Apr
    The Coolroom at the Northern Arts Hotel
    02 Apr 2023, 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm
    The Coolroom at the Northern Arts Hotel, 359 Barker St, Castlemaine
    Join us on the filmic journey of free secret movies hosted by John Waldie and John Flaus. An institution at the Northern Arts Hotel the film choice is mysterious but always interesting.
  • THEATRE - Soggy
    THEATRE - Soggy
    Sun, 02 Apr
    Phee Broadway Theatre
    02 Apr 2023, 1:00 pm
    Phee Broadway Theatre, 212 Barker St, Castlemaine
    Help Soggy find some water, coz he’s as thirsty as a whale in the desert! Grab your hula-hoop and a glass of water and enjoy this storytelling adventure of acrobatics, dance and the importance of clean water! Great for primary aged kids and sure to be a hit with the whole family. $21/$15
  • THEATRE - Red
    THEATRE - Red
    Multiple Dates
    Sat, 01 Apr
    Chewton Town Hall
    01 Apr 2023, 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm
    Chewton Town Hall, 141 Main Rd, Chewton
    “ . . . 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
  • MUSIC - Fools in Love (Double Bill)
    MUSIC - Fools in Love (Double Bill)
    Sat, 01 Apr
    The Coolroom at the Northern Arts Hotel
    01 Apr 2023, 7:30 pm
    The Coolroom at the Northern Arts Hotel, 359 Barker St, Castlemaine
    A double bill with LUKE WARM & JADEBYRD. Luke Warm will take you back to the crooners of the 50’s & 60’s when Sinatra and Deano ruled the jazz lounges. Jaydebird will travel back to the illicit Speakeasies of the Prohibition. $20/$15
  • MUSIC - Checkerboard Lounge
    MUSIC - Checkerboard Lounge
    Sat, 01 Apr
    Theatre Royal
    01 Apr 2023, 7:00 pm
    Theatre Royal, 30 Hargraves St, Castlemaine
    Winner 2022 Music Victoria award for best blues band, Checkerboard Lounge, deliver a dynamic, soulful well of emotion and playful abandon in collective improvisation over classic blues, soul and originals, join the Fringe crew for another excellent Saturday Night Hurrah! Support from Aplegate.
  • THEATRE - Bliss Bombs Burlesque
    THEATRE - Bliss Bombs Burlesque
    Multiple Dates
    Sat, 01 Apr
    Castlemaine
    01 Apr 2023, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
    Castlemaine, 8 Lyttleton Street, Castlemaine
    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
  • MUSIC - QUIZYOKE!!!
    MUSIC - QUIZYOKE!!!
    Sat, 01 Apr
    The Taproom
    01 Apr 2023, 7:00 pm
    The Taproom, 1 Walker St, Castlemaine
    Back by popular demand its QUIZYOKE!!! Is it comedy? Is it music? Is it a quiz night? It’s ALL OF THE THINGS. Grab your team and show your smarts, along with your vocal prowess, for your chance to win great prizes. Hosted by Main FM’s own Crag Carrick and Gus Read-Hill. $10
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