Gawler Fringe
Keep up to date with this page for updates on the 2025 Gawler Fringe coming next February!
The program will offer the community over lots of different exciting shows and events across the month of the Adelaide Fringe.
Last year feedback from community was overwhelmingly positive with many saying that this year’s Fringe brought a wonderful vibe to the Town. The 2024 Gawler Fringe Opening Event held in Walker Place was well attend throughout the afternoon and into the evening.
The Gawler Civic Centre will once again be the Town’s main venue for Fringe festivities. Across the Fringe month, the Gawler Civic Centre will host a range of exciting events including live music, comedy, film, cabaret, Gawler Fringe Art Exhibition, workshops, demonstrations, Library events, Youth Space activities, and more.
The Fringe is a fantastic, vibrant time of year in Gawler and it supports many local artists and performers. The Town of Gawler very much looks forward to hosting its 11th Fringe in 2025! There is sure to be something for every member of the family!
For more information about the Gawler Fringe email civic.centre@gawler.sa.gov.au
Gawler Fringe Events
Check out the list of events below and book your tickets today!
Location: Walker Place
Date: Friday 16 February
Time: 3pm-10pm
Celebrate the opening of the 2024 Gawler Fringe! Join us in the heart of Gawler for an afternoon and evening of FREE Fringe festivities and a whole heap of fun!
Food and drinks available for purchase.
| 3.00pm | ALLAN DEAN |
| 4.00pm | RUBY TRIPLETT |
| 4.30pm | KYLE MANNS |
| 5.00pm | WELCOME TO COUNTRY + DANCE PERFORMANCE BY KUMA KAARU |
| 5.15pm | OFFICIAL OPENING |
| 5.30pm | GAWLER YOUTH BAND |
| 6.30pm | MARRIED TO MARSUPIALS |
| 7.00pm | SCOTT RATHMAN JNR + BAND |
| 8.00pm | EMERAULD |
| 9.00pm- 10.00pm | ELLA & SIENNA |
POLE4FITNESS
Demonstrations throughout the night including fire dance, chair acro and lollipop lyra! Pole4Fitness provides pole and aerial fitness classes that will keep you coming back for more!
Friday 16 February – Saturday 16 March
Official Opening: Thursday 22 February, 7.00pm
Gawler Civic Centre – Institute Hall
RSVP: civic.centre@gawler.sa.gov.au
This exhibition comprises the works of local individuals and groups including Quirk Street (Martin Johnson OAM), Diamonds in the Dust: From Rocky Outcrops to Southern Shores (Sally Brock), Youth Art (Gawler Youth), Artists of Gawler (Gawler Art Society), Three Well Known Australians (Martin Shaw) and more.
Throughout the month of Fringe, the Gawler Community Gallery will be hosting a variety of exciting exhibitions from South Australian artists including a Members of the Gallery exhibition.
FREE Exhibitions - Gawler Civic Centre - Institute Hall + James Martin Room + Café. Gawler Administration Centre – Foyer/Atrium. Gawler Community Gallery.
Throughout the month of Fringe
Location: Civic Centre Library
Visit the Civic Centre Library Children’s area during Fringe to see it come alive with fishy friends.
FREE Event
Throughout the month of Fringe
Location: Café Nova
Come and enjoy live local music at Café Nova throughout the month of Fringe.
Bookings: 8522 6799
Date: Saturday 17 February, 5.30pm
Location: Gawler Civic Centre – Institute Hall
Pole4Fitness presents a group of talented kids from both our CBD and Gawler studio in our new aerial show. We will capture the story and have different apparatuses to make you feel like you want to join these kids and run away to the circus.
Tickets: Full Price: $35
Dates: Thursday 22 & Thursday 29 February, Friday 1 & Saturday 2 March
Location: Gawler Civic Centre
Join Caitlyn, a proud Barkindji woman and professional artist, as she creates a large-scale canvas that reflects community, connection and culture. Members of the community are invited to contribute to the canvas that will remain on display in the Gawler Civic Centre.
FREE Event
Friday 23 February, 6.00pm
Gawler Cinemas
This unique event is a celebration of women-behind-the-camera films; a culturally inclusive women’s film festival based on the notion that the stories of women and girls matter.
FREE Event (bookings required – mature audiences only)
Saturday 24 February, 10.00am–1.00pm
Bacton Street Reserve, Evanston
If you live near Bacton Street, why not pop in for some free Fringe festivities and fun. Live music, fun workshops, art and craft activities, face painting, airbrush tattoos, sausage sizzle, ice creams and more!
FREE Event
Date: Saturday 24 February, 11.00am
Location: Gawler Civic Centre – James Martin Room
We’ll ask a panel of experts about their experience of publication. Meet local authors Suzanne Verrall and Allen Tiller as well as Kirsty van der Veer from Pantera Press as we investigate the pathways and pitfalls of getting your work published.
FREE Event (bookings required)
Date: Saturday 24 February
Time: Open from 7.00pm, Movie Starts at 8.30pm
Location: Gawler Aquatic Centre
Join the Gawler Aquatic Centre for its first ever Dive & Screen movie event. The night will be filled with fun, swimming, food, and of course entertainment. A perfect event for the whole family to enjoy.
Tickets: Full Price: $12, Child/Concession $7, Family (2 + 2) $35
Date: Saturday 24 February, 7.00pm
Location: Criterion Tavern
DJ Bingo is all about the music, no balls or numbers, just the greatest hits from the 60’s through to today! Simply book a table for dinner and join in the fun. Prizes available!
Bookings: 8522 1922
Date: Saturday 24 February
Time: 7.00pm
Location: Hewitson Theatre at STARplex
Join us in the Hewitson Theatre for a hilarious night of comedy with the premiere of our new stand-up program, ‘House of Comedy LIVE!’ A line up of the best comics in the state, as well as local and emerging artists.
Tickets: Full Price $25, Concession $20
Sunday 25 February, 3.00pm
Gawler Civic Centre – Institute Hall
Explore music from many countries in celebration of Lumina’s 25th birthday. Experience Mexican spice, Peruvian rain, African rhythms, sparkling Icelandic harmonies, Asian & European folk songs, two recent SA works, and a rollicking NZ sea shanty.
Tickets: Full Price $30, Concession $20,
Child $10, Family $60
Date: Monday 26 February
Time: 11.00am
Location: Hewitson Theatre at STARplex
A fun-filled fractured fairytale with timely educational messages. Little Red says, “Be a Recycle Superhero”.
Tickets: Full Price $12, Family $40, Schools Program $8
Date: Friday 1 March
Time: 7.30pm
Location: Gawler Civic Centre – Institute Hall
Grab your boombox and get ready for a wild ride down memory lane! Hear all your favourite 80s hits in a country twist, from this rollicking 6-piece band, that’ll have you scootin’ in your boots!
Tickets: Full Price $40, Concession $35
Date: Saturday 2 March
Time: 8.00pm
Location: Gawler Civic Centre – Institute Hall
For 3 shows only. Renowned for his Mark Knopfler playing style, Glenn Skuthorpe presents songs of Dire Straits. Immerse yourself in some true classics with this music that transcends time.
Tickets: Full Price: $35, Concession $28, Child $15
Saturday 2 March, 10.30am, 11.30am, 12.30pm
Gawler Civic Centre – Youth Space
Gawler Youth are very proud to present their fourth film! The 80’s are back! In this modern world it can be nice to cherish things from the past but be careful what you love doesn’t go Kaboom. Produced by Gawler Youth and Environmental & Science Media.
FREE Event (bookings required)
Date: Sunday 3 March
Time: 2.30pm
Location: Institute Hall, Gawler Civic Centre
Quirk Street: A Glimpse of Modern 21st Century Life by Martin Johnson. Artworks on display, poetry readings, plus G-Force Band with Her Excellency the Honourable Frances Adamson AC to attend.
FREE Event
Date: Monday 4 To Thursday 7 March,
Time: During Library Opening Hours
Location: Gawler Civic Centre Library
Live streaming of Writers’ Week events for those who can’t attend the main event in the city. View a range of international author talks right here in Gawler.
FREE Event
Date: Tuesday 5 March
Time: 3.30pm
Location: Evanston Gardens Library
Join us for this fun workshop to create your own set of juggling balls/stress balls. All ages welcome.
FREE Event (bookings required)
Date: Friday 8 March
Time: 7.30pm
Location: Hewitson Theatre at STARplex
Join established performers Kat and Jacqui for a hilarious night of music and laughter as they sing some of the biggest hits from the great female artists including Bonnie Tyler, Madonna, Tina Turner and Lady Gaga (with a bit of silliness thrown in).
Tickets: Full Price $25 (Mature Audiences)
Date: Saturday 9 March
Time: 10.00am
Location: Civic Centre Library
Your jaws will drop watching Iri juggle, and then it’s your turn. Limited numbers for this hands-on workshop. Bookings required.
FREE Event
Date: Saturday 9 March
Time: 8.00pm
Location: Hewitson Theatre at STARplex
The Australian Mötley Crüe Show and Australian Alice Cooper Show join forces to bring you a massive night of rock! Two Aussie tribute bands will lift the roof off the house for one night only!
Tickets: Full Price $36, Concession $33
Date: Sunday 10 March
Time: 2.30pm
Location: Hewitson Theatre at STARplex
Join conductor Bruce Raymond with a huge number of local Town and City bands from across South Australia for a Grand Show of Bands FRINGE edition, unlike any other massed band event you have seen!
Tickets: Full Price $20, Concession $18
Date: 10 March 2024
Time: 10:00am - 3:00pm
Location: Gawler Civic Centre, Institute Hall
Makers and artisan community market held on the second Sunday of the month in the historic Gawler Civic Centre and proudly sponsored by the Gawler Business Development Group.
Date: Friday 15 March
Time: 6.30pm
Location: P/A Beer Garden at Prince Albert Hotel
Fairy Floss & Chaos Comedy Night is exactly what the title suggests; a wild night of fun and laughter. Hosted by the one and only Marc Ryan the Beautiful Bogan, there will be a collective of the best national and international talent from around the Adelaide Fringe.
Tickets: Full Price $35, Concession $30
Date: Friday 15 March
Time: 7.00pm
Location: Marnkutyi Parirna Theatre – Trinity College
Set in 1946, the joyful and acclaimed musical, The Sunshine Club, tells the story of Aboriginal soldier Frank Doyle. Returning home to Brisbane after serving in WW2, he finds that, while the world may have changed, the same attitudes and prejudices still exist at home.
Tickets: Adults $30, Concession $25, Students $20
Date: Saturday 16 March
Time: 8.00pm
Location: Gawler Civic Centre – Institute Hall
Don’t just go to see a band… Be in the band! Join Gawler music legends Crafty and Dani as they take you through a night of songs you love, where you, the crowd, are the performers, in this 70s themed CrowdChant!
All Tickets: $15
Plus acoustic music performances, Aboriginal cultural activities, workshops and other entertainment right across the month of Fringe!
Keep an eye on the Town of Gawler socials for more details.
* Companion Cards accepted