Amped Music Project is a free music mentorship programme that aims to encourage and empower high school aged young musicians in safe, supportive and fun spaces. We meet up on Saturday and Sunday afternoons in August and early September each year for a series of practical workshops and all-ages gigs, with guest artists, techs and tutors from Ōtepoti Dunedin's music community. Information about signing up for Amped 2025 coming soon!
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Held in the heart of Dunedin – UNESCO City of Literature, proudly produced by Dunedin Fringe – takes place from Saturday 13 - Sunday 14 September 2025. The festival is by young writers, for young writers, and welcomes writers (aged 15-35) of all kinds to celebrate a diverse range of wordsmithing including slam poetry, playwriting, songwriting, short fiction, novels, zines, screenwriting, poetry, journalism, blogging, critical content creation, podcasts, review writing, and more.
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The Dunedin Fringe Festival is an annual 11-day multidisciplinary arts festival that’s open to anyone who wants to participate. Join us for the next festival, 12 - 22 March 2026. Artist registrations will open in September 2025.
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Te Whare o Rukutia is a performance space established to help meet the needs of Ōtepoti’s performing arts practitioners. It supports the presentation of established, emerging, and collaborative work, and provides new experiences for our audiences.
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White Box provides a window to the arts in George Street. Supporting and showcasing a diverse range of engaging and experimental projects, and giving a wide spectrum of viewers the opportunity and encouragement to engage with the arts. For information on making a proposal click below.
Read moreDunedin Fringe envisions a city ignited by creativity, where all people embrace art, culture and creativity into their daily lives.
We have a mission to provide platforms for creative expression that help nurture communities. We have a special focus on supporting emerging artists, and the development of new and experimental work.
We produce the Dunedin Fringe Festival, Amped Music Project and New Zealand Young Writers Festival annually, curate the White Box Gallery, and manage the performing arts venue Te Whare o Rukutia.
Dunedin Fringe Arts Trust
19 George Street,
Dunedin 9016,
Aotearoa New Zealand
03 477 3350
