The Castlemaine Fringe festival was created In 1992, and is devoted to supporting, promoting and exhibiting the golden wealth of local talent. Visual arts, music, theatre, performance art, cinema – every conceivable (and even the undefinable) style and genre artistic expression is on offer over the 10 magical days in Autumn that is the Castlemaine Fringe. Traditionally the Castlemaine Fringe Festival provides a forum for new emergent, alternative or underground artists in a manner that is accessible to the broader community.