IF YOU\u2019ve never seen a circus tent in the Town Squares, you will for this year\u2019s Naracoorte Fringe Street Party on Saturday, March 14.<\/p>\n
The 2026 Naracoorte Fringe Street Party is set to be the biggest and best yet with a new twilight event from 4-8pm featuring a jam-packed schedule of shows in a pop-up circus tent, circus workshops for the kids, roving entertainment, stage performers, buskers and 20 food and market stalls.<\/p>\n
The free, family-friendly annual event proudly brought to you by Naracoorte Lucindale Council has this year been lucky enough to secure a one-off stimulus package through the SA Tourism Commission\u2019s Drought Relief Regional Event Fund to bring elements of the internationally renowned Adelaide Fringe Festival to Naracoorte.<\/p>\n
With the event moving to twilight hours and with recently installed festoon lighting adding to the atmosphere in the Town Squares, it\u2019ll be like our very own \u2018Garden of Unearthly Delights\u2019 in the centre of town.<\/p>\n
Programmed and presented by Adelaide\u2019s acclaimed Bamboozled Productions, the biggest wow factor at this year\u2019s Naracoorte Fringe will undoubtedly be the 7m wide and 4.5m high pop-up circus tent that will be set up in MacIntosh Square near the Sound Shell.<\/p>\n
Known as \u2018The Pocket\u2019, the circus tent will bring 8×15-minute shows to the Naracoorte Fringe including the \u2018strongest people in the world\u2019 in Sergei and Tatiana; contortionist, acrobat and comedian Miss Kiki; juggler and unicyclist The Great Dave; and balancing extraordinaire Gemima Jones.<\/p>\n
With its stand-out retro colour scheme and mid-century styling, \u2018The Pocket\u2019 can seat up to 80 people in air-conditioned comfort.<\/p>\n
Stage performers in the Sound Shell will include the masterful father and son duo of the Bam Wow Amazing Show, soulful singer Laura Hill, and Swingtime Duo, which will perform some of your favourite songs from 1900 through to 2024.<\/p>\n
Roving artists will be the perfectly poised and effortlessly enchanting Flower Squad and the adorable duo of the Swag Muppets.<\/p>\n
Free circus workshops for kids and the young at heart are also sure to be a big hit at this year\u2019s Naracoorte Fringe, with a professional circus performer on hand with a variety of circus equipment including juggling balls, spinning plates, flower sticks, balance sticks, handheld stilts and hula hoops.<\/p>\n
A fabulous array of 20 food and market stalls will be spread across the Town Squares with something for everyone.<\/p>\n
For the food lovers, there will be everything from Turkish, Sri Lankan and Vietnamese foods to festival favourites like donuts, bubble tea, strawberries and cream, pancakes, potato twisters, fairy floss, popcorn, hot dogs and coffee.<\/p>\n
Market stallholders will feature handmade arts and crafts \u2013 including jewellery and giftware \u2013 sweet treats, airbrush tattoos for the kids and even dehydrated dog and cat treats for your furry friends.<\/p>\n
Local buskers from Stringybach Music in Naracoorte will add to the festive atmosphere in the Town Squares for the event.<\/p>\n
The stage is set for the 6th annual Naracoorte Fringe Street Party, so mark the date on your calendar, pack up your picnic rug and chair, and get ready to enjoy all the fun of the Fringe right here on your doorstep.<\/p>\n
Keep an eye on Naracoorte Lucindale Council\u2019s official Facebook page @naracoortelucindalecouncil for more updates, including the day\u2019s program.<\/p>\n
Images: Exterior and interior of \u2018The Pocket\u2019 pop-up circus tent, \u2018the strongest people in the world\u2019 Sergei and Tatiana, the Swag Muppets, juggler The Great Dave, and balancing marvel Gemima Jones.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
IF YOU\u2019ve never seen a circus tent in the Town Squares, you will for this year\u2019s Naracoorte Fringe Street Party on Saturday, March 14. The 2026 Naracoorte Fringe Street Party is set to be the biggest and best yet with a new twilight event from 4-8pm featuring a jam-packed schedule of shows in a pop-up […]<\/p>\n