An Adelaide Fringe poster on display along North Terrace, Adelaide.
A mural on Frome Street, Adelaide, which is featured in the tour Adelaide Fringe: A History.
A female tour guide speaks to participants about an Adelaide Fringe poster along North Terrace, Adelaide.

Adelaide Fringe: A History

Events • Walk
South Australia

How did Adelaide Fringe start? What is with the crazy posters? This Adelaide walking tour is back once more in 2022 to share the festival's story! Wander through the city centre and discover how it came to be the juggernaut it is today, and relive your favourite Fringe memories.

Your guide Katina, owner of Flamboyance Tours, is a born-and-raised local who has previously volunteered and worked for Adelaide Fringe. If you're a Fringe lover, this great Adelaide journey is not to be missed!

This walking tour starts and ends at different points:

Start: Government House gates, North Terrace

Finish: Garden of Unearthly Delights, East Terrace

★★★★1/2 "An excellent walking tour that covers the Fringe from its first days to its current manifestation" Kryztoff RAW.

Presented by: Flamboyance Tours

Flamboyance Tours offers fun, quirky and immersive walking tours. As an Adelaide owned and operated business, owner/guide Katina focuses on promoting the vibrant capital of South Australia as the emerging Australian force it is.

Flamboyance Tours was sprung from Katina's desire to share her home city's amazing stories, and aims to connect with various groups through varied Adelaide walking tours. A SA Tourism Awards finalist in 2019 and 2021, Katina is passionate about showcasing the best Adelaide has to offer for all walks of life.