FRUKE FEST - South Australia's Fringe Ukulele Festival

Events • Music
World Premiere
Love Ukuleles? Love Festivals? Love workshops? Love Kids Free Entry?

The World's first Fringe Ukulele Festival (FRUKE FEST) kicks off at this year's Adelaide Fringe. Curated by the Global Phenomenon, the Ukulele Death Squad, this community festival will offer Uke enthusiasts everything their nylon string hearts desire.

Expect Workshops running all day, Incredible Local and Interstate Ukulele groups, Ukulele stalls, Food Trucks, Boutique Beers, Delicious Wines, and lawned areas for the kids to roam free. (Kids Under 12 are eligible for a free ticket)

Held at the stunning Carclew mansion and grounds, in North Adelaide.

Bring a picnic rug, your kids, and most importantly don't forget your Ukulele!

Presented by: Ukulele Death Squad

The Ukulele Death Squad strives to entertain and wow their audiences by pushing the boundaries of the small four stringed instrument– the Ukulele.

Exploding onto the scene in February 2017 at the Adelaide Fringe Festival, they blend their own ukulele style with Flamenco, Mexican, rap and Folk, with an energetic performance that goes beyond anything audiences have ever seen. The Death Squad have already managed to achieve sold-out Adelaide & Edinburgh Fringe Festival Seasons in 2017/2018. Also taking out “Best Music Act” of the whole 2018 Adelaide Fringe. In fact they have sold out every single show to this day. The UDS will warp your perceptions of ukuleles one nylon string at a time With stage-craft, mad thumping rhythms and outrageous solos, they will quite literally blow your minds.