Feasting Fringe 2026
Delectable shows and spots that’ll tickle your taste buds.
Sooki La LA
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If Fringe season has you salivating for some pre-show dumplings, Sookii La La, located out of Gluttony in Rymill Park, has you covered. This Asian-inspired street food truck is sure to have a line snaking through the whole park, as their reputation precedes them. Crispy fried chicken sandos, pan-fried pork dumplings bathed in chilli vinaigrette sauces, veggie bao buns filled with tofu, cucumber, Asian herbs and greens and teriyaki sauce and Korean fried chicken; Sookii La La has something for everyone.
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Pour, Fizz & Sip: Cocktail Making At Prohibition
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If you’re as much as a cocktail fan as we are, then this Fringe exclusive Gin Cocktail Making Class is for you – hosted by the experts from Next Door Cocktail Bar and Prohibition Liquor Co. Paired with an antipasto platter (yes please!), the class is sure to leave you giggly, armed with the skills to craft the perfect cocktail – and just a liiiittle bit tipsy. With Prohibition spilling the secrets behind two of their signature recipes, this is one you mustn’t miss.
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Andre’s Cucina & Polenta Bar
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Celebrity MasterChef alumni Andre Ursini is resurrecting his beloved Andre’s Cucina & Polenta Bar as a pop-up restaurant at the Adelaide Fringe’s Gluttony. Celebrating many of the dishes that defined a decade of the much-loved Adelaide-based restaurant, the pop-up will serve picks like Bagna Cauda with fresh crudités, Polenta chips with spiced sugo, Beef carpaccio, and the restaurant’s signature Polenta, topped with braised beef ragù or truffled mushrooms. Lavish doesn’t begin to describe this culinary experience.
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The Garden Feast
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Looking for the full foodie experience at the Fringe? The Garden Feast is a lavish long-table experience where top-tier chefs, South Australian wines and roaming Fringe performers collide beneath the trees of The Garden of Unearthly Delights. Expect shared plates, surprise encounters and an unhurried night that blurs the line between dinner party and spectacle. MC’d by icons like Effie, Carla Lippis and Colin Lane, the night is sure to be fantastical, deeply indulgent and accommodating to all.
High Tea on the Popeye River Cruise
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A relaxed alternative to the Fringe rush, High Tea on the Popeye River Cruise pairs a 90-minute journey along the Torrens River with a classic high tea service. Expect delicious finger sandwiches, scones, pastries and petit fours, plus a complimentary South Australian drink on arrival, and bottomless tea or coffee throughout from T Bar’s Australiana collection. Set aboard Adelaide’s much-loved Popeye, it’s an easy social experience designed for catching up with friends while taking in the city from the river.
