Sydney Fringe Festival – New South Wales’ largest independent arts festival – today announced its 2017 Festival Ambassadors and the next wave of program highlights set to enliven inner Sydney from 1- 30 September 2017. For the first time in 2017, Fringe will be presenting a new Festival Hub, a 7000m2 warehouse at Sydney Park in Alexandria, transformed into multiple performance and exhibition spaces. During Sydney Fringe Festival, the hub will be home to immersive light, art and theatre experiences, music and theatre performances, a 200-seat vegan feast, a masquerade ball and numerous installations.

The 2017 Festival Ambassadors, who are tasked with championing the independent arts and this year’s Fringe program, are Tim Freedman of The Whitlams, renowned Australian artist Ben Quilty, writer, personality and social commentator Benjamin Law, performance artist Betty Grumble and performer/poet/activist Candy Royalle. Ambassadors will be part of the program at the new HPG Festival Hub with headline performances by Ambassador Tim Freedman of The Whitlams on 21 and 22 September, Betty Grumble Sex Clown and Candy Royalle.