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Whangārei Fringe Festival Made Possible Thanks to $46K Grant

An array of art events will liven up the streets of Whangārei in October thanks to a $46,000 grant to make the Whangārei Fringe Festival happen.

The Whangārei Fringe Festival will be held from October 10 to 26 thanks to a $46,400 Creative New Zealand grant to cultivate and support the development of what organisers hope will be an annual event.

Georgia-May Russ, who has been working on the Whangārei Fringe project since last year, said the Whangārei Fringe Festival team was “absolutely delighted” to have funding.

“The CNZ support means that the festival is actually possible and is an acknowledgement of the amount of work and preparation that goes into this…”

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