Independent artist events form the backbone of the Dunedin Fringe Festival and are facilitated through an open-access registration process.
Events take place in a wide range of locations across Dunedin's City Centre and suburbs, from theatres to bars, museums to churches, and cycleways to shop windows.
[2] The trust also supports the delivery of other programmes such as the New Zealand Young Writers Festival and the Amped Music Project.
[2] The current director of the Dunedin Fringe Arts Trust is Gareth McMillan.
Suitcase Theatre rescheduled and presented a performance of Boobs on Stage about breast cancer previously scheduled for a small space to the large Regent Theatre but with the social distancing of the audience to positive reviews.