Fitzroy on the Fringe

 

On the Fringe

Fitzroy is an inner city suburb of Melbourne located around 3km from the CBD. Fitzroy is known for it's art and culture and is where the annual Melbourne Fringe Festival is held. It's a festival that promotes, music, art, theatre and comedy. Fitzroy is on Wurundjeri land and the Yarra River (Known as Birrarung in Wurundjeri language) is significant to the Wurudjeri people.

Beautiful Mural on corner of Fitzroy Street and Johnston street by Adnate and AWOL crew

 

Fitzroy welcome mural by Everfresh Crew (2009) on Night Cat building on corner of Young and Johnston street

 SMOE and Welin

Another stunning mural is on the side of the Johnson St Veterinary Clinic on the side of the building on George street. The artwork was done by Italian artist SMOE and Danish artist Welin and features platypus, lace monitor and a red tailed black cockatoo (2018).

Final thoughts

Fitzroy reminded me of Newtown in Sydney a bit, It had a lot of cool shops and a variety of food options. I didn't get to explore it that much so would definitely like to go back and search for more street art and do some shopping.

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