Wild Otter Club

Venue address: Shed 10/9 Walker St, Castlemaine VIC 3450, Australia, Castlemaine, VIC, 3450, AU The Castlemaine Fringe is thrilled to announce our Dance Party Fundraiser event for 2026. We are partnering with The Wild Otter Club - a grassroots Electronic Dance Music (EDM) initiative dedicated to fun times, regional talent, and building connections across our creative communities. Born in Ballarat, the Wild Otter Club champions regional DJs, producers, and performers. Giving world-class talent a dedicated platform while ensuring artists are fairly and sustainably compensated for their craft. When you step onto this dance floor, you’re directly supporting the Castlemaine Fringe, backing local creatives, and keeping our regional nightlife progressive, inclusive, and alive... as well as having fun getting fit! The Main Event Join us at Boomtown Winery & Bistro for a massive night of music, creativity and community celebration. 📅 Date: Get your LTD Tix for September 5th, 2026 - Early Bird Discounted tix on sale now! Featuring: Castlemaine & Ballarat DJs: Clay Ravin, Koshka, Soli & Jen Moore Dance Performance: Gurning Man and the Dodgy Pingers... Dressed by... Koshka Art Fuelled Fashion: Wacky Tracky Launch Ka-Ching! FUNd-raising antics to support the upcoming Fringe You Serving Looks!! Dress to Excess and Express (Lean heavily into OTT!) ✨Can’t make it on Sept 5th but still want to show some love? Hit the Donate button on our ticketing page to back the Fringe, a spectacular biennial community event. ✨We accept Companion Cards- present at the door. For other EDM adventures - click here to Join the Wild Otter Club and to get all the deets, deals and updates to keep you dancing. Acknowledgement of Country The Castlemaine Fringe Festival and The Wild Otter Club proudly acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the lands where we gather, create, and dance. We recognise the Dja Dja Wurrung and Taungurung peoples of the Castlemaine region, and the Wadawurrung and Dja Dja Wurrung peoples of the Ballarat region. We pay our respects to Elders past and present, and to all First Nations people joining us. Sovereignty was never ceded—always was, always will be Aboriginal land.