Trainscendence · Collingwood, Melbourne

Trainscendence Creative Wonderland

Where Melbourne
comes to play.

Melbourne's most playful and creative events venue!Seven themed rooms, two rooftop trains, six bars and 400 capacity in the heart of Collingwood. Built for coworking, workshops, classes, events, and the people who run them.

Now Open · Closing soon

Melbourne Fringe Festival applications are open.

After a sold-out 2025 Fringe and 318+ performances at Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Trainscendence is back as a breathing hub for creatives — comedians, performers, musicians, weirdos and visionaries — to showcase their work.

Seven themed rooms across ten floors. Two trains on the roof. A built-in audience already wired in to the venue. We handle the bar, the front of house, the room turnaround — you bring the show.

Applications close
Friday 22 May 2026
Festival dates
Melbourne Fringe 2026
Recent track record
318+ Comedy Fest shows
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Registrations close in a few weeks. Get yours in while you still can.

Why we exist

A festival in the city, every day.

Dreamed up by Harley Hefford and Luke Thomas in 2025 — a creative home for the curious, the collaborative and the just-passing-through. Ten floors in Collingwood, designed for everyone who walks in to leave a little more inspired than when they arrived.

Coworking, workshops, classes, parties, game nights, live music, comedy. One of Melbourne's most distinctive venues — and we're only just getting started.

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