A flexible display apparatus may include a bending area at which the display panel may be configured to bend or fold around a bending axis, and non-bending areas extending from respective edges of the bending area, a support member on the display panel across the bending area and the non-bending areas, and may include a first protruding portion protruding away from the display panel at the bending area, and a cover member facing the display panel such that at least a portion of the support member may be between the display panel and the cover member.