The idea at the heart of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe is simple: anyone with a desire to perform and a venue willing to host them is welcome. No individual or committee determines who can or cannot ...

Take part Artists Arts industry Media Running a venue Workers and volunteers Support for participants Experience What is the Edinburgh Festival Fringe? Plan your visit Fringe Street Events ...

The first batch of shows to be staged at the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe has been revealed! All shows are now available to view on edfringe.com. The 351 shows span every genre of the Fringe ...

As the curtain falls on the 2024 Festival Fringe, much is being discussed in the spaces, rooms, cafes and streets of Edinburgh, on the success of this year. Today it was announced that 2.6 million ...

Celebrating the diverse selection of work at the Fringe, with performers from across the world and work from 58 countries. We are delighted today to launch the 2025 Edinburgh Festival Fringe programme ...

More than 2.6 million tickets issued for 3,893 shows The 2025 Edinburgh Festival Fringe officially wraps up today, Monday 25 August 2025, with the Fringe Society reporting a strong year for the iconic ...

More than 550 shows that will be staged at the 2025 Edinburgh Festival Fringe are now available to view and book on edfringe.com. The 556 shows span many genres, including cabaret and variety; ...

The fund will award bursaries of up to £2,500 to support 180 artists bringing work to Fringe 2025. Applications for the 2025 Keep it Fringe fund are now open. This is the third year of the Keep it ...

We are delighted to announce the continuation of the partnership with the AI research and development company Anthropic, as the Official Education Partner of the Fringe for 2025. Last year, Anthropic ...

Fleabag creator appointed in honorary role for Fringe charity. We're delighted to announce that Phoebe Waller-Bridge has been appointed in the role of President of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe ...

As part of our 2024 programme launch, we have selected shows that represent some major themes from this year's festival. Please note that the following article does not cover every theme at the Fringe ...

The review rounds up all the great work the Fringe Society has accomplished over the past 12 months. We've just published our review of the year 2025, outlining our projects and activities over the ...