Official website of Edinburgh Festival Fringe, one of the greatest celebrations of arts and culture in the world. Find everything you need, whether you want to take part or book tickets.

NOTE: In 2025 the rules around entering the UK are changing to incorporate the need for an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA). We will update this page with more detail and the process of ...

The Fringe Young Writers Award was set up in 2018 to encourage the next generation of arts writers in the 16–21 age category. The winner receives mentoring from arts writers at the Scotsman and paid ...

Who Gives A Crap rolling into town this August as new partner of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society ...

Who Gives A Crap rolling into town this August as new partner of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society ...

The next Edinburgh Festival Fringe takes place from 01 – 25 August 2025. Batches of shows are revealed in the months leading up to August – we'll publish those dates on this page once they are ...

The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is one of the greatest celebrations of arts and culture on the planet. For three weeks in August, the city of Edinburgh welcomes an explosion of creative energy from ...

Our sponsors help the Edinburgh Festival Fringe take centre stage each August by ensuring that the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society is here to support thousands of performers, arts organisations and ...

Awards open to all genres Accessibility, diversity and inclusivity awards Journalism awards Comedy awards Theatre awards These awards are open to theatre shows – please see the details of each award ...

The Fringe is a three-week festival of performing arts that takes place in Edinburgh every August. Its story dates back to 1947, when eight theatre groups turned up uninvited to perform at the ...