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The greatest platform for creative freedom in the world 🌎
07 - 31 August 2026
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Our access bookings service exists to help anyone with an access requirement make the most of what #edfringe has to offer.

This year our team helped customers book more than 12,000 tickets, including over 7,000 personal assistant tickets 🎉

#CharityTuesday
November 11, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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Excited to announce the show reveal dates for #edfringe 2026!

Show registration opens on Monday 12 January – see edfringe.com for more info 📆
Image reads "2026 show reveal dates, Wednesday 11 February, Wednesday 01 April, Wednesday 06 May, Thursday 04 Jun (programme launch)."
November 10, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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We’re reliving the 80s this #ThrowbackThursday with some retro #edfringe programme covers 📼. Do you have a favourite?
(Not going to lie, 1983 brings up some feelings 😳)

Check out our Fringe Shop for a postcard or magnet of a year that means something to you! shop.edfringe.com/collections/...
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October 2, 2025 at 9:44 AM
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A #ThrowbackThursday for anyone enjoying the latest season of Taskmaster – it started here back in 2010 (check out a very little Little Alex Horne ❤️)

Most Taskmaster alumni spotted at #edfringe wins – your time starts now!
A page of listings from the 2010 Edinburgh Festival Fringe programme, with a focus on a show called 'Alex Horne: The Taskmaster'.
September 25, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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Captioning makes #edfringe shows more accessible to D/deaf or hard of hearing people, neurodivergent people, people with learning disabilities and those for whom English is not their first language.

There were 459 captioned performances across 69 shows at this year’s Fringe...

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A Fringe performer sits on a chair onstage; above, a captioning screen reads, '... will be captioned on the screen today. YEN: Hi, I am Yen.' Credit text: KING (2025), Summerhall. Photo: Ryszard Benrot.
September 23, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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We are delighted to announce that Lilia Foster is the winner of the #edfringe 2025 Young Writer’s Award, recognising the next generation of arts writers in the 16–21 age category.

Find out more 👇

www.edfringe.com/about-us/new...
Lilia Foster, winner of the 2025 Fringe Young Writers Award.
September 19, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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It's #ThrowbackThursday, and we’re throwing back to… literally a few days ago, when #edfringe was still happening 😭 It feels like so long ago!

Help us revel in the nostalgia – share your #edfringe 2025 photos / memories in the comments 👇
A Fringe performer in clown makeup glares at a photographer in the street.
August 28, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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Today, the final day of #edfringe 2025, we'd like to say a massive thank you to everyone who made it happen: the audiences, arts industry, media, venues, staff, partners, sponsors, supporters and of course the artists.

Read our end-of-Fringe blog 👇

www.edfringe.com/about-us/new...

#DareToDiscover
Three characters from the Edinburgh Fringe 2025 #DareToDiscover campaign pose outside a red telephone box on the High Street with an oversized Fringe programme.
August 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Changing Places - accessible toilet info 🚽

The joint #edfringe Society and @edbookfest.bsky.social Changing Places toilet, located at Edinburgh Futures Institute (1 Lauriston Place, EH3 9EF), is open daily from 09:30 to 23:00.

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A large van parked outside a building, with the following text on the side: 'AccessoLoo: Fully incLOOsive toilet and changing.'
August 23, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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We’re delighted to once again be working with Deaf Action to provide BSL interpretation at West Parliament Square today, as part of the #edfringe Street Events ✌️

Find out more info, including today’s daily schedule 👇

www.edfringe.com/experience/f...
Sign language interpreter gets a high five from Edinburgh Fringe street performer.
August 21, 2025 at 10:24 AM
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With big thanks to Balfour Beatty for their support!
A group of Fringe staff and street performers pose on the back of a Balfour Beatty truck, while three workers in hi vis stand beside it.
August 21, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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For the next two days, between 11:00 and 18:00, dozens of performers from local schools and community groups will take to the #edfringe Community Stage, performing a mix of music, spoken word, dance and theatre.

Find out more 👇

www.edfringe.com/about-us/new...
A crowd gathers around the Fringe Community Stage.
August 21, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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Looking for a BSL-interpreted, captioned, audio-described or relaxed performance?

Check out our enhanced performance listings – and give our access bookings team a shout if you need any other assistance booking your show 🙂

www.edfringe.com/experience/a...
Above a stage, a captioning screen displays the words: 'These are the soapy scientists who appear out of the shadows, holding torches, laptops and smartphones.'
August 20, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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Good news: we have audience reviews! 🙂

They're under each show listing, same as usual - see screengrab.
A screengrab of an edfringe.com show listing, showing the 'Reviews' tab'.
August 20, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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We’re hosting some website feedback sessions to help develop the next iteration of edfringe.com, due for launch in time for #edfringe 2027.

Do you have any thoughts about the current website? Any features you’d like to see in the future? Let us know – more info 👇

www.edfringe.com/about-us/new...
A Fringe artist in a sparkly skull vest top looks excited while operating a laptop. Credit text: 'Massaoke (2018), Assembly. Photo: A D Zyne.'
August 20, 2025 at 10:48 AM
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Need to chill out for a moment? 🏝️

As much as we love the Fringe, we know it can sometimes feel overwhelming, so we've put together a list of quiet spaces where you can take a well-earned breather from the festival 👇

www.edfringe.com/about-us/new...
Central Edinburgh looking green and leafy, including Princes Street Gardens, the Scottish National Gallery and Edinburgh Castle.
August 19, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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There’s just over a week left of #edfringe 2025 – what’s on the cards for you? What will you #DareToDiscover?
A person in a pigeon mask and bowler hat poses outside the Fringe Shop with an oversized tarot card that reads, 'Dare to Discover'.
August 18, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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🎉 Prize time (again!) 🎉

We're running another incredible #edfringe prize draw this week, with prizes including:

🚄 a pair of Interrail Global Passes
🫖 afternoon tea for two at SUSHISAMBA

Fancy your chances? Buy a ticket and help support the Fringe Society 👇

www.edfringe.com/about-us/new...
Edinburgh's High Street, crowded with Fringe-goers, with the overlaid text: 'Fringe prize draw. Support the Fringe and win: Interrail Global Passes; Afternoon tea for two at SUHISAMBA.' Credit text: 'Photo: David Monteith-Hodge.'
August 18, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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It’s an amazing Saturday here in Edinburgh – make the most of it and #DareToDiscover something phenomenal at #edfringe this weekend!

Browse and book tickets NOW 👇

www.edfringe.com/tickets
A Fringe audience raise their hands in the air as confetti rains down. Credit text: 'Max and Ivan's Prom Night (2018), Assembly. Photo: A D Zyne.'
August 16, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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We’re delighted to once again be working with Deaf Action to provide BSL interpretation at the West Parliament Square #edfringe Street Events today ✌️

Find out more info, including today’s daily schedule 👇

www.edfringe.com/experience/f...
At the Fringe Street Events, a British Sign Language interpreter gets a high five from a street performer.
August 16, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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Sally is missing out on loads of exciting, laugh out loud and jaw dropping shows. But you don’t have to! Wether you are in #edinburgh to see #oasis or here to #DareToDiscover something new, the Fringe has something for you!

Book your #edfringe tickets now at edfringe.com
August 12, 2025 at 9:31 AM
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🎉 Prize time! 🎉

We're running an #edfringe prize draw this week, with the chance to win some amazing prizes including:

🚄 a pair of Interrail Global Passes
🎟️ £75 Fringe vouchers

Fancy your chances? Buy your ticket now and help support the Fringe Society 👇

www.edfringe.com/about-us/new...
A busy Fringe street scene, with overlaid text: 'Fringe prize draw - support the Fringe and win Interrail Global Passes, Fringe vouchers.' Photo credit text: David Monteith-Hodge.
August 11, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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If you’re new to the city, Edinburgh can be quite a daunting experience – there’s so much going on it can be hard to know where to start! Check out our new blog ‘Things to do in Edinburgh this August’ to see some tips on how to enjoy this spectacular city! 👇

www.edfringe.com/about-us/new...
August 11, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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Shuffle the deck and draw your next adventure. 🔮 Every #edfringe card leads somewhere unforgettable. What will be on your cards this week? With all the amazing variety of shows to choose from, what will you #DareToDiscover 🎭💃🤹‍♀️👩‍🎤😍

Get your tickets at edfringe.com 🎟️
August 11, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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BSL-interpreted street performances 🤹‍♀️ will take place on Sunday 10, Saturday 16 and Thursday 21 August as part of the #edfringe Street Events! 😍

You can find them today at West Parliament Square from 12:45 to 19:00!
August 10, 2025 at 10:49 AM