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The Edinburgh Fringe 2026 guide

Ways into the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026 programme that are not a search box. Every page here is a real slice of the programme with live ticket availability: 163 venues, all 28 days of the festival, and 10 genres.

Search the whole programme in Explore The shows we rate Venue map

The Fringe runs 7–31 August 2026, with previews from 4 August. Availability is mirrored from the Fringe's own ticketing data and refreshed through the day.

By theme

Free shows at the Edinburgh Fringe 2026Themed listing
2-for-1 shows at the Edinburgh Fringe 2026Themed listing
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Behind the numbers

What actually sells out at the FringeAnalysis of every performance we monitor
How one show sold against shows like itMatched on genre, room size, price and slot

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By genre

Comedy1706 shows
Theatre1139 shows
Music421 shows
Cabaret200 shows
Opera188 shows
Events181 shows
Spoken Word164 shows
Childrens Shows138 shows
Circus136 shows
Exhibitions40 shows

By venue

Alba Flamenca4 shows
Alchemist Cocktail Bar and Restaurant14 shows
Alchemist | St James Quarter14 shows
Argyle Cellar Bar12 shows
Arthur Conan Doyle Centre5 shows
Assembly @ Dance Base23 shows
Assembly @ St Andrew Square17 shows
Assembly George Square35 shows
Assembly George Square Gardens25 shows
Assembly George Square Studios65 shows
Assembly Hall11 shows
Assembly Rooms25 shows
Assembly Roxy47 shows
Bedlam Theatre12 shows
Braw Venues @ Grand Lodge27 shows
Braw Venues @ Hill Street31 shows
Brewhemia4 shows
Broughton St Mary’s Parish Church3 shows
C ARTS | C venues | C alto15 shows
C ARTS | C venues | C aquila42 shows
C ARTS | C venues | C aurora57 shows
C ARTS | C venues | C digital10 shows
Canongate Kirk13 shows
Cask and Vine5 shows
Central Hall8 shows
Deaf Action5 shows
Dovecot Studios4 shows
Dynamic Earth9 shows
EIFF @ Cineworld30 shows
EIFF @ Filmhouse23 shows
EIFF @ Monkey Barrel Comedy3 shows
Edinburgh New Town Church44 shows
Edinburgh Playhouse4 shows
Edinburgh Thistle Hotel5 shows
Eric Liddell Community3 shows
Frankenstein Pub9 shows
French Institute in Scotland3 shows
Fringe Central26 shows
Ghillie Dhu3 shows
Gilded Balloon Patter House93 shows
Gilded Balloon Teviot95 shows
Gilded Balloon at the Museum15 shows
Greenside @ George Street131 shows
Greenside @ Riddles Court70 shows
Greyfriars Kirk10 shows
Hoots @ Hilton (Bread Street)44 shows
Hoots @ Nicolson Square82 shows
Hoots @ Potterrow34 shows
Hoots @ The Apex57 shows
Hoots @ The Wee Red Bar6 shows
Just The Tonic Nucleus34 shows
Just The Tonic at Subway14 shows
Just The Tonic at The Caves95 shows
Just The Tonic at The Hive17 shows
Just The Tonic at The Mash House49 shows
Just The Tonic at Westside Rodeo17 shows
Krua Thai Cookery School6 shows
La Belle Angele18 shows
Laughing Horse @ Bar 5042 shows
Laughing Horse @ Boston Bar (New Town)16 shows
Laughing Horse @ City Cafe48 shows
Laughing Horse @ Coco Boho9 shows
Laughing Horse @ Dragonfly8 shows
Laughing Horse @ Dropkick Murphys6 shows
Laughing Horse @ Freddy's3 shows
Laughing Horse @ Home Bar10 shows
Laughing Horse @ Kick Ass Cowgate10 shows
Laughing Horse @ The Brass Monkey (Drummond Street)11 shows
Laughing Horse @ The Counting House45 shows
Laughing Horse @ The Hanover Tap7 shows
Laughing Horse @ The Pear Tree12 shows
Laughing Horse @ The Raging Bull15 shows
Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters57 shows
Laughing Horse @ West Nic Records21 shows
Laughing Horse @ West Port Oracle12 shows
Le Monde17 shows
Leith Depot3 shows
LifeCare Centre3 shows
Manahatta4 shows
Monkey Barrel Comedy104 shows
Monkey Barrel Comedy (Cabaret Voltaire)39 shows
Monkey Barrel Comedy (Niddry Street)7 shows
Monkey Barrel Comedy at O'Neill's (The Tron)14 shows
National Library of Scotland 3 shows
Nicolson Square Venues17 shows
Old Saint Paul's Church6 shows
PBH's Free Fringe @ Bannermans4 shows
PBH's Free Fringe @ Banshee Labyrinth27 shows
PBH's Free Fringe @ BrewDog Doghouse Hotel7 shows
PBH's Free Fringe @ BrewDog Lothian Rd11 shows
PBH's Free Fringe @ CC Blooms10 shows
PBH's Free Fringe @ Canons' Gait9 shows
PBH's Free Fringe @ Carbon27 shows
PBH's Free Fringe @ Central Youth Hostel5 shows
PBH's Free Fringe @ Fingers Piano Bar12 shows
PBH's Free Fringe @ Greek Gyros Grill6 shows
PBH's Free Fringe @ Liquid Room17 shows
PBH's Free Fringe @ Pilgrim4 shows
PBH's Free Fringe @ Pizza Geeks Easter Road9 shows
PBH's Free Fringe @ SUPERCUBE Cowgate6 shows
PBH's Free Fringe @ SUPERCUBE George Street3 shows
PBH's Free Fringe @ Slow Progress Records and Coffee8 shows
PBH's Free Fringe @ Southsider8 shows
PBH's Free Fringe @ The Street9 shows
PBH's Free Fringe @ Voodoo Rooms27 shows
PBH's Free Fringe @ Whistlebinkies11 shows
Palmerston Place Church10 shows
Panmure House3 shows
Paradise in Augustines40 shows
Paradise in The Vault34 shows
Pianodrome at St Oswald's Centre12 shows
Pleasance Courtyard193 shows
Pleasance Dome52 shows
Pleasance at EICC26 shows
Rotunda Theatre12 shows
Scottish Arts Club7 shows
Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn19 shows
Scottish Comedy Festival @ Waverley Bar7 shows
Scottish Storytelling Centre33 shows
St Cecilia's Hall16 shows
St Columba's by the Castle Scottish Episcopal Church22 shows
St Cuthbert's Church8 shows
St Giles' Cathedral7 shows
St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral5 shows
St Vincent's23 shows
Stockbridge Church12 shows
Stramash5 shows
Summerhall82 shows
Teatro Fisico5 shows
The Edinburgh Academy9 shows
The Gilded Saloon21 shows
The Jazz Bar37 shows
The Liquid Room3 shows
The Mother Superior3 shows
The Parliament Arms5 shows
The Pend3 shows
The Queen's Hall6 shows
The Royal Oak4 shows
The Royal Scots Club13 shows
The Salvation Army Edinburgh City Corps3 shows
The Speakeasy at The Royal Scots Club22 shows
The Stand Comedy Club12 shows
The Stand Comedy Club 233 shows
The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 464 shows
The Voodoo Rooms4 shows
Traverse Theatre10 shows
Ukrainian Community Centre26 shows
Underbelly, Bristo Square92 shows
Underbelly, Cowgate55 shows
Underbelly, George Square39 shows
Underbelly’s Circus Hub on the Meadows11 shows
Valvona & Crolla19 shows
Venue 1312 shows
WU4 shows
ZOO Playground29 shows
ZOO Southside23 shows
artSpace@StMarks28 shows
theSpace @ Niddry St90 shows
theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall199 shows
theSpace @ Symposium Hall43 shows
theSpace @ Venue 4530 shows
theSpace on the Mile80 shows
theSpaceTriplex48 shows