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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: 157 venues, all 28 days of the festival, and 10 genres.

The Fringe runs 4 to 31 August 2026. Availability is mirrored from the Fringe's own ticketing data and refreshed through the day.

By theme

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By genre

Comedy1616 shows
Theatre1119 shows
Music410 shows
Cabaret190 shows
Opera183 shows
Events163 shows
Spoken Word162 shows
Childrens Shows136 shows
Circus131 shows
Exhibitions39 shows

By venue

Alba Flamenca4 shows
Alchemist Cocktail Bar and Restaurant13 shows
Alchemist | St James Quarter12 shows
Argyle Cellar Bar14 shows
Arthur Conan Doyle Centre5 shows
Assembly @ Dance Base22 shows
Assembly George Square34 shows
Assembly George Square Gardens20 shows
Assembly George Square Studios63 shows
Assembly Hall11 shows
Assembly Rooms42 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 alto16 shows
C ARTS | C venues | C aquila40 shows
C ARTS | C venues | C aurora48 shows
C ARTS | C venues | C digital8 shows
Canongate Kirk13 shows
Cask and Vine5 shows
Central Hall8 shows
Deaf Action5 shows
Dovecot Studios3 shows
Dynamic Earth9 shows
EIFF @ Cineworld29 shows
EIFF @ Filmhouse23 shows
Edinburgh New Town Church44 shows
Edinburgh Playhouse4 shows
Edinburgh Thistle Hotel4 shows
Eric Liddell Community3 shows
Frankenstein Pub8 shows
French Institute in Scotland3 shows
Fringe Central26 shows
Ghillie Dhu3 shows
Gilded Balloon Patter House93 shows
Gilded Balloon Teviot94 shows
Gilded Balloon at the Museum14 shows
Greenside @ George Street129 shows
Greenside @ Riddles Court71 shows
Greyfriars Kirk10 shows
Hoots @ Hilton (Bread Street)39 shows
Hoots @ Nicolson Square79 shows
Hoots @ Potterrow33 shows
Hoots @ The Apex57 shows
Hoots @ The Wee Red Bar3 shows
Just The Tonic Nucleus29 shows
Just The Tonic at Subway15 shows
Just The Tonic at The Caves93 shows
Just The Tonic at The Hive16 shows
Just The Tonic at The Mash House49 shows
Just The Tonic at Westside Rodeo17 shows
Krua Thai Cookery School6 shows
Laughing Horse @ Bar 5043 shows
Laughing Horse @ Boston Bar (New Town)14 shows
Laughing Horse @ City Cafe47 shows
Laughing Horse @ Coco Boho9 shows
Laughing Horse @ Dragonfly8 shows
Laughing Horse @ Dropkick Murphys6 shows
Laughing Horse @ Freddy's4 shows
Laughing Horse @ Home Bar10 shows
Laughing Horse @ Kick Ass Cowgate10 shows
Laughing Horse @ The Brass Monkey11 shows
Laughing Horse @ The Counting House46 shows
Laughing Horse @ The Hanover Tap7 shows
Laughing Horse @ The Pear Tree13 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
Monkey Barrel Comedy88 shows
Monkey Barrel Comedy (Cabaret Voltaire)36 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 Labyrinth24 shows
PBH's Free Fringe @ BrewDog Doghouse Hotel6 shows
PBH's Free Fringe @ BrewDog Lothian Rd7 shows
PBH's Free Fringe @ CC Blooms10 shows
PBH's Free Fringe @ Canons' Gait6 shows
PBH's Free Fringe @ Carbon21 shows
PBH's Free Fringe @ Central Youth Hostel3 shows
PBH's Free Fringe @ Fingers Piano Bar11 shows
PBH's Free Fringe @ Greek Gyros Grill7 shows
PBH's Free Fringe @ Liquid Room16 shows
PBH's Free Fringe @ Pilgrim4 shows
PBH's Free Fringe @ Pizza Geeks Easter Road7 shows
PBH's Free Fringe @ SUPERCUBE Cowgate3 shows
PBH's Free Fringe @ Slow Progress Cafe and Records7 shows
PBH's Free Fringe @ Southsider6 shows
PBH's Free Fringe @ The Street9 shows
PBH's Free Fringe @ Voodoo Rooms25 shows
PBH's Free Fringe @ Whistlebinkies9 shows
Palmerston Place Church10 shows
Panmure House3 shows
Paradise in Augustines39 shows
Paradise in The Vault35 shows
Pianodrome at St Oswald's Centre11 shows
Pleasance Courtyard191 shows
Pleasance Dome52 shows
Pleasance at EICC25 shows
Rotunda Theatre11 shows
Scottish Arts Club4 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's22 shows
Stockbridge Church12 shows
Stramash5 shows
Summerhall82 shows
Teatro Fisico5 shows
The Edinburgh Academy9 shows
The Gilded Saloon18 shows
The Jazz Bar37 shows
The Liquid Room3 shows
The Mother Superior3 shows
The Parliament Arms4 shows
The Queen's Hall5 shows
The Royal Oak4 shows
The Royal Scots Club13 shows
The Salvation Army Edinburgh City Corps3 shows
The Speakeasy at The Royal Scots Club21 shows
The Stand Comedy Club12 shows
The Stand Comedy Club 230 shows
The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 465 shows
The Voodoo Rooms4 shows
Traverse Theatre9 shows
Ukrainian Community Centre26 shows
Underbelly, Bristo Square89 shows
Underbelly, Cowgate56 shows
Underbelly, George Square37 shows
Underbelly’s Circus Hub on the Meadows11 shows
Valvona & Crolla19 shows
Venue 1311 shows
WU4 shows
ZOO Playground29 shows
ZOO Southside23 shows
artSpace@StMarks28 shows
theSpace @ Niddry St89 shows
theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall199 shows
theSpace @ Symposium Hall44 shows
theSpace @ Venue 4530 shows
theSpace on the Mile80 shows
theSpaceTriplex45 shows