Ed Fringe Guide

Ed Fringe Guide · Guide · Dates · Wednesday, 5 August 2026

What's on at the Edinburgh Fringe on Wednesday, 5 August 2026

704 shows in the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026 programme have performances on Wednesday, 5 August 2026.

All 704 shows on Wed 5 Aug in ExploreThe shows we rate, this dayThis day on the venue mapWhat is selling fastest

Below is a sample of the day in running order, from after midnight through to the late shows — 296 of them, with the shows we rate kept in each part of the day. Explore has all 704, filterable by venue, price, time and accessibility.

Most Fringe shows run under an hour and start on the hour, so a comfortable day is four or five with 30 to 60 minutes between them depending on how far apart the venues are.

Of the 296 shows listed below, 261 still have tickets on sale centrally for Wednesday, 5 August 2026. The popular rooms go early — the Show Radar page tracks which.

Ticket availability on this page was last updated on 31 August at 21:50 UK time. Figures change through the day during the festival, so if you are reading this later, check the show page for the current position.

After midnight

1 show

Morning

70 shows

Afternoon

75 of 285, rated shows first

Evening

75 of 236, rated shows first

Late night

75 of 112, rated shows first