Ed Fringe Guide · Guide · Genres · Cabaret
Cabaret at the Edinburgh Fringe 2026
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026 programme has 200 shows listed under cabaret, running 7–31 August 2026, with previews from 4 August, across venues all over the city.
All of them are listed below, rated ones first.
Availability figures come from the Fringe's own ticketing data and change through the day.
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.
- Blink of an EyeWild Cards 21 of 21 dates on sale
- Elton ReimaginedWild Cards3 reviews 25 of 25 dates on sale
- Liberace and Liza – A TributeWild Cards15 reviews 24 of 25 dates on sale
- The Kaye Hole Hosted by Reuben KayeWild Cards 4 of 4 dates on sale
- #1 Greatest Hit Rock'n'Roll Magic Show 23 of 23 dates on sale
- 1 Dazzling Cabaret 22 of 25 dates on sale
- 1 Hour Straitjacket Escape Magic Show 20 of 20 dates on sale
- 1 Hour of Insane Magic2 reviews 24 of 28 dates on sale
- 1 Hour of Insanity 21 of 26 dates on sale
- 1 Moment in Time2 reviews 20 of 23 dates on sale
- 18+ Magic – The Magic Show Your Mum Shouldn't See1 review 20 of 21 dates on sale
- 3..2..1! Celebration of Short Narrative Works 12 of 13 dates on sale
- 30 Cabaret O'Clock: Magic vs Burlesque1 review 20 of 20 dates on sale
- 8 Ways to Break a Glass (with an American Opera Singer)1 review 21 of 22 dates on sale
- 90s Magic Throwback with Chris Fleming1 review 24 of 28 dates on sale
- A Buffy Burlesque Parody 1 dates, none on sale centrally
- A Crash Course4 reviews 12 of 12 dates on sale
- A Different Kind of Heartbreak 12 of 12 dates on sale
- A Magic Experience1 review 5 of 9 dates on sale
- A Night in Sign 3 of 3 dates on sale
- A Showcase for Friends of Dorothy! 1 of 1 dates on sale
- A Slice of Elvis 24 of 24 dates on sale
- A Three-Person Magic Show1 review 20 of 21 dates on sale
- A Tribute To Tom Waits 16 of 17 dates on sale
- A Villainous Cabaret1 review 9 of 9 dates on sale
- A World Vaudeville Adventure 10 of 10 dates on sale
- A-List Burlesque and Cabaret 24 of 25 dates on sale
- A-Z of Me4 reviews 12 dates, none on sale centrally
- ABBA – The Singalonga Cabaret 7 of 7 dates on sale
- Abracadada1 review 24 of 25 dates on sale
- Absolute Burlesque and Cabaret 25 of 25 dates on sale
- Absolutely Magic 2026! 21 of 21 dates on sale
- After-Hours Burlesque Club 20261 review 22 of 24 dates on sale
- Afternoon Comedy and Magic Selection 20 of 21 dates on sale
- Alice Cooper – Welcome To My Cabaret Nightmare 2 of 2 dates on sale
- All Religions Explained – The Cabaret Musical 18 of 18 dates on sale
- All-Stars Burlesque 20261 review 20 of 24 dates on sale
- Amazing Wonders of Scotland 16 of 16 dates on sale
- Ambitious Underachiever1 review 22 of 22 dates on sale
- An Evening with Dame Granny Smith3 reviews 22 of 26 dates on sale
- An Insomniac's Dreams 6 of 6 dates on sale
- An Introvert's Guide to Magic 23 of 23 dates on sale
- And Another Unwasted Evening – The Genius of Tom Lehrer 3 of 3 dates on sale
- And Then the Elephant Moved In – Every Magic Trick Needs a Scapegoat 14 of 15 dates on sale
- Angela Bra's Absolutely Dabulous Drag Bingo 20 of 22 dates on sale
- Assembly Gala Launch 1 dates, none on sale centrally
- At the Drop of a Hat! 5 of 5 dates on sale
- Austin Walker’s One-Man Variety Show 22 of 26 dates on sale
- Bad Clowns and Good Friends1 review 8 of 8 dates on sale
- Bernie Dieter's Club Kabarett10 reviews 18 of 21 dates on sale
- Best of Burlesque 25 of 25 dates on sale
- Best of Cabaret 2026 23 of 24 dates on sale
- Best of the Fest Daytime 20 of 21 dates on sale
- Big Gay Afterparty1 review 2 of 2 dates on sale
- Big Naked Variety Show1 review 24 of 25 dates on sale
- Birthday Party3 reviews 25 of 25 dates on sale
- Boozy Drag Brunch @ Jackson The Tailor 7 of 8 dates on sale
- Broken Planet Show 11 of 11 dates on sale
- Burlesque!1 review 21 of 22 dates on sale
- CABAPOCALYPSARET1 review 21 of 21 dates on sale
- Cabaret of Filth 20 of 24 dates on sale
- Camelton3 reviews 26 of 26 dates on sale
- Charlie Caper – Magical 20 of 20 dates on sale
- Chris Dugdale 30 of 32 dates on sale
- Comedy Hypnosis and Mind Reading Show 21 of 21 dates on sale
- Comedy! Magic! Burlesque! 20 of 24 dates on sale
- Confirmation Sponsor Variety Hour 6 of 6 dates on sale
- Cowboys Comedy! 2 of 3 dates on sale
- Cray Cray Cabaret 12 of 12 dates on sale
- Critique Cabaret 13 of 14 dates on sale
- Curiosity Cabaret with Midnight Lily 7 of 7 dates on sale
- Dave Reubens – Magic Survival Guide 16 of 23 dates on sale
- Diary of a 7ft Canadian Man in a Dress 14 of 29 dates on sale
- Diva Las Vegas2 reviews 9 of 9 dates on sale
- Do You Wanna Go?2 reviews 14 of 14 dates on sale
- Dr Mew's Sci-Fi Cabaret 13 of 13 dates on sale
- Drag or Alive! 8 of 8 dates on sale
- Drag, Jazz and Desperation1 review 5 of 5 dates on sale
- Eastern Illusions Reimagined1 review 9 of 9 dates on sale
- Ella, Etta, Eartha1 review 10 of 11 dates on sale
- Eurovision Cabaret – Greatest Hits Semi-Final 1 2 of 2 dates on sale
- Everything But Stand-Up 20 of 22 dates on sale
- Everything's Fine (WIP) 2 of 2 dates on sale
- FLOP! The Best Songs From The Worst Musicals5 reviews 21 of 22 dates on sale
- FemFringe Showcase 1 of 1 dates on sale
- For Lovers of Magic and Their Ambivalent Friends1 review 11 of 11 dates on sale
- From Stage To Screen 20 of 20 dates on sale
- Game Night Live! 23 of 23 dates on sale
- Ghost Songs to Die For with Madame Isolde 4 of 12 dates on sale
- Goose's Big Game Show 25 of 26 dates on sale
- Guys Sing Dolls1 review 4 of 4 dates on sale
- HALF-TIME 24 of 24 dates on sale
- Hoax7 reviews 19 of 25 dates on sale
- Hot Flush – A Bold, We’re Old(ish) Burlesque Show1 review 9 of 9 dates on sale
- House of Life & Friends CANCELLED 1 dates, none on sale centrally
- How to Succeed in Show Business Without Really Trying7 reviews 20 of 22 dates on sale
- Human Jukebox 6 of 6 dates on sale
- Invisible Force 24 of 25 dates on sale
- Judy Garland Is Fat at Carnegie Hall1 review 6 of 6 dates on sale
- Just Let Me Have This4 reviews 16 of 25 dates on sale
- Kirsty's All-Star Big Birthday Singalong Party 1 of 1 dates on sale
- Las Vegas in Edinburgh 2 of 2 dates on sale
- Liberace – In His Own Words 7 of 7 dates on sale
- Local Cult Your Tour at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 6 of 6 dates on sale
- Love, Katiuska 5 of 6 dates on sale
- Lucy & Friends 2 of 2 dates on sale
- Magic Faraway Cabaret with Mister Meredith 22 of 22 dates on sale
- Magic Ink1 review 5 of 6 dates on sale
- Magical Maestro1 review 12 of 12 dates on sale
- Manic1 review 9 of 9 dates on sale
- Mason King – The Mind Spy1 review 6 of 10 dates on sale
- Meat Loaf – Just the Best Bits 3 of 3 dates on sale
- Midday Cabaret 17 of 17 dates on sale
- Millicent Sarre is Too Tired to Smash (Patriarchy)5 reviews 23 of 23 dates on sale
- Mindreading and Other Freaking Wonders 24 of 24 dates on sale
- Mindreading and Other Impossible Things 4 of 4 dates on sale
- Misdi & Rosie Present 6 of 6 dates on sale
- Monty Python's Previous Cabaret Singalong Circus 3 of 3 dates on sale
- Moulin-Esque the Scottish Moulin Rouge1 review 8 of 16 dates on sale
- My History of Country 22 of 24 dates on sale
- Objectively the Best Magician 23 of 23 dates on sale
- Oil & Whiskey1 review 8 of 8 dates on sale
- Queen – A Night at the Cabaret Opera 5 of 5 dates on sale
- Rainbows!1 review 6 of 6 dates on sale
- Rebel Rebel1 review 10 of 10 dates on sale
- Riot Reveals a Manajerie of Mayhem 2 of 2 dates on sale
- Robot Vacuum Fight Club 1 of 9 dates on sale
- Save or Smash1 review 8 of 8 dates on sale
- Secret Magic Show 8 of 8 dates on sale
- Self Censored 3 of 9 dates on sale
- Self-Love in Sequins! 19 of 21 dates on sale
- Serving C*nt4 reviews 7 of 15 dates on sale
- Sexy Circus Sideshow 3.04 reviews 25 of 25 dates on sale
- She Burns1 review 8 of 9 dates on sale
- Show Pony (WIP) 2 of 2 dates on sale
- Showman6 reviews 14 of 20 dates on sale
- Sign Slam 3 of 3 dates on sale
- Sing-a-Long Saturdays 4 of 4 dates on sale
- Singalong Cabaret CANCELLED 3 of 18 dates on sale
- Singalonga Pub Quiz 22 of 22 dates on sale
- Singing, Sagging and Shagging 22 of 22 dates on sale
- Sip Sparkle Skull 5 of 5 dates on sale
- Sir Dickie Benson's Midnight / Midday Mania Cabaret 44 of 44 dates on sale
- Sleight of Sound 10 of 10 dates on sale
- Sodom, The Quintessence of Debauchery4 reviews 15 of 15 dates on sale
- Spin the Bottle! 22 of 22 dates on sale
- Strangers2 reviews 23 of 24 dates on sale
- Swamplesque7 reviews 14 of 23 dates on sale
- TMI with TIM 12 of 12 dates on sale
- Table for Two 4 reviews 21 of 21 dates on sale
- Take That Robbie Williams – A Singalonga Cabaret 5 of 5 dates on sale
- Thank You for the Muesli1 review 9 of 9 dates on sale
- Thank You, F*ck You and I'm Sorry1 review 12 of 12 dates on sale
- The Art of Close-Up Magic (Volume 2)1 review 26 of 26 dates on sale
- The Bed-In 8 of 8 dates on sale
- The Best Comedy Magic Show You’ll See in the Next 45 Minutes (Probably) at the Free Fringe 2026 23 of 23 dates on sale
- The Biggest Unborn Artist 7 of 10 dates on sale
- The Billy and Elton Singalonga Cabaret 2 of 2 dates on sale
- The Boy Who Drew Doors 8 of 9 dates on sale
- The Cheesecake Burlesque Revue1 review 7 of 7 dates on sale
- The Conjuring Coach 2 of 2 dates on sale
- The Cult of Astaroth 17 of 17 dates on sale
- The Daily Strum 23 of 23 dates on sale
- The Dice Decides 1 of 1 dates on sale
- The Electric Cabaret 25 of 26 dates on sale
- The Final FronTia Live 2 of 2 dates on sale
- The Gin Show 10 of 12 dates on sale
- The Greatest Card Magician in the World 1 of 1 dates on sale
- The Haunted Magician 23 of 23 dates on sale
- The History of Jazz Piano, and Irrelevant Topics 7 of 7 dates on sale
- The Improv Magic Show 6 of 6 dates on sale
- The Labyrinth7 reviews 18 of 25 dates on sale
- The Lady Boys of Bangkok – Full Moon Tour 11 of 52 dates on sale
- The Man With the Golden Hands – Stuart Lightbody 18 of 18 dates on sale
- The Musical Cabaret 6 of 6 dates on sale
- The One (Wo)Man Drag King Musical Parody3 reviews 13 of 14 dates on sale
- The Professional Showoff1 review 23 of 23 dates on sale
- The Rocky Horror Singalonga Cabaret Show 3 of 3 dates on sale
- The Secret Room at Lauriston Castle 17 of 18 dates on sale
- The Summer I Turned Orange CANCELLED 1 of 6 dates on sale
- The Tartan Songstress4 reviews 25 of 25 dates on sale
- The Upside Down Cabaret 16 of 16 dates on sale
- The Whisky Show 10 of 12 dates on sale
- The Witching Hour 22 of 22 dates on sale
- There Were Goddesses 2 of 2 dates on sale
- Things That Go Eek! 2 of 2 dates on sale
- Transistor Radio Hour6 reviews 25 of 26 dates on sale
- Trudy Carmichael's Spontaneous Vegas! 8 of 8 dates on sale
- Trying My Best 23 of 23 dates on sale
- Twin Feats1 review 21 of 21 dates on sale
- Ultimate Cabaret Champion 1 of 2 dates on sale
- Underground Magic 20 of 20 dates on sale
- Unmasked – The Magic of Angus Baskerville1 review 19 of 20 dates on sale
- Unstoppable 1 of 1 dates on sale
- Welcome to My Reality 19 of 19 dates on sale
- When Harry Met Sally Met Julie Met Jazz Met Kierkegaard Met Jung Met Lovely Johnny Marr1 review 14 of 16 dates on sale
- Who's The Daddy? 18 of 18 dates on sale
- Won't Get Fooled Again 4 of 4 dates on sale
- Wrigglers After Dark! 2 of 2 dates on sale
- XXX Revue 18 of 18 dates on sale