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Circus at the Edinburgh Fringe 2026

The Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026 programme has 131 shows listed under circus, running between 4 and 31 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.

• Sophie's Surprise 29th Underbelly’s Circus Hub on the Meadows · Wild Cards · 21 of 21 dates on sale
• 2FLAMENCO Argyle Cellar Bar · 12 of 12 dates on sale
• 360 ALLSTARS Assembly Hall · 25 of 25 dates on sale
• 40/40 Assembly @ Dance Base · 6 of 6 dates on sale
• A Creamylicious Burlesque Comedy Candyman · C ARTS | C venues | C aquila · 7 of 7 dates on sale
• A Star and a Pearl theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall · 6 of 6 dates on sale
• Afrique En Cirque Assembly Rooms · 22 of 22 dates on sale
• Afro Acrobatic Arts theSpaceTriplex · 6 dates, none on sale centrally
• Afronauts Underbelly, George Square · 23 of 23 dates on sale
• Agathi – The Plight of the Refugee C ARTS | C venues | C aquila · 6 of 6 dates on sale
• Alegria Flamenca Alba Flamenca · 36 of 36 dates on sale
• Allura theSpace @ Niddry St · 6 of 6 dates on sale
• Anatomy of Survival Assembly @ Dance Base · 5 of 5 dates on sale
• Ayre Edinburgh New Town Church · 2 of 2 dates on sale
• Ballet Nights Assembly Rooms · 7 of 7 dates on sale
• Bata Dance C ARTS | C venues | C aurora · 7 of 7 dates on sale
• Becoming the Future You Carpathyo · Greenside @ George Street · 10 of 10 dates on sale
• Bigger – France Showcase French Institute in Scotland · 20 of 20 dates on sale
• Bone China C ARTS | C venues | C aquila · 5 of 5 dates on sale
• Border Bodies Assembly @ Dance Base · 18 of 18 dates on sale
• Box [M] theSpaceTriplex · 6 of 6 dates on sale
• By a Thread Assembly Rooms · 22 of 22 dates on sale
• CODE Pleasance Grassmarket · 35 of 35 dates on sale
• Ceilidhs (Scottish Dancing) St Cuthbert's Church · 16 of 16 dates on sale
• Celtic Collective Assembly @ Dance Base · 9 of 9 dates on sale
• Circo Valise Assembly George Square Studios · 36 of 36 dates on sale
• Collaborator Pleasance at EICC · 15 of 15 dates on sale
• Common Ground Assembly @ Dance Base · 6 of 6 dates on sale
• DUSK/NIGHT/DAWN Assembly Roxy · 26 of 26 dates on sale
• Dance Realm CANCELLED C ARTS | C venues | C aurora · 5 dates, none on sale centrally
• Dancing in Silence (Deaf Africa Cultural Dance Troupe) Ghillie Dhu · 2 of 2 dates on sale
• DeRuWa / Hazy Assembly @ Dance Base · 5 of 5 dates on sale
• Detours x Dance Base All Styles Street Battle Assembly George Square Studios · 1 of 1 dates on sale
• Double Take Underbelly, Bristo Square · 25 of 25 dates on sale
• Dragon C ARTS | C venues | C aurora · 2 of 2 dates on sale
• EXIT ZOO Southside · 12 of 12 dates on sale
• Echoes of Being C ARTS | C venues | C aurora · 1 of 1 dates on sale
• Everybody's Got a Bomb ZOO Southside · 10 of 10 dates on sale
• Feral C ARTS | C venues | C aurora · 14 of 14 dates on sale
• Final Queen Underbelly, Cowgate · 24 of 24 dates on sale
• Fire theSpaceTriplex · 1 dates, none on sale centrally
• Flamenc Oh!! Assembly Rooms · 24 of 24 dates on sale
• Flamenco Fringe YOTEL Edinburgh · 25 of 25 dates on sale
• Flamencodanza C ARTS | C venues | C alto · 25 of 25 dates on sale
• Flesh ZOO Southside · 10 of 10 dates on sale
• Forgive Me Summerhall · 24 of 24 dates on sale
• Formosa Viva Paradise in Augustines · 13 of 13 dates on sale
• Fringe Fragments Assembly @ Dance Base · 4 of 4 dates on sale
• Gemini and Romantic 4:48am HK Soul Showcase · Assembly @ Dance Base · 9 of 9 dates on sale
• Glass Child Summerhall · 11 of 11 dates on sale
• Glob Underbelly, Bristo Square · 23 of 23 dates on sale
• Going The Distance TWELVE · Summerhall · 11 of 11 dates on sale
• Good Enough? Summerhall · 11 of 11 dates on sale
• Green Snake CANCELLED C ARTS | C venues | C aurora · 4 dates, none on sale centrally
• Guru Dudu's Silent Disco Walking Tours Meeting Point at Cockburn St, Corner of Fleshmarket Close · 39 of 46 dates on sale
• Ham Sandwiches and Discipline Assembly George Square Studios · 13 of 13 dates on sale
• Homebound Paradise in Augustines · 7 of 7 dates on sale
• I Don't Care C ARTS | C venues | C aquila · 2 of 2 dates on sale
• I Made You A Mixtape theSpaceTriplex · 21 of 22 dates on sale
• If I Can't Dance I'm Not Coming Assembly @ Dance Base · 9 of 9 dates on sale
• Il canto dell'assiolo Assembly @ Dance Base · 12 of 12 dates on sale
• Jarraibiderik Gabe and Trembling Frequencies Basque Showcase · Assembly @ Dance Base · 9 of 9 dates on sale
• July 15th to... theSpace @ Niddry St · 6 of 6 dates on sale
• Kahi – The Inner Us (Explore The Soul) Alba Flamenca · 24 of 24 dates on sale
• Korean Tightrope Walking CANCELLED Meeting Point at The Meadows · 5 dates, none on sale centrally
• Les Echos de la Rue and Sab'r Assembly @ Dance Base · 9 of 9 dates on sale
• Let's Twist Again! Black Blues Brothers · Underbelly, Bristo Square · 26 of 26 dates on sale
• Liberty C ARTS | C venues | C aurora · 1 of 1 dates on sale
• M.I.S All Night Long ZOO Southside · 12 of 12 dates on sale
• MIR C ARTS | C venues | C aurora · 7 of 7 dates on sale
• Maiden | Mother | Whore Assembly @ Dance Base · 11 of 11 dates on sale
• More Tales From Your Queer Elder Greenside @ George Street · 11 of 11 dates on sale
• My Crane Wife TSURU · Paradise in The Vault · 6 of 6 dates on sale
• Naughties YUCK Circus · Assembly George Square Gardens · 22 of 22 dates on sale
• Neon Bubble Dreams WU · 30 of 30 dates on sale
• New York, Finding Sunny Days CANCELLED theSpaceTriplex · 6 dates, none on sale centrally
• No Tricks No No Tricks WU · 11 of 11 dates on sale
• Nüwa Mends the Sky theSpace @ Symposium Hall · 3 of 3 dates on sale
• Only Bones – Daniel Nodder Assembly Roxy · 25 of 25 dates on sale
• PACE Underbelly’s Circus Hub on the Meadows · 20 of 20 dates on sale
• PeoplePeople C ARTS | C venues | C digital · 1 of 1 dates on sale
• Peregrinations Assembly Roxy · 23 of 23 dates on sale
• Poles Assembly @ Dance Base · 10 of 10 dates on sale
• Proximities Taiwan Season · Assembly @ Dance Base · 22 of 22 dates on sale
• R/evolution(s) Assembly @ Dance Base · 12 of 12 dates on sale
• Resonant Void PBH's Free Fringe @ Diggers Leith · 23 of 23 dates on sale
• SAND Summerhall · 11 of 11 dates on sale
• SICK C ARTS | C venues | C digital · 1 of 1 dates on sale
• Samurai and Oiran C ARTS | C venues | C aurora · 7 of 7 dates on sale
• Sculpture and Poetry (Legacy) C ARTS | C venues | C aurora · 5 of 5 dates on sale
• Shaolin Clown Teatro Fisico · 15 of 15 dates on sale
• Snow C ARTS | C venues | C aurora · 17 of 19 dates on sale
• Soft Spot ZOO Southside · 21 of 21 dates on sale
• Space In Between Assembly @ Dance Base · 7 of 7 dates on sale
• Spiral theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall · 6 of 6 dates on sale
• Springboard '26 PASS Theatre · 2 of 2 dates on sale
• Stay. C ARTS | C venues | C aquila · 6 of 6 dates on sale
• Step and a Half The Palestinian Circus · Underbelly’s Circus Hub on the Meadows · 20 of 20 dates on sale
• Stop Playing Jacob's Ladder With My Spine ZOO Southside · 22 of 22 dates on sale
• Strange Tales from Liaozhai ZOO Southside · 8 of 10 dates on sale
• Superbowl Salsa Assembly Hall · 25 of 25 dates on sale
• Symphony of Light The Salvation Army Edinburgh City Corps · 4 of 4 dates on sale
• Tale of the Firebird – Concerto for Violin, Fire & Acrobatic Orchestra Assembly Roxy · 23 of 23 dates on sale
• Tell Me Summerhall · 20 of 20 dates on sale
• Ten Thousand Hours Assembly Hall · 22 of 22 dates on sale
• The Bride C ARTS | C venues | C aurora · 1 of 1 dates on sale
• The Coven of Desire La Sylphide · C ARTS | C venues | C aurora · 5 of 5 dates on sale
• The Great Chevalier Summerhall · 21 of 21 dates on sale
• The Last Lie of Pinocchio Just The Tonic at The Caves · 6 of 6 dates on sale
• The Masquerade Fruitmarket · 3 of 3 dates on sale
• The Moon Nicolson Square Venues · 4 of 4 dates on sale
• The One You Feed Central Hall · 4 of 4 dates on sale
• The Pieces by Aloft Underbelly’s Circus Hub on the Meadows · 20 of 20 dates on sale
• The Raft of the Crab Assembly Roxy · 12 of 12 dates on sale
• The Sumo Show HIRAKUZA Underbelly, George Square · 25 of 25 dates on sale
• The Wall Taiwan Season · Summerhall · 24 of 24 dates on sale
• The Wing Scuffle Spectacular The Revel Puck Circus · Underbelly’s Circus Hub on the Meadows · 20 of 20 dates on sale
• UNDER MASK Taiwan Season · Assembly @ Dance Base · 22 of 22 dates on sale
• Unbounded Growth C ARTS | C venues | C aurora · 1 of 1 dates on sale
• Vidrado Assembly Roxy · 11 of 11 dates on sale
• Violin vs Football – France Showcase °Up · French Institute in Scotland · 9 of 9 dates on sale
• We Are PRIME · Assembly @ Dance Base · 3 of 4 dates on sale
• Well-Balanced Dads Braw Venues @ Hill Street · 23 of 23 dates on sale
• What's Next? ZOO Southside · 1 of 1 dates on sale
• Where We Choose to Stand Assembly @ Dance Base · 9 of 9 dates on sale
• Why English? Assembly George Square Studios · 7 of 7 dates on sale
• Wolf Circa · Underbelly’s Circus Hub on the Meadows · 20 of 20 dates on sale
• Written for Her, On Her, By Her Nüshu · C ARTS | C venues | C aquila · 14 of 14 dates on sale
• YOAH Underbelly’s Circus Hub on the Meadows · 20 of 20 dates on sale
• Yes Person Assembly Roxy · 7 of 7 dates on sale
• not for glory Assembly @ Dance Base · 12 of 12 dates on sale