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Events at the Edinburgh Fringe 2026

The Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026 programme has 163 shows listed under events, 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.

5k Edinburgh Running Tour Meeting Point at Charlotte Square · 8 of 8 dates on sale
90 Minutes or Less Podcast EIFF @ Monkey Barrel Comedy · 1 of 1 dates on sale
A Dram Good Time with Keeble Cask Co. Cask and Vine · 5 of 5 dates on sale
A History of Lost Drinks in Scotland 2.0 Forgotten Swallies · The Cumberland Bar · 15 of 15 dates on sale
A Plus One Ditch the Apps Live Dating Game Show Laughing Horse @ Coco Boho · 22 of 22 dates on sale
A Wee Dram at the Fringe Cask and Vine · 5 of 5 dates on sale
A Wolf, A Weapon and Whisky with Skene Dhu Cask and Vine · 5 of 5 dates on sale
Abandoned EIFF @ Filmhouse · 4 of 4 dates on sale
Ali Plumb's Untitled Film Quiz Project 1 of 1 dates on sale
Amazing Bangkok Thai Cookery Workshop Krua Thai Cookery School · 15 of 15 dates on sale
Amazing Bangkok Thai Cookery – King Prawn Masterclass Krua Thai Cookery School · 7 of 7 dates on sale
Amazing Bangkok Thai Street Food Masterclass Krua Thai Cookery School · 22 of 22 dates on sale
Amazing Bangkok Vegan Street Food Masterclass Krua Thai Cookery School · 6 of 6 dates on sale
Amazing Chicken Pad Thai Masterclass Krua Thai Cookery School · 13 of 13 dates on sale
Amazing Two Curries – Red Curry and Panang Masterclass Krua Thai Cookery School · 10 of 10 dates on sale
An Expert's Insights The Edinburgh Fringe · Fringe Central · 1 of 1 dates on sale
Animation Shorts EIFF @ Cineworld · 2 of 2 dates on sale
Artist C ARTS | C venues | C alto · 2 of 2 dates on sale
Artist and Industry Coffee Morning Fringe Central · 3 of 3 dates on sale
Asia Focus Let's Go International · Fringe Central · 1 of 1 dates on sale
Ask an Agent Fringe to Screen 1 · Fringe Central · 1 of 1 dates on sale
Auld Reekie Presents – Live Roller Derby! Meadowbank Sports Centre · 1 of 1 dates on sale
BBC Writers Fringe Central · 1 of 1 dates on sale
Bad Day at the Office EIFF @ Cineworld · 2 of 2 dates on sale
Bel EIFF @ Cineworld · 3 of 3 dates on sale
Beyond the Label Swirl Sip Socialise · Cask and Vine · 5 of 5 dates on sale
Bodyhackers EIFF @ Filmhouse · 3 of 3 dates on sale
Borges and Me EIFF @ Filmhouse · 4 of 4 dates on sale
Bridging the Gap Shorts EIFF @ Cineworld · 2 of 2 dates on sale
Bruce Dern In Conversation · 1 of 1 dates on sale
Building Routes, Circuits and Sustainable Tours Touring Smarter · Fringe Central · 1 of 1 dates on sale
But The Main News Tonight theSpace @ Symposium Hall · 1 of 1 dates on sale
Canada Focus Let's Go International · Fringe Central · 1 of 1 dates on sale
Capsized EIFF @ Cineworld · 4 of 4 dates on sale
Ceramics at the Shore Cyan Clayworks CIC · 2 of 2 dates on sale
Christine Vachon Industry Talk · 1 of 1 dates on sale
Coco's Art History Comedy Highlights Tour Portrait · 35 of 35 dates on sale
Coming Home EIFF @ Filmhouse · 1 of 1 dates on sale
Competition Shorts EIFF @ Cineworld · 2 of 2 dates on sale
Crafting Ethical Scottish Knitwear From Sheep to Shop · Woolkind HQ · 28 of 29 dates on sale
Crap Karaoke Hoots @ The Wee Red Bar · 8 of 8 dates on sale
Darwin in Edinburgh Meeting Point @ Potterrow Underpass (Lothian Street Side) · 5 of 5 dates on sale
Distillery After Hours Holyrood Distillery · 13 of 14 dates on sale
Doors Open Fringe Central · 1 of 1 dates on sale
Douglas Gordon by Douglas Gordon EIFF @ Filmhouse · 3 of 3 dates on sale
E-bike Cycle Tour of Arthur's Seat Meeting Point at Bridgend Farmhouse · 16 of 22 dates on sale
Edinburgh – A Tale of Two Towns Outside Greyfriars Bobby Bar · 19 of 21 dates on sale
Edinburgh's Greatest Hits Music Walking Tour Outside Edinburgh's Festival Theatre (Next to the Festival Theatre Cafe side door) · 8 of 8 dates on sale
Edinburgh’s Fun and Funny Walking Tour Meeting Point at High Street Wellhead · 25 of 25 dates on sale
Edinburgh’s LGBTQ Walking Tour Meeting Point at High Street Wellhead · 25 of 25 dates on sale
Embro Outside Scottish Poetry Library · 10 of 10 dates on sale
Empty Heaven EIFF @ Filmhouse · 2 of 2 dates on sale
Episode 2 The American Revolution · EIFF @ Filmhouse · 1 of 1 dates on sale
Equity, Comedy and the Future of Nightlife Fringe Central · 1 of 1 dates on sale
Escape the Crowds – Walk Dean Village and the Water of Leith Statue of Sir James Young Simpson · 29 of 29 dates on sale
Ewan McGregor In Conversation · 1 dates, none on sale centrally
Experimental Shorts EIFF @ Cineworld · 2 of 2 dates on sale
Exploring Sacred Space at Magdalen Chapel Sacred Arts Festival · The Magdalen Chapel · 2 dates, none on sale centrally
Exploring Sacred Space at Old Saint Paul’s Memorial Chapel Sacred Arts Festival · Old Saint Paul's Church · 1 of 1 dates on sale
Exploring Sacred Space at Sacred Heart Sacred Arts Festival · Sacred Heart Church · 2 of 2 dates on sale
Exploring Sacred Space at St James Goldenacre Sacred Arts Festival · St James Goldenacre · 2 of 2 dates on sale
Exploring Sacred Space at St Michael and All Saints Sacred Arts Festival · St Michael and All Saints · 1 of 1 dates on sale
Extra Geography EIFF @ Filmhouse · 4 of 4 dates on sale
Faces of Death EIFF @ Cineworld · 2 of 2 dates on sale
First Fringies Community Day Fringe Central · 1 of 1 dates on sale
First Zone EIFF @ Cineworld · 4 of 4 dates on sale
Free Royal Mile Tours Edinburgh City Chambers (Meeting Point) · 46 of 46 dates on sale
Fringe Community Stage Mercat Cross, Parliament Square · 2 of 2 dates on sale
Fringe Fair Fringe Central · 3 of 3 dates on sale
Fringe Festivals Next Steps Pitching · Fringe Central · 1 of 1 dates on sale
Fun-Size Wine Tasting Vegan Tipples · 44 of 47 dates on sale
Goodbye Cruel World EIFF @ Filmhouse · 3 of 3 dates on sale
Hamlet EIFF @ Filmhouse · 1 of 1 dates on sale
Her Private Hell EIFF @ Cineworld · 2 of 2 dates on sale
Highlight Tour of St Cecilia's Hall St Cecilia's Hall · 17 of 17 dates on sale
Hungry EIFF @ Filmhouse · 4 of 4 dates on sale
Hutton in Edinburgh Meeting Point at Holyrood Park entrance on Holyrood Park Road · 5 of 5 dates on sale
I Want Your Sex EIFF @ Cineworld · 4 of 4 dates on sale
Imposters EIFF @ Cineworld · 4 of 4 dates on sale
International Collaboration and Touring Visual Theatre, Object Theatre and Puppetry · Fringe Central · 1 of 1 dates on sale
Jewellery Pop Up Shop – Made In Scotland Shop With No Name · 5 of 5 dates on sale
Ken Burns In Conversation · 1 of 1 dates on sale
Kenneth Branagh In Conversation · 1 of 1 dates on sale
Keynote UK Film Conference · EIFF @ Filmhouse · 1 of 2 dates on sale
Keys to Managing Basic Emotions Acting with the Body Workshop · C ARTS | C venues | C aquila · 5 of 6 dates on sale
Knowledge Share Roundtable Fringe Central · 3 of 3 dates on sale
Life Drawing at the Pianodrome Pianodrome at St Oswald's Centre · 3 of 3 dates on sale
Little Miss Sunshine 1 of 1 dates on sale
Meet the Media Fringe Central · 1 of 1 dates on sale
Meet the Media – Relaxed Session Fringe Central · 1 of 1 dates on sale
Menstruation Modern Medicine · Physicians' Gallery · 1 of 1 dates on sale
Mi Amor EIFF @ Cineworld · 2 of 2 dates on sale
Midnight Treats at the Fringe Tipsy Midgie · 21 of 24 dates on sale
Mission EIFF @ Cineworld · 4 of 4 dates on sale
Murder at The Speakeasy The Speakeasy at The Royal Scots Club · 2 of 2 dates on sale
Murder on the Mile The Castle Rock Cafe · 250 of 250 dates on sale
Music, Connection and Equality Creating a Sonic Haven · St Cecilia's Hall · 1 of 1 dates on sale
My NDA EIFF @ Cineworld · 2 of 2 dates on sale
NFTS Sean Connery Lab Shorts EIFF @ Cineworld · 1 of 2 dates on sale
New Musical Theatre Meet-Up Fringe Central · 1 of 1 dates on sale
Newscast Gilded Balloon at the Museum · 5 dates, none on sale centrally
Next Steps on Stage Live Comedy Association · Fringe Central · 1 of 1 dates on sale
Nightpiece Film Festival theSpace @ Symposium Hall · 5 of 5 dates on sale
Northbound EIFF @ Filmhouse · 2 of 2 dates on sale
Not Another Whisky Tasting! The Scotch Malt Whisky Society - Queen Street · 42 of 42 dates on sale
Notes of Freedom St Cecilia's Hall · 1 of 1 dates on sale
OUT THERE EIFF @ Cineworld · 4 of 4 dates on sale
Our Cinema '26 Shorts 1 of 1 dates on sale
Out of Competition Shorts EIFF @ Cineworld · 2 of 2 dates on sale
Podcaster Meet-Up Fringe Central · 1 of 1 dates on sale
Pretty Babies EIFF @ Cineworld · 4 of 4 dates on sale
Queen at Sea EIFF @ Filmhouse · 4 of 4 dates on sale
Retribution Rise of the Footsoldier · EIFF @ Cineworld · 2 of 2 dates on sale
Rural Touring Scotland Beyond Edinburgh · Fringe Central · 1 of 1 dates on sale
Sacred Creatures EIFF @ Cineworld · 4 of 4 dates on sale
Scottish Food and Drink Walking Tour Tigerlily · 17 of 17 dates on sale
Screen Academy Scotland Shorts EIFF @ Cineworld · 1 of 1 dates on sale
Screen Potential Fringe to Screen 2 · Fringe Central · 1 of 1 dates on sale
Sea of Glass EIFF @ Filmhouse · 2 of 2 dates on sale
Sexy Beast 1 of 1 dates on sale
Shadowbanned Keller Taproom · 4 of 4 dates on sale
Sheep in the Box EIFF @ Filmhouse · 3 of 3 dates on sale
Shine Your Work – Edfringe Festival Edition Fringe Central · 1 of 1 dates on sale
Sing-a-long The Greatest Showman Planetarium Lates · Dynamic Earth · 3 of 3 dates on sale
Skintown EIFF @ Cineworld · 4 of 4 dates on sale
Snapshot EIFF @ Cineworld · 4 of 4 dates on sale
Solo Artist Get-Together Fringe Central · 1 of 1 dates on sale
Step One Scottish Storytelling Centre · 16 of 16 dates on sale
Taste of Scotland Ghillie Dhu · 4 of 4 dates on sale
The Arrow at Rest at Every Instant of its Flight EIFF @ Filmhouse · 2 of 2 dates on sale
The Art of Touring – From Pitch to Partnership Let's Go International · Fringe Central · 1 of 1 dates on sale
The Best Summer EIFF @ Filmhouse · 2 of 2 dates on sale
The Butcher, The Brewer, The Baker and Merryn Somerset Webb Panmure House · 3 of 3 dates on sale
The Currency of Thought – Documentary Film Screening + Guided Panmure House Tour Adam Smith · Panmure House · 2 of 4 dates on sale
The Drum'n'Bass Aerobics Experience Venue 13 · 5 of 5 dates on sale
The Dye, Weave, Pleat Collaboration Contemporary Kiltmaking · Scottish Textiles Showcase · 1 dates, none on sale centrally
The Education of Jane Cumming EIFF @ Filmhouse · 4 of 4 dates on sale
The Incomer EIFF @ Cineworld · 6 of 6 dates on sale
The Last Resort EIFF @ Cineworld · 3 of 3 dates on sale
The Life of Moses Sacred Arts Festival Film at St Vincent’s Undercroft · St Vincent's · 1 of 1 dates on sale
The Mad World of Harvey Kurtzman EIFF @ Cineworld · 4 of 4 dates on sale
The Most Toast Just The Tonic at The Caves · 3 of 3 dates on sale
The Peril At Pincer Point EIFF @ Filmhouse · 3 of 3 dates on sale
The Reset Room Christ Church Morningside · 18 of 18 dates on sale
The Rock EIFF @ Filmhouse · 1 of 1 dates on sale
The State of Us EIFF @ Cineworld · 4 of 4 dates on sale
The Talented Mr Ripley with Max Minghella Introduction EIFF @ Cineworld · 1 of 1 dates on sale
The Underground Lectures The Speakeasy at The Royal Scots Club · 10 of 10 dates on sale
The Whisky Trail Whisky Wanderer · The Scotch Malt Whisky Society - Queen Street · 9 of 9 dates on sale
The White Heather Club's Fringe Ceilidh Bonnie & Wild's Scottish Marketplace · 1 dates, none on sale centrally
These Violent Delights EIFF @ Filmhouse · 4 of 4 dates on sale
Three Drams Walk Into a Bar... The Scotch Malt Whisky Society - The Vaults · 10 of 10 dates on sale
Traditional Scottish Knit and Natter Ginger Twist Studio · 2 of 2 dates on sale
Trainspotting Live Event + Club Night EIFF @ Leith Theatre · 1 of 1 dates on sale
Unlocking Stage Presence and Dynamic Performance Find Your 'It Factor' · St Vincent's · 1 of 1 dates on sale
V&C Festival Sparkling Wine Tasting Valvona & Crolla · 1 of 2 dates on sale
Venue and Festival Programmers Next Steps Pitching · Fringe Central · 1 of 1 dates on sale
Vespers Sacred Arts Festival Church Service at Old Saint Paul’s Orthodox · Old Saint Paul's Church · 1 of 1 dates on sale
Visitor Q EIFF @ Filmhouse · 1 of 1 dates on sale
West End Fair St Johns – West End Fair · 28 of 28 dates on sale
What Makes A Kilt? Contemporary Kiltmaking · Scottish Textiles Showcase · 1 dates, none on sale centrally
What's Next for Your Show? UK Touring · Fringe Central · 1 of 1 dates on sale
Whisky Under the Stars Dynamic Earth · 8 of 8 dates on sale