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Shows at Hoots @ Nicolson Square, Edinburgh Fringe 2026
Hoots @ Nicolson Square is hosting 82 shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026 (7–31 August 2026, with previews from 4 August).
- Address25 Nicolson Square and Nicolson Square Gardens, EH8 9BX, Edinburgh
- Shows in the 2026 programme82
- Performances across them1555, of which 1429 currently on sale
- Rated by Ed Fringe Guide10 of them
Across them there are 1555 performances, 1429 of which are currently on sale through the central Fringe box office. The rest are sold out centrally or not yet released — the venue may still have its own allocation.
Fringe venue names usually refer to a whole site rather than a single room, so two shows listed here can still be a few minutes' walk apart inside the building.
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.
- Close Your Eyes With Holy Dread For He On Honey-Dew Hath Fed, And Drunk The Milk Of Paradise (WIP)Great 13 of 14 dates on sale
- An Immigrant's Comedy ShowWild Cards 23 of 24 dates on sale
- Buddha vs JesusWild Cards1 review 19 of 21 dates on sale
- Come Get Me World! I’m Wide Open! (WIP)Wild Cards 12 of 12 dates on sale
- Discovery (WIP)Wild Cards 21 of 23 dates on sale
- Dopamine RatWild Cards 23 of 25 dates on sale
- ImposterWild Cards 9 of 9 dates on sale
- In Memory of MeWild Cards2 reviews 23 of 23 dates on sale
- RuinsWild Cards 23 of 24 dates on sale
- The People PleaserWild Cards 24 of 25 dates on sale
- 'A Bit of Foreign Stuff' (WIP) 13 of 13 dates on sale
- 1 Hour Of LAFS 23 of 25 dates on sale
- 2026 Pick of the Fringe 34 of 43 dates on sale
- 48 Chicken Nuggets in a Sequin Dress 21 of 24 dates on sale
- A Brief History and Tournament1 review 15 of 15 dates on sale
- A History Comedy Show 20 of 24 dates on sale
- Absolute Nickhead 21 of 21 dates on sale
- All the Things That Are Wrong with My Body (WIP) 8 of 8 dates on sale
- An Interactive Improv Show 2 of 2 dates on sale
- Angst and Angstability (WIP) CANCELLED 15 dates, none on sale centrally
- Another Way 25 of 25 dates on sale
- Baba 23 of 25 dates on sale
- Bad Fatty 24 of 24 dates on sale
- Barefoot Before God1 review 9 of 9 dates on sale
- Be Not Afraid! 22 of 23 dates on sale
- Bebe Bebe 5 of 7 dates on sale
- Bec Hill's Work In Progress 7 of 8 dates on sale
- Best Comedy Newcomer 23 of 23 dates on sale
- Bite Me1 review 22 of 23 dates on sale
- Bite-Sized Stand-Up 14 of 14 dates on sale
- Blizzard (WIP) 20 of 21 dates on sale
- Bob Graham – Tap Dancing on a Sinking Ship1 review 22 of 23 dates on sale
- Check Out This Potato That Looks Like a Beluga Whale 22 of 23 dates on sale
- Claudwick. 12 of 12 dates on sale
- Closure Cabaret 24 of 25 dates on sale
- Confessions of a Serial Mother 16 of 16 dates on sale
- Cosmopolitan – Aliki Tsakoumi 21 of 23 dates on sale
- Crowd Work from Hell 12 of 12 dates on sale
- Cut Off 11 of 11 dates on sale
- Dead Parent Society – Chris Groves 14 of 14 dates on sale
- Destroy Capitalism or Die Tryin' (WIP) 25 of 25 dates on sale
- Divide & Plonker (Work in Progress) 2 of 2 dates on sale
- Free Drinks Comedy 22 of 23 dates on sale
- Giddy 23 of 24 dates on sale
- Gwen – This is Not a Pyramid Scheme 12 of 12 dates on sale
- How To Live To 100 24 of 24 dates on sale
- I Get ChatGPT To Write My Edinburgh Show1 review 25 of 25 dates on sale
- Improversity Challenge 4 of 5 dates on sale
- Inappropriate1 review 47 of 51 dates on sale
- James Regal is a People Pleaser 21 of 25 dates on sale
- Joy Ride2 reviews 12 of 13 dates on sale
- Katie Pritchard is Sir Elton Scone4 reviews 21 of 23 dates on sale
- Killer Comedy Club 24 of 24 dates on sale
- Leslie Bloom Solves a Murder 5 of 5 dates on sale
- Lost in New York (WIP) 10 of 10 dates on sale
- Macshane and Delby1 review 33 of 50 dates on sale
- Meat Cute or Die! (WIP) 10 of 10 dates on sale
- Mock the Clock 22 of 25 dates on sale
- Mother Superior 21 of 22 dates on sale
- My Dead Mum's AI Boyfriend 5 of 5 dates on sale
- My Mum Accidentally Set Me Up With A Married Woman 13 of 13 dates on sale
- My Side of The Story 15 of 23 dates on sale
- Night Mail (WIP) 21 of 23 dates on sale
- On Road Signs WIP 10 of 10 dates on sale
- Paul Sykes Is Back on the Family Patch 11 of 11 dates on sale
- Petfood! 5 of 5 dates on sale
- Plaything1 review 22 of 23 dates on sale
- Post-Millennium Tension (WIP) 9 of 11 dates on sale
- Prime Time Stand-Up All-Stars 22 of 25 dates on sale
- Ranked (by Comedians) 21 of 21 dates on sale
- Samira Banks – Work in Progress 19 of 25 dates on sale
- Scream If You Want To Go Slower 24 of 24 dates on sale
- Streets Won't Forget1 review 23 of 23 dates on sale
- Tell That Horse To Keep His Mouth Shut (WIP) 15 of 15 dates on sale
- The Best Comedians Try Their Worst Material 16 of 23 dates on sale
- The Dan Stephens Show 25 of 25 dates on sale
- The Last Ever Punk Rocker1 review 25 of 25 dates on sale
- Twilight: Breaking Down1 review 4 of 5 dates on sale
- Well, This Is Sketchy 2 of 2 dates on sale
- Where Art and Comedy Collide 18 of 23 dates on sale
- Where Was I?2 reviews 23 of 23 dates on sale
- a chat show with thom tuck1 review 23 of 23 dates on sale