Traditional Tales
Traditional Tales is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Scottish Storytelling Centre. It has 23 performances listed, running from Sat 8 Aug, 13:10 to Sun 30 Aug, 13:10. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
To celebrate 20 years of the Scottish Storytelling Centre, join some of our amazing tellers as they share their favourite traditional tales from around the world. Expect folk tales, fairie tales, myths and legends, stories which have been handed down to inspire and entertain across generations. A relaxed session with a different storyteller each day sharing wonderful, wise and occasionally wild stories of their choosing!
Details
- Venue: Scottish Storytelling Centre
- Space: George Mackay Brown Library
- Genre: SPOKEN_WORD, Storytelling, Traditional
- Country: UNITED KINGDOM - SCOTLAND
- Running time: 45 minutes
- Room size: about 35 seats (George Mackay Brown Library) — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
- Performances listed: 23, of which 0 still to come and on sale
Accessibility
- Wheelchair access: level
- Access features: Step-free access, Accessible toilet
- Venue notes: Accessible entry: There is step free access at the John Knox House entrance of the building, the main entrance door for Storytelling Centre has 9 steps leading up to to it from street level. If not taking the lift there is then a total of 17 steps up to the library (9 steps, a landing, and then 8 additional steps). All guests enter library through same door once inside the building. Wheelchair access type:Level Access, Lift (Building Lift) Stairs: 20+ Number of stairs is provided as guidance and is not in addition to any wheelchair access type (lift/ramp etc) stated above.
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Sat 8 Aug, 13:10 — Already performed — £14.00
- Sun 9 Aug, 13:10 — Already performed — £14.00
- Mon 10 Aug, 13:10 — Already performed — £14.00
- Tue 11 Aug, 13:10 — Already performed — £14.00
- Wed 12 Aug, 13:10 — Already performed — £14.00
- Thu 13 Aug, 13:10 — Already performed — £14.00
- Fri 14 Aug, 13:10 — Already performed — £14.00
- Sat 15 Aug, 13:10 — Already performed — £14.00
- Sun 16 Aug, 13:10 — Already performed — £14.00
- Mon 17 Aug, 13:10 — Already performed — £14.00
- Tue 18 Aug, 13:10 — Already performed — £14.00
- Wed 19 Aug, 13:10 — Already performed — £14.00
- Thu 20 Aug, 13:10 — Already performed — £14.00
- Fri 21 Aug, 13:10 — Already performed — £14.00
- Sat 22 Aug, 13:10 — Already performed — £14.00
- Sun 23 Aug, 13:10 — Already performed — £14.00
- Mon 24 Aug, 13:10 — Already performed — £14.00
- Tue 25 Aug, 13:10 — Already performed — £14.00
- Wed 26 Aug, 13:10 — Already performed — £14.00
- Thu 27 Aug, 13:10 — Already performed — £14.00
- Fri 28 Aug, 13:10 — Already performed — £14.00
- Sat 29 Aug, 13:10 — Already performed — £14.00
- Sun 30 Aug, 13:10 — Already performed — £14.00