Edinburgh Festival Fringe
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is one of the greatest celebrations of arts and culture on the planet.
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For three weeks in August, the city of Edinburgh welcomes an explosion of creative energy from around the globe.
Artists and performers take to hundreds of stages all over the city to present shows for every taste. From big names in the world of entertainment to unknown artists looking to build their careers, the festival caters for everyone and includes theatre, comedy, dance, physical theatre, circus, cabaret, children's shows, musicals, opera, music, spoken word, exhibitions and events.
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Upcoming Events at Edinburgh Festival Fringe
How To Win Against History
The solid gold, diamante-studded hit is back, bigger and more sparkly than ever in a run at the Fringe from 30 July – 24 August!
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The Edinburgh Fringe returns from 30th July to 25th August 2025 with artists and performers taking to hundreds of stages all over the city to present shows for every taste.
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Garry Starr: Classic Penguins
Garry Starr is back! The multi-award-winning, sartorially shy comic wunderkind returns to the Fringe with his acclaimed anarchic masterclass: Garry Starr: Classic Penguins!
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Forth on The Fringe
Forth on the Fringe is the annual one stop shop for all the essential acts you need to see at this year’s Edinburgh Festival. Catch it at Edinburgh Playhouse on 1st & 2nd August!
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Burns Night Hootenanny - Tam O’Shanter’s Big Scottish Sing-Along
Let’s celebrate Robert Burns with a real Hootenanny – a Scottish party of words, music and song!
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Rhapsody in Blue: Jazz Sessions by Candlelight
Award-winning pianist-conductor Matthew Shiel leads his acclaimed jazz band on a swinging, toe-tapping odyssey by candlelight!
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The Ladyboys of Bangkok
The Lady Boys of Bangkok return to Edinburgh with a sensationally glamorous new show, a must-see new production for 2025 packed with fun filled comedy and outrageous cheekiness!
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Debussy’s Romantic Piano by Candlelight - Clair de Lune
Open your heart and ears to love as award-winning concert pianist Matthew Shiel exposes the scandalous love affairs of the great composers at St Vincent's Chapel this August!
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Hans Zimmer’s Hollywood 1925 - 2025: A Centenary Celebration of Film Music
Inspired by ‘Interstellar,’ this show time-warps cinema history, intersplicing modern film music with silent cinematography with live music as we travel through cinema history!
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Einaudi’s Piano by Candlelight: Spirited Away
Come along to St Vincent's Chapel for an immersive musical experience inspired by Studio Ghibli’s anime Spirited Away, Einaudi's meditative piano pieces, and Japanese Zen stories!
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The Piano Teacher
The Piano Teacher is a frank and brutal account of highs and lows of a misunderstood and undervalued profession by award-winning pianist-storyteller Matthew Shiel.
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Cirque du piano – 1 piano, 3 pianists, 6 hands, 30 fingers!
Experimental piano troupe performs finger gymnastics and rarely heard music for three pianists playing one piano together!
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Margolyes & Dickens: More Best Bits
Miriam Margolyes returns to the Fringe with more – more characters, more Dickens, and more fascinating stories about the man behind the classics!
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Men Without Hats
80s pop icons Men Without Hats join us at La Belle Angele on August 22nd for a special Fringe headliner!
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Rare Books Edinburgh
Rare Books Edinburgh is a festival dedicated to rare, collectable and important books and the history of the book.
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READ MORE
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