Fringe events in Edinburgh — Saturday, August 8 (afternoon)

10:00 am Exhibition: Craigmillar Tapestry Scottish Storytelling Centre

The Craigmillar Tapestry Project is a community initiative to create a series of tapestry panels representing the rich history of Craigmillar. Designed and stitched by local peopl…

10:00 am Art to Wear: International Contemporary Jewellery Exhibition Lily Luna Edinburgh Jewellery Boutique

Now in its ninth year, this much-loved jewellery exhibition brings together over 350 unique pieces from 35 independent makers worldwide, alongside rising local talents. Set within…

10:00 am Rain National Library of Scotland

This exhibition makes a splash as we dive into Scotland’s relationship with rain – from weather forecasting, fashion and film, to rain-soaked love stories, climate, and everything…

10:00 am Paperback Revolutions National Library of Scotland

This display tells the story of how the humble paperback revolutionised and democratised access to books. From Penguin's first titles in 1935, to other bestsellers across the deca…

10:00 am About Comedy: Stand-Up Comedy Course Laughing Horse @ Bar 50

Learn the skills and art of performing stand-up comedy on this two-day intensive comedy course. Including: joke-writing skills, generating material, comedy deconstruction, finding…

10:00 am Elizabeth Blackadder: A Life in Colour Dovecot Studios

Dame Elizabeth Blackadder (1931-2021) is the first woman to have been elected to both the Royal Scottish Academy (1972) and the Royal Academy of Arts (1976). The breadth of her wo…

10:00 am From Traquair to Tiree The Dundas Street Gallery

Step downstairs and discover a luminous world of Scottish landscapes in fibre and colour. In this exhibition, internationally acclaimed Scottish artist Moy Mackay transforms inspi…

10:00 am A Merchant’s Journey Galerie Mirages

Celebrating our 40th Edinburgh Festival Fringe exhibition, we bring you a stunning selection focusing on the magnificent crafts and textiles of the three main areas of the world t…

10:00 am Jewellery of the World Galerie Mirages

This year we are celebrating 40 years of exhibiting world jewellery at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. A magnificent exhibition, featuring jewellery from the Sahara, Central Asia a…

10:00 am Festival CD and Record Fair Ocean Terminal

Great selection of collectable vinyl! LPs, 12" and 7" singles, 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s 90s, 00s to present day. Rock, heavy metal, blues, jazz, progressive, classical, country, punk/in…

10:30 am Edinburgh – A Tale of Two Towns Outside Greyfriars Bobby Bar

Our unique tour sets out to inform and entertain as we take you into both the Old and New Towns, giving you a real sense of the two sides of Edinburgh, revealing some of the secre…

10:30 am Mountebank Comedy Walk of Edinburgh Meeting Point Outside of Monkey Barrel Comedy

The Mountebank Comedy Walk is Edinburgh's hysterical, historical, completely original and award-winning comedy walking tour, hosted by local professional and award-winning comedia…

10:30 am The Wee Museum of Memory and The Wee Play Hub The Wee Museum of Memory

The Wee Museum is a unique social history experience and hands-on exhibition for all ages featuring 1000s of nostalgic objects, fashions, books, pictures, games, toys and memorabi…

11:00 am Murder on the Mile The Castle Rock Cafe

One Ticket Per Team! Returning to the Fringe! Eight venues. Four suspects. One victim. A self-guided murder mystery tour. Visit and learn about eight of the Fringe's biggest venue…

11:00 am Edinburgh's Greatest Hits Music Walking Tour Outside Edinburgh's Festival Theatre (Next to the Festival Theatre Cafe side door)

Walk on the wild side and go off the beaten track with a witty guided tour packed full of stories from Edinburgh's past and present music scenes. From Bowie to the Bay City Roller…

11:00 am Sing-a-Long Saturdays Brewhemia

Sing-a-Long Saturdays is your go-to daytime celebration at the Fringe. Expect a high-energy atmosphere where live performers take the lead, encouraging you to sing your heart out…

11:00 am Eva Rothschild: The Void Presses The Wall Fruitmarket

Eva Rothschild is one of the most significant sculptors of her generation. Her visual vocabulary incorporates enduring forms of classical architecture with a clarity of intent rem…

11:00 am Cathy Traverse Theatre

Eilidh Loan is a young Scottish writer. Her first play, Moorcroft was a true story based upon her dad's amateur football team, and opened to critical acclaim when she directed it…

11:00 am Scottish Food and Drink Walking Tour Tigerlily

Enjoy a glamorous gin cocktail with smoked salmon canapes in a stylish pink velvet-seat cocktail bar, ruby, white and tawny port paired with local chocolates in Scotland’s oldest…

11:00 am West End Fair St Johns – West End Fair

Discover the best of Scottish art, craft and design as you wander through the stunning leafy grounds of St John's Church, which have once again been converted over many levels int…

11:00 am Festival Exhibitions The Scottish Gallery

Visual artist Kate Downie presents Grasslands: an exhibition exploring the overlooked beauty and ecological significance of the plant world beneath our feet. Australian-based cera…

11:00 am Jake Chapman – Nicesis: The Unwellness of Wellbeing Scott Lawrie Gallery

Long regarded as the bravest of the Young British Artists, Jake Chapman holds no punches when it comes to attacking... well, everything really. This time it's the "wellness" indus…

11:00 am Amazing Bangkok Thai Street Food Masterclass Krua Thai Cookery School

Exclusive, hands-on demonstration. Master three delicious dishes. A superb meal arouses three important senses: sight, aroma and taste. Enjoy cooking superior Thai food and Thai h…

11:00 am Ceramics at the Shore Cyan Clayworks CIC

An open studio event held at Cyan Clayworks – a working ceramic studio with a display space and shop. The event will showcase unique ceramics and other artwork on paper created on…

11:00 am Alison Kinnaird MBE – Art in Glass Art Glass Studio 34

Alison Kinnaird has an international reputation as an artist working in glass. Her work ranges from small intimate pieces to large architectural installations and is included in m…

11:00 am Recovery Room Dr Neil's Garden

Escape to the peaceful Dr Neils Garden. Situated on the banks of Duddingston Loch and view these three exhibitions being held consecutively within the historic Thomson Tower, situ…

11:00 am Make Me Bouquet Leith Makers

I came from a faraway land, muddy boots and heavy coats. My brain is swollen with milk of cow, juice from lotus flower, wine and bread, drizzling onto the foreign land. Organised…

11:00 am Clay 2026 Stockbridge Ceramics

A vibrant show of contemporary ceramics by our resident and guest artists celebrating the versatility of clay. This selling exhibition covers an imaginative spectrum of concepts a…

11:00 am Terrane ætla Fine Jewellery

Terrane is a contemporary jewellery exhibition presented by ætla and curated by luxury writer Kate Matthams during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Featuring work by Alice Cicolini,…

11:05 am Glenn Moore: Work in Progress Monkey Barrel Comedy

Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Show nominee Glenn Moore (as seen on Live At The Apollo, Mock The Week, Have I Got News For You and Cats Does Countdown), one of the greatest joke writ…

11:05 am THIS IS NOT AMERICA: A Razor-Edge New Play To Start Your Day! Pleasance Courtyard

When a dead body is discovered in a house in Brooklyn, three identical brothers are dragged away and questioned. What happens next is only the beginning of their nightmare, as a c…

11:05 am BATSU! Presents: GANBA!! Underbelly, Bristo Square

Enter the Dojo and train like a ninja in this high-energy, interactive comedy experience from the international hit BATSU! Your whole family can join the action, take on ridiculou…

11:10 am Cricket & The Freebugs Assembly Rooms

It's 1972 and one bug band is about to change music forever. Five funky bug musicians are coming to you live with the true story of the greatest band you've never heard of. As fea…

11:10 am Ted Hill Teaches You Science, Most of Which Is True Assembly Roxy

Join professional science presenter, comedian and relentless buffoon Ted Hill for the world’s silliest science lesson. Expect fire, explosions and high-energy mischief, with a lit…

11:10 am Measure for Measure theSpace @ Niddry St

An incredibly poignant and relevant production of one of Shakespeare's least-performed shows that will make you think about your own actions and how you treat others. Performed by…

11:15 am Awesome Andy – The Show! PBH's Free Fringe @ CC Blooms

'What an EPIC show' (Mario the Maker Magician). 'Andy Boyd can do anything, probably...' **** (WorldMagicReview.com). From the world of cruise ships, most notably Royal Caribbean'…

11:15 am Dribble Underbelly, George Square

In a Brazilian bar, a table becomes a stage, a pitch and a gathering place. Dribble unfolds as a vibrant celebration where performers sing, drink and share stories – exploring foo…

11:15 am Snow C ARTS | C venues | C aurora

Snow White is boldly reimagined into a haunting exploration of beauty and control through striking, expressive choreography by Jacob Gutiérrez-Montoya, A living mirror at its cent…

11:15 am Gwen John: Strange Beauties Modern

Gwen John: Strange Beauties is the first major retrospective in over 40 years dedicated to one of Wales’ most accomplished artists. Born in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire in 1876, G…

11:15 am Seasons Paradise in Augustines

In a city not too far from here, there is a park that's been there for years. Welcome to Willow Park! Come and meet Parker the Parkkeeper and his cat Clover as they tell you the s…

11:15 am Battle of the Reefs Laughing Horse @ West Nic Records

'A show that was equal parts smart, silly and downright hilarious' ***** (KidsInAdelaide.com.au). Join marine biologist turned award-winning comedian Robyn Perkins and hilarious q…

11:15 am Giants National Museum of Scotland

Through life-sized 3D sculptures, skeletons, fossils and hands-on experiences, discover ten enormous but often overlooked giant creatures. Meet the largest land mammal to have wal…

11:15 am 3's Comedy: Mornings Laughing Horse @ City Cafe

Start your day off with a laugh at 3's Comedy: Mornings. 3's Comedy brings together three of the rising stars from the new wave of Australian comedy for a whole new hour of hilari…

11:15 am Piemaggedon Laughing Horse @ Bar 50

The silliest game show ever. Kids versus comedians in a head-to-head battle of wits. The loser gets a custard pie and most likely so will everyone else. Leave your respect at the…

11:15 am Catherine Opie: To Be Seen National

Discover nearly 80 portraits by American artist Catherine Opie alongside a selection of portraits from Scotland’s national collection, prompting questions around the who, why and…

11:15 am The Oracle Just The Tonic at The Mash House

A show about the future that's 50% stand-up, 50% character comedy and 100% overly enthusiastic tour guide. For former mythology nerds (aka current queer people), people who say 'f…

11:20 am Helen Bradley: Painter and Storyteller Pleasance Courtyard

This is the sixth painter play that Kara Wilson has written, where she portrays the artist at work and completes an oil painting in her style during the show. Privileged to work w…

11:20 am I Almost Died for This?! (A love story. Sort of.) theSpace on the Mile

'A powerful piece about love, loss, and choosing connection' ***** (AllAboutSolo.com). 'All Soul' (Forbes). Winner: Best Storytelling Show – United Solo Fest. I Almost Died for Th…

11:20 am Metamorphosis (Has the world changed, or is it just me?) C ARTS | C venues | C aquila

What is normal when algorithms decide? Data analysts synthesise the distorted live experiment that is ‘the Samsa family’. Gregor wakes grotesquely transformed – every movement tra…

11:20 am DADDY ISSUES Greenside @ Riddles Court

After getting COVID, Spencer can’t stop telling the truth. Desperate to be "fixed," he seeks professional help. But as his clinical sessions unfold, Spencer spirals into revealing…

11:20 am Shhh! (A Wordless Comedy) Gilded Balloon Teviot

Inspired by the silly, timeless humour of Charlie Chaplin, Mr. Bean and classic cartoons. Follow a quirky, daydreaming Vietnamese schoolgirl on a journey to discover their true ca…

11:20 am Olivia Xing: Baby of Colour Gilded Balloon Teviot

Olivia won't give birth to anything but a new comedy movement. One where reproductive anxiety, political depression and Chinese daughterhood are somehow cured. She started writing…

11:20 am Mike Rice: A Work in Progress Show (Testing New Horrible Material) Monkey Barrel Comedy

Mike Rice returns to the Fringe to test out new rotten ideas, stories and jokes. The material will touch on subjects ranging from adventures in Africa to dodgy medical procedures.…

11:20 am How to Spot an Alien Greenside @ George Street

What do you do if you think your aunt is an alien? Jelly and Jonjo have their suspicions. Join them in an adventure through space, full of friendship, fun and flying saucers. This…

11:25 am Girlfriends Greenside @ George Street

A true-enough, one-woman, cross-country cabaret-play. Drive across the USA in 2014 with one impulsive, weepy 22-year-old in a spray-painted Honda Civic. She will sing for gasoline…

11:25 am Forgotten Greenside @ George Street

Stories. Everything we are, everything that exists, is made up of stories. But what happens when a story can no longer be told? What happens when we forget? Forgotten is a new one…

11:25 am Kill Your Darlings Greenside @ George Street

Kill Your Darlings is a student-created, imaginative exploration of theatre-making by Horace Mann students. On the eve of opening night, a young director discovers the elements of…

11:25 am Burke and Hare: Body Snatchers, Serial Killers, Ulstermen Greenside @ Riddles Court

Dark historian Andrew Johnston of Alternative Ulstours returns to the scene of the crime with his 2025 Fringe sell-out show. Scotland's notorious grave robbers William Burke and W…

11:25 am Awaiting Evaluation Greenside @ Riddles Court

Faced with limitless opportunity, the start of the rest of your life ahead, with endless questions that have no right answer. What else is there to do but take solace in the outra…

11:25 am That's Why Mums Go to Switzerland Underbelly, Bristo Square

A middle-aged woman sheepishly turns to her recently bereaved mother: 'We'll move in with you, if you like.' (Thinking she’ll refuse. She doesn’t.) A raw, darkly funny look at a f…

11:25 am Peregrinations Assembly Roxy

A powerful wordless work of masked physical theatre and puppetry with original music, exploring displacement and the immigrant crisis in America. Created from interviews and the l…

11:30 am Gwen John: Strange Beauties Modern

Gwen John: Strange Beauties is the first major retrospective in over 40 years dedicated to one of Wales’ most accomplished artists. Born in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire in 1876, G…

11:30 am Bull / Fight Summerhall

Andalucia, 1936. The poet Lorca is shot. A shallow grave. Unmarked. Through the eyes of a travelling theatre company Bull / Fight searches for the lost poet's beauty among the dus…

11:30 am Tongue Twister Pleasance at EICC

One man's attempt to say tongue twisters in as many different languages as possible. Whilst also trying to dance. And make music. And do all the costume changes without leaving th…

11:30 am Little Shop of Horrors Braw Venues @ Hill Street

This delectable sci-fi horror musical with fantastic music is a brilliant family watch as Seymour finds a plant and it grows and grows but what is it eating? Great songs great act…

11:30 am Dragon Babies LifeCare Centre

Dragon Babies is a brand new show for babies under 12 months. This beautifully presented show leads into the world of dragons, story telling, beautiful felt puppets, sensory exper…

11:30 am Delivering Debussy C ARTS | C venues | C aurora

1918. Debussy has died and is at the Pearly Gates waiting to be processed. Calculaties, a staff member at the Pearly Gates, has to decide whether his music was great enough for hi…

11:30 am Terry Pratchett's Mort Central Hall

Death comes to us all. When he came to Mort, he offered him a job. Death, the Grim Reaper of Discworld, is a black-robed skeleton with a scythe, fond of cats and baffled by humani…

11:30 am The Little Prince Nicolson Square Venues

Inspired by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, this staged production of The Little Prince explores growing up, opening one's heart and discovering the true meaning of love. Travelling fro…

11:30 am Zombie Prom Nicolson Square Venues

This girl-loves-ghoul rock'n'roll musical is set in the atomic 1950s. Senior Toffee has fallen for the class bad boy. Family pressure forces her to end the romance and he charges…

11:30 am 11:30am Show Live with Adam Morrison Jones Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters

Adam Morrison Jones has been lighting up the stand-up comedy scene for over a decade, captivating audiences with his high-energy, laugh-out-loud performances. From the charm of cl…

11:30 am Brunch Show – Jake Patrick (WIP) Laughing Horse @ Kick Ass Cowgate

Following a sold-out 2025 work in progress, emerging star, comedian and all round nice lad Jake Patrick returns to the Fringe! Start your day right with his highly anticipated Bru…

11:30 am Somewhere, In Between: A Play About Hope theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall

What do people reach for when certainty disappears? Inspired by true events, this play brings together intimate monologues and dialogues moving through love, doubt, grief, humour…

11:30 am The Big Bad Wolf theSpace on the Mile

Come on a madcap, rock'n'roll musical journey of plotting and scheming with folklore's most notorious villain. Exiled to the Deep Dark Wood, he parties hard and rocks out every ni…

11:30 am Shakespeare x 5 ZOO Playground

Surprised by the audience and completely unprepared, two clowns grab the only story everyone knows: Romeo and Juliet. What begins as a funny mission to be understood soon turns in…

11:30 am Taiwan Season: Birthday Party Underbelly, Bristo Square

'I've performed at countless birthday parties but never hosted one myself', confesses Lin Lu-Chieh, creator of 2025 Fringe treat Dazed and Confused. Now this charming, theatre-tra…

11:30 am Edinburgh’s Fun and Funny Walking Tour Meeting Point at High Street Wellhead

Edinburgh’s Old Town as the city deserves to be seen: walking with a local tour guide with a wealth of experience and humour. This is a walking tour with local guides who mastered…

11:30 am Youth in Flames – Winner: Scotsman Fringe First Award Pleasance Courtyard

Inspired by real events, Mimi Martin's 'urgent... superb play' ***** (Scotsman), returns to the Fringe, direct from sell-out Off-Broadway season. Plunging audiences into the raw i…

11:30 am Olaf Falafel’s Stupidest Super Stupid Show: This Time It’s Stupider! Laughing Horse @ The Counting House

The comedy show that comedians take their kids to is back and even funnier! Join Olaf Falafel (if that is his real name) for an hour of kid's comedy, which will be the stupidest s…

11:30 am DOOMSCROLL TILL I DIE Pleasance Courtyard

Having sold out shows at the Pleasance Theatre 2025, the whiplash-comedy extravaganza DOOMSCROLL TILL I DIE is back! Scroll through lip-syncs, comedy sketches, multiple dance numb…

11:30 am Absolute Bus Stops of Northern Europe and Beyond Paradise in The Vault

The wait is over. Grab a ticket and climb aboard for a multimedia journey celebrating the overlooked magic, mystery and beauty of bus stops. From the bleak chic of a layby on the…

11:30 am Wakey Wakey (It’s Time for Laughter) Laughing Horse @ The Brass Monkey

Following multiple sold-out runs, Glaswegian comic Stuart Nixon returns with a new hour of stand-up comedy and characters, described by critics as "free". A regular contributor to…

11:30 am Catherine Opie: To Be Seen National

Discover nearly 80 portraits by American artist Catherine Opie alongside a selection of portraits from Scotland’s national collection, prompting questions around the who, why and…

11:30 am Hello Beach Assembly George Square

Following the hugely successful Hello Birds in 2025, Bran and Tor are back and joined by new friend Piper for a day out at the beach. Who will we meet on our seaside picnic? An in…

11:30 am An Englishman, an Irishman and a Scotsman Hoots @ The Wee Red Bar

After back-to-back sell-out runs at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and hit appearances at top festivals across Ireland and the UK, this explosive triple headline stand-up show is b…

11:30 am Giants National Museum of Scotland

Through life-sized 3D sculptures, skeletons, fossils and hands-on experiences, discover ten enormous but often overlooked giant creatures. Meet the largest land mammal to have wal…

11:30 am #1 Ethnic Comedy Breakfast Laughing Horse @ West Nic Records

The perfect start to your day in Edinburgh! Hilarious ethnic stories of cricket, Hindu gods, Bollywood movies, accents and more. With only mild coarse language, this show is perfe…

11:30 am Children's Underground Ghost Show City of Edinburgh Tours @ Old Police Box

Who haunts our world-famous vaults? Join Mingin' Annie from Edinburgh's past and explore what it's like being trapped beneath the city streets for 400 years. Ghostly fun for every…

11:35 am Every Day's A School Day Laughing Horse @ City Cafe

They say that every day's a school day, which is never truer than when you're a teacher stuck in the classroom with no obvious means of escape. Mark Row has discovered that it's n…

11:35 am Josh Glanc: Work in Progress / Something / Musical Monkey Barrel Comedy (Cabaret Voltaire)

Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee returns to Fringe to work on his brand-new show. 'Imagine Robin Williams but Australian' (New York Times). 'An extraordinary talent' **** (Scotsman)…

11:35 am Letters to Joan – A Lovely New Play Pleasance Courtyard

What if La La Land chose love over ambition? What if The Notebook kept going 50 years later? When a granddaughter uncovers a box of forgotten love letters, she finds herself slipp…

11:35 am A Microscopic Odyssey Pleasance Courtyard

Award-nominated and a London sell-out, this five-star spectacle follows James, a man who, after trauma, turns to the hidden universe of microbes. Using handcrafted imagery, analog…

11:35 am Jerk Off! Underbelly, Bristo Square

After her mother's death, a British-Pakistani woman moves to Boston – where a 6'5" Puerto Rican hip hop dancer from the Bronx teaches her how to dance, how to take up space and ho…

11:40 am the Kobold Show! Gilded Balloon Patter House

In this clowny, crafty, physical theatre experience, a troupe of kobolds – small, lizard-like creatures from myth and tabletop gaming lore – stumble through a world of swords and…

11:40 am Sobremesa Gilded Balloon Patter House

We've all been stuck at dinner with someone who won't stop talking. One more drink. One more opinion. One more thing they have to say. It's Alma's birthday, and her sister Billie…

11:40 am #SHORN by Elsa McTaggart theSpaceTriplex

#SHORN presented by the highly talented Elsa McTaggart accompanied by Gary Lister. Celebrating 15 years of touring and five-star Fringe performances, this show features original s…

11:40 am CinderGorilla: The Musical theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall

Award-winning author / performer / musician Gareth P Jones presents a one-man, one-audience musical. Using a ukulele, piano, trumpet, loop pedal and two puppets, he asks you to he…

11:40 am How Do I Hold It? Greenside @ George Street

Tabatha spent decades dreaming of seeing her favourite reclusive musician perform. When the chance finally came, she flew from the US to London alone, ready for a life-changing ex…

11:40 am Searching for Robert Hennessey Greenside @ George Street

A little boy answers every doorbell hoping it's his daddy. Decades later, after surviving sexual abuse, cult indoctrination and a terminal AIDS diagnosis, that boy – now a man – s…

11:40 am Gagula: The Panto with Teeth! Greenside @ Riddles Court

An inept lawyer, his strait-laced girlfriend, a Dutch polymath, two sock puppets and an asylum owner walk into a castle. What could go wrong? When the not-at-all sinister Countess…

11:40 am Waiting for Wonka Gilded Balloon Patter House

Fifteen years after the competition that ruined their lives, five damaged adults try to understand what happened to them as children. Veruca, Augustus, Violet, and Mike are all gr…

11:40 am Long Way Home Gilded Balloon Patter House

Layla, an Iranian refugee, escapes war and rebuilds herself in American television. But when her dream begins to fracture, the past she once fled quietly returns. Long Way Home is…

11:40 am Tomatoes Tried to Kill Me but Banjos Saved My Life Summerhall

'Storytelling at its best!' (Playbill.com). Sold-out runs in 2023, 2024 and 2025. This highly awarded, internationally touring, inspirational true story is about overcoming obstac…

11:40 am QFWFQ Summerhall

You are reading about QFWFQ, winner of Best Solo Show at the 2025 Hollywood Fringe. A surrealist labyrinth that stretches time and space. Inspired by Italo Calvino's If On a Winte…

11:45 am Gwen John: Strange Beauties Modern

Gwen John: Strange Beauties is the first major retrospective in over 40 years dedicated to one of Wales’ most accomplished artists. Born in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire in 1876, G…

11:45 am Adam Riches: The Captain Summerhall

From the writer of Jimmy, the totally sold-out, smash-hit, one-man show of Summerhall 2024 – 'solo shows are ten a penny at the Edinburgh Fringe, but this feels like one in a mill…

11:45 am Murder at the Fringe 2 Braw Venues @ Hill Street

Back again! Carry on dying! Prof Stiff has been found dead. Who had the motive to kill? You listen to the evidence, you cross examine the suspects and then you decide this interac…

11:45 am The Greatest Magic Show Assembly George Square Gardens

'For a fun, family show, this is the show to see!' **** (Entertainment-Now.com). 'A rollicking rollercoaster ride!' ****½ (West Australian). The multi award-winning, sell-out smas…

11:45 am Elliot Wengler: Jokemon Laughing Horse @ The Counting House

Jokemon Red and Blue returns! Elliot Wengler presents his comedic and chaotic history of the monster-hunting franchise with a joke for every Pokémon! Family-friendly stand-up suit…

11:45 am The SEND Bubble Show Just The Tonic at The Caves

Ray Bubbles is on a mission to master the art of bubble-making and create the ultimate square bubble! This show promises a whirlwind of excitement as Ray uses various gases to cra…

11:45 am Giants National Museum of Scotland

Through life-sized 3D sculptures, skeletons, fossils and hands-on experiences, discover ten enormous but often overlooked giant creatures. Meet the largest land mammal to have wal…

11:45 am Parkies theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall

Porn star wannabe, retired accountant, Croatian student on a gap year, Christian proselytizer and a drag queen in training. We all live and work together in a remote corner of one…

11:45 am Catherine Opie: To Be Seen National

Discover nearly 80 portraits by American artist Catherine Opie alongside a selection of portraits from Scotland’s national collection, prompting questions around the who, why and…

11:45 am Fatherload ZOO Southside

David Labi spent years of his life chasing cheap thrills across the globe. Now, David is sober, stuck and staring down his greatest challenge. A baby. And it's his. Amid flying co…

11:45 am Suitcase Show Assembly Roxy

A traveller arrives at a border with a stack of battered cases. From within them, whole worlds will emerge... Trick of the Light (The Bookbinder) presents an eclectic box set of s…

11:45 am MAJENIN – A Palestinian Love Story Pleasance Dome

Majenin means 'crazy people' in Arabic. The Palestinian rom-com you've been waiting for: a tale of two fools who dare to love in a world obsessed with their sadness. Torn between…

11:45 am Safety Underbelly, Bristo Square

When psychotherapist Adam reconnects with a former patient outside his consulting room, he only wants to help. But slowly, something between them begins to shift. Is everything as…

11:45 am Telling the Bees Scottish Storytelling Centre

On a blustery hilltop, a girl has a big secret to share. Following an ancient tradition, she must "tell the bees" that everything has changed. Step into a world of silver-saddled…

11:45 am The Letterman Gilded Balloon Teviot

Alphabet not behaving? Call the Letterman, the world's best alphabetarian! Award-winning clown Bryce Flint-Somerville (Blue Man Group, Barroz) will have you in hysterics as he bat…

11:45 am 101 Rules for a Better World (by Comedians) Laughing Horse @ Bar 50

The hit panel show and podcast returns! A surprise sell-out hit last year, host Leslie Gold (as seen at the Comedy Store) and Producer Nick welcome a roster of the finest guest co…

11:45 am The Chairs Revisited Just The Tonic at The Caves

Following five-star success with Miss Julie (*****, ThreeWeeks) and The Nine Lives of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (*****, CafeBabel.com), the veterans are back with a perfect lockdow…

11:50 am 199 Jokes Before Lunchtime: Danny Matinee! theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall

Sell-out show, Edinburgh Fringe 2025! As featured in The Times and Telegraph Best Jokes of Edinburgh Fringe 2025! An insect joke? Tick. A tartan joke? Check. Join Danny Matinee fo…

11:50 am Max Fulham's Monkey Business Gilded Balloon Teviot

Join Max, his sidekick Gordon the Monkey, and a gaggle of puppet friends as they get down to the seriously silly business of making big laughs for the whole family. Expect sketche…

11:50 am Hecuba: Why Am I In Your Country? Gilded Balloon Teviot

Trojan Women Project presents Palestinian Syrian actress Arwa Omaren's Offie-nominated one woman play about her perilous journey from Syria to the UK. Hope, humour and defiance ba…

11:50 am Daniel Cainer: What Am I, Chopped Liver? Underbelly, George Square

A razor-sharp, richly funny and only slightly irreverent collection of songs inspired by current affairs, family affairs and affairs of the heart. As seen on TV, as heard on radio…

11:55 am Going Coastal with Donald McGinty Laughing Horse @ City Cafe

TV Presenter Donald McGinty sets sail with his award-nominated show (Best Poster Design, Brighton Fringe 2024). He'll share his TV mishaps and how he got over his fear of the sea…

11:55 am 9 to 5 JR theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall

Get ready for a high-energy musical adventure as Stage Skool LIVE’s talented young cast brings 9 to 5 JR to life. Bursting with fun, friendship and feel-good songs, this lively pr…

11:55 am Live From The Afterlife Assembly Roxy

Ping-ponging between campfire storytelling and psychedelic, gut-punching folk-rock, Live From The Afterlife is a solo piece by Charlie Kilgore about time, hitchhiking, surviving a…

12:00 pm Hugo's Rainbow Show Underbelly, Bristo Square

A drag show for kids about the science of rainbows! Join New Zealand superstar Hugo Grrrl for a musical, magical adventure exploring the skies above. Can you help find Ray The Sun…

12:00 pm Sasha Graham's Ghost Stories and Tarot Just The Tonic at The Caves

Tarot cards are a gateway to the supernatural. Best-selling tarot author and horror actress Sasha Graham transports audiences to a haunted loft in 1992 New York City with real lif…

12:00 pm Midday Cabaret Just The Tonic at The Caves

Your full Fringe fix before lunchtime! A rotating selection of the best in variety at the festival in one jam-packed show. Enjoy stunning musicians, top comedians, the best in bur…

12:00 pm All New Crazy Puppet Magic Show Frankenstein Pub

Sell-out show every year! More puppets! More magic! More laughter! The perfect family show to start your day – the kids love the magic, mayhem and colourful cheeky puppets with so…

12:00 pm Serious Nonsense PBH's Free Fringe @ Greek Gyros Grill

Funny, horrible and just a bit naughty, Ben Macpherson brings the perfect gateway to your Fringe afternoon back to Edinburgh, for its fourth year. Serious Nonsense is a free poetr…

12:00 pm 5 Headliners for £10 Hoots @ The Wee Red Bar

The smash hit sell-out 2023-2025 show returns! Five top-level circuit comedians perform their very best material, one after the other. No picking on the audience, no MC in between…

12:00 pm Tatty Macleod: Things My Mother Did (WIP) Monkey Barrel Comedy

In August 2025, Tatty posted a video of her 73-year-old mum digging a trench. 25 million views later and DIY Liz is a viral sensation. This year Tatty turns the same age “Trench L…

12:00 pm Bubba-Licious Laughing Horse @ The Pear Tree

Yes, it's a show for babies! A sensory display of colour, sound, light and movement to spark joy and ignite wonder. Incorporating puppetry, clowning, bubbles, shadow play and much…

12:00 pm What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Funnier Laughing Horse @ The Counting House

Ever wondered how to survive life’s messy, awkward and chaotic moments with your sanity (mostly) intact? Comedian Thao Cao has been there – surviving near-death experiences, racis…

12:00 pm 1 Hour Of LAFS Hoots @ Nicolson Square

1 Hour of LAFS is a mixed-bill showcase hosted by The London Arts Facilitation Society, a charitable organisation helping working-class people in the arts. Come see the contenders…

12:00 pm This Is Not Hansel and Gretel PBH's Free Fringe @ Banshee Labyrinth

A 14th-century story. Two children, abandoned in the woods. A witch. But the magic is in the telling. A fairy tale for grownups, from one of the darkest times in Europe. Two years…

12:00 pm Giants National Museum of Scotland

Through life-sized 3D sculptures, skeletons, fossils and hands-on experiences, discover ten enormous but often overlooked giant creatures. Meet the largest land mammal to have wal…

12:00 pm Catherine Opie: To Be Seen National

Discover nearly 80 portraits by American artist Catherine Opie alongside a selection of portraits from Scotland’s national collection, prompting questions around the who, why and…

12:00 pm I'm Here and It's OK Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters

That's right, after a 20-year hiatus from the big-time bright lights star of The Good, The Bad & The Snugly, as seen on ITV's Jeremy Beadle's HotShots 1996, John James Davies is b…

12:00 pm Aaaaaaargh! It's the One Liner Show Laughing Horse @ Dropkick Murphys

Enjoy an hour of the best up-and-coming one-liner comedians on the circuit in this celebration of puns, one-liners and wordplay. Hosted by UK Pun Champion and Joke of the Fringe w…

12:00 pm When Vincent Met John C ARTS | C venues | C alto

Vincent van Gogh died in 1890, John Lennon died in 1980, both of gunshot wounds to the chest. But Imagine what might have happened had they actually met? Five years before their d…

12:00 pm C digital performance and film C ARTS | C venues | C alto

Hand-picked shows from our digital performance programme and highlights from our critically-acclaimed short film programme. Pop in for a quirky short, linger longer for a moving m…

12:00 pm Murder on the Mile The Castle Rock Cafe

One Ticket Per Team! Returning to the Fringe! Eight venues. Four suspects. One victim. A self-guided murder mystery tour. Visit and learn about eight of the Fringe's biggest venue…

12:00 pm Sound Strokes: A Harmonious Blend of Chinese and Scottish Music theSpace @ Symposium Hall

Following the success of Waves of Tradition last year, Wan Xing, Gregor Black and Eleanor Dunsdon return with a vibrant intercultural programme. The expressive sound of the Chines…

12:00 pm Mark Simmons: Jokes At Noon PBH's Free Fringe @ Liquid Room

Joke of the Fringe winner, Mark Simmons (Mock the Week) returns to Edinburgh with his new one-liners, midway through his sold-out national tour. A show for people that like jokes.…

12:00 pm ARCADE Pleasance Dome

Using the nostalgic aesthetic of 1980s video games, ARCADE invites participants to guide an avatar through a series of branching paths. Choices are offered, sides can be taken and…

12:00 pm FLIGHT Assembly George Square

FLIGHT is an immersive audio experience in complete darkness, inside a shipping container with an interior exactly resembling a full-scale plane cabin. Exploring the Many-Worlds I…

12:00 pm Face vs Face Just The Tonic at The Mash House

Face vs Face: podcast meets cartoons meets Q&A. Hear from noted performers about their takes on life, with animations from other famous actors and comics in the form of cartoon sk…

12:00 pm One Million Words Pleasance Dome

Step into a world of words and human connection, inspired by the writings of Rainer Maria Rilke. Letters, love and longing connect a poet of the past with an actor of today. Strug…

12:00 pm The Mystery of Pleasance Two Pleasance Courtyard

Calling all trainee detectives! Join us for The Mystery of Pleasance Two, an award-winning, board game style theatre show where your skills are needed to solve this thrilling murd…

12:00 pm Depths of Wikipedia Underbelly, Bristo Square

Journey through Wikipedia's murky depths, like 'list of sexually active popes', and discover the behind-the-scenes drama and delights of an encyclopaedia run by anonymous (but ext…

12:00 pm Mi Casa es su Casa Laughing Horse @ West Port Oracle

The high energy and interactive creation of Ecuador's number one comic El Purnell. A gag-heavy show that travels from the UK to Asia, South America and New Zealand in an hour! He…

12:00 pm The Very Best of Tommy Cooper – Just Like That! Gilded Balloon Patter House

Billed as one of the top ten attractions at the Glastonbury Festival 2023, this hilarious one-man show recaptures the mayhem and misfiring magic of one of Britain's best-loved ent…

12:00 pm The Oxford Imps: Improvised Comedy Hour! Gilded Balloon Patter House

A fun, fast-paced comedy show, made up entirely on the spot from your suggestions! The Imps have been a Fringe fixture for 20 years, captivating audiences with Whose Line Is It An…

12:00 pm War of the Worlds (On a Budget) Pleasance Courtyard

Step aside HG Wells, take a break Jeff Wayne, go back to your trailer Tom Cruise – Lamphouse is tackling War of the Worlds and they're doing it with absolutely no budget! Featurin…

12:00 pm David William Bryan – In Loyal Company Pleasance Courtyard

The incredible true story of missing WWII soldier Arthur Robinson, written and performed by his great-nephew David William Bryan. May 1941. Hitler's bombs rain down on Liverpool.…

12:00 pm The Hobbit theSpace @ Venue 45

Six actors. Dozens of characters. One dragon. Adventure awaits in this bold, imaginative adaptation of The Hobbit, authorized by Middle-earth Enterprises. With only six actors, a…

12:00 pm Comedy Sheep: All Star Stand-Up Showcase! Hoots @ The Apex

Catch the best comedians Wales has to offer in explosive secret lineups of hilarity, including a token non-Welsh person* (who will also be funny). A nightly showcase featuring TV…

12:00 pm Armageddon Outta Here Just The Tonic at Westside Rodeo

An asteroid hurtles toward Earth, threatening total annihilation. Meanwhile ego, denial, faith and petty squabbles ripple through a world teetering on the edge. Dark, loud and glo…

12:00 pm Stuart Mitchell – Solo Show Hoots @ The Apex

Following a complete sell-out 2025 tour he's back! With over 200M views online, join the longest-running panelist from BBC Scotland’s Breaking the News, Stuart Mitchell. Be the fi…

12:00 pm The Midlife Mind Flip Laughing Horse @ Bar 50

What was your rock bottom? Divorce? Redundancy? Cancer? Sharon VS can relate. She's done it all – in the same year. And this Edinburgh regular is spilling the tea. Hilarious and p…

12:00 pm Costume Couture: Sixty Years of Cosprop Dovecot Studios

Through costumes, accessories and sketches, learn the design and making process from script to screen. Leading costume designers and actors share their favourite costumes, showing…

12:00 pm Jitters Summerhall

'I've dreamed of this day. My whole life.' There's one hour to go before the wedding, but now the wedding may not be going ahead. From Lyn Gardner-recommended double act Britney –…

12:00 pm Agent November's Indoor Escape Game: Murder Mr E The Royal Scots Club Edinburgh

The Museum of Secrets has been robbed! Join a mysterious secret agent to help investigate the murder of Mr E, the head of security. YOU are the hero of this pop-up escape game. Wi…

12:00 pm Detours x Dance Base All Styles Street Battle Assembly George Square Studios

A free dance battle open to all on the streets of the Fringe. Catch styles like breakin', contemporary, afro, popping, locking, Irish or even tap, or go head-to-head for your chan…

12:00 pm Ryan Mold: Resistant Laughing Horse @ The Hanover Tap

A hilarious look at what happens when life changes faster than you can keep up. Relatable, warm and sharply funny stand-up about surviving the madness of modern times – one reluct…

12:00 pm 162nd Edinburgh International Photography Exhibition 2026 Edinburgh Photographic Society

Edinburgh Photographic Society is delighted to present their prestigious annual print exhibition. The very best photographic prints are selected from thousands received from aroun…

12:00 pm An Ode to the Casting Director Assembly George Square Studios

The 2026 OffFEST nominee returns to Edinburgh after a smash-hit debut with five-star sell-out shows, winning a Fringe Theatre Award in 2025. Impressively accoladed solo show writt…

12:00 pm Lifelong Assembly George Square Studios

Kit has a job to do and people to take care of. Time is ticking and there's too much at stake to turn back. In a facility where powerful people have harnessed science to realise t…

12:00 pm Mysteries of the Picts Summerhall

Smoke, scent and steam conjure the sweathouses of ancient Scotland and the mysterious painted Picts who gathered there. Traditional sauna rituals invoke our legendary ancestors wh…

12:00 pm Amazing Bubble Man Underbelly, George Square

Louis Pearl has been thrilling audiences worldwide for over 30 years with the art, magic, science and fun of bubbles. An Edinburgh Fringe favourite, he has sold out for the last 1…

12:00 pm Almost Everything Braw Venues @ Grand Lodge

An intimate new drama written and performed by Lauren Barrie and Ben McGuinness. Premiering at the Edinburgh Fringe 2025, the play explores the messy truths of human connection: f…

12:00 pm Iain Dale: All Talk with Nicola Sturgeon Pleasance at EICC

Award-winning LBC radio presenter, author and podcast host Iain Dale returns for a sixth Fringe season of in-depth interviews featuring audience questions, sharing his acclaimed,…

12:00 pm A Silent Disco Dance Tour by Silent Adventures Meeting Point at Uplands Roast Coffee Shop

Following the last few years of sell-out, five-star shows, the Silent Adventures team is back with even more madness and brand new adventures to boot. Don our magical Silent Disco…

12:00 pm Gwen John: Strange Beauties Modern

Gwen John: Strange Beauties is the first major retrospective in over 40 years dedicated to one of Wales’ most accomplished artists. Born in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire in 1876, G…

12:05 pm Amy Webber: Joy Ride Hoots @ Nicolson Square

Are you ready to get taken for a (joy) ride? Come and spend an hour with one of Britain’s most lovable musical comedians and leave with a spring in your step (and potentially a ne…

12:05 pm Sam Lake: Drop Zone Three Please, Ben (WIP) Monkey Barrel Comedy (Cabaret Voltaire)

Award-winning stand-up Sam Lake brings an hour of new work-in-progress material, which may be inspired by an unhealthy obsession with daytime TV and British gameshows. Or it might…

12:05 pm An Introvert's Guide to Magic PBH's Free Fringe @ Voodoo Rooms

Quietly mind-blowing. Winner of Best Comedy Magic Act and Stage Magician of the Year at the 2025 Bristol Magic Awards, George proves you don't need to be an extrovert to astonish.…

12:05 pm Nüwa Mends the Sky theSpace @ Symposium Hall

When the sky collapses and chaos engulfs the world, the goddess Nüwa melts five-coloured stones to patch the heavens and restore order. This production brings together Hebei Bangz…

12:05 pm Loft Clearance theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall

Join Eileen as she rummages through a hundred years’ worth of possessions that have accumulated in her loft. It's like finding an old diary but in physical form. Collections, hoar…

12:05 pm 2%: A Play About Privilege (And Also Milk) theSpaceTriplex

What does milk have to do with growing up privileged and Asian in America? In his Edinburgh Fringe debut, Kevin Qian shares stories about tasting flesh, private schools, and how h…

12:05 pm Pirates: You Wouldn't Steal A Boat Gilded Balloon Patter House

Fringe smash-hit Pirates returns – bigger, louder, and sillier than ever! 'Total joy' ***** (TheWeeReview.com). After a dastardly betrayal, wannabe pirate captain Sharkbait Mullig…

12:05 pm Stuart McPherson and Stephen Buchanan: Work in Progress Monkey Barrel Comedy

Steve and Stu bring some new nonsense to the Fringe. Neither know exactly what this'll look like but the smart money's on them both doing about 30 minutes of new material, occasio…

12:05 pm Launa theSpace @ Niddry St

After the loss of her daughter, young mother Edna must navigate the shifting terrain of grief as memory begins to consume her present. Movement, music, dialogue, puppetry and shad…

12:10 pm Chris Cantrill: Rewilding Monkey Barrel Comedy at O'Neill's (The Tron)

Join the triple Edinburgh Comedy Award nominated top lad Cantrill for a twisted tale of community, justice and mushrooms. Former city slicker Chris finally found peace in the coun…

12:10 pm Ndlovu Youth Choir Assembly Hall

The Ndlovu Youth Choir makes its Edinburgh Festival Fringe debut with a high-energy spectacle that blends African music, choreography and global hits into a vibrant, unforgettable…

12:10 pm GULP! Assembly Roxy

GULP! is an absurd physical comedy where an ordinary morning spirals into a full lifetime love story between Henry and his breakfast. He wants an entire life with his new wife, bu…

12:10 pm The Love Hungry Farmer Assembly Rooms

The Love Hungry Farmer by John B. Keane, adapted and performed by Seamus O Rourke. Directed by Michael Scott. John B. Keane ranks among the great Irish writers. His plays include…

12:10 pm Cheryl Hurst: Lots More Mr Nice Guy Hoots @ The Apex

Award-winning comedian Cheryl Hurst is actually a really nice guy and she’s going to prove it. But probably not today! Join her for lunch time jokes about trying to be a better pe…

12:10 pm Departure Is My Homecoming theSpace on the Mile

Is it fate that the Water Dwellers were born into drifting? Having once forgotten their choice to live at sea, yet later chose land – leaving both sea and home to become the first…

12:10 pm Only Fans for Therapy ZOO Playground

OnlyFans for Therapy is a darkly comic solo about trauma, accountability and the absurd economics of healing. Whilst triggered on holiday, a woman realises the only way to remain…

12:10 pm Jessie Cave: Only Work [in progress] Just The Tonic at The Caves

Jessie explains what a year of doing "long hair content" has done to her psyche, confidence and bank balance. It's a strange story about the creator/subscriber dynamic and an expl…

12:10 pm Rock Paper Scissors: A Brief History and Tournament Hoots @ Nicolson Square

A rock, paper, scissors battle to the death (figuratively), where you might even learn a thing or two (literally). A comedy, a game show and, technically, a lecture. For example:…

12:10 pm Toast Summerhall

A dark and unrelenting comedy about starving for your art. As negotiations with employers, agents and Universal Credit crumble, one actor drags you into a brutal and absurd takedo…

12:10 pm The Ally O Show: Married to Myself PBH's Free Fringe @ Pizza Geeks Easter Road

A rom-com about what happens when you’re anxiously attached to yourself. Comedian and improviser Ally O marries herself live onstage in this romp through love, lobotomies and regr…

12:15 pm James Campbell's Comedy 4 Kids Assembly George Square Studios

James invented the idea of proper stand-up for children in 2001. For the last ten years he has mainly been concentrating on writing funny books and parenting his own children. Now…

12:15 pm Taiwan Season: The Wall Summerhall

2024 Bobby Award-winning company Seed Dance returns to the Fringe with the UK premiere of another 'stunning' (BroadwayBaby.com) production by gifted artistic director Huang Wen-Je…