Fringe events in Edinburgh — Sunday, August 16 (afternoon)

10:00 am Jewellery Pop Up Shop – Made In Scotland Shop With No Name

Discover a curated collection of fine jewellery by five distinguished designers based in Scotland. Crafted in silver, solid gold and gold vermeil with exceptional artistry. Visit…

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 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 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 Paisley Patterns The Dundas Street Gallery

Contemporary Edinburgh artist Davy Macdonald presents a stunning new collection of abstract, conceptual and fine art paintings exploring the evolution and perpetuity of Paisley th…

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 Hamlet EIFF @ Filmhouse

The King of Denmark is dead, and the Queen has married his brother. Prince Hamlet, seeing spirits and feigning madness, seeks out revenge. Famously faithful to the unabridged orig…

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 Phoebe Anna Traquair Murals at Mansfield Traquair Centre Mansfield Traquair Centre

Come and see the stunning murals painted by Phoebe Anna Traquair between 1893-1901. The murals are a wonderful example of Scotland's arts and crafts movement in the late 19th cent…

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…

10:35 am 90 Minutes or Less Podcast EIFF @ Monkey Barrel Comedy

We are thrilled to host a live podcast with a special guest hosted by Sam Clements. 90 Minutes or Less is Sam’s acclaimed podcast where he discusses a short, sharp film, under 90…

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 Embro Outside Scottish Poetry Library

Poet Ken Cockburn presents, on and around the Royal Mile, 'an Edinburgh alive with literature' (BroadwayBaby.com). Stroll quiet historic closes, bustling contemporary streets and…

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 Amazing Bangkok Vegan Street Food Masterclass Krua Thai Cookery School

Cook with plant-based ingredients and create full flavour with plenty of nutrition for good health. Learn how to cook delicious vegan Thai food and take your cooking skills to the…

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 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 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,…

11:00 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…

11:05 am Birdbath PBH's Free Fringe @ BrewDog Lothian Rd

Birdbath (1965) is a renowned one-act, two-hander play by Leonard Melfi, featuring the characters Frankie Basta, an unsuccessful poet working as a late-night cafeteria cashier, an…

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 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 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 PACE Underbelly’s Circus Hub on the Meadows

PACE is an intimate and visually striking hand-to-hand duet by Below Zero, one of Sweden's most exciting contemporary circus companies. Combining exceptional technical skill with…

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 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…

11:15 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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…

11:20 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 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 Rachel Creeger: Ultimate Jewish Mother 2026 Hoots @ The Apex

Relationship problem? Sensitive work email? Need the best recipe for brisket? This Jewish mother has all the answers you need! The joyous, hilarious, interactive comedy show from…

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.…

11:25 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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…

11:30 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 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 #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 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 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 Just Fall Over! Just The Tonic at The Mash House

Just Fall Over is one of six plays in a dark comedy anthology by Six People Away Theatre Company. Inspired by the idea of six degrees of separation, each story reveals how lives u…

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 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…

11:30 am Float Pleasance at EICC

Float is a beautiful, calm, immersive world designed especially for babies from birth to 12 months old and their grown-ups. Float invites you to relax with your baby and enjoy a g…

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 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…

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 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 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 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…

11:35 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…

11:40 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 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 #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 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 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 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 NFTS Sean Connery Lab Shorts EIFF @ Cineworld

EIFF is honoured to partner with NFTS Scotland and The Sean Connery Foundation for a second year to present the world premiere of six short films created via the NFTS Sean Connery…

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 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 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 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 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 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 In Parts Just The Tonic at The Mash House

MDs Comedy Revue. The UK's oldest medical school revue presents an original narrative piece: the story of Dave, told via autopsy! Guided by a medical school professor, the audienc…

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 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 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 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 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…

11:45 am Romeo and Juliet for Bairns Scottish Storytelling Centre

Award-winning storyteller Brooke brings an immersive, theatrical, comical version of the love story of Romeo and Juliet. Bringing another of the Bard’s plays to the bairns – there…

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 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…

11:50 am Jesse North Is Broken Pleasance Courtyard

Jesse is 25, from Hull. A carer on minimum wage, keeping the elderly alive while trying to hold together her own chaotic life. Told over one relentless night, we follow her from c…

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…

11:50 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…

11:55 am Steve Richards Presents Rock and Roll Politics theSpace @ Symposium Hall

The legendary show returns amidst even greater political turmoil... time for us all to make sense of the fresh epic dramas and the characters that shape them. Plus new unreliable…

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…

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…

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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Broads in the Attic Just The Tonic at The Mash House

A comedy variety show in search of a roommate! Celia and Mavis (Diana Aydin and Mikayla Sherfy) are two zany old NYC broads, who secretly live in an Edinburgh attic and maybe kill…

12:00 pm CAI – Cadence of Altered Illusions University of Edinburgh Informatics Forum

You're cordially invited to the home of Christopher A Isaac. He'll be right with you, he's just in the shower. Make yourself at home. Don't drink all his beer. Over the next hour,…

12:00 pm Sobremesa – Where Words and Music Meet at the Table Alba Flamenca

Sobremesa is a multidisciplinary performance inspired by the Spanish tradition of lingering at the table in conversation long after a meal. Audiences create their own literary men…

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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Catherine Bohart: Work in Progress Monkey Barrel Comedy

Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Catherine Bohart returns to the Fringe to build a brand-new show about her birthright – all-encompassing, generational worry. But it's a laugh! As s…

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 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 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 Van Gogh & Me Dovecot Studios

Two painters. Nine weeks. At the end, an ear is severed. This brand-new one-person play journeys back to 1888, tracing the charged encounter between Vincent van Gogh and Paul Gaug…

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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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…

12:00 pm OUT THERE EIFF @ Cineworld

Still grieving the disappearance of her scientist father, amateur teenaged astronomer Maz (Stocks) is convinced she has spotted something suspicious hovering above her sleepy Wels…

12:00 pm Bodyhackers EIFF @ Cineworld

Intent on exposing the cosmetics industry for exploiting insecurities through unrealistic beauty standards, an environmental activist falls in love with a ballerina with her own o…

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 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 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…

12:05 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 Tiff Stevenson: Lucky (Work in Progress) Monkey Barrel Comedy (Cabaret Voltaire)

Tiff Stevenson brings you a WIP about luck, boobs, war and entropy. A chimera of half ideas, funny jokes and physicality. As seen on House of Games, Mock The Week and People Just…

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 Ayoade Bamgboye: Small Talk (WIP + Q&A) Monkey Barrel Comedy

Small talk is easily the most woefully misunderstood phenomenon. As the glue that keeps us together, it deserves more than it gets. I will give it everything I have. This is my mi…

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.…

12:10 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 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 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 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 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 Sara Fran: Time Snatch Paradise in The Vault

She's been labelled 'delinquent', 'bad with time', and 'smart, but slow...' but Sara hates to brag. She's full-body allergic to the American grind ("ADHD," etc.). Would things be…

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 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 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…

12:15 pm The Spongebob Musical: Youth Edition The Edinburgh Academy

This high-energy, family-friendly musical brings Bikini Bottom to life with dazzling costumes, unforgettable songs and a heartwarming story about friendship and courage. Bursting…

12:15 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…

12:15 pm If By Starlight... Laughing Horse @ The Raging Bull

Long-time romantics, Janelle and Jacob have been through the gamut of relationships, hook-ups and undefinable situationships. Life in the romance lane has been filled with twists,…

12:15 pm The World at 15mph... ish PBH's Free Fringe @ BrewDog Lothian Rd

Looking for inspiration? Need an uplift? Come and hear this recommended show from an inspirational lady with a heck of a story. Naomi cycled 20,000 miles around the world with a m…

12:15 pm Capsized EIFF @ Cineworld

An apparently idyllic house boat trip is thrown into disarray when Diane (Rabe) and her children are rocked by revelations of financial strife kept secret by obstinate husband Ray…

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…

12:15 pm Dr Mew's Sci-Fi Cabaret Laughing Horse @ The Counting House

Dr Mew's Sci-Fi Cabaret is an LGBT+ line-up cabaret show for sci-fi lovers, hosted by SJ and Dr Mew (a cat who used to be an anti-woke podcaster). This is an audience participatio…

12:15 pm Jellyfish Underbelly, George Square

Nova and T have just turned 100 years old – but still look 30. For one day only, the twins host an exclusive interview revealing the secrets behind their eternal youth. Peek into…

12:15 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…

12:15 pm Jade Gebbie: The People Pleaser Hoots @ Nicolson Square

Jade Gebbie (British Comedy Guide Performance Award finalist 2025 and writer for The News Quiz, Nature Table) has always been a people pleaser – but now she’s hit her mid-thirties…

12:15 pm Adventures! Journey Through Dungeons With Dragons Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters

Imagine a stage where dragons, wizards, and brave adventurers come alive – not from a script, but through the laughter and creativity of you. Adventures! is a family-friendly D&D-…

12:15 pm Tim Biglowe: Plonka PBH's Free Fringe @ Slow Progress Cafe and Records

Start your day at the fringe with Tim. His new stand-up show is about finding life's golden ticket. With high-energy jokes and stories about fame, family and travel with a hapless…

12:15 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…

12:15 pm Seymour Mace Is Covered In Stickers! Alchemist Cocktail Bar and Restaurant

The stickers have words on. The words refer to bits. The bits could be anything! Satire, surrealism, stupidity, spangles, spaceships, soups, something in a bag! You say the words,…

12:15 pm Auditory Awakenings with Mr Tingles in the House of ASMR PBH's Free Fringe @ Bannermans

Yogie Belle, the world's No. 1 extreme ASMR practitioner, brings his life-saving show for its debut full run. So if you're suffering from mild anger retention, low-grade dread or…

12:15 pm Why English? Assembly George Square Studios

An Indian woman questions her life in the post colonial era. English unknowingly forced on her, leaves her with an identity crisis. Questioned your identity? Come! Maybe you’ll fi…

12:15 pm The Understudy Assembly George Square

Exploring the anxiety-fuelled existence of an Australian swing, this one-woman catastrophe follows an understudy who's put everything on hold for her moment in the spotlight. She'…

12:15 pm Craig Wilson: This Might Be Nothing Scottish Comedy Festival @ Waverley Bar

After ten years of backhanded compliments, rude drunks, and being bullied by teenagers, Craig is starting to wonder if fast food is the career for him after all. Wilson builds a c…

12:15 pm COMA Assembly George Square

COMA is an immersive audio experience in complete darkness. You’re lying on a bunk bed inside a shipping container. Headphones on, lights out. 360-degree sound invites you to take…

12:15 pm Magic Spectacular Hoots @ Potterrow

A thoughtfully curated Fringe showcase celebrating magic, mind reading, circus skill, and international variety. This family-friendly compilation brings together exceptional perfo…

12:15 pm Richard Pulsford: Gold Fashioned Jokes Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn

Quality one-liners, puns and light-hearted jokes! UK Pun Championships Winner 2022. Scottish Comedian of the Year Runner-up 2021. You Must Be Joke King winner 2024. Nominated Best…

12:15 pm Robin Boot's Rockomedy: Pun to the Hills PBH's Free Fringe @ Whistlebinkies

The harbinger of rock'n'drole returns to the Fringe with his 10th 'must-see show' (NowPress.co.uk). Jam-packed with guitar-wielding wordplay and silliness, this is musical comedy…

12:15 pm In Conversation with... Jackie Kay The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4

Jacqueline Margaret Kay is a Scottish poet, playwright, and novelist, known for her works Other Lovers, Trumpet and Red Dust Road. Presented by: Carnation Productions | United Kin…

12:15 pm Jeremy Dooley: Daddy Cool Laughing Horse @ The Brass Monkey

Australia's Jeremy Dooley beings his debut solo show to the Edinburgh Fringe! Packed full of quick jokes and storytelling, with moments that will make you laugh out, be happy it w…

12:20 pm Planet of the Grapes – An Epic, Tabletop, Sci-Fi Adventure! Pleasance Courtyard

American Astronaut George Taylor crash lands on a strange, distant planet ruled by speaking grapes, enslaving mute humans. He soon discovers the shocking truth about their warped…

12:20 pm Elise Harris: Better Be Best PBH's Free Fringe @ Banshee Labyrinth

If you can help yourself, you don't need anyone else's help. Elise Harris, self-proclaimed expert on most things and various "gurus" who seem to think they know everything else wi…

12:20 pm All Religions Explained – The Cabaret Musical PBH's Free Fringe @ Voodoo Rooms

A joyous, piano-pounding cabaret musical where prophets rhyme, doctrines swing and we sing our way through the sacred, celebrating faith, doubt and the gloriously human comedy of…

12:20 pm KEVIN!!!!! Pleasance Courtyard

From the creators of smash hits Hold On To Your Butts and Fly, You Fools comes a new UK premiere! Four actors and a Foley artist perform a live, shot-for-shot parody of the greate…

12:20 pm The Cambridge Impronauts Gilded Balloon Patter House

The show consists of a set of short improvised games, which can vary from performance to performance. In these games, we perform fun scenes inspired by audience prompts. In a form…

12:20 pm Heart Beats Strong Pleasance Courtyard

An antidote to the crisis of masculinity we're having in our culture, but make it funny and dance-y and a little bit silly. It’s enough to make a grown man cry. Based on the perfo…

12:20 pm Alan Bissett: The Red Hourglass The Stand Comedy Club 2

Written and performed by Alan Bissett. Directed by Sacha Kyle. A dazzling, surreal comedy from Alan Bissett, Fringe First-winning creator of The Moira Monologues and When Billy Me…

12:20 pm Rogier Bak Has Your Back Hoots @ Hilton (Bread Street)

Rogier daringly and openly jokes about self-growth, why alpha men aren't real, and how honesty can be a recipe for disaster in an age of tension and turmoil. An Amsterdam-born com…