Fringe events in Edinburgh — Monday, August 17 (evening)

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 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…

4:00 pm Free Live Music Stramash

Stramash is a lively, 700-capacity live music venue and sports bar in the heart of Edinburgh's Old Town. Located in the Cowgate, the massive venue is housed within the former Free…

4:30 pm The Daily Ceilidh Stramash

Whether you’re a seasoned dancer or a complete beginner, our free ceilidh is the perfect place to let loose, have fun and experience a true taste of Scottish culture. Our talented…

4:30 pm Borges and Me EIFF @ Cineworld

In the 1970s, writer and student Jay Parini (Whitehead) finds himself committed to driving blind poet Jorge Luis Borges (Gnecco) across the Scottish countryside. Over the course o…

5:00 pm A Feast of Comedy Alchemist | St James Quarter

A two-hour comedy buffet serving up acts fresh from our comedy club, Stand Up Sanctuary. Expect outrageous punchlines, unique performances, witty humour and non-stop laughs in a s…

5:00 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…

5:00 pm Imposters EIFF @ Cineworld

How far would you go to save your child? This is the moral quandary an on-the-rocks husband and wife face in Caleb J. Phillips’ new reality-bender. When their child goes missing,…

5:05 pm A Forgotten Woman: Mrs Oscar Wilde theSpace @ Symposium Hall

Constance Lloyd is rarely remembered in literary history, overshadowed by her infamous husband. Feminist, writer and mother, her life is told through letter excerpts written in he…

5:05 pm Top Gunchained Gilded Balloon Teviot

Feel-good comedy brings you the beloved characters, romance and action of Tom Cruise's aerial blockbuster, alongside the heartfelt story of father and son superfans. Can Maverick…

5:05 pm FUCCBOIS: LIVE IN CONCERT Assembly George Square Studios

The Fuccbois are the world’s biggest boyband. They’ve sold more tickets and broken more hearts than anyone, but now it’s time to say goodbye to their frosted tips forever; they’re…

5:10 pm #1 Son: The Tale of an Alternative Arab Comedian and His Father Hoots @ Hilton (Bread Street)

Ricky Gervais' Spirit of Comedy Award finalist Ridwan Hussain teams up with Iraqi Sammer Elzubaidi in this brand new show. A conservative dad clashes with his son's alternative co…

5:10 pm Hannah Byczkowski: Killer Gilded Balloon Teviot

Winner of the first season of BBC's The Traitors, Hannah Byczkowski digs into death in her debut hour. In her hilarious, no-nonsense style, Hannah explores everything from craft p…

5:10 pm Adrian Minkowicz: The Hand of God PBH's Free Fringe @ Banshee Labyrinth

There is a new World Cup champion and – according to FIFA – there is also a new champion of human rights. Wait! What? In this new one hour of political satire the Argentinean, a l…

5:10 pm This Is Your Trial! The Fully-Improvised Comedy Courtroom Hoots @ The Apex

Guilty or innocent? You decide! The unmissable, award-winning, critically acclaimed courtroom roast returns! You accuse friends and family of crimes, and top comedians take on the…

5:10 pm In Memory of Me Hoots @ Nicolson Square

Kat wants to be remembered. But being the favourite child is impossible when your competition is a literal angel. With Irish charm and cutting wit, Kat explores Catholic guilt, si…

5:10 pm A Highly Suspect Murder Mystery: Knives In theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall

A famous author. An impossible murder. Knives are out for renowned detective Beignet Blank, but can he peel back the layers before he wakes up a dead man? Award-winning mystery ma…

5:10 pm hame. teeth. CLUB. Underbelly, Cowgate

Every weekend has been the same for the past six months, and Morgan Shields wouldn't change it for a f*cking thing. Currently thrilled to be at a loss for direction and lacking in…

5:15 pm Milo Edwards: Catamaran Monkey Barrel Comedy (Cabaret Voltaire)

Should you know about your dad's seduction techniques? In 2025 Milo Edwards found a box of old letters in the back of his late Mother's wardrobe. Catamaran is a show about his par…

5:15 pm An A to Z Guide to Dating Underbelly, George Square

A hilarious one-woman musical based on an unapologetic dating advice book that writer-performer Grace O'Keefe's own mother wrote. Publishers said it would set feminism back 20 yea…

5:15 pm Danny O'Brien: Sure Look, Be Grand. Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn

Buckle up – Danny O’Brien is back at the Edinburgh Fringe! The multi award-winning Irish comedian returns with his brand new 2026 show Sure Look, Be Grand after several years of t…

5:15 pm Best of Edinburgh Fringe Comedy Laughing Horse @ Bar 50

Following sell-out performances at many Fringes and festivals, this mixed bill show returns with a selection some of the best established and up-and-coming stand-up comedians at t…

5:15 pm After Arthur PBH's Free Fringe @ The Street

Once the wide-eyed star of a beloved kids TV cartoon, Arthur is now 36, skint and spiralling. After decades of autographs, arena tours and breakfast cereal endorsements, he’s faci…

5:15 pm Rory o Hanlon: Honestly Scottish Comedy Festival @ Waverley Bar

Having started his career in Dublin, award-winning Irish stand-up comedian Rory O’ Hanlon is a firm favourite at comedy clubs across the UK and Ireland. Described as having 'prese…

5:15 pm 1 Pill, 2 Pill, Red Pill, Blue Pill: A Matrix Parody Musical PBH's Free Fringe @ Slow Progress Cafe and Records

What if I told you there is another The One? This one-woman musical is an absurd, stupid and clown-y journey through the events of the iconic 1999 sci-fi film, only this time told…

5:15 pm Poems for People Who Don't Like Poetry Greenside @ George Street

Are you adverse to a verse? Do you find odes odious? This show is the antidote to anyone who thinks poetry is the highfalutin domain of sonnet wheedling PhDs. Sam Steele is closer…

5:15 pm Jollybox Party Games PBH's Free Fringe @ Whistlebinkies

The comedy game show where you the audience play along! Quip, quiz and draw your way to VICTORY! It's like a smartphone pub quiz, but with no correct answers. If you like party ga…

5:15 pm Alcohol Is Good For You Laughing Horse @ West Nic Records

Join us for a drink and another hour of non-stop inebriated laughter! The same spirited show hosted by Edinburgh's favourite Scouser, Kyle Legacy, but with all-new faces sharing t…

5:15 pm When We Were Young theSpace on the Mile

The public and critically acclaimed, multi award-winning When We Were Young is back for 2026. This five-star show goes beyond the tabloid stereotype of ‘neds’ to tell a powerful a…

5:15 pm I Am Going to Reveal Something Personal About Myself Greenside @ Riddles Court

In this one-woman show, Sarah Dealy reveals something so personal, so vulnerable that you, Great Britain, and the world will never be the same. But she does need to go over a few…

5:15 pm 2 Boys, 1 Bucket Laughing Horse @ The Raging Bull

It's not what you think, but it might be just as mad! 2 Boys, 1 Bucket throws two silly, unhinged comedians into a storm of improvisation, haplessly tackling audience problems wit…

5:20 pm Room 1219 theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall

Hotel St Francis, San Francisco, September 1921. The principal players – silent movie star Roscoe ‘Fatty’ Arbuckle, actress Virginia Rappe and rabble-rouser Maude Delmont. Room 12…

5:20 pm 48 Chicken Nuggets in a Sequin Dress Hoots @ Nicolson Square

As he stares into hydrogenated, ultra-processed, non-brand-specific meat products bubbling away in a deep fat fryer for below minimum wage, award-winning comedian and runt-of-the-…

5:20 pm Andrew Cornelius: American Apology Tour Just The Tonic at The Caves

Los Angeles comedian Andrew Cornelius returns to Edinburgh Fringe with his all new show. After the success of last year's Los Angeles Fake Friends and Real Stories, Andrew has bui…

5:20 pm James O'Donoghue Is Normal Just The Tonic at The Mash House

James O'Donoghue is unlikely to cause issues for pensioners. James O'Donoghue is liked by all of their friends. James O'Donoghue Is Normal is a stand-up comedy show about WWII Sov…

5:20 pm Mark Vigeant: OUT THERE Assembly Roxy

From comedian Mark Vigeant (whose last Fringe hour became a special on Dropout TV) comes a wildly inventive character-comedy hour. Meet Larry: a burnt-out engineer on a mission to…

5:20 pm Chris Turner: In The Moment Underbelly, Bristo Square

One mic, infinite possibilities! America's Got Talent runner-up Chris creates jaw-dropping freestyle rap from your suggestions. Fast, fearless and astonishingly funny – this is li…

5:20 pm The Cambridge Footlights Tour Show 2026 Pleasance Dome

'The most renowned sketch troupe of them all' (Independent) embark on their annual tour once again! The Cambridge Footlights are back with five of Cambridge's best student comedia…

5:20 pm Asian, But Wrong Hoots @ Hilton (Bread Street)

As seen on Fisk (Netflix) and the Melbourne International Comedy Gala, Singaporean-born, Australia-based Ting Lim makes her Edinburgh Fringe debut, unpacking growing up in an unor…

5:20 pm Hoani Hoani Hoani Must Be Funny in a Rich Man's World Hoots @ The Apex

Winner Billy T Award 2025 NZ International Comedy Festival. Winner Breakthrough Act 2025 NZ Comedy Guild. Gotta be funny to make that money and Hoani Hotene is in Melbourne to mak…

5:20 pm Showstopper! The Improvised Musical Pleasance Courtyard

The Olivier Award-winning West End smash hit and Fringe favourite is back! The Showstoppers improvise a hilarious new musical every show, totally inspired by audience suggestions,…

5:20 pm Improvised Couples Therapy Greenside @ George Street

Need help? So do they! Reba with an H, and whoever she is dating now, think they signed up to attend a couples therapy seminar, but they accidentally signed up to HOST it. They he…

5:20 pm Miscast Sondheim Greenside @ George Street

What happens when you take Sondheim’s most beloved music and turn it on its head? Ingénues become villains, villains deliver delicate ballads, and comic sidekicks step into traged…

5:20 pm Your Inner Diva is Showing: Self-Love in Sequins! Greenside @ George Street

Channelling the likes of Celine, Whitney and Adele, singer-pianist and cabaret star Jacqui Randa tackles self-love, sex and the messy work of figuring yourself out, all with a das…

5:25 pm Annie Boyle: To All The Boys I've Loved Before Underbelly, Bristo Square

This is my coming-out show. I actually came out mid-performance, in front of a crowd... including my Nan. Let's just say there was a joke involving a woman, a KFC and the phrase f…

5:25 pm The Glitch Greenside @ Riddles Court

This award-winning experimental comedy returns from their sell-out run at Fringe ’23. You are required to attend this bizarre, post-apocalyptic, bunker-based sketch show. You have…

5:25 pm The Cut of Her Jib theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall

A wicked, gin-soaked dark comedy set on a stormy Edinburgh Hogmanay. Belinda Crabbs’ husband disappears, leaving behind police tape and three decades of marital fatigue. Enter Bar…

5:30 pm Olga Koch: Fat Tom Cruise Pleasance Courtyard

Olga Koch has one good story. Only it's not really her story. Do you wanna hear it? In Fat Tom Cruise, see the Melbourne and Edinburgh Comedy Award-nominated star comb through rec…

5:30 pm 1 Hour of Insane Magic Gilded Balloon Teviot

Cameron Gibson, Elliot Bibby and Luke Osey return for their fourth year as Insane Magic, bigger and more spectacular than ever before! Following multiple sell-out seasons, the tri…

5:30 pm Elizabeth I: Regina Vagina PBH's Free Fringe @ CC Blooms

Back for a third year after its two five-star rated runs, join us on an in-depth exploration of the folds of a woman who's been documented as much for her body and sexuality as he…

5:30 pm Davina Bentley: Dancing While Old Pleasance Courtyard

Featured in The Telegraph's Five Young Sketch Comedians to Watch and with 1.7m likes online for her viral parodies, Davina makes her Edinburgh Festival Fringe debut at only 37 (ak…

5:30 pm Amy Annette: Say What You Like About Me Pleasance Dome

This show is about being hot (or not). 'A Genius' (Broadwayworld.com). As heard on: Off Menu and BBC Radio 4. As seen on: The Way Out (U&Dave). As smelt on: Tour support for Aisli…

5:30 pm Improv Wolves Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters

The fearless Improv Wolves create completely new comedy characters, scenes and stories on the spot from audience suggestions. Every show is different! We might see a film noir det…

5:30 pm Doom and Glitter: A Tribute To Tom Waits PBH's Free Fringe @ The Street

In its fifth year at Fringe, return to the bluesy banter and iconic sound of Mr Brake Down’s incredible live band. Exploring the wit, wisdom and unstoppable force of eccentric cul…

5:30 pm Hasan Al-Habib: Stuck in the Middle (East) With You Pleasance Courtyard

Extended sold-out run, Edinburgh Fringe 2025. Funniest Jokes of Edinburgh Fringe (Telegraph, Times 2025). NextUp Biggest Award in Comedy: nominee 2025. 'Deliciously funny' (Guardi…

5:30 pm Stand-Up Science Laughing Horse @ The Pear Tree

Love science? Love comedy? Want to laugh and feel smart? Come to Stand-Up Science, a collective of fantastic scientific comedians from across the Fringe. Returning for a fifth yea…

5:30 pm Stefania Licari: I Can Make You Italian in 55 Minutes Underbelly, Bristo Square

The most authentic Italian experience in town. After sold-out seasons at Edinburgh and Adelaide Fringes, award-winning comedian Stefania Licari returns with her hit show. Expat, e…

5:30 pm One Man One Mullet: The Dan Stephens Show Hoots @ Nicolson Square

A stand-up comedy show featuring Ireland's Next Top Comic Winner 2024 Dan Stephens. He talks about the ups-and-downs of a single 37-year-old Irish man with a mullet. He is a regul…

5:30 pm When Harry Met Sally Met Julie Met Jazz Met Kierkegaard Met Jung Met Lovely Johnny Marr Le Monde

What is true love? Can a six-second kiss change everything? Why should you take every opportunity to dance? What is limerence? Is music the answer to everything? Or philosophy? An…

5:30 pm 100% Dry Laughing Horse @ Home Bar

100% Dry is a solo hour of dry, deadpan Irish stand-up. From a farm in rural Monaghan, Justin Cassidy delivers understated comedy in a bone-dry, self-deprecating style. Presented…

5:30 pm Mr Bergmann of Deadman's Point Paradise in The Vault

A new play based on the extraordinary true story of Ireland's most famous unidentified man, the so-called Peter Bergmann. He spent three days in Sligo mysteriously erasing his ide…

5:30 pm Julian Clary: Fully Dilated Assembly Rooms

It's too early for filth, so think cucumber sandwiches and cream teas. No, not cucumbers, in case I accidentally shove one up my jacksie. Old habits die hard. I've decided to open…

5:30 pm Fysics I: Songs for Voice and Guitar Gladstone's Land

Original songs for voice and guitar by American singer-songwriter Josef Lamberti. An intimate acoustic performance with expressive guitar playing, fingerstyle instrumentals, memor…

5:30 pm The Stand’s Pick of the Fringe The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4

One of the very best multi-act lineups with our fresh pick of the hottest acts from across the whole of the Fringe. Expect big names, fresh faces and comedy icons drawn from the m…

5:30 pm Daniel Petrie and Valeria Vulpe Just The Tonic at The Caves

Scottish surrealist stand-up Daniel Petrie won 2023's Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year Award, as well as being a finalist in the Chortle Student Comedy Awards and BBC New Co…

5:30 pm Tom Lawrinson: Speak of the Devil Laughing Horse @ The Counting House

In this hour I will prove two things: magic is real and also, that I have been shagged. 'Immediately dragging us under with his menacing charm' ***** (EdFringeReview.com). 'Tom La…

5:30 pm Skintown EIFF @ Cineworld

Set in 1994 Northern Ireland during the IRA ceasefire, best friends Vinny and Jonty party with friends, cut deals and make plans to escape small town life. The uncertainty and ins…

5:30 pm Burce Tutku Tuncali: Perfectly Imperfeckt! Greenside @ George Street

Stuck between careers, identities and relationships, never quite fitting where you’re supposed to. A decade into an artistic career, growing instability pushes Burce to search for…

5:30 pm Funeral Show Greenside @ George Street

Following its award-winning debut at Hollywood Fringe Festival 2025, Funeral Show arrives in Edinburgh! Elena Martinez’s one-woman dark comedy pokes around in the well-known wound…

5:30 pm Dracula: Lucy's Dream Pleasance at EICC

A hypnotic reimagining of Bram Stoker’s immortal masterpiece from award-winning Plexus Polaire, the ‘exquisite’ (New York Times) creators of Moby Dick (Barbican). Lucy Westenra is…

5:30 pm M (Woman of Fashion) C ARTS | C venues | C aurora

A new play by satirist playwright Eoin Carney featuring someone who may or may not be Melania Trump, and which asks the question: why are we so interested in her? M portrays Melan…

5:30 pm How Now Brown Rao Laughing Horse @ City Cafe

How Now Brown Rao is a smart, silly and sharply observed stand-up show about identity, ambition and trying to make sense of life while barely keeping it together. A former astroph…

5:30 pm Disabled Cants Laughing Horse @ Bar 50

A revolving line-up of disabled comedians and friends present an irreverent comedy show for your enjoyment. We're not brave, we're not inspiring, we're just here to make you laugh…

5:30 pm CQD to SOS: A Titanic Story Greenside @ Riddles Court

It's 12:15AM, April 15th, 1912. Titanic has hit an iceberg. In approximately two hours, over 2,000 people will be in the freezing water of the Atlantic Ocean, with survival counte…

5:35 pm Police Cops: The Original Assembly George Square

The multi award-winning comedy blockbuster returns! With 20+ five-star reviews, globally acclaimed Police Cops bring back the show that started it all! Reloaded and supercharged f…

5:35 pm In the Cold Light theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall

The gravestones of two friends pull a journalist into an investigation he hopes will bury the past. Instead, it unearths the harsh reality of staying silent, confronting him with…

5:35 pm Spare Room theSpace on the Mile

Inspired by true events, the five-star smash hit play Spare Room follows Jodie as she takes the plunge and applies for a room in a house share. Confronted with the unexpected worl…

5:40 pm Anna Leong Brophy: Born Sexy Yesterday Pleasance Courtyard

Sure, Anna was born the old-fashioned way – a supreme being deposited into a perfect female body who immediately falls for the first man she sees. But what's next for a sci-fi hot…

5:40 pm Yvette Segan: Guy's Girl Gilded Balloon Teviot

Yvette's not like other girls. She's a guy's girl. She's going to spend an hour failing the Bechdel Test by doing jokes about a variety of topics including but not limited to situ…

5:40 pm Fab Goualin: Mixed Messages Gilded Balloon Teviot

Edinburgh debut from BBC New Comedy Award 2025 semi-finalist, Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian of the Year 2025 finalist and So You Think You're Funny? 2024 finalist, Fab Gou…

5:40 pm Bebe Cave: Swoon Pleasance Dome

Character comedian and actress Bebe Cave's conclusion of her trilogy exploring historical female main character syndrome. This time it's the Victorian era, where men wear top hats…

5:40 pm Ania Magliano: Peach Fuzz Monkey Barrel Comedy

After three critically-acclaimed, sell-out runs, Ania Magliano (Taskmaster, Live at the Apollo, Saturday Night Live UK, Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Show nominee) returns to the Fr…

5:40 pm David Hoare: How To Live To 100 Hoots @ Nicolson Square

Musical-One-Liner-Stand-Up Comedian David Hoare (aged 37) will teach you how to live to 100! The award winning Hoare brings his rude songs, stupid jokes and insightful expertise t…

5:45 pm The Mr Thing Show Assembly George Square Gardens

Mr. Thing are back "broadcasting" live at the Fringe. Become part of the studio audience as Tom and Owen, Puppet Steve and a crew of Things pull together a TV variety show live on…

5:45 pm Laughing Horse Pick of the Fringe Laughing Horse @ The Pear Tree

The very best comedians selected from across the Fringe with a different top-notch comedy line-up at every show. It's the absolute best way to see a great Fringe comedy smorgasbor…

5:45 pm Techies Braw Venues @ Hill Street

Part comedy, part backstage drama, this quirky, hilarious pop-rock score smashes the fourth wall and celebrates the search for acceptance in the most judgmental place in the world…

5:45 pm Aarian Mehrabani: How's Your Head? Underbelly, George Square

Aarian is a triple threat. Brown, blind and bi. Arguably already too many things to talk about in a debut stand-up hour. Then 2024 came, and he only had to go and get f**king brai…

5:45 pm Roger O'Sullivan: Divil May Cry Monkey Barrel Comedy

Ambition is a mortal sin – or so Roger O’Sullivan was taught growing up in rural Ireland. But with the Irish identity trending and authenticity all the rage, in 2026, perhaps the…

5:45 pm Sapphire McIntosh – Squeaky Bum Time Underbelly, Bristo Square

Fresh from appearing as a footballer in the new season of Ted Lasso, Sapphire McIntosh debuts her first hour: a fast, funny and sharply observational show about chasing big dreams…

5:45 pm Full Score Barbershop Choir Presents: Brace for Impact! theSpaceTriplex

Get ready to Brace for Impact, because we’re bringing barbershop back to the Fringe! Returning to Edinburgh after a year of performing everywhere from local concerts to national c…

5:45 pm Tez Ilyas: Tez Things I Hate About You (Work in Progress) Laughing Horse @ The Counting House

**** (Guardian). **** (Times). **** (Telegraph). The grumpiest uncle in showbiz is back with a brand-new show. See him work out fresh jokes, furious rants and ridiculous stories,…

5:45 pm Michael Shafar: Inappropriate Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn

2025 Leicester Comedy Festival Best Show Nominee. Edgy. Dark. Hilarious. In his trademark unfiltered and unapologetic style, Australian comedian, Michael Shafar, weighs into the t…

5:45 pm Aidan Greene: Stuttermilk Pancakes Underbelly, Bristo Square

Award-winning comedian Aidan Greene is Ireland's foremost stammering comedian (he's also the only one). For years he's been told not to let his stutter define him. Well... too lat…

5:45 pm 101 Naughty Jokes in 30 Minutes Laughing Horse @ Dropkick Murphys

Award-winning gag merchant and three-time Joke of the Fringe winner Masai Graham delivers over 100 naughty jokes in half an hour. Expect punchy puns, outstanding one-liners and wi…

5:45 pm DESPERATE WEE GAY BOY Underbelly, Cowgate

Dive headfirst into the whirlwind life of Ollie, a chaotic but lovable Scot navigating London's queer nightlife. From tequila-fuelled dance floors, to messy encounters with geezer…

5:45 pm Andrew White: What a Life! Monkey Barrel Comedy (Cabaret Voltaire)

An only child with two siblings, Andrew White enjoyed a precocious childhood befriending retirees and penning self-indulgent poetry, until a literal circus clown warned him of imm…

5:45 pm The Speakeasy Experience Summerhall

Hidden within the Old Dick Vet School lies a clandestine tavern where Edinburgh's rogue doctors and veterinarians gather. Surrounded by animal skulls and illicit research, you are…

5:45 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…

5:45 pm Waiting For Elvis theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall

March 3, 1960. Elvis is returning to the US after completing his military service in Germany. His flight stops at Prestwick Airport for refuelling. Margaret Rutherford (the defini…

5:45 pm Millennial Man (WIP) Laughing Horse @ Boston Bar (New Town)

Clayton Smith went to Pompeii and found that, as a Millennial, he related to it a little too much! He found solidarity with the people who perished there: frozen in time, forever…

5:45 pm The Irish Mob Laughing Horse @ Kick Ass Cowgate

The Irish Mob is a brand-new Irish Comedy Show with a twist: Irish comedians performing in Edinburgh at the Fringe Festival! This wild and exciting compilation show brings togethe…

5:50 pm Jack Off The Beanstalk Just The Tonic Nucleus

Jack's hard... on his luck! After playing with more than just his beans, he's got a giant problem on his hands (and not the fun kind!) When Giant Spunktrumpet comes banging and th…

5:50 pm ROLEPLAY Summerhall

Hey slut! A broke feminist podcaster reinvents herself as a provocative slutfluencer in pursuit of fame, only to lose herself in the performance. Darkly hilarious, gripping and su…

5:50 pm Rob Copland: ONE (more please) Monkey Barrel Comedy at O'Neill's (The Tron)

Once one has one, one wants more please and comedian Rob Copland is back and he's asking for more. Who else is more-ing for one more. More for me, more for you, more for whoever w…

5:50 pm 200 Puns in 1 Hour with Roger Swift Laughing Horse @ City Cafe

The twice sold-out show returns. The comedic prop pun lunatic, Roger Swift shoots out his updated infamous 200 puns in one hour! So come and enjoy more of his trademark crazy home…

5:50 pm Freddie Meredith: Need a Light? Pleasance Courtyard

A self-appointed thought leader holds court in the smoking area of a club, unpacking masculinity, fame and the algorithm while soft launching himself to strangers. This could real…

5:50 pm Max Davidson: Strangers Just The Tonic at Subway

An interactive mentalism show where the audience plays a central role, and no secret – or phone passcode – is safe. The sold-out sensation comes to Edinburgh on the heels of multi…

5:50 pm A Murder Mystery Musical – The Detective's Demise Just The Tonic at The Caves

Sell-out murder mystery comedy musical returning to the Fringe! New songs. New Twists. New Turns. Detective Ben Stone is murdered at his own birthday party, snuffed out like candl…

5:50 pm Adam Larter: Who Remembers the 90s? Just The Tonic at The Hive

Not a lot has been written about the decade the 90s, and so Adam Larter will finally try to get to the bottom of what happened in this decade. Expect well-researched journalism an…

5:50 pm Sadia Azmat: Rapism Just The Tonic at The Hive

Join comedian Sadia Azmat for an hour of unapologetic rape jokes (BBC Sounds presenter, author of Sex Bomb, ITV's Good Morning Britain). Rape is considered a dirty word, so Sadia'…

5:50 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…

5:50 pm Alfie Brown: The Entertainer Underbelly, Cowgate

Brand new show. A show so entertaining you can scarcely believe it. Written and performed (both!) by a man in crisis, desperate to find meaning in life. What is stand-up comedy fo…

5:55 pm The Rise of The Eagles theSpace @ Symposium Hall

Journey with The Eagles from their early days to their reign as the most revered band of the seventies. Take It Easy, Hotel California, Desperado and more from Will Sharp and the…

5:55 pm Liz Bains: Born To Be Mild PBH's Free Fringe @ Carbon

Having just passed a landmark birthday, Liz Bains (Funny Women Awards One to Watch) has come to the realisation that she was never meant to lead a wild life. She was just born to…

5:55 pm Material Girl: Madonna The Icon theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall

Award-winning Night Owl Shows chronicle the story of the most successful female artist in history, starring Voice of the Fringe 2025 Maia Elsey (Derek Awards). This anticipated jo…

5:55 pm CADEL: Lungs on Legs Gilded Balloon at the Museum

From down under to the top of the podium! The riveting true story of Cadel Evans, the only Australian to win the Tour de France. Returning after a sold-out 2025 premiere, Connor D…

5:55 pm Irene Woo: Golden Child Just The Tonic at The Mash House

Until recently, Irene Woo embodied the 'Golden Child'. As a Senior Software Engineer at Google, she had it all: the six-figure salary, the impressive job title and the uncondition…

5:55 pm ASURA: An Enlightenment Experiment ZOO Southside

Wayne Stewart is a theatre-maker who turns big philosophical questions into lived experiments. In ASURA, he designs an AI spiritual guide in an attempt to reach enlightenment. Bui…

5:55 pm Diary of a DL Trade PBH's Free Fringe @ Carbon

Heralded by audiences as 'funny, authentic and brave', Louis Utieyin returns with a brutally honest and hilarious show about radical queer self acceptance – mixing poetry, stand-u…

5:55 pm David Hoskin: Little Bit Horrible. Little Bit Good / Death Clock (WIP) Hoots @ Potterrow

Little Bit Horrible. Little Bit Good: A stupid clown-mime show with things going wrong. Death Clock: A physical comedy show. A clock mechanic struggles to keep time as a countdown…

6:00 pm Ignacio Lopez: The Four Of Us Are Dying Up Here Hoots @ The Apex

Spain's Best Export, (As seen on Live At The Apollo, HIGNFY, Comedy Central and more) returns with an explosively funny show! Featuring Ignacio Lopez, with support from Ignacio Lo…

6:00 pm 0 Plans: A Crowd Work Comedy Show Alchemist Cocktail Bar and Restaurant

A crowd-work and improvised stand-up comedy show with zero plans. Northern Irish comedian Reece Kidd and friends will entertain you and make you laugh. Reece has over 150 million…

6:00 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…

6:00 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…

6:00 pm Fun-Size Wine Tasting Vegan Tipples

A fun wine tasting to easily fit in to your festival schedule. A chance to taste four wines in the centre of Edinburgh (and gain a little wine knowledge), with a top up of your fa…

6:00 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…

6:00 pm Emmanuel Sonubi: What's Next? (WIP) PBH's Free Fringe @ Liquid Room

After three sold-out runs and two award nominations, Emmanuel Sonubi (Live at the Apollo) returns with a bold new work-in-progress. Blending sharp personal storytelling with wider…

6:00 pm The Underground Lectures The Speakeasy at The Royal Scots Club

Ignite your curiosity with this series of fascinating talks. From fashion to furniture and Edinburgh history to pantomime, our eclectic line-up of experts will provide insights, i…

6:00 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…

6:00 pm The History of Electronic Music Just The Tonic at The Caves

Vinney White is back at The Fringe – part comedian, part DJ, fully unhinged. He uses a sampler to travel through time. What stolen sample is used on 30,000 tracks? How did electro…

6:00 pm Endgame by Samuel Beckett Pleasance at EICC

Bold and muscular with haunting physicality and razor-sharp comedy, this gripping staging of Samuel Beckett’s Endgame brings the playwright’s poetic masterpiece to life. In a dyin…

6:00 pm International Aufguss Masters Summerhall

Experience the world's greatest Aufguss artists right here in Edinburgh. Stunning choreography and extraordinary storytelling using steam and scent in a beautiful sauna theatre wi…

6:00 pm We Had Fun Summerhall

Where did it all go wrong? Well, it depends who you ask. Close friends Oscar and Ela navigate the fallout of a drunken sexual encounter as their conflicting versions of events are…

6:00 pm Millwall Jew Laughing Horse @ Bar 50

The UK's favourite and funniest Jewish comedian, Ivor Dembina (**** Guardian), with his bitingly funny account of why he supports south London's most notorious football club, Mill…

6:00 pm The Sumo Show HIRAKUZA Underbelly, George Square

Step into the world of Japan’s legendary national sport as former pro wrestlers collide in powerful, high action matches right before your eyes! Presented entirely in English, get…

6:00 pm Distillery After Hours Holyrood Distillery

Edinburgh retold and reimagined... Your evening begins with a rum cocktail as you’re drawn into the city’s darker archives – our distillery sits on ground heavy with paranormal ec…

6:00 pm Contemporary Kiltmaking: What Makes A Kilt? Scottish Textiles Showcase

Contemporary kiltmaker Andrea Chappell explores the practice of kiltmaking, looking at traditional pleating techniques and their contemporary translations. Based in Moray in the N…

6:00 pm The Education of Jane Cumming EIFF @ Cineworld

In early nineteenth-century Edinburgh, two women run a girls’ boarding school, trying to build an independent life in a world with little room for women outside convention. When a…

6:00 pm The Lady Boys of Bangkok – Full Moon Tour Theatre Big Top

Award-winning cabaret comes to the Edinburgh Fringe as the world-famous Ladyboys of Bangkok return with a dazzling international spectacular. Celebrating over 25 years and seen by…

6:00 pm Maia Tassalini: I Was 22 and Stunning Pleasance Courtyard

Ever served so hard you almost toppled a government? In her debut hour, BBC New Comedian of the Year finalist and Pleasance Reserve alum Maia Tassalini channels the muse (Monica L…

6:00 pm NewsRevue Pleasance Courtyard

Guinness World Record-breaking NewsRevue (47 years!), makes its debut in Pleasance One. If the news has got you down, this is your antidote. Expect four preposterously talented pe…

6:00 pm Dead Parent Society – Chris Groves Hoots @ Nicolson Square

Chris Groves turns grief into something refreshingly uplifting and unexpectedly funny. Blending sharp stand-up with heartfelt honesty in a life-affirming hour about loss, family a…

6:00 pm Alan Jay: Hell Hath No Humour Like a Gayboy Scorned Gilded Balloon Patter House

In just a few short years, Alan Jay has become one of Scottish comedy's most exciting newcomers. Acclaimed for taking a life fraught with adversity and turning it into sharp punch…

6:00 pm The Distance Summerhall

He's been running his whole life. Time to catch up. When the football pitch freezes, Chris is forced into cross-country. Everyone hates it, but something in Chris ignites. A comin…

6:00 pm Connor Burns: FLOW Just The Tonic Nucleus

Don't miss Scotland's hilarious stand-up star's new show! His 2025 show sold out 12,000 tickets in Edinburgh alone, toured the UK, Australia and packed Glasgow's King's Theatre fi…

6:00 pm 1 Night at Ford’s Theatre Rotunda Theatre

Our story begins in 1847. Abraham Lincoln has just entered national politics. PT Barnum is rising as America’s greatest showman. The Booth brothers, Edwin and John Wilkes, suddenl…

6:00 pm Whisky Wanderer: The Whisky Trail The Scotch Malt Whisky Society - Queen Street

Become a Whisky Wanderer and explore Scotland’s legendary whisky trail – no hiking boots required! Take a whirlwind tour of Scotland’s whisky regions without leaving Edinburgh. Yo…

6:00 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…

6:00 pm Kahi – The Inner Us (Explore The Soul) Alba Flamenca

Experience the elegance and power of Kathak in this captivating Indian classical dance journey at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Performed by exceptional dancers, this dynamic pro…

6:00 pm Critics' Choice Comedy Showcase Hoots @ Hilton (Bread Street)

Enjoy snappy excerpts from the shows of four stand-ups you'll recognise from their posters full of stars. Different lineup every show: something to suit all comic tastes! Powered…

6:00 pm Ted Hill: PowerPoindexter Assembly George Square Studios

Ted Hill invites you inside his strange and chaotic mind. Expect high-energy jokes, ridiculous visual effects and (funny) graphs. Ted’s always been weird, but now he has a new puz…

6:00 pm Friendliest Gilded Balloon Teviot

Drew Lausch grew up gay in Fargo, North Dakota. So he did what any emotionally stable teenager would do: invented the world's first gay superhero. Years later, he's still trying t…

6:00 pm Bryan Eng Jazz Trio WU

With a voice and style beyond his years, pianist-vocalist Bryan Eng brings the spirit of classic New York supper clubs to the Fringe. Blending virtuosic piano, original songs, jaz…

6:00 pm Broadway Melodies: The Joy of Musical Theatre Valvona & Crolla

Philip Contini and his Be Happy Band perform memorable songs from Broadway musicals, including Anything Goes, Bewitched, Babes in Arms, Hello Dolly!, Les Misérables, Music Man, So…

6:05 pm Two Halves theSpaceTriplex

Sean is an ageing, downtrodden professional rugby player from Wales. When he meets world-famous US soccer star Sophie, they begin an unlikely romance. Can they survive the pressur…

6:05 pm Mark Thomas: 40 in Stand-Up Years The Stand Comedy Club

Mark Thomas celebrates 40 years at the mic. In that time, he has changed laws on tax, jailed arms dealers, kickstarted a comedy circuit in Palestine, given evidence before three P…

6:05 pm Guns in Dragonland theSpace @ Niddry St

Navigating youth is a universal challenge, but with the constant threat of firearms, American students are faced with their own mortality before they stop wearing tutus to school.…

6:05 pm Extra Lives: The Interactive Video Game Concert Gilded Balloon Patter House

Extra Lives is the world's first live-scored audience RPG... and YOU control the adventure. Vote to decide what happens next while a live band performs the soundtrack in real time…

6:05 pm Fantasy World Adventures Mega Park! The Musical theSpace on the Mile

A ride worth taking! After a 5-star debut (FairyPoweredProductions.com), FWAMP! Theatre Company is thrilled to present Fantasy World Adventures Mega Park! The Musical, an original…

6:10 pm Celya AB: We Must Stop Meeting Like This Monkey Barrel Comedy

After writing for Saturday Night Live UK and selling out shows across the UK, Celya AB returns to the Fringe. Expect 'exceptional, not to mention impressively original' (Comedy.co…

6:10 pm The Problem With Kate Winslet's Dress theSpace @ Niddry St

The Problem With Kate Winslet’s Dress is a witty and heartfelt theatre piece exploring life through the lens of cinema. Inspired by iconic films and television, the show reflects…

6:10 pm An American (Not) in Paris Just The Tonic at The Mash House

An OCD, ADHD, gluten-free, Gen-Z, musical comedy! Through stand-up, storytelling and original music, Liv Rocklin chronicles a morbidly overachieving Gen-Zer's showdown with contro…

6:10 pm Crowd Work with Frank Skinner Assembly George Square Studios

Join Frank Skinner and a series of special guests for CROWD WORK: an interactive comedy show which sees three comedians flexing their comedy muscles and taking on whatever the aud…

6:10 pm ADHD: A Crowdwork Comedy Show Laughing Horse @ City Cafe

A fast, 30-minute blast of improvised stand-up where absolutely nothing is scripted and everything is fair game. Brendon Lemon builds the whole show out of the audience in real ti…

6:15 pm Dave Chawner: Dry Humour Laughing Horse @ The Counting House

Dave is getting older. Everyone is. Now sober, he's worried about being beige. A sharp, self-deprecating look at ageing, outlook and identity. As seen on BBC, ITV and Channel 5. H…

6:15 pm 2nd Row Comedy Showcase Braw Venues @ Hill Street

2nd Row Comedy is bringing their showcase to the Edinburgh Fringe for the first time! Come see award-winning comedians and the best up-and-comers every night of the month! With a…

6:15 pm I, Claudius: Part 1 The Royal Scots Club

The acclaimed epic drama of madness, murder and debauchery comes to the stage! Follow Claudius as the appalled chronicler of the decadence, corruption, intrigue and carnage which…

6:15 pm 1 King, 2 Princes and Shakespeare's Lie theSpace @ Symposium Hall

Sold out in 2025. Back by popular demand. A king. A traitor. A villain. Or was he? Richard III returns to confront the myths that condemned him, challenging Shakespeare’s version…

6:15 pm The Ostrich Principle Scottish Storytelling Centre

The greatest stories have always opened our eyes, pricked our ears and loosened our tongues; not easy when the chaos makes us want to bury our heads. When faced with injustice, op…

6:15 pm The Toe Poke Braw Venues @ Grand Lodge

This world premiere comedy play spotlights a pivotal moment in Scottish football history through the eyes of two great adversaries, as David Narey confronts his nemesis Jimmy Hill…

6:15 pm The Burnings Braw Venues @ Grand Lodge

Accused of witchcraft, damned to Hell, this is the true story of Agnes Sampson, the East Lothian "witch". An innocent and humble folk healer blamed for storms and trying to murder…

6:15 pm All Shook Up Braw Venues @ Grand Lodge

Chad rolls into town, causes havoc and leads the teenagers to rebel and challenge the town authority. This Elvis musical is fast-paced, totally enjoyable and a great listen as thi…

6:15 pm Pasta and Passive Aggression (WIP) Hoots @ Potterrow

Tino, an Italian surviving Britain, finds comedy in passive aggression, rainy days and polite lies. Expect tales of cultural clashes, awkward encounters and the absurdities of lif…

6:15 pm Australia's Least Decorated Soldier Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters

After travelling to the UK, New Zealand, the Middle East and Indonesia. Jarryd Goundrey is back as Australia's Least Decorated Soldier. Jarryd Goundrey. Comedian and army veteran…

6:15 pm Edinbra Fringe Comedy Laughing Horse @ Bar 50

Following on from its success at the Edinburgh Fringe the past few years, along with its sister shows Brighton Belles and Adelaides in their respective cities, this delightful, fu…

6:15 pm Steffan Alun: Windows Hoots @ The Apex

Winner of the Pegagus Award for Best Newcomer at the Edinburgh Fringe 2025, the bisexual Welsh optimist returns with a brand-new hour of brilliant comedy. With strong opinions on…

6:15 pm Punchline Bingo Laughing Horse @ West Port Oracle

Four top comedians try to beat the punchlines in this comedy gameshow. But YOU can win prizes too by playing the comedy bingo! All you need to do is cross the words off your card…

6:15 pm Ageing Disgracefully: A Glass Ceiling-Smashing Comedy Showcase PBH's Free Fringe @ BrewDog Doghouse Hotel

A showcase show featuring some of the finest new acts who are over the grand old age of 35. The entertainment industry has artificial glass ceilings. Come along and help us smash…

6:15 pm Film Noir Frog theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall

Film Noir Frog, gripped by a dirty sense of morality, continues their pledge to clean the crime-ridden city. Finding themselves the number one webbed suspect of a recent arson att…

6:15 pm The Vampire of Rio Rotunda Theatre

A psychological solo performance inspired by a true-crime case that examines violence, trauma, and the social conditions that can contribute to extreme human behaviour. Directed b…

6:15 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…

6:20 pm Tap Out! (Or I'll Hit You Again) Gilded Balloon Patter House

Realising that his life is going nowhere, a man decides to go out in a mask and pick fights with random people on the street. He knows it's reckless and amoral, but he doesn't car…

6:20 pm Christof(oros) Epaminondas and Friend(s): Way Too Supportive Just The Tonic at The Caves

Christof's overly supportive Greek-Cypriot family laughed at one of his jokes once and he's taken it too far. Through talent alone he has done well at stand-up competitions (or th…

6:20 pm Big Dog Gilded Balloon Patter House

Eve lands a ghostwriting job for a major true crime podcaster. Should be easy, right? She's intelligent and doesn't care about rising through the ranks. Besides, she has her own h…

6:20 pm Lewis Garnham: Work in Progress The Gilded Saloon

A brand new work in progress hour by one of Australia's most exciting and distinctive comedians. 'A rich source of edgy jokes' **** (Chortle.co.uk). 'A very assured, natural racon…

6:20 pm Shaun Guff: Enuff Is Enuff Hoots @ Potterrow

My name is Shaun Guff and I’ve hit rock bottom so you don’t have to. My sensational, self-funded seminar promises* to give you the metaphorical hammer to start nailing your life.…

6:20 pm Katie Mitchell: Giddy Hoots @ Nicolson Square

In the Los Angeles suburb of Ilkeston, Derbyshire, there’s scams brewin’. Under the earth, seeping up between your toes from where the coal used to be. Here is a place of monsters…

6:20 pm The Misfortunes of a Spy and Her Mystic Greenside @ George Street

In this queer-coded modern-day witch hunt, Eve, a woman working on the fringe of the mental health system, works a strange job that blurs the line between hired advocate and spy.…

6:20 pm Having a Baby – The Sh!t They Don’t Tell You in Books theSpace on the Mile

The journey to motherhood is fraught with the most painful and awkward moments for all women. This comedic and brutally honest one-woman show takes the audience on an emotional, a…

6:20 pm You Can Write a Book! Greenside @ Riddles Court

Have you ever thought you might like to write a book? You can do it. It's easy. Actually that's a lie. It isn't easy. But that doesn't mean that it's impossible. You just need a l…

6:20 pm Claire Robin: NUN SLUT Gilded Balloon Patter House

Convent. Clown. Communion. An absurd journey through religion and the body, Nun Slut is a delightful mashup of physical comedy, sketch and cabaret. Join "fearless" performer Clair…

6:20 pm Erika. Reflections on a New Era theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall

The play explores the power of the arts in general, and theatre in particular, as a tool for resisting the rise in violence and war in contemporary society. Erika is a Jewish woma…

6:20 pm Chip and Gus: A Comedy with Balls theSpace @ Venue 45

A blisteringly brilliant comedy of two oddball men playing ping-pong in a rundown upstate New York bar. Their chemistry explodes with hilarious, heart-breaking revelations. Gus, a…

6:20 pm Circa: Wolf Underbelly’s Circus Hub on the Meadows

Wolf. A gasp-inducing acrobatic thrill ride. Clad in designer Libby McDonnell's form-hugging costumes and set to DJ Ori Lichtik's relentless primal rhythms, the cast of ten extrao…

6:25 pm Improvabunga! theSpace @ Niddry St

Improvabunga! is the totally improvised movie musical adventure extravaganza. See your favourite film genres come alive on stage in an improvised romp described as 'one of the bes…

6:25 pm The Rise and Fall of a Mormon Homecoming Princess Just The Tonic at The Mash House

The most iconic 30-year-old virgin to rise since... (Chris? Was it?) Confessions of a biblically accurate Victoria's Secret angel. The most popular Meghan, former Duchess of Succe…

6:25 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…

6:25 pm The Van Gogh Shogh Assembly Rooms

It’s a sip and paint. It’s Sotheby’s. It’s karaoke night. Strap in, because whatever it is, Van Gogh is back and he has a side hustle. This is the real Van Gogh Immersive Experien…

6:25 pm Gail Porter: Portergeist Assembly Rooms

She’s been famous, she’s been homeless, she’s been hit-on by the randy ghost of Jim Morrison. After a successful Edinburgh Fringe in 2023, Scotland’s favourite ghosthunter is back…