Fringe events in Edinburgh — Sunday, August 23 (afternoon)

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 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 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 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 Open Studios at Beaverhall Arts Studios Beaverhall Art Studios

An opportunity to see behind the doors of the studios of four local artists and makers. All four makers will be present and will have a wide selection of work to see and buy. Shei…

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…

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 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 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 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…

11:00 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 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 Amazing Chicken Pad Thai Masterclass Krua Thai Cookery School

Pad Thai. The legendary and the best. The world-famous noodle dish from Thailand. Pad Thai is not just noodles, beansprouts and peanuts as you've experienced, there are many more…

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 Rose Matafeo: Work in Progress Morning Hour Monkey Barrel Comedy

I want to talk about something, but I don't know what yet. If that doesn't sound like a complete waste of your morning, then I really think you should check it out. It's an early…

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 Cricket & The Freebugs Assembly Rooms

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

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

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

11:15 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Olivia Xing: Baby of Colour Gilded Balloon Teviot

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

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

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

11:25 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 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 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 #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 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 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 Mary-Kate and Ashley Ruined My Life (WIP) Laughing Horse @ Boston Bar (New Town)

Growing up, I worshipped the trailblazing Olsen twins, determined to become 90s royalty. Instead, I ended up a non-twin millennial: not white, not American... still not a twin. Ra…

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 Northern Lights Presents... Horrible Harmonies (History as You've Never Heard It Before!) Gilded Balloon Patter House

History gets remixed! Strap in as Northern Lights, Durham University's National A Cappella Champions, takes you on a musical journey through time. From ancient legends to modern i…

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 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 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 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 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 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 Chopin's Last Tour C ARTS | C venues | C aurora

Set in Scotland, 1848, Chopin’s Last Tour offers an insight into the year before the composer's death. In Scotland at the invitation of Lady Jane Stirling who loves him, it is the…

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 Charlie Lewis: Hungry! Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters

Join online sensation and rising star Charlie Lewis for his debut solo show Hungry! Described as absolutely brilliant – Charlie is fast becoming a favourite on the circuit with hi…

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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Letters to Joan – A Lovely New Play Pleasance Courtyard

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

11:35 am 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 Down To Chance Pleasance Courtyard

Anchorage, Alaska. 1964. The largest earthquake in US history. A part-time radio reporter, her teenage intern, a general on leave, and a local hobbyist find themselves at the cent…

11:35 am Jerk Off! Underbelly, Bristo Square

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

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

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

11:40 am 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 #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 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…

11:40 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…

11:45 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 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 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 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.…

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 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 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 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 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 Angel Comedy Showcase Laughing Horse @ The Counting House

Award-winning Angel Comedy (Repeat Best Venue in UK Award winner) brings a brand-new showcase of new acts to Edinburgh for 2026 – after eight sell-out years! Award-winning comedia…

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

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

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

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

11:55 am 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 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 Ben Ashurst: The Worst Man Laughing Horse @ City Cafe

Ben Ashurst is struggling to be an adult. Now in his thirties, he should be getting his act together, but it's hard when the world doesn’t make sense. What do you mean you can’t w…

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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Drone Pleasance Courtyard

Will machines take revenge on us? Featuring Alan Cox on Screen. Dimitry Melkin, playwright and director, unites storytelling, dance and neural network-driven visuals into a single…

12:00 pm The Dream Machine Pleasance Courtyard

'This young quintet bring the chaos and the charm' (BroadwayWorld.com). Your dreams. Our chaos. Buckle in for the hour of your life. Make It Beautiful Theatre Company presents The…

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 An Audience with Charles Manson Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters

Zany, humorous, life exploration of infamous American criminal: Manson. British doppelganger, Charlie, has an affinity with his US namesake. Their twin-like connection is a fright…

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 Cut Off Hoots @ Nicolson Square

Split-bill character comedy from Noah Matthews (one half of sketch group Bishops: sold out Edinburgh Fringe 2023 and 2024) and Max Devine (Sketch Off finalist, Comic Originality A…

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

12:00 pm 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 Mysteries of the Picts Summerhall

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

12:00 pm Gwen John: Strange Beauties Modern

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

12:05 pm Abby Wambaugh: Another World Is Possible (A WIP) Monkey Barrel Comedy

Abby Wambaugh Is Partying Again With Improvised Performance And Written Ideas, Promising A Wonderfilled Imaginative Practice. Another World is Possible. Articulate Woah If Pertine…

12:05 pm Lindsey Santoro: It Was Like That When I Got Here Monkey Barrel Comedy (Cabaret Voltaire)

Lindsey returns following the huge success of her Fringe debut, which won NextUp’s Biggest Award in Comedy and earned her an Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer nomination. Seen…

12:05 pm The Oxford Gargoyles: Jazz A Cappella Gilded Balloon Patter House

Internationally renowned jazz a cappella ensemble 'The Oxford Gargoyles' return to the Fringe, bringing their unique blend of close harmony, slick choreography and black-tie charm…

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

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

12:05 pm Tom Ward: Post-Millennium Tension (WIP) Hoots @ Nicolson Square

Before Tom bails out on the modern world entirely to commit to nostalgia full-time, the burner phone using, Discman carrying, 1988-1995 obsessed freak is giving the present tense…

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

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

12:10 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 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 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 The Love Hungry Farmer Assembly Rooms

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

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

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

12:15 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 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 Lenny Sherman: One Of The Good Guys Laughing Horse @ The Counting House

Charming Cockney geezer Lenny Sherman THINKS he’s one of the good guys. But the reality is the big, scary, inappropriate thug is blind to his flaws and thinks his crazy behaviour…

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 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 SLAYERS by Corinne Salisbury Assembly George Square Studios

'He takes hold of my wrist. His thumb is on the vein. I don’t pull away. Then I do, I pull away.' Liane is a single mother, a survivor of abuse, now trying desperately to shield h…

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 Pip Utton's Farewell to Edinburgh Fringe: Hunchback of Notre Dames Pleasance Courtyard

After more than 30 Edinburgh Fringes, time to call it a day! One of my three favourites. 'Rare and beautiful' (ThreeWeeks). 'Achieves beauty in its simplicity' (Stage). 'Beautiful…

12:15 pm A Comedian's Guide to Birdwatching Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters

Multi award-winning Irish comedian, zoologist and boardgamer Donal Vaughan is bringing his ornithological stand-up show to the Fringe. A dormant passion rekindled after playing th…

12:15 pm Scottish Comedy Legends: Greg Hemphill The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4

Greg Hemphill cemented his place in the hall of Scottish Comedy Legends in the iconic sketch show Chewin’ The Fat and then of course with Ford Kiernan in Still Game but his comedy…

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 Dr Kara Kibara – The Love Guru Laughing Horse @ The Raging Bull

Dr Kara Kibara sells her services through a hybrid TED talk, workshop, transformation-improv performance style as the best dating and relationship guru. Dr Kara unintentionally re…

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 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 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 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 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 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 The Storymaster's Tales Interactive Quest Show PBH's Free Fringe @ BrewDog Doghouse Hotel

Featuring the voice of Tom Baker (Doctor Who, Little Britain), step into a thrilling interactive fantasy of magic, monsters and mystery where your choices shape the adventure. Cre…

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 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…

12:15 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 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 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…

12:20 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 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 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 The Wedding Singer Braw Venues @ Grand Lodge

This vibrant, feel-good romantic comedy packed with 1980s nostalgia, infectious songs and high-energy performances follows Robbie, a lovable wedding singer navigating heartbreak a…

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 PG Hits! The Best in Stand-Up Comedy Without the Rude Bits! Hoots @ The Apex

Three top stand-ups perform their very best routines just as they do in comedy clubs all over the world, but without the swearing! PG Hits is a professional stand-up comedy compil…

12:20 pm James Gardner: Good Afternoon Hoots @ Hilton (Bread Street)

Scottish comedy sensation James Gardner returns for a limited run with a bold yet unpretentious show packed full of jokes and comic disaster, dealing with everything from life in…

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 Mortal Sin Gilded Balloon Teviot

JFK'S been shot and Colm and Peggy want a day off school. Sure, they got one when the Pope died? Follow two best friends as they stage a protest to honour the slain U.S president.…

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 Mama G: The Magic Bookmark Gilded Balloon Teviot

Join 'everyone's favourite pantomime dame!' (Metro) and Britain's Got Talent semi-finalist, Mama G, on an award-winning, panto adventure for the whole family. Book Worm is livid t…

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…

12:25 pm Tiny Planet Pleasance Dome

Imagine a planet no bigger than a house which can be explored in a matter of minutes, yet is the centre of a galaxy. With breathtaking puppetry and live folk songs merged with big…

12:25 pm The Tao of Lloyd Assembly Rooms

Boombox romantic, Lloyd Dobler (Say Anything) returns! Seriously unserious, devoutly disobedient, still refusing to buy, sell or process anything. Now a Zen-punk dissident duct-ta…

12:25 pm A Ghost Among the Living Pleasance Dome

There are some secrets which refuse to remain hidden... Enter the uncanny world of Edgar Allan Poe, where reason spirals into madness and guilt has a heartbeat of its own. Critica…

12:30 pm M.I.S All Night Long ZOO Southside

M.I.S – All Night Long takes measure of the modern man. How is he really doing underneath those woollen socks and comfy sandals? In a hard-boiled mix of jackass stunts and slapsti…

12:30 pm 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…

12:30 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…

12:30 pm Afrique En Cirque Assembly Rooms

A show by Yamoussa Bangoura, inspired by daily life in Guinea. This performance shares the beauty, youth and artistry of African culture. A colourful show beyond its scenery, cost…

12:30 pm Abracadabra Family Friendly Magic Show PBH's Free Fringe @ CC Blooms

Be amazed as Alex, a sold-out Fringe children's performer, brings his amazing skills once more! Returns for his sixth year at the Edinburgh Fringe with an all-new children's magic…

12:30 pm Edinburgh Comedy Walking Tour with Ross Leslie The Parliament Arms

Edinburgh's story told the best way, by an acclaimed stand-up comedian and tour guide. You will be indoors, out of the rain, sat down, with a beverage of your choice in your hand.…

12:30 pm Cogito, Ergo... Something? Bedlam Theatre

Anthony and Sebastian, two horrible, posh and horribly posh philosophy students, have just killed their friend Henry. Henry’s crime? Simply being deemed too boring for these two w…

12:30 pm Meet Mayor Max Pleasance Courtyard

Max is the Mayor of Idyllwild, California. He's also a golden retriever. Follow a UK playwright as he travels to a USA mountain town for the singular purpose of meeting their four…

12:30 pm The Event Pleasance Courtyard

Starring Fringe favourite, Mike McShane, this sharply witty, insightful exploration of the unspoken contract between actor and audience skilfully dissects the art of performance w…

12:30 pm Not Another Whisky Tasting! The Scotch Malt Whisky Society - Queen Street

Think you’ve seen it all? Think again. In just 30 minutes, you’ll sip three bold drams, each bursting with character and chosen to challenge your expectations. No long lectures, n…

12:30 pm Magic Maestros Laughing Horse @ Bar 50

Join the Canadian Watson brothers in a world where melodies shimmer, rhythms cast spells and every note feels enchanted. Magic Maestros is a one-of-a-kind magic-themed music show…

12:30 pm Address to a Haggis Scottish Storytelling Centre

Fair fa’ your honest, sonsie face... Where better to hear Robert Burns' famous poem Address to a Haggis than at The Haggis Box Café in the Scottish Storytelling Centre! Drop in to…