Fringe events in Edinburgh — Monday, August 31 (afternoon)

9:00 am For the Safety of All: Scotland's Lighthouses National Records of Scotland

The stunning coastline of Scotland and its islands have provided a livelihood for its population for centuries. While beautiful, it is one of the most treacherous coastal waters i…

10:00 am Jewellery of the World Galerie Mirages

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

10:00 am A Merchant’s Journey Galerie Mirages

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

10:00 am 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 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 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 Rag: A History of Blood Physicians' Gallery

Blood has been studied and analysed for thousands of years. Examined for its ability to give life, to spread disease and to sow division. Bringing together artefacts spanning scie…

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

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

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

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

11:00 am Amazing Bangkok Thai Cookery Workshop Krua Thai Cookery School

Educational, informative, invaluable and eye-opening session. Hands-on masterclass. Understand the most effective blending techniques while using specific brands of ingredients th…

11:00 am Recovery Room Dr Neil's Garden

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

11:00 am 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 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 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…

11:05 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…

11:15 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 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 Gwen John: Strange Beauties Modern

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

11:15 am 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…

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

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

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

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

11:25 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…

11:30 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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…

11:35 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 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…

11:40 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…

11:40 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 the Kobold Show! Gilded Balloon Patter House

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

11:40 am Sobremesa Gilded Balloon Patter House

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

11:45 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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…

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

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

11:50 am 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…

11:55 am Live From The Afterlife Assembly Roxy

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

12:00 pm 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 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 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 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 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 Gwen John: Strange Beauties Modern

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

12:00 pm 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 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 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…

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 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 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 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 It’s the Economy, Stupid! Pleasance Dome

Joe Sellman-Leava and Dylan Howells return, with their quest to uncover how the economy wins elections and why the force that dominates our lives is so bloody complicated! Armed w…

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 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…

12:10 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…

12:15 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 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 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 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 Understudy Assembly George Square

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

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

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

12:15 pm 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 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 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 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…

12:20 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 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 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 The Cambridge Impronauts Gilded Balloon Patter House

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

12:20 pm Heart Beats Strong Pleasance Courtyard

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

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

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

12:20 pm 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…

12:25 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 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…

12:30 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…

12:30 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 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 Scottish Family Panto Fun with Mr ButtonZ and The Buttons Show! Le Monde

Join legendary Scottish family entertainer Mr ButtonZ for an hour of magical family fun! Returning with a brand-new show after a sell-out 2025 run at the worlds largest arts festi…

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 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…

12:30 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…

12:35 pm ShakeItUp: The Improvised Shakespeare Show Gilded Balloon Teviot

Shakespeare hasn't written anything new for an age, so we thought we would give him a hand... Using his language, your audience suggestions and our overactive imaginations, we cre…

12:35 pm Tasmin Sarkany: Now That's What I Call Bach! Hoots @ Potterrow

Tasmin Sarkany (BBC New Comedy Awards shortlist 2025, Musical Comedy Awards finalist 2023) plays Amelia Crotchet, a classical musician in a double act with her violin. This is the…

12:35 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…

12:40 pm Ben Miller: All the Things That Are Wrong with My Body (WIP) Hoots @ Nicolson Square

An eating disorder, a weird little caved-in chest, an orchiopexy, this boy has it all! 'Gangly' (Scotsman). 'Visibly unwell' (Kate Copstik). Step right up, step right up and see t…

12:45 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…

12:45 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…

12:45 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…

12:45 pm The Jolly Fisherman Underbelly, George Square

From the multi-award winning producers of London smash-hit Brixton Calling, comes a stunning new story. The story of Alan, Amir and England. Inspired by true events in London's Ea…

12:45 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…

12:50 pm Hajar, Like Badger Hoots @ The Apex

British-Iranian stand-up, singer and Channel 4 Secret Genius finalist Hajar J Woodland makes her Fringe debut, with a musical comedy about the voice she wasn’t allowed to have. Ra…

12:50 pm Cruising Pleasance Courtyard

When a dancer and a climate activist meet over margaritas on a Mediterranean cruise, their sizzling attraction seems like the perfect holiday fling. Until the pair realise they sh…

12:50 pm Day of the Locust Pleasance Courtyard

The sun is hot. The air is dry. You have come to California to die. Award winning multi-instrumentalist and Pleasance stalwart storyteller Callum Patrick Hughes rips apart Nathana…

12:50 pm The Adventures of Jasper Cromwell Jones Gilded Balloon Teviot

Posh explorer and idiot Jasper Cromwell Jones recounts his latest adventures. Finalist of English and British Comedian of The Year. Written and performed by Joe Bor. As seen on BB…

12:50 pm Strangers Are Just Freaks You Haven't Met Yet Hoots @ Hilton (Bread Street)

An unpredictable hour of absurd character comedy. The naturally beautiful audience (you??) plucks the line-up from a daily lottery of aforementioned freaky strangers. It’s a who’s…

12:50 pm Simon Munnery The Stand Comedy Club

In this, his fortieth year of treading the bored, Simon joins you back at The Stand with his usual unusual. 'Legendary' ***** (Scotsman). 'An annual must-see' (Guardian). What, a…

12:55 pm Bread and Circuses Underbelly, Bristo Square

Bread and Circuses is Julius Caesar's long-lost TED talk on leadership mindset. Expect jokes, stunts and laurel-wreathed stupidity as you learn to grind, orate and dominate. Seamu…

1:00 pm HESS Gilded Balloon Teviot

Fifty years after its original creation, Michael Burrell's HESS returns to Edinburgh in a revival that feels startlingly, even uncomfortably, relevant. Written in 1976, the play p…

1:00 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…

1:00 pm Daniel Martinez – Flamenco Lunch YOTEL Edinburgh

The Daniel Martinez Flamenco Company presents a truly special concert this year. The award-winning guitarist and composer Daniel Martinez showcases music from his acclaimed produc…

1:00 pm St Mary's Cathedral: Lunchtime Recitals St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral

The free lunchtime recitals at St Mary's have a been a Fringe favourite for the last 20 years. Come and hear some of Edinburgh's best classical musicians, including singers, piani…

1:00 pm Concerts of the Future Summerhall

What if anyone could play in the concert hall? Concerts of the Future is a cutting-edge VR experience that invites you onto the stage to perform alongside the Melbourne Symphony O…

1:00 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…

1:00 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…

1:00 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…

1:00 pm Alex Love: How To Win A Pub Quiz 2026 The Gilded Saloon

Part stand-up comedy, part actual pub quiz. Quick-witted quizmaster, Alex Love, returns to test trivia and split the audience into teams to compete in this highly interactive hour…

1:00 pm Bliss Pleasance Courtyard

From the Olivier Award-winning producers of Cabaret and Benjamin Button, the biggest new musical of the Fringe turns the fairy tale inside out. Once upon a time, there was a princ…

1:00 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…

1:00 pm Jazz at Lunchtime Novotel

Sell-out shows since 2004. Saxophone and piano duo playing high-quality melodic jazz in a comfortable, intimate jazz club setting. A welcome break from the hustle and bustle of th…

1:00 pm Gareth Gwynn: Cyril Gilded Balloon Patter House

Cyril Gwynn (1897-1988), also known as The Bard Of Gower, was a tall, sunburnt, unsmiling farmer. Gareth Gwynn (1983-Present) is none of these things. Gareth did not spend WWI in…

1:00 pm Celine Kuklowsky: Bed Boy Gilded Balloon Patter House

Nominated for Best Debut Show at Leicester Comedy Festival 2026, Bed Boy Celine Kuklowsky is existential, horizontal and probably fine. Not so much stand-up as lie-down comedy, jo…

1:00 pm A Man Proposes to a Balloon, or Possibly Something Worse Gilded Balloon Patter House

Mikey's decided two things: he's ready to propose to his partner and he's going to practise his proposal speech on a balloon first. Coming to the same park bench every day, a stra…

1:00 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…

1:00 pm ROOMIES Underbelly, Bristo Square

Who are you when everything you were suddenly gets taken away? Sophie was once a Los Angeles it-girl, living a life of enviable, aspirational chaos. Now on the eve of her 30th bir…

1:00 pm Annie Wobbler (Revisited) Pleasance Dome

Are modesty and self-deprecation female conditioning, or the female condition? 45 years ago, playwriting legend Arnold Wesker (Roots, Chips With Everything) wrote Annie Wobbler es…

1:00 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…

1:10 pm Silent Disco Gilded Balloon Teviot

'What's on your mind?' A musician and a psychologist walk into a disco, one, ever the social butterfly, the other reserved and introspective. These polar opposites attract and a r…

1:10 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…

1:10 pm Plaything Hoots @ Nicolson Square

A five-year-old pageant contestant, an ex-Etonian turned delusional DJ and a mute schoolgirl whose entire personality is her ginormous rucksack. The link? Pending. But they’re all…

1:15 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…

1:15 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…

1:15 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…

1:15 pm Jake Baker: The Gentle Men's Club Hoots @ The Apex

Masculinity is in crisis! Alpha Dogs and Macho Maniacs dominate the conversation. But is there another way? Can feminism work for men? What are the benefits of the sit-down-wee? J…

1:15 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…

1:15 pm Come Back Home Summerhall

Come Back Home explores ongoing grief and how the past continues to inhabit the present. It moves through self-criticism, fear and the unknown, through absurdity and the logic of…

1:20 pm Moth and Dog Are Dying to Get Out Pleasance Dome

'Do you feel that? That tingle. Just before we touch.' Moth and Dog are stuck inside. Inside is the place they have always / only known each other. Inside is the place they have g…

1:20 pm What's the Craic, God? Gilded Balloon Patter House

Aoife is 17, about to graduate her all girls catholic school, desperate to escape her rural Irish town and is definitely not... gay. With a mother who avoids hard conversations, a…

1:20 pm Playback Summerhall

It's 2013. Euan's got a camcorder, a bowl cut and a dream. Combining live performance with Euan Munro's real childhood YouTube videos, this cringe-filled comedy nostalgia trip spi…

1:20 pm Forgive Me Summerhall

When a hyperactive mother (ADHD) and a gaming-obsessed son (Autism Spectrum Condition) meet head on, there's a collision worthy of any blockbuster movie. An intimate dive into int…

1:20 pm Darryl J Carrington: Out of the Box Underbelly, George Square

Out of the Box is a multi award-winning family show delighting audiences across the UK; an hour of joyful chaos, jaw-dropping skill and irresistible fun. Named Best Family Show at…

1:20 pm Mr Boy: The Beauty Contest for Boys Assembly George Square Studios

A one-man beauty contest in which I play all the parts and the audience pick the winner. What is a boy meant to be? It's a question on everyone's lips, and one I intend to answer…

1:20 pm Diary of a Mad Man Assembly Roxy

Diary of a Mad Man is a darkly comic one-man drama tracing the psychological collapse of a corporate worker whose status craving mutates into obsession. Adapted from Nikolai Gogol…

1:25 pm Alex Camp: Dopamine Rat Hoots @ Nicolson Square

Alex Camp returns for his second Fringe show, a searingly honest yet bonkers look at addictions both big and small. Stampede through the rat run of booze, sex and mental health wh…

1:25 pm Krapp's Last Tape Assembly Roxy

Krapp's Last Tape is a journey through an old man's life, filled with hilarious memories and hopes for the future, coupled with the mourning of lost love and unfulfilled ambition.…

1:30 pm Concerts of the Future Summerhall

What if anyone could play in the concert hall? Concerts of the Future is a cutting-edge VR experience that invites you onto the stage to perform alongside the Melbourne Symphony O…

1:30 pm Felt Nowt: Nerds Assemble Alchemist Cocktail Bar and Restaurant

A joyful daytime nerd gathering that changes shape each day: sometimes a chaotic panel show, sometimes a solo deep dive, sometimes a ridiculous compilation of curious ideas and en…

1:30 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…

1:30 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…

1:30 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…

1:30 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…

1:30 pm Lunch Break Luxuriate Lit Salon Summerhall

A literary salon in a sauna. Mellifluous phrases, magical worlds and radical ideas float in the heat as stories unspool in steam. Poems, extracts of novels, fragments of plays, so…

1:30 pm The Dreaming Summerhall

How do you justify bringing a child into this world? When she was a teenager, she vowed she never would. Yet, when babies start appearing in her dreams, her resolve is challenged…

1:30 pm HOW TO FRINGE: a chat show with thom tuck Hoots @ Nicolson Square

Join Thom Tuck and various disparate guests from around the world of the Fringe for an informative, ridiculous and gentle hour. Expect producers, comics, actors, reviewers and mor…

1:30 pm Frogs in Bogs Pleasance Courtyard

In 2026, a crack amphibian plumbing unit was locked up by a clammy court for a contamination crime they didn't commit. They escaped from a maximum-security slimy slammer to the ci…

1:30 pm Don Toberman: Ping-Pong Champ Pleasance Courtyard

The award-winning, ***** (TheWeeReview.com), clown showdown where Don Toberman – played by Gaulier-trained showman Chase Brantley – takes on the entire audience in a pantomime pin…

1:30 pm 2026 Scottish Comedy Festival's Pick of the Fringe Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn

SCF's official Pick of the Fringe showcase returns for a 14th hilarious year with another hand-picked selection of our favorite acts from across the Fringe. Rick Molland, resident…

1:30 pm Escape the Crowds – Walk Dean Village and the Water of Leith Statue of Sir James Young Simpson

This tour is the perfect remedy for "Fringe crowd fatigue". Starting at the Sir James Young Simpson statue, we traverse the historic New Town before descending into the charming D…

1:30 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…

1:35 pm A Pebble in the Road Pleasance Courtyard

Internationally renowned star of stage and screen, Ingeborga Dapkunaite gives a spontaneous, child's-eye account of three generations of women through a hundred turbulent, Lithuan…

1:35 pm Bleep Bleep! Underbelly, Bristo Square

A wordless, high-energy performance, diving into the hilarious chaos between humans and machines. Before you even know what you want, the robot already knows. The crossword is sol…

1:40 pm Forget About Me Pleasance Courtyard

In a remote, north-east village, something lurks in the bathroom: something Dylan struggles to remember, which even his dad's deadly DIY skills can't fix... Designer-performer Dyl…

1:40 pm Fake Gilded Balloon Teviot

It's pretty, but is it art? Through magic, comedy and storytelling, Chris Cook shares the story of a faker so skilled he had to forge his way to freedom, an artist so talented he…

1:40 pm ADDING UP AMERICA: Solving the Race Equation Assembly Roxy

Award-winning singer and storyteller Monique DeBose makes her UK debut with this bold, funny and heart-opening solo show. What happens when identity is reduced to a simple equatio…

1:40 pm The King of All Birds Summerhall

Who is the king of all birds? This tongue-in-cheek gig for voice and vocoder by award-winning sound artist Martha Knight is a love letter to the history of flight. Based on the ph…

1:40 pm Chris Grace: 88% Assembly George Square Studios

Chris Grace (Superstore, Dropout) brings an all-new hour of stand-up comedy to the Fringe asking the most important questions: Can you get along with someone that you only mostly…

1:40 pm Alt or Nothing: Alternative Comedy Showcase Hoots @ Potterrow

The all or nothing alternative comedy showcase where bold performers debut wild ideas, strange characters and daring material. No safety net. No guarantees. Just raw, unpredictabl…

1:45 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…

1:45 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…

1:45 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…

1:45 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…

1:45 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…

1:45 pm Giraffe Pleasance Courtyard

Eliana's always felt different – and not in a cute way. In fact, she's grown up with a dark secret: she's almost definitely a sociopath. After receiving a teeny-weeny restraining…

1:50 pm Scary Queen of Scots Hoots @ The Apex

We have all dreamed about being famous as children. Gill dreamt about being switched at birth and one day her family, a royal family, would come get her... 50 years on, it still h…

1:55 pm Ten Ways to Die Happy Underbelly, Bristo Square

Ten audience members are randomly chosen from the crowd and can decide whether to step on stage or remain seated. Those who accept begin a new life and receive flowers representin…

2:00 pm Edinburgh’s LGBTQ Walking Tour Meeting Point at High Street Wellhead

A walk through Edinburgh’s LGBTQ history with local LGBTQ guides, dealing with history as well as contemporary issues. This walk follows part of Edinburgh’s Pride route to tell th…

2:00 pm Joe Sib: Aggie – A Comedy About Moms Gilded Balloon Teviot

Aggie - A Comedy About Moms is a hilarious and heartfelt new show about the one person who loved you first-your mom. Comedian Joe Sib explores the funny, messy, and deeply relatab…

2:00 pm The Pitch Pleasance Courtyard

Robbie is a sports-mad Belfast boy. When his favourite pitch is refurbished into a Gaelic football ground, he sees it as an invasion of his culture. But for GAA player Deren, it's…

2:00 pm 1 MC and 3 Absolute Killers (of Comedy!) Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn

A rotating line-up of the sharpest stand-ups on the Fringe. Absolute Killers is your nightly dose of guaranteed laughs; no flab, no fillers, just three great comics and a top-tier…

2:00 pm 2026 Pick of the Fringe Hoots @ The Wee Red Bar

Hoots Comedy official Pick of the Fringe showcase returns for 2026 with another hand-picked selection of our favourite acts from across the Fringe. We present an ever-changing lin…

2:00 pm Bits 'n' Pieces Alchemist | St James Quarter

Craicatoa Comedy presents Bits 'n' Pieces, a show that delivers a different hilarious headliner every time! Join your host Billy Bremner, this isn't his first Fringe but he can't…

2:00 pm Concerts of the Future Summerhall

What if anyone could play in the concert hall? Concerts of the Future is a cutting-edge VR experience that invites you onto the stage to perform alongside the Melbourne Symphony O…

2:00 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…

2:00 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…

2:00 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…

2:00 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…

2:00 pm Good Boy Hoots @ Hilton (Bread Street)

Can these slumdogs be good boys? Sorabh Dhir grew up in a typical Indian household, where education was paramount and dogs were to be feared. Growing up in Essex, Sorabh always fe…

2:00 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…

2:00 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…

2:00 pm Locomotive For Murder: The Improvised Whodunnit Gilded Balloon Patter House

Five-star, sell-out Fringe favourites, Pinch Punch, welcome you aboard Locomotive for Murder – The Improvised Whodunnit, where killing the cast and cracking the case is in your ha…

2:05 pm CAMPITALISM: Three Gays Try to Fix The Economy Pleasance Courtyard

Money makes the world go round. But as young people working in an industry that is increasingly being sapped of money and support, how are we expected to navigate it? In a system…

2:05 pm Thermos Museum Books PBH's Free Fringe @ Canons' Gait

Giant words and pictures, using 'Project-o-vision' technology. These stories are true but unbelievable. The author attempts to scientifically prove that truth is stranger than fic…

2:05 pm James Rowland: Team Viking Pleasance Courtyard

Ten years after premiering at the Edinburgh Fringe, Team Viking returns for another send-off. The remarkable, hilarious and heart-lifting story of how James managed to give his be…

2:05 pm Camelton Gilded Balloon Teviot

20 years ago, award-winning musical theatre writer Stephen Cole met his first camel... and he hasn't been the same since. Stephen tells his hilarious story of writing a musical fo…

2:15 pm Murder, She Didn't Write Assembly George Square

Don your deerstalker and grab your magnifying glass as this talented company use audience suggestions to create a hilarious improvised murder mystery. All you have to do... is sol…

2:15 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…

2:15 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…