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Remember, Remember!
Wed 5 Aug 26
Pleasance Dome (Queen Dome), Bristo Square, Edinburgh, A EH8 9
Gather around the bonfire, girlies. You think you know the story of the Gunpowder Plot? You don't!...
Giraffe
Wed 5 Aug 26
Pleasance Courtyard (Cellar), 60 Pleasance, Edinburgh EH8 9TJ
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...
Glob
Wed 5 Aug 26
Underbelly (McEwan Hall), Bristo Square, Teviot Place, Edinburgh EH8 9AG
Les Foutoukours return to Edinburgh with Glob, a circus adventure like no other! Without a single word, two lovable characters tumble, glide and soar...
NewsRevue
Wed 5 Aug 26
Pleasance Courtyard (Pleasance One), 60 Pleasance, Edinburgh EH8 9TJ
Guinness World Record-breaking NewsRevue (47 years!), makes its debut in Pleasance One. If the news has got you down, this is your antidote...
Furniture Boys
Wed 5 Aug 26
Underbelly (Jersey), Bristo Square, Edinburgh EH8 9AG
Writer-performer Emily Weitzman’s riotous solo comedy turns boyfriends into futons and lampshades, and breakups into broken chairs...
Overtone
Wed 5 Aug 26
Pleasance (Jack Dome), 1 Bristo Square, Edinburgh EH8 9AL
When two teenagers meet after choir practice, they begin the most important relationship of their lives...
Roomies
Wed 5 Aug 26
Underbelly (Jersey), Bristo Square, Edinburgh EH8 9AG
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...
In the Black
Wed 5 Aug 26
Underbelly (Daisy), Bristo Square, Edinburgh EH8 9AG
The gripping dark comedy of an ambitious Black accountant fighting for a seat at the table in the high-stakes world of Wall Street...
The Second Best School Shooting
Wed 5 Aug 26
Pleasance Courtyard (Baby Grand), 60 Pleasance, Edinburgh EH8 9TJ
Two best friends struggle to process surviving a school shooting that is overshadowed by a much worse school shooting on the same day...
The Listies: 110% Ready
Wed 5 Aug 26
Assembly (Studio One), George Square, Edinburgh EH8 9LH
Back by poop-ular demand! Fringe family favourites since 2008, The Listies return with 110% Ready – a comedy disaster movie about the morning...
Jerk Off!
Wed 5 Aug 26
Underbelly (Dairy Room), Bristo Square, Edinburgh EH8 9AG
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...
Reparations
Wed 5 Aug 26
Pleasance Courtyard (Above), 60 The Pleasance, Edinburgh EH8 9TJ
After serving three years in prison, Aisha sets out on a journey of self-healing, determined to cure her shoplifting addiction and leave old habits...
Spin Cycle
Wed 5 Aug 26
Underbelly (Clover), Bristo Square, Edinburgh EH8 9AG
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind meets The L Word in this bittersweet, absurdist launderette meet-cute. Eyes lock. Hearts thump. Palms sweat...
Long Way Home
Wed 5 Aug 26
Gilded Balloon (Snug), 3 Chambers Street, Edinburgh EH8 9ND
Layla, an Iranian refugee, escapes war and rebuilds herself in American television. But when her dream begins to fracture, the past she once fled...
REDACTED: The Cover-Up of a Cover-Up of a Cover-Up
Wed 5 Aug 26
Pleasance Dome (King Dome), Bristo Square, Edinburgh EH8 9AG
Fargo meets The Matrix meets The Office in this high-octane, darkly comic thriller. It's 1973. Marnie Makowski arrives in New Mexico, searching...
Helen Bradley: Painter and Storyteller
Wed 5 Aug 26
Pleasance Courtyard (Cellar), 60 Pleasance, Edinburgh EH8 9TJ
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...
In a Bad Way
Wed 5 Aug 26
Gilded Balloon Patter House (Blether), 2 Commercial Street, Edinburgh EH6 6JA
Grá is sick. With what, she's not sure. Blood clots, maybe? Foreign Accent Syndrome, possibly? Bum cancer – most definitely; the ginger one...
Stayin’ Alive
Wed 5 Aug 26
Gilded Balloon Patter House (Blether), 2 Commercial Street, Edinburgh EH6 6JA
Maggie's nan is dead, her therapist is useless, and her sister is threatening to knock her out. Maggie?...
Heart Beats Strong
Wed 5 Aug 26
Pleasance Courtyard (Bunker 2), 60 Pleasance, Edinburgh EH8 9TJ
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...
Georgina Thomas: Hysterical Soprano
Wed 5 Aug 26
Underbelly Bristo Square (Dexter), Bristo Place, Edinburgh EH8 9YL
Some might say Georgina is a narcissist, but she prefers the term Soprano. Trapped in the echo chamber of her own vibrato, Georgina is forced to...
Broke & Fabulous in the 21st Century
Wed 5 Aug 26
Gilded Balloon Patter House (The Dram), 2 Commercial Street, Edinburgh EH6 6JA
Broke and Fabulous in the 21st Century is an unabashed dramedy about two fabulous best friends, Alex and Petunia, chasing their dreams and navigating...
A Queer Little Murder
Wed 5 Aug 26
Gilded Balloon Patter House (Coorie), 2 Commercial Street, Edinburgh EH6 6JA
When a dead body is discovered in a small and incredibly queer town, the audience must decide who committed the murder...
Edinburgh care home to host food festival for local community
Wed 5 Aug 26
Cairdean House
185 Redford Road
Colinton
Edinburgh
Scotland EH13 9PN
With festival season officially under way, one care home in Edinburgh is welcoming the community for a fun-filled day of food and...
Forget About Me
Wed 5 Aug 26
Pleasance Courtyard (Bunker 2), 60 Pleasance, Edinburgh EH8 9TJ
In a remote, north-east village, something lurks in the bathroom: something Dylan struggles to remember, which even his dad's deadly DIY skills...
Learning to Human
Wed 5 Aug 26
Gilded Balloon Teviot (Wee Room), 13 Bristo Square EH8 9AJ
Award-winning solo show. Join US comic actor Sims Holland on her Edinburgh debut as she recounts her rollercoaster journey from the depths of...
To Do Lists
Wed 5 Aug 26
Pleasance Courtyard (The Green), 60 Pleasance, Edinburgh EH8 9TJ
'No one is coming to save you. Except yourself.' Ever since she can remember, Amy has written a to do list...
Big Stuff
Wed 5 Aug 26
Assembly (Roxy Boxy), 2 Roxburgh Place, Edinburgh EH8 9SU
Acclaimed Canadian Second City comedy duo, Matt Baram and Naomi Snieckus, directed by genius collaborator Kat Sandler, bring their signature mix of...
Tap Out! (Or I'll Hit You Again)
Wed 5 Aug 26
Gilded Balloon Patter House (The Coorie), 3 Chambers Street, Edinburgh EH1 1HT
Realising that his life is going nowhere, a man decides to go out in a mask and pick fights with random people on the street...
An A to Z Guide to Dating
Wed 5 Aug 26
Underbelly (Buttercup), George Square, Edinburgh EH8 9LD
A hilarious one-woman musical based on an unapologetic dating advice book that writer-performer Grace O'Keefe's own mother wrote...
Copycat
Wed 5 Aug 26
Pleasance Dome (Jack Dome), 2 Bristo Place, Edinburgh EH8 9AL
'This technology is being pushed on us at a time when the world is moving towards authoritarianism' (Geoffrey Hinton)...
One Hour Wedding
Wed 5 Aug 26
Underbelly (The Friesian), Bristo Square, Edinburgh EH8 9AG
Forget the presents – your presence is required. One Hour Wedding is a high-stakes, crowd-built ceremony where the audience are wedding planners and...
Operotica: Lovers in Every Lifetime
Wed 5 Aug 26
Underbelly Bristo Square (Dairy Room), Bristo Place EH8 9YL
Operotica: The UK's premier kinky opera duo. Classically trained, fetish-approved and, as of yesterday, dead...
Puck Bunnies: A Heated Rivalry Drag Musical Parody
Wed 5 Aug 26
Gilded Balloon Patter House (Other Yin), 2 Commercial Street, Edinburgh EH6 6JA
Since Heated Rivalry graced our screens, there's been a collective yearning throughout the world...
Rockpools
Wed 5 Aug 26
Pleasance Courtyard (Bunker 3), 60 Pleasance, Edinburgh EH8 9TJ
Rockpools is a darkly funny, one-woman play about hoarding, loss and endometriosis. The Woman is unhappily married and harbouring a huge secret...
An Ode to the Casting Director
Wed 5 Aug 26
Assembly George Square Studios (Studio Four) George Square EH8 9LH
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...
The Ladyboys of Bangkok Full Moon Edinburgh
Sat 1 Aug 26
Festival Square, Lothian Road EH3 9SU
Step into the dazzling glow of the Full Moon — where glamour meets illusion and every heartbeat dances to the rhythm of the tropics!...
Truckfest Scotland 2026
Sat 1 Aug 26
Royal Highland Centre, Ingliston, Edinburgh EH28 8NB
Join us on 1st & 2nd August at the Royal Highland Centre in Edinburgh for another epic Truckfest!
Car-crushing monster truck action, death-defying...
Spotlight: Antimony
Wed 29 Jul 26
Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
11 Queen Street EH2 1JQ
Join us to explore the ‘everlasting medicine’!
Join us at the Physicians’ Gallery on the last Wednesday of every month at 12...
Moonlight Sonata by Candlelight
Sat 25 Jul 26
St Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh EH1 1RE
Experience an enchanting piano recital bathed in the gentle glow of candlelight and set in the awe-inspiring beauty of St Giles Cahedral, Edinburgh...
Vivaldi Four Seasons and Grieg Piano Concerto by Candlelight
Sat 25 Jul 26
St Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh EH1 1RE
Step into the timeless beauty of St Giles Cathedral, in the heart of Edinburgh's Royal Mile, the perfect candlelit setting for an unforgettable...
Mozart - Piano Sonatas by Candlelight
Fri 24 Jul 26
St Giles Cathedral, High Street, Edinburgh EH1 1RE
Immerse yourself in the brilliance of Mozart, performed by acclaimed concert pianist Luke Jones in the awe-inspiring candlelit setting of St Giles’...
A Night at The Opera by Candlelight (feat. Nessun Dorma)
Fri 24 Jul 26
St Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh EH1 1RE
Experience an unforgettable evening of passion, drama and timeless music as the exceptional Piccadilly Sinfonietta along with some of the UK’s finest...
Drop-in Activity: How you were made
Thu 23 Jul 26
Physicians' Gallery, 11 Queen Street EH2 1JQ
Come and learn how you were made when a sperm from your father got together with an egg from your mother...
Drop-in Activity: What does a doctor look like?
Tue 21 Jul 26
Physicians' Gallery, 11 Queen Street EH2 1JQ
What do you think a doctor looks like?
They look just like you!
Join us for a crafty activity day celebrating diversity within the medical...
Edinburgh Royal Mile Chamber Music Series
Mon 20 Jul 26
St Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh EH1 1RE
The Edinburgh Royal Mile Chamber Music Series returns to St Giles’ Cathedral for its second season, following a widely acclaimed launch...
Scottish Festival of Motoring
Sun 19 Jul 26
Royal Highland Centre EH28 8NB
The Scottish Festival of Motoring is one of the largest motoring events in Scotland, and we are back at The Royal Highland Centre, Edinburgh on the...
Orquestra Jovem das Gerais
Sun 19 Jul 26
Greyfriars Kirk, Edinburgh EH1 2QQ
FREE CONCERT!
Experience the vibrant energy and colour of Brazilian music with Orquestra Jovem das Gerais, an outstanding youth orchestra...
Costume Couture: Sixty Years of Cosprop
Sat 18 Jul 26
Dovecot Studios, 10 Infirmary Street, Edinburgh EH1 1LT
‘We entered Cosprop as ourselves and walked out as the person we were playing.’ – Helena Bonham Carter
Founded by Oscar and BAFTA-winning costume...
Bottoms up! Edinburgh care home launches its very own social club
Wed 15 Jul 26
Lauder Lodge
2 Wakefield Avenue
Scotland EH7 6TL
A care home in Edinburgh is inviting the community to join residents for an afternoon of connection at its exclusive new club...
Drop-in Activity: Brilliant Brains
Mon 13 Jul 26
Physicians' Gallery, 11 Queen Street EH2 1JQ
Come and learn about your brain, what it looks like, how it works and why it's so important.
Get involved and decorate your own anatomical...
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