Edinburgh Festival Fringe


Edinburgh Festival Fringe

The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the largest arts Festival in the world - featuring theatre, comedy, dance and physical theatre, music and musicals, children’s and street theatre, exhibitions and events, magic and mime, and just about anything in-between. This Festival more than any other transforms the streets of Edinburgh city centre in the month of August, with buskers, street theatre and live entertainment filling nearly every cobblestone.

The 2008 Edinburgh Festival Fringe is host to 31,000 performances, 2000 shows and 18,000 performers who will entertain more than 1.5 million people in 250 venues across the city.

Festival Dates

2008: 3 - 25 August
2009: 7 - 31 August


Ella Hickson, Carol Tambor and Jon Morgan, by Neal Parsons 
Eight go mad in New York

As the 2008 Fringe enters its its final weekend, it was awards aplenty at a packed-out Assembly Music Hall on Friday August 22.
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Belt Up - The Red Room 
Belt Up Theatre win Edinburgh International Festival Award

Belt Up (Nothing to See/Hear) invited to present a work in progress as part of the EIF Behind the Scenes programme in 2009.
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David O'Doherty 
David O'Doherty takes 2008 Comedy Award

O'Doherty and Sarah Millican beat out competition to celebrate big wins at 2008 Intelligent Finance Comedy Awards.
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The World @ St George's West 
2008 Fringe sells over 1.5m tickets

The World comes to the Fringe as organisers reveal ticket sales break 1.5m barrier for the third time.
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Featured Video - Jon Morgan introduces the Fringe

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The Fringe Director Jon Morgan talks about the Fringe.
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