Edinburgh International Festival Fringe

A festival city edinburgh hosts 11 festivals each year including the fringe.
Edinburgh international festival fringe. Established in 1947 as an alternative to the edinburgh international festival it takes place annually in edinburgh scotland in. Fringe programme edinburgh festival fringe. Edinburgh international festival society is a company limited by guarantee and incorporated in scotland sc024766 with its registered office at the hub castlehill edinburgh eh1 2ne. From the beginning the organisers of the edinburgh international festival encouraged artists not part of the official programme to come to edinburgh and perform.
The edinburgh international film festival also began in august 1947 with a programme of documentary films. It was from these performances that the edinburgh fringe festival was born and even more diverse festivals followed. Most notable of these is the edinburgh festival fringe which started as an offshoot of the international festival and has since grown to be the world s largest arts festival. Find everything you need whether you want to take part or book tickets.
Edinburgh science festival edinburgh international children s festival edinburgh international film festival edinburgh jazz blues festival edinburgh art festival royal edinburgh military tattoo edinburgh international festival edinburgh international book. The edinburgh festival fringe also referred to as the fringe or edinburgh fringe or edinburgh fringe festival is the world s largest arts festival which in 2018 spanned 25 days and featured more than 55 000 performances of 3 548 different shows in 317 venues. Find out about the various ways you can support the edinburgh festival fringe society from one off donations to becoming a. Official website of edinburgh festival fringe the largest arts festival in the world.
The fringe story dates back to 1947 when eight theatre groups turned up uninvited to perform at the then newly formed edinburgh international festival an initiative created to celebrate and enrich european cultural life in the wake of the second world war.