Fringe Festival

Festival season is upon us once again.

Everything you need to make the most of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this year – from our pick of the 2023 highlights to what to see, what to do and where to eat

Fringe 101 starts here.

The streets are rammed. Bodies jostling past each other, bumping elbows and shoulders and legs, slowly shuffling their way down the pavements. They squeeze past the stages and roped off corners, where the performers clamour for their attention, and past the gigantic towers, standing high above the crowds, slowly putting on weight as the month progresses, becoming wider and wider with layers of posters hastily taped in place. Coloured birds line corners of buildings, and the air is thick with…

street performers Edinburgh Fringe 2010

Here's some advice on what to expect from your first Edinburgh Fringe Festival experience. I went for three days – here are my tips!

FROM THE ARCHIVES | Explore what happened at the 2003 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Share your festival memories and finds using the hashtag #FringeInTheAttic or tag us @edfringe

Welcome to the 2017 St. Ambroise Montreal Fringe Festival, its 27th edition. Here are my Fringe Picks 2017. The Fringe Festival ends on June 18.

If you've never been to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival before, it can be quite overwhelming! To avoid wasting your time, read my guide and get clued up.