The Free Edinburgh Fringe Festival

The Free Edinburgh Fringe Festival 1000s of performances of free Edinburgh Fringe shows every August. An extravaganza of Fringe fun! www.freefestival.co.uk -every year in Edinburgh in August.
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The best selection of free Fringe Comedy, Theatre, Cabaret, Music, Children's shows, Spoken Word and more in Edinburgh. It's all for free, and the Free Edinburgh Fringe Festival is home of the first ever major award nominated free show, plus home of numerous other award winners and nominees. it's a comedy Festival, a Music Festival and full Fringe festival of all arts genres, from leading names, through to the best in new talent and alternative performers - just what a Fringe should be about!

Congratulations to all of our shows who have been nominated on the ISH Edinburgh Comedy awards long list: Eryn Tett, Ola...
22/08/2026

Congratulations to all of our shows who have been nominated on the ISH Edinburgh Comedy awards long list: Eryn Tett, Olaf Falafel and Paul Currie

https://www.edinburghcomedyawards.com/winners.html

And for nominations in the Neurodiverse review awards for ‘Disability champion’: Alex Petty (Free Festival Director and the Bar 50 disability and neurodiverse hub) and Susannah Clarke (Ingenious Fools producer behind shows such as Disabled Cants)

https://neurodiversereview.co.uk/john-davidson-mbe-to-receive-our-lifetime-achievement-award/

The first weekend has been fun around our venues, why not come along and join in the free Fringe festival fun? http://ww...
12/08/2026

The first weekend has been fun around our venues, why not come along and join in the free Fringe festival fun? http://www.freefestival.co.uk

Day two of The Free Edinburgh Fringe Festival begins! This lunchtime we’re at The Brass monkey, our cozy local bar with ...
07/08/2026

Day two of The Free Edinburgh Fringe Festival begins! This lunchtime we’re at The Brass monkey, our cozy local bar with two initimate rooms full of daytime shows on Drummond street. Come along and join in the Fringe fun! http://www.freefestival.co.uk

This year we are running "60 minutes about Scotland" at Dragonfly as a tribute to the legendary Scottish comedian, Vladi...
06/08/2026

This year we are running "60 minutes about Scotland" at Dragonfly as a tribute to the legendary Scottish comedian, Vladimir McTavish who sadly passed away in July.

This show was Vlad's, until a few weeks ago - and will now be helmed by fellow Scottish comic Ross Leslie alongside lots more of Vlad's friends - with all proceeds going to a charity of Vlad's families choosing.

Come along for some big laughs while celebrating the life of a three-time Scottish Comedy Award winner and 'one of the finest acts on the Scottish circuit' (Guardian).

Daily 6th-30th August (not Mondays), 4.30pm at Dragonfly, West Port. PWYC tickets.

https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/60-minutes-about-scotland

Here we go! The 2026 Free Edinburgh Fringe Festival is underway! Shows today and every day until August 30th. Children’s...
06/08/2026

Here we go! The 2026 Free Edinburgh Fringe Festival is underway! Shows today and every day until August 30th. Children’s shows are very busy already, and it’s only preview day - this morning we’re at Bar 50 for their first shows. Let this years fun and fringeing begin! 🥳

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The Three Sisters, 139 Cowgate
Edinburgh
EH11JS

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 5am
Tuesday 10am - 5am
Wednesday 10am - 5am
Thursday 10am - 5am
Friday 10am - 5am
Saturday 10am - 5am
Sunday 10am - 5am

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