Edinburgh Festival Fringe

The largest arts festival in the world, The Edinburgh Festival Fringe takes place every August for three weeks in Scotland's capital city, attracting thousands of performers.

THEATRE, COMEDY AND MORE

From big names in the world of entertainment to unknown artists looking to build their careers, the festival caters for everyone and includes theatre, comedy, dance, physical theatre, musicals, operas, exhibitions, events and street performers a-plenty - all entertaining you wherever you go. The Edinburgh Festival Story dates back to 1947 when eight theatre groups turned up uninvited to perform at the Edinburgh International Festival, an initiative created to celebrate and enrich cultural life following the Second World War. Since then the festival has grown and grown as all manner of performers arrive in Edinburgh each year, each with a story to tell.

OPEN ACCESS POLICY

Names including Rowan Atkinson, Jude Law, Stephen Fry, Eddie Izzard and countless others have been born at Edinburgh Festival, where countless others now go to make their big break. One of the great things about the festival is its open access policy whereby anyone can take part without being pre-vetted or selected - this is the place to come to see the potential stars of tomorrow. The bars and clubs stay open late over the festival and palpable energy and excitement permeates the entire city. Use the website to plan your trip and find out what's on.

15th July 2011