Artwork for three of the shows featured. The annual Edinburgh Festival Fringe is almost upon us! With thousands of performers and audience members flocking to the Scottish capital

The festival has launched some of the biggest names in the arts, and continues to discover hidden gems

The BBC will be back at the Edinburgh Festivals in a new home this August. An exciting line-up of comedy, arts and literature will broadcast from the Spiegeltent within the ground

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Elizabeth McKoy’s new musical, set during the AIDS crisis, will receive its world premiere at the world’s largest performing arts festival.

Organisers at Edinburgh Festival Carnival have confirmed that this weekend’s parade will be able to go ahead as planned following the fire and subsequent road closure on Princes Street. The event is preparing to return to city streets at 1pm on Sunday,

Actor David M. Lutken, who has spent nearly two decades portraying Woody Guthrie on stage, brings WOODY SEZ: THE LIFE & MUSIC OF WOODY GUTHRIE back to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, exploring the folk icon's enduring influence on protest music.

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The 57-year-old will speak at the festival on August 27, which will see him ‘reflect on his first few months leading the BBC’.

Edinburgh's long-running TV festival is set to relocate to Manchester next year after spending 50 years in the Scottish capital. The decision was taken by the festival's board of directors, who have been overseeing an extensive consultation and bidding process since 2025.