Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2010
The Edinburgh International Festival may have come first, but generally it's the Fringe that Edinburgh is best-known for. There's really nothing quite like it: "the largest show on Earth" they say. The latest stats seem to bear that out: the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2009 saw 34,265 performances of 2,098 shows at 265 venues. It's a sprawling, anarchic, sleepless month of live performances.
Come August, we'll be following the drama, on stage and behind the scenes at the Fringe and the festivals within the Fringe - The Edge Music Festival, The Edinburgh Comedy Festival, and the Free Fringe.
The programme has yet to be launched, but for now here's last year's coverage.
EG Coverage
- A-Z of Fringe 2009 Reviews
- Latest Fringe stories
- Edinburgh Fringe Venues
- Edinburgh Fringe Forum
- Fringe Image Gallery
- Edinburgh Accommodation
"2 For 1" and Other Fringe Ticket deals
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe programme officially launched on 10 June at the EICC.
. The Fringe Box Office opens at midday on 15 June.
Many shows are also participating in Five Pound Fringe where tickets are a standard five pounds or sometimes less for previews, even though the idea is keep the price fixed.
There are 465 free shows at the 2009 Fringe compared to 350 in 2008.
Tickets tend to be cheaper at the start of the Fringe festival, with special deals at most venues and ticket giveaways to get bums on seats during the crucial first week when the press are in. Some of the cheaper "preview" shows start at the end of July.
In 2009, you can get 2 tickets for the price of 1 at most venues on 9 and 10 August.
Booking online incurs a 90p booking fee up to a maximum of £5.40.
In 2008, the Fringe introduced Fringe Ticket Frenzy for the first time, where "everything must go" on the final day of the Fringe. At the end of August all artists were offered the opportunity to sell all remaining tickets at half price.
Edinburgh Fringe reviews archive:
2007 Fringe Reviews (A-Z of 2007 Fringe Reviews)