Edinburgh Fringe 2012
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".
The stats bear that out: the 2011 Edinburgh Fringe saw 41,689 performances of 2,542 shows in 258 Fringe venues. It's a sprawling, anarchic, sleepless month of live performances. There were also 607 free shows at the 2011 Fringe.
Each year, we follow the drama, on stage and behind the scenes at the Fringe and the festivals within the Fringe (The Edge Music Festival, Edinburgh Comedy Festival, and the Free Fringe).
Fringe Festival Coverage
- Fringe reviews and stories
- Festival Fringe Reviews archive
- Edinburgh Fringe Venues
- Edinburgh Fringe Forum
- Fringe Image Gallery
- Edinburgh Accommodation
Fringe Ticket deals
The 2011 Fringe Programme was launched on 9th June at the EICC and is free from outlets around town and on the Fringe web site. The Fringe Box Office opens from 8am on Friday 10th June.
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.
Booking online incurs a 90p booking fee up to a maximum of £5.40. Discounts are available for students, over-60s, unemployed, etc. There's often a 10% discount for groups of 10 or more.
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:
