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The History of Edinburgh Fringe Festival:

Over seventy years ago in 1947 a group of rebels organized The Fringe for the first time. These are eight theatre companies who didn’t get an invitation from the Edinburgh International Festival. They established the Fringe as an alternative to the official festival. The international festival took over all the bigger venues of the city. So, the Fringe founders booked the smaller stages. Though the alternative festival was not recognized as The Edinburgh Fringe Festival, it is the first event of this spectacular art festival.

From the very first, they maintained the defining features of the Fringe. These are unofficial invitations to perform and unconventional venues. These founder groups referred to themselves as the ‘Festival Adjuncts’. They called the Fringe ‘semi-official festival’. In 1948 during the international festival journalist and playwright Robert Kemp wrote about this festival by calling it Fringe.

Until 1951, the Fringe did not get any benefit from official organizations. In 1951, the students of the University of Edinburgh set up a drop-in centre where they arranged cheap food and a bed for the night for the participants. In the early fifties, a popular feature of the Fringe, late night revues started appearing in the festival. IN 1954 they added ‘other entertainments’ in the list of the performances.

The Fringe started attracting more participants and audiences. In 1954, the students of the University of Edinburgh developed a booking office. But it was a failed attempt. The formal organizations progressed in 1959. They called it Festival Fringe society. Michael Imison, the director of Oxford theatre group, pushed the progression. Following year the society produced the first guide to festival and its shows. They made a policy to keep the festival ‘Unjuried’.

The festival grew in size and became a complete counter-festival program of the Official International Festival of Edinburgh. It still did not stop advertising in the venues of the official festival. And as they expected, there were complaints that the festival fringe is too big.

Essential Tips to Enjoy the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Scotland:

  • Do your research, collect a guide. Plan your trip and choose your shows. Edinburgh is a big city with hundreds of venues.
  • For the ticketed shows, book your ticket earlier. Check out for offers. They can print it on your ticket. Or for the free shows, ask for offers to the person who is giving leaflets.
  • Try to go towards the middle of the festival.
  • The festival will make the city crowded. So arrange your accommodations earlier to say in a decent place.
  • Do not miss the festival food.
  • Go to several venues. Don’t stick out to one.
  • Wear your colorful clothes and it’s better to go with flat sandals or shoes.
  • Don’t forget to do some donations.

Safety Concerns During the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Scotland:

  • Just like any other place, take some usual safety measures.
  • The venues will be crowded. Don’t engage yourself into too much crowd. It can be risky.
  • Put your valuables in a safe place.
  • Be careful of the leaflet-ers. Otherwise you might end up as a wall full of leaflets.
  • If you see anything suspicious, call the local emergency number asap.
  • Take care of yourself. There are going to be over 3 million of attendees at the festival.

Things to Do at the Festival, Scotland:

  • August is the festival month in Edinburgh. Check out the other festivals in the city.
  • Don’t miss to check the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo.
  • Go to the circus hub.
  • Checkout the Edinburgh International book festival.
  • Checkout the Edinburgh Art Festival.
  • Don’t forget to attend the Edinburgh International Festival.

Wow! This looks like an amazing festival arts and culture. You should not miss out the Fringe if you are an art lover. You can come here for the love of music, dance, comedy, theatre and contemporary arts. It will blow your mind. What are you waiting for? Make your to do list for the 2022 August. Don’t forget to add the other festivals.

Key Facts about the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Scotland:

  • This annual festival takes place every year in August.
  • The fringe is the greatest platform for creative freedom in the world. Anyone can perform in this festival.
  • It is the third top ticketed festival. Only the Olympics and Fifa World cup sell more tickets than this.
  •  Over seventy years ago, a bunch of rebels created this Platform. They weren’t invited to the official Edinburgh International Festival.
  • It will take you eight years to watch all the performances of this festival till date.
  • The Fringe has hosted shows and performances in taxis, stadiums, underground tunnels, swimming pools, on the beach and so many other places. With over 300 venues, Edinburgh turns in to an entire Fringe venue with uncertain stages.
  • The Fringe Festival has its very own time zone. They call it ‘Fringe time’.
  • There is nowhere else’s anything like the Fringe on earth.

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The Edinburgh Fringe Festival is the largest arts festival in the world. It takes place in the Capital of Scotland, Edinburgh. They established this festival as an alternative to the Edinburgh International festival. This summer festival might sound like a usual arts festival. But its size is beyond your imagination. In 2019, over three million people attended this festival. Following year 4000 shows took place in the festival.

This festival is 25 days long. It all started in 1947 and has grown bigger during these years. The Edinburgh Fringe Festival society supports this festival. This society arranges the festival, sells ticket from a physical box and websites. Also they offer year round advices to the people who take part in the festival.

The Edinburgh Fringe festival takes place in Each August. The next Fringe will take place from 04 – 28 August 2023., the 76th anniversary of the festival, and promises to be a very special year. As in previous years, Edinburgh Fringe making plans for the upcoming Fringe with the health and safety of their participants and audiences in mind.

  • 44 Scotland Street walking tour.
  • 1902 theatre at Leith Arches.
  • Police Cops Badass By Name at Assembly George Square.

The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the single biggest celebration of arts and culture on the planet. For the three weeks of August, Edinburgh city celebrates this festival with an explosion of creative energy from around the world. Many performers across the city to present the shows of every taste.

There several venues, Below are the List:

  • George Street – Plush Shops and Upmarket Clubs
  • St Andrews Square
  • The Mound – That Big Hill Near The Castle
  • The Royal Mile – The Street You See on the Telly
  • The Grassmarket and Cowgate – Touristy Pubs
  • George Square Gardens – Assembly Takeover!
  • BBC – The National News Channel
  • Udderbelly – Giant Purple Cow
  • The Pleasance – Pretty and Relaxed Area

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