Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2027
The dates, the rooms, and your whole night planned around the show.
6–30 August 2027 · Edinburgh
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The short answer
Edinburgh Festival Fringe (2027 festival) runs 6–30 August 2027 in Edinburgh, Scotland. A three-week festival of the performing arts held in Edinburgh each August, with comedy among its many shows. It began in 1947, when eight theatre groups arrived uninvited to perform alongside the Edinburgh International Festival; 2027 is its 80th edition.
The next edition
- 6–30 August 2027 2027 festival
Plan the night
Pick the room, and D.O.C.'s planner builds the night around the show: when to leave, getting there and back, parking, dinner nearby and somewhere still open after, for 6 August 2027. Change the date on the plan for another night of the run.
Edinburgh Festival Fringe hasn't named its rooms for this edition on its own site yet; when it does, they'll be here with their addresses. Until then the planner builds the night around Edinburgh, Scotland.
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Comedians connected to it
In SUCDb, tied to Edinburgh Festival Fringe by its own pages or the news. This isn't a line-up: Edinburgh Festival Fringe's own site has who is on.
Questions
When is Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2027?
6–30 August 2027 (2027 festival), in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Where is Edinburgh Festival Fringe held?
In Edinburgh, Scotland. The rooms for this edition aren't named on its own site yet.
How do I get tickets for Edinburgh Festival Fringe?
From its own site, edfringe.com. D.O.C. sells no tickets.
How do I plan a night out at Edinburgh Festival Fringe?
D.O.C.'s planner builds the night around the show in Edinburgh, Scotland: when to leave, getting there and back, parking, dinner nearby and somewhere still open after. It's free — Komic Bacon's Six Degrees at the top of this page, or “Plan the night”.
Sources
Updated 8 October 2026 · Edinburgh Festival Fringe's facts from its own site, read 4 October 2026. Dates, rooms and tickets can change; its own site has the last word.
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