Edinburgh FringeThe 2025 Edinburgh Festival Fringe begins on Friday, bringing thousands of performances and international artists to Scotland’s capital.
Running until Monday, August 25, this year’s programme features 54,474 performances from 3,853 shows, with 3,352 of those included in the printed guide.
Since the programme launch on June 3, an additional 501 shows have registered and are now available to browse on edfringe.com and via the official Fringe app.
Artists from 63 countries are set to appear at venues across the city, including 1,118 shows from Scotland and 829 from Edinburgh itself.
The Fringe Street Events programme also got under way on Friday morning – running daily from 11am until August 24.
Tony Lankester, chief executive of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society, is attending his first Fringe in the role.
He said: “It’s taken a lot of people a lot of work to get us to this moment, so I’d like to thank everyone who has a hand in making it happen.
“I encourage any and all prospective audience members to go out, enjoy the festival and dare to discover the amazing work on offer.’
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