About

Your way into the best of the Fringe

EdFest.com is a unique collaboration between some of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe’s leading venues, including Assembly, C ARTS, Gilded Balloon, Just the Tonic, Pleasance, Underbelly and ZOO.

Built by the venues that power the Fringe, EdFest brings shows together on a single, cross-venue platform, making it easier for audiences to discover, plan, and book their festival experience.

Audiences can browse comedy, theatre, circus, cabaret, dance, music, and family shows across multiple venues, then book tickets from different venues in a single basket.

EdFest is designed to make booking the Fringe easier, smarter and better value. With booking fees capped at £5 per transaction, audiences can pay less than on other platforms where transaction fees can be as high as £9.

EdFest also gives audiences access to curated offers and exclusive ticket deals that cannot be found elsewhere, helping more people experience more of the Fringe throughout August.

For added peace of mind, customers can choose optional ticket protection through XCover at the point of purchase, helping protect them if they are unable to attend.

Love the Fringe

Love the Fringe is EdFest’s membership scheme, created to help audiences see more shows while supporting the artists, producers and venues that make the festival possible.

Members receive access to free Fringe tickets, exclusive ticket offers, selected discounted tickets and festival bar discounts throughout August.

It is the insider way to experience the Fringe, giving audiences more access, more value and more reasons to discover something new.

For artists and venues, Love the Fringe helps turn available seats into new audiences, stronger word-of-mouth and long-term support for the wider Fringe ecosystem.

Supporting artists, producers and venues

EdFest is more than a ticketing site. It is designed to support the wider Fringe community by giving artists, producers and venues more control over how their shows are presented, promoted and sold.

Participating companies can claim their own show pages, add richer content, run tailored offers and reach new audiences in more flexible ways.

Our aim is simple: to make the Fringe easier to explore, fairer to book and stronger for the people who create it.

EdFest is your way into the best of the Fringe.