Edinburgh Festival Fringe 1 Aug 2025

Edinburgh Festival Fringe

Every August, Edinburgh stops being just a city and starts acting up—literally. From pub basements to park benches, stages appear in the strangest places and shows pop up on quiet streets. Welcome to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, or the Fringe. The story began in 1947, when eight theatre groups turned up uninvited to the Edinburgh International Festival. They performed anyway. That spirit of rebellion stuck, and the Fringe was born.

© MEDITERRANEAN/Getty Images

palette

Today in History

Theres no denying the power of Denali
Happy Yorkshire Day!
1 Aug 2024Floating fruit market, Kaptai Lake, Rangamati, Bangladesh
1 Aug 2026Brighton Pride

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Regal Radiance
A painters palette of natures hues
A remote oasis in Texas
10 Nov 2024Remembrance Sunday
21 Jun 2026Happy Fathers Day!
24 Sep 2025Devils Tower National Monument, Wyoming, United States
15 Dec 2025Spiegelgracht canal in Amsterdam, Netherlands
Where is this historical bridge?
A breathtaking cave when it’s cold
Stones on the solstice
24 Nov 2023Green Friday
May the 4th be with you
This bird is peak beak
23 Sept 2026Autumn equinox
5 May 2024Happy Cinco de Mayo!
7 Aug 2024Vineyards above the Moselle River, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
6 Jan 2024Oud-West neighbourhood, Amsterdam, Netherlands
21 May 2026International Tea Day
7 Feb 2024St James Tidal Pool, Cape Town, South Africa
Stairway to heaven?
World Rivers Day
2 Dec 2025Christmas market in Leipzig, Germany
13 May 2025Torres del Paine National Park in Patagonia, Chile
8 Jun 2025World Oceans Day
A braided river
9 Nov 2024Aït Benhaddou, Morocco
20 Dec 2024Santa Claus Village in Rovaniemi, Lapland, Finland
7 Dec 2024Stonehenge, Wiltshire, England
9 May 2025International Chameleon Day
Want to hang about?