Edinburgh Festival 2025

[aka blue jambo]

Nearly that time again
Anyone attending this year and any recommendations?

 

[denislawsbackheel]

I’m going for the first week.
I’ve booked the play Make it Happen, starring Brian Cox about the rise and fall of RBS.
Also got a couple of fringe shows booked but like to wander about and decide at a moment’s notice.

 

[TheGhost]

We’ve got a day in Edinburgh Wednesday 20th August before we fly out on holiday.

Any suggestions of things to see - possibly with some young to mid teen kids - would be gratefully received?

We’ve never been to the festival before

 

[denislawsbackheel]

These are the shows on at the Edinburgh Fringe on Wed 20th August between 09:00 ans 22:00.

https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on?search=true&startDate=2025-08-19T23:00:00.000Z&endDate=2025-08-20T21:00:00.000Z

This is whats on at the Edinburgh International festival on that date..

What's on | Edinburgh International Festival

Edinburgh International Festival. Discover the best artists from opera, music, theatre & dance on the world’s greatest stage. 1-24 August 2025.

www.eif.co.uk

 

[bennyboy]

We’ve got a day in Edinburgh Wednesday 20th August before we fly out on holiday.

Any suggestions of things to see - possibly with some young to mid teen kids - would be gratefully received?

We’ve never been to the festival before

Street acts if weather is good will keep them occupied.

 

[BimboBob]

Air are playing in North Berwick in the Fringe By The Sea. Plus Biggins is doing a chat.

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

We’ve got a day in Edinburgh Wednesday 20th August before we fly out on holiday.

Any suggestions of things to see - possibly with some young to mid teen kids - would be gratefully received?

We’ve never been to the festival before

There's so much to see you could drive yourselves mad trying to decide. But this looks unmissable: https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/100-scouse-comedy

Apparently it's an hour of scousers talking about why Darwin Nunez is better than Haaland.

 

[bennyboy]

There's so much to see you could drive yourselves mad trying to decide. But this looks unmissable: https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/100-scouse-comedy

Apparently it's an hour of scousers talking about why Darwin Nunez is better than Haaland.

You pay to get out.

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

You pay to get out.

Well you certainly don't pay to get in!

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

We’ve got a day in Edinburgh Wednesday 20th August before we fly out on holiday.

Any suggestions of things to see - possibly with some young to mid teen kids - would be gratefully received?

We’ve never been to the festival before

Go and see this guy. https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/antonio-forcione-sketches-of-the-world. I've seen him every time I've been.

Also last time I was there, we went to see the Reduced Shakespeare Company and I was crying laughing, They aren't doing it anymore but this looks like it could be close: https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/sh-t-faced-shakespeare-a-midsummer-night-s-dream

 

[aka blue jambo]

I’m going for the first week.
I’ve booked the play Make it Happen, starring Brian Cox about the rise and fall of RBS.
Also got a couple of fringe shows booked but like to wander about and decide at a moment’s notice.

Not sure if true but I heard Cox hardly appears in the show

 

[aka blue jambo]

Starts tomorrow for a lot of the preview shows

 

[denislawsbackheel]

Not sure if true but I heard Cox hardly appears in the show

There for the play.

 

[aka blue jambo]

There for the play.

Good previews?

 

[denislawsbackheel]

Don’t know. I just think it’s a fascinating story.

 

[shemnel]

For anyone who likes absurdism, the excellent Mr Twonkey of previous years is back as....

https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/twonkey-s-zip-wire-to-zanzibar