Edinburgh Festival Fringe

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The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the world’s largest arts and performance festival, held annually in Scotland’s capital and showcasing thousands of theatre, comedy, music, and experimental shows.


Statements (50)
Predicate Object
instanceOf annual event
arts festival
performing arts festival
alsoKnownAs Edinburgh Fringe
The Fringe
country United Kingdom
duration around three weeks
frequency annual
genre cabaret
children’s shows
comedy
dance
experimental performance
music
spoken word
theatre
hasCategory comedy section regarded as major platform for stand-up
hasEconomicImpactOn Edinburgh
Scottish tourism industry
hasFormat free shows
street performances
ticketed shows
hasHistoricalNote began with uninvited companies performing alongside the Edinburgh International Festival
hasMotto defends freedom of expression in the arts
hasNotableArea Royal Mile street performances
hasRegistrationSystem open to any performer with a venue and fee
headquartersLocation Edinburgh
inception 1947
influenced global fringe festival movement
language primarily English
locatedIn Edinburgh
Scotland
Scottish capital
notableCharacteristic features thousands of shows
no official selection committee
open-access festival
uses hundreds of venues across the city
world’s largest arts festival
organizer Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society
Fringe Society
originatedAs alternative to Edinburgh International Festival
partOf Edinburgh Festival
typicalAudience international visitors
local residents
typicalStartMonth August
typicalVenueType churches
pubs
temporary performance spaces
theatres
website https://www.edfringe.com


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