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Fringe by evaannaLeave a Comment Address: All over the centre of Edinburgh
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I had wondered why the hotel in Edinburgh was so expensive; on check-in we were told that we were lucky to have even found a room in Edinburgh at all during August. Throughout the entire month, Edinburgh is consumed by the "Edinburgh Festival Fringe", the largest outdoor street performers' festival in the world. This is the place to be in the U.K. during the last month of the summer. The Fringe isn't just limited to the streets either, thousands of plays and performances are held in hundreds of local venues; just walking around town you will be handed so many flyers and waybills for shows that you can't possibly carry them all. I found it a little uncomfortable refusing the flyers because sometimes the people handing them out were the performers themselves and I wouldn't want to hurt their feelings. They sell close to 1.5 million tickets for a variety of shows--from avant-garde to standup comedy.
Meanwhile, the streets team with performances, plays, musicians, jugglers, and political ranters. It's so wild and so much fun; you can stroll from one show to another, just checking them all out. Crowds tend to gather at the best performances--a band called "Saor Patrol" had an entire block of people rocking out to bagpipes and some of the heaviest drumming I've ever heard. I bought their CD afterwards.
The Fringe started in 1947, when Scottish and English performing companies showed up uninvited and gate-crashed the "Edinburgh International Festival"--a post-war festival meant to reunite Europe. through cultures. The Fringe's founding principle is "open-access for all performers."
If you stop on the street to enjoy the shows or to take some photos of them, please, please leave the performers a few pounds or buy a piece of their merchandise. They entertained you--so it's only fair! Leave a Comment Address: Throughout Old EdinburghPhone: +44 (0)131 226 0026Directions: Administrative office for the festival is located at 180 High Street.Website: http://www.edfringe.com Other Contact: admin@edfringe.com
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 Audience participation by Marpessa
You will also end up with handfuls of pamphlets of acts for other festivals as well. You're only problem will be deciding which ones to go and see! Leave a Comment Address: The Royal Mile, Edinburgh.Directions: near Edinburgh CastleWebsite: www.edfringe.com
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 by leok
For more info go to:
http://www.edinburghfestivals.co.uk/
The 5 main parts of the festival are:
Fringe festival (comedy, music and plays)
http://www.edinburghfestivals.co.uk/
International festival (opera, classical music and dance)
http://www.eif.co.uk/
Film festival
http://www.edfilmfest.org.uk/<br />
Tattoo (Armies from a selection of countries peform at the castle)
http://www.edinburgh-tattoo.co.uk/
Book festival (a personal favourite - hear talks from world experts or meet famous authors in a very chilled location)
http://www.edbookfest.co.uk/ Leave a Comment
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No matter what you're into you will find something you like here. And probably you wont have the time to try everything you want to.
Streetartists, theatre performances, great music appearences, food food and more food, beer tents, shopping, the Tattoo, art shows, clubbing, international markets, fireworks... Its all there!
Fringe last 4weeks, Aug to Sep, dates varies.
Visit the Edinburgh Fringe Website to find out more! Address: Edinburgh - all over the city
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 Festival Performer by JennJenn
Wow. Among all of Edinburgh's August Festivals, I think this is the largest. Hundreds of shows each day throughout most of the month, they have comedians, plays, musicians, dancers and who knows what else. It takes over the city! If you hang in the right places you might just get a free ticket. Otherwise go to the fringe ticket office or to the venue itself for tickets to shows.
If you are short on cash, you're still in luck. There are street performers all day on the Royal Mile and on the stage in Princes Street Gardens. And they're FREE! yes, FREE! Leave a Comment
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Even if military matters leave you cold, there is something about the Tattoo that stirs the blood- soldiers in their kilts, bagpipes, marching bands, motorbike acrobatics.... so macho.The entertainment ends with a wonderful firework display, with the castle as backdrop.
The tattoo comes at the end of the Edinburgh Festival in August. Leave a Comment
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 by JennJenn
I've heard it is often sold out...book early! Leave a Comment Address: Edinburgh CastleDirections: The top of high street, town center.
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 Street performance by HORSCHECK
One of them is the Festival Fringe, which due to its open policy offers a wide variety of artists and street performance.
Another event is the famous Military Tattoo, where the Army presents a lively programme of music and marching, including the kilt and bagpipe culture of Scotland.
Edinburgh International Festival:
http://www.eif.co.uk/
Festival Fringe:
http://www.edfringe.com/
Military Tattoo:
http://www.edinburgh-tattoo.co.uk/ Leave a Comment Directions: The Edinburgh Festival with all its events takes place at various venues and streets all around the town. The Military Tattoo is held on the Castle Esplanade; just in front of Edinburgh Castle.
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 Street artists... by Peter_P
We were just outside that period, but still strange and weird people on the streets...;-) Leave a Comment
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