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Fringe Society review of the year 2025, with characters from the Fringe 'Dare to discover' Campaign.
Black text on a green background: 'We're proud to be a PiPA (Parents & Carers in the Performing Arts) Pledge Partner.'
Image reads "2026 show reveal dates, Wednesday 11 February, Wednesday 01 April, Wednesday 06 May, Thursday 04 Jun (programme launch)."
1984 Fringe programme cover
A page of listings from the 2010 Edinburgh Festival Fringe programme, with a focus on a show called 'Alex Horne: The Taskmaster'.
A Fringe performer sits on a chair onstage; above, a captioning screen reads, '... will be captioned on the screen today. YEN: Hi, I am Yen.' Credit text: KING (2025), Summerhall. Photo: Ryszard Benrot.
Lilia Foster, winner of the 2025 Fringe Young Writers Award.
A Fringe performer in clown makeup glares at a photographer in the street.
Three characters from the Edinburgh Fringe 2025 #DareToDiscover campaign pose outside a red telephone box on the High Street with an oversized Fringe programme.
A large van parked outside a building, with the following text on the side: 'AccessoLoo: Fully incLOOsive toilet and changing.'
Sign language interpreter gets a high five from Edinburgh Fringe street performer.
A group of Fringe staff and street performers pose on the back of a Balfour Beatty truck, while three workers in hi vis stand beside it.
A crowd gathers around the Fringe Community Stage.
Above a stage, a captioning screen displays the words: 'These are the soapy scientists who appear out of the shadows, holding torches, laptops and smartphones.'
A screengrab of an edfringe.com show listing, showing the 'Reviews' tab'.
A Fringe artist in a sparkly skull vest top looks excited while operating a laptop. Credit text: 'Massaoke (2018), Assembly. Photo: A D Zyne.'
Central Edinburgh looking green and leafy, including Princes Street Gardens, the Scottish National Gallery and Edinburgh Castle.
A person in a pigeon mask and bowler hat poses outside the Fringe Shop with an oversized tarot card that reads, 'Dare to Discover'.
Edinburgh's High Street, crowded with Fringe-goers, with the overlaid text: 'Fringe prize draw. Support the Fringe and win: Interrail Global Passes; Afternoon tea for two at SUHISAMBA.' Credit text: 'Photo: David Monteith-Hodge.'
A Fringe audience raise their hands in the air as confetti rains down. Credit text: 'Max and Ivan's Prom Night (2018), Assembly. Photo: A D Zyne.'
At the Fringe Street Events, a British Sign Language interpreter gets a high five from a street performer.
A busy Fringe street scene, with overlaid text: 'Fringe prize draw - support the Fringe and win Interrail Global Passes, Fringe vouchers.' Photo credit text: David Monteith-Hodge.
A dog sits at the Fringe Box Office counter, accompanied by overlaid text that reads, 'The Half Price Hut is now open.'
Actors in animal masks hold a loud speaker - from the show Counting Sheet (2016), Summerhall. Photo by David Monteith-Hodge.
Ahir Shah performs alongside a British Sign Language interpreter at the 2024 Fringe programme launch. Photo: Roberto Ricciuti.
A street performer in clown makeup stands on the street holding an inside-out umbrella. Photo credit: David Monteith-Hodge.
Arthur's Seat, a hill in Edinburgh, with a cloudy sky overhead. Photo credit: David Monteith-Hodge.
Five characters from the Fringe 2025 #DareToDiscover campaign pose outside the Fringe Shop with an oversized Fringe 2025 programme.
A fire juggler performs as part of the Fringe Street Events.
The logos for the Edinburgh Fringe and Omio, accompanied by the words 'Official Travel Partner'.
A BSL interpreter at the Fringe Street Events. Credit text: 'Street events (2024). Photo: David Monteith-Hodge.'
The band KuleeAngee.
The Ayoub Sisters, a music duo.
A performer holds a Pride flag aloft on stage. Image from Queenz: The Show With Balls! (2022), Assembly. Photo by David Monteith-Hodge.
A Fringe performer dressed as a sexy cowboy sits on a stool and smiles at a fellow performer who's wearing a corset and waving a fan. Overlaid text: 'Keep It Fringe US 2025 fund recipients announced.' Credit text: 'Atomic Saloon (2019), Assembly. Photo: David Monteith-Hodge.'