Edinburgh Fringe Festival: The 10 Essential Stats
The world's cultural great and good are about to make their annual pilgrimage to Scotland's capital, Edinburgh, for the annual three week celebration of the arts known as the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. We break down just what has made this yearly three week event every August as popular as it is with our ten bitesize stats…
First Year The Festival Was Held
- 1947
Year The Fringe Festival Society Was Founded
- 1958
Location Of The Fringe Festival Society
- The Fringe Shop, 180 High Street, Royal Mile
The Three Shared Values Of The Fringe Festival Society
- Celebrate performing arts
- Be open to all
- Look out for each other
Number of Performing Companies and Venues In First Year
- Eight performing companies across five venues
Highest Number of Tickets Sold In A Year
- 3,012,490 (in 2019)
Five Awards Given Out At The Festival
- The Scotsman 'Fringe First' Award
- Herald Angels and Archangels
- The Edinburgh Comedy Awards
- Funniest Joke Of The Fringe
- The Brighton Fringe Award for Excellence
Five Well Known Faces Who Got Their Break At The Festival
- John Cleese
- Stephen Fry
- Miranda Hart
- Noel Fielding
- Phoebe Waller-Bridge
Number of Shows On At The Festival This Year
- More than 3,500
Dates For This Year's Festival
- Friday 1st - Monday 25th August 2025
