Festival

Edinburgh Festival Fringe Street Events·Edinburgh·XX

Official Fringe street-performance route with free registration and daily pitch allocation for buskers, circle shows and other street acts.

Gilded Balloon·Edinburgh·XX

Major Edinburgh Fringe operator still taking performer applications on a rolling basis, with comedy, theatre, children’s, dance and physical-theatre fit.

Just the Tonic Edinburgh Fringe·Edinburgh·XX

Fringe venue group openly inviting 2026 applications and offering multiple deal models including free, PWYW and standard ticketed runs.

The Free Edinburgh Fringe Festival (Laughing Horse Free Festival)·Edinburgh·XX

Active performer submission path for Edinburgh Fringe shows with a choice between free unticketed and PWYC formats across multiple city venues.

PBH's Free Fringe·Edinburgh·XX

Large Edinburgh free-fringe pathway currently planning its 2026 programme and explicitly saying performer applications are open.

Paradise Green·Edinburgh·XX

Not-for-profit Fringe venue operator with 2026 venue-hire applications open and a performer-focused, low-hidden-cost model.

ZOO·Edinburgh·XX

Curated Fringe venue with a live application form and a strong fit for theatre, dance, physical and contemporary performance projects.

Edinburgh Art Festival 2026·Edinburgh·XX

The Edinburgh Art Festival is seeking artists for its 2026 edition, inviting applications for visual art and performance projects across the city.

Edinburgh International Festival 2026·Edinburgh·XX

The Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival is featuring over 100 concerts across the city in 2026, offering performance opportunities for jazz and blues artists.