Forth on the Fringe
Forth on the Fringe is our annual one stop shop for all the essential acts you need to see at this year’s Edinburgh Festival. See it at Edinburgh Playhouse on 9th and 10th August!
About Forth on the Fringe
| 9th Aug 2019 to 10th Aug 2019 | |
| 8pm 9rd Aug / 2.30pm & 8pm 10th Aug. | |
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Edinburgh Playhouse 18 - 22 Greenside Place, Edinburgh New Town EH1 3AA |
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£24.90 plus bf Book Tickets |
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| Event organiser/part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe | |
| Visit the event website here | |
Forth on the Fringe is our annual one stop shop for all the essential acts you need to see at this year’s Edinburgh Festival.
We’ve had some fantastic names appear at the events in previous years including: Jason Byrne, KT Tunstall, Greg Proops, Ed Byrne, The Proclaimers, Sean Hughes, Stephen K Amos, Ruby Wax, Adam Hills, Frisky and Mannish, Lucy Porter, Andrew Maxwell, Andy Bell, Caroline Rhea, Craig Hill and many more. This year’s line-up will be announced with Boogie in the Morning on June 7.
Boogie and Arlene will be there to host all three shows… so what are you waiting for? Come along and join them for what promises to be the ‘must see’ shows of this year’s Edinburgh Festival!
Running time: The running time will be added as soon as it is confirmed.
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Join the Surgeons Hall Museums on their walking tour through Edinburgh’s old town and hear tales of old Edinburgh, disease, dissection and curious methods of treatment.Edinburgh Food Festival
Celebrate all things great in food & drink when the Edinburgh Food Festival returns to George Square Gardens!Curious About Edinburgh
Have fun discovering Edinburgh with a self-guided, heritage walk with a treasure hunt theme from Curious About!Feature Dome Events: Planets 360
Sit back, relax and enjoy Planets 360, an immersive re-imagining of British Composer, Gustav Holst's The Planets orchestral suite, at Dynamic Earth!Advertise With Us
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