More shows will be announced on April 1 and May 6, while the official programme launch takes place on June 4.
The first Edinburgh Festival Fringe shows for 2026 have been announced.
The festival has revealed its first 351 shows for the upcoming season, which hail collectively from 24 countries and will take place at 70 venues across the city.
The Fringe programme so far includes theatre, circus, cabaret and variety, comedy, physical theatre, dance, children’s shows, music, musicals and spoken word.
More shows will be announced on April 1 and May 6, while the official programme launch takes place on June 4.
Tony Lankester, chief executive of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society, said: “The first show reveal is such an exciting moment in the Fringe calendar, especially in the tail-end of a cold, dark Scottish winter – it’s such a joy to remember that we have this incredible festival to look forward to.
“I feel tremendously energised by the variety of work that’s on offer at this early stage, and I’d like to encourage everyone who loves the Fringe to browse through today’s shows and book one thing, immediately, that excites you. I promise, it’ll give the next few months an added buzz of anticipation.”
Shows include Cluedo, brought to life at St Ninian’s Hall in a fast-moving stage whodunnit, and A Knitting Cabaret, Stitch In Time, an award-winning hour of lost wartime knitting songs, originally created during the world wars as women knitted for the soldiers.
There are also a wide range of tribute shows across the festival, including Stevie Nicks – The Gypsy That I Was, ABBA Odyssey – The Live Concert!, Amy – Tears Dry On Their Own, The Rising; A Tribute To Springsteen And The E Street Band, and Material Girl: Madonna The Icon.
This year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe will run from August 7 to 31.
