The Fringe Office

The <a href="http://www.edfringe.com">Edinburgh Festival Fringe</a> takes place at multiple venues throughout the city once a year. This is the largest and most prestigious arts festival in the world (1996 was around 9000 people taking part in 15,000 performances of 1400 shows). Information on other Edinburgh festivals can be found on a separate <a href="http://www.go-edinburgh.co.uk/">website</a>.