The Edinburgh Festival Fringe ( also referred Name_conferral to as The Fringe or Edinburgh Fringe , or Edinburgh Fringe Festival Social_event ) is the world 's largest arts festival Social_event , which in 2018 spanned Change_event_time 25 days and featured more than 55,000 performances of 3,548 different shows in 317 venues .

The Edinburgh Festival Fringe ( also referred Name_conferral to as The Fringe or Edinburgh Fringe , or Edinburgh Fringe Festival Social_event ) is the world 's largest arts festival Social_event , which in 2018 spanned Change_event_time 25 days and featured more than 55,000 performances of 3,548 different shows in 317 venues .

The Edinburgh Festival Fringe ( also referred Name_conferral to as The Fringe or Edinburgh Fringe , or Edinburgh Fringe Festival Social_event ) is the world 's largest arts festival Social_event , which in 2018 spanned Change_event_time 25 days and featured more than 55,000 performances of 3,548 different shows in 317 venues .

Established Creating in 1947 as an alternative to the Edinburgh International Festival Social_event , it takes place Process_start annually in Edinburgh , Scotland , in the month of August .

Established Creating in 1947 as an alternative to the Edinburgh International Festival Social_event , it takes place Process_start annually in Edinburgh , Scotland , in the month of August .

It has been called Name_conferral the `` most famous celebration of the arts and entertainment in the world '' and an event that `` has done more to place Edinburgh in the forefront of world cities than anything else .

Comedy is the largest section , making up over one-third of the programme and the one that in modern times has the highest public profile , due Causation in part to the Edinburgh Comedy Awards .

The Society 's permanent location is at the Fringe Shop on the Royal Mile , and in August they also manage Control Fringe Central , a separate collection of spaces in Appleton Tower and other University of Edinburgh buildings , dedicated Supply to providing Supply support Supporting for Fringe participants Participation during their time at the festival Social_event .

McClellan , aided Assistance by Neilson of Corsock , took Bringing the gathering force up to Ayrshire , thence to Lanarkshire , and then to Colinton near Edinburgh , on their way to present Presence their petition to the Parliament .

Many deserted Escaping the group following bad weather , a poor choice Choosing of routes and the news received Receiving at Colinton that they could not expect a sympathetic reception Social_event in Edinburgh .

The open access policy Legality is similar to that of the Adelaide Fringe and Edinburgh Fringe festivals .

The soldiers were buried Placing together in a mass grave in Edinburgh 's Rosebank Cemetery , where an annual remembrance is held .

On 24 June 1982 , the route was flown Motion by the `` City of Edinburgh '' , a Boeing 747-200 .

In a proposed competition Competition for a `` Challenge Belt '' , Fairlie sent Sending out a series of letters to Blackheath , Perth , Edinburgh , Musselburgh and St. Andrews , inviting Participation a player known as a `` respectable caddie '' to represent each of the clubs in a tournament to be held on 17 October 1860 .

A special train arrived Arriving from Edinburgh bringing Bringing workmen who laboured all night to free the dead Death and injured Bodily_harm , and then to clear Emptying the wreckage ; indeed the line was back in use Using the following day .

The inexperienced pointsman saw a ballast train following the train from Glasgow and wrongly assumed it to be the pilot engine and so let Preventing_or_letting the train through ; just then , the Edinburgh train was approaching Arriving from the east .

In September 1996 , the Court of Appeal in Edinburgh upheld both convictions .

The match was played Competition on 23 May 2009 at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh ; this was the second time that the Heineken Cup final had been held Hold at Murrayfield after the 2005 final , when Toulouse beat Competition Stade Français 18–12 after extra time .