Fringe of Colour 2026
Fringe of Colour exists to support People of Colour at arts festivals in Scotland and beyond. That includes by providing an incredible database to highlight shows taking place at the Edinburgh festivals in August that centre People of Colour.
This list has been created from that database, with thanks.
Hoots @ Hilton (Bread Street)
17.10
7–31 Aug
#1 Son: The Tale of an Alternative Arab Comedian and His Father
Sammer Elzubaidi and Ridwan Hussain
Just The Tonic at The Caves
17.00
6–30 Aug (not 18)
007 Tons of Laughs – World Comedy from Japan, Europe and Beyond
Atsushi Ogata / Globetrot Productions
Laughing Horse @ Bar 50
10.00
6–30 Aug
1 British, 1 Immigrant *Continental Breakfast
Donatas Staneika and Ridwain Hussain
PBH's Free Fringe @ Banshee Labyrinth
23.00
8–30 Aug
10,000 Digits of Pi
Vinay Sagar / PBH's Free Fringe
C ARTS | C venues | C aurora
17.20
8 Aug
1617: Our Tale of Two Planets
ActLoud Theater (Shanghai) with Chickenshed Theatre | CCW China Season
Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
13.00
6–30 Aug
2 Muslim 2 Furious 3: Sharia? I Hardly Know Her!
2 Muslim 2 Furious (Aisha Amanduri and Hasan Al-Habib)
theSpaceTriplex
12.05
7–29 Aug (not 15, 16, 22)
2%: A Play About Privilege (And Also Milk)
Kevin Qian
Laughing Horse @ Bar 50
11.00
6, 7, 10, 13, 14, 17, 20, 21, 24–30 Aug
4 Better or 4 Worse
Aisha Amanduri and Vlad Ilich
Pleasance Courtyard
18.30
5–30 Aug (not 17, 25)
A Better Memory
Lubna Kerr with Kerr Arts Collective
Alchemist Cocktail Bar and Restaurant
17.15
18–30 Aug (not 19, 26)
A Brief History of Northumbria (WIP)
Raul Kohli
Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters
11.15
6–16 Aug (not 12)
A Comedy Magic Show for Kids
Raul Kohli and Thomas De Bernede
C ARTS | C venues | C aurora
17.25
9 Aug
A Magical Journey to Sichuan
Tianfu School | CCW China Season
Assembly Roxy
13.40
5–31 Aug (not 12, 24)
ADDING UP AMERICA: Solving the Race Equation
Monique DeBose