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. You can also use the table filter anywhere on Festies to limit to only these Fringe of Colour events.
PBH's Free Fringe @ BrewDog Doghouse Hotel
13.25
8–30 Aug (not 19)
Mary O'Connell: Breadwinner – Work in Progress
Mary O'Connell / PBH's Free Fringe
Laughing Horse @ Boston Bar (New Town)
11.30
18–30 Aug
Mary-Kate and Ashley Ruined My Life (WIP)
Imani Dani / Free Festival
Venue C
16.30
22 Aug
Mates, Magic, Mystery with Yassmin Abdel-Magied
Yassmin Abdel-Magied, Alice Tarbuck
Courtyard Theatre
19.15
20 Aug
Meet the Winners: International Booker Prize 2026
Fiammetta Rocco, Yáng Shuāng-zǐ, Lin King
Spiegeltent
20.30
21 Aug
Mischief and Mayhem with Mark Watson and Pals
Mark Watson, Zara Janjua, Sanjeev Kohli, Marjolein Robertson
Courtyard Theatre
17.30
20 Aug
Mona Chalabi: Psychedelics, Shifty Exes, and Objectivity in Journalism
Mona Chalabi, Heather Parry
C ARTS | C venues | C aurora
12.30
6, 7 Aug
Mulan
Changping School, attached to Beijing Normal University
Paradise in The Vault
16.45
17–22 Aug
Notes from a Narcissistic Negro and Other N Words
Elizabeth June and Theatre Beyond Broadway
C ARTS | C venues | C aquila
14.00
17–30 Aug
Nüshu: Written for Her, On Her, By Her
The Great Her (UK/China)
