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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.

List by @festies Public Updated 22 hours ago
Film Film
Sheep in the Box
Cineworld
12.30
15 Aug
Sheep in the Box
Film Film
Sheep in the Box
Filmhouse
14.30
16 Aug
Sheep in the Box
Fringe Events
Sheep in the Box
EIFF @ Cineworld
12.30
15 Aug
Sheep in the Box
Hirokazu Kore-eda
Fringe Events
Sheep in the Box
EIFF @ The Cameo
21.00
14 Aug
Sheep in the Box
Hirokazu Kore-eda
Fringe Children's Shows
Shhh! (A Wordless Comedy)
Gilded Balloon Teviot
11.20
5–31 Aug (not 12, 25)
Shhh! (A Wordless Comedy)
Lang Spot Vietnam
Book Fiction (Adults)
Shida Bazyar: The Nights Are Quiet in Tehran
Courtyard Theatre
15.30
22 Aug
Shida Bazyar: The Nights Are Quiet in Tehran
Shida Bazyar, Marjorie Lotfi
Fringe Comedy
Sid Singh: Love Bombing
Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
16.15
6–30 Aug
Sid Singh: Love Bombing
Sid Singh
Book Non-fiction (Adults)
Simukai Chigudu: Chasing Freedom
Courtyard Theatre
14.00
18 Aug
Simukai Chigudu: Chasing Freedom
Simukai Chigudu, Dina Nayeri
Book Fiction (Childrens)
So Many Feelings with Nat Luurtsema & Rashmi Sirdeshpande
Venue C
16.30
15 Aug
So Many Feelings with Nat Luurtsema & Rashmi Sirdeshpande
Nat Luurtsema, Rashmi Sirdeshpande, Eleanor Morton
Fringe Theatre
Song Unburied
Assembly Roxy
16.30
5–16 Aug
Song Unburied
Rooftop Promotions Trust / Theatre in the Park
Book Non-book
Sounding Home: A Songwriting Workshop with Emma-Lee Moss
Venue A
14.00
16 Aug
Sounding Home: A Songwriting Workshop with Emma-Lee Moss
Emma-Lee Moss
Fringe Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
Spiral
theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall
12.00
24–29 Aug
Spiral
Xiaowei Ren
Book Non-book
Starting from the Truth: A Memoir Workshop with Catherine Cho
Venue A
10.30
22 Aug
Starting from the Truth: A Memoir Workshop with Catherine Cho
Catherine Cho
Book Non-fiction (Adults)
Stranger than Fiction: A Workshop with Katie Goh
Venue A
11.00
28 Aug
Stranger than Fiction: A Workshop with Katie Goh
Katie Goh
Fringe Musicals and Opera
Supernova
Greenside @ Riddles Court
12.35
7–29 Aug (not 16, 23)
Supernova
Liza Dealey-Thomason
Fringe Comedy
Sydnee Washington: My Black Barbie Story
Monkey Barrel Comedy (Cabaret Voltaire)
15.50
5–16 Aug
Sydnee Washington: My Black Barbie Story
AEG Presents
Book Fiction (Adults)
Tahmima Anam & Balsam Karam: Stand Up, Fight Back
Venue NW
15.15
26 Aug
Tahmima Anam & Balsam Karam: Stand Up, Fight Back
Balsam Karam, Tahmima Anam
Fringe Cabaret and Variety
Taiwan Season: Birthday Party
Underbelly, Bristo Square
11.30
5–31 Aug (not 18, 25)
Taiwan Season: Birthday Party
Lu Production
Fringe Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
Taiwan Season: Proximities
Assembly @ Dance Base
19.00
6–30 Aug (not 10, 17, 24)
Taiwan Season: Proximities
LEI Dance Theatre
Fringe Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
Taiwan Season: The Wall
Summerhall
12.15
6–31 Aug (not 18, 25)
Taiwan Season: The Wall
Seed Dance Company
Book Fiction (Adults)
Tara Menon & Cecile Pin: Lives in Aftermath
Venue B
14.00
22 Aug
Tara Menon & Cecile Pin: Lives in Aftermath
Cecile Pin, Tara Menon
Fringe Comedy
Tarang Hardikar: If I'm Not Wrong
Pleasance Courtyard
18.00
5–30 Aug (not 17)
Tarang Hardikar: If I'm Not Wrong
Soho Theatre
Fringe Theatre
Temi Wilkey: Lover Girl
Pleasance Courtyard
14.40
5–30 Aug (not 12, 19, 26)
Temi Wilkey: Lover Girl
Soho Theatre in association with Bobby Harding
Fringe Theatre
Tenderly: The Life and Times of Nat King Cole
The Jazz Bar
14.30
26–30 Aug
Tenderly: The Life and Times of Nat King Cole
Duane Forrest Productions