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.
The Jazz Bar
14.30
26–30 Aug
Tenderly: The Life and Times of Nat King Cole
Duane Forrest Productions
Laughing Horse @ The Pear Tree
13.00
6–30 Aug (not 11, 18, 25)
The Asian Comedy Showcase
Bowtie Productions / Free Festival
St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral
18.30
10 Aug
The Beauty of Sound in Japanese Traditional Performing Art 2026
Tanaka Denjiro and musicians from the Kabuki Theatre
Gilded Balloon Patter House
16.40
5–31 Aug (not 17, 24)
The End of the World
Destiny Faith Nelson / Rhymes with Purple
McEwan Hall
13.00
22 Aug
The Front List: Lewis Goodall and Edward Wong
Lewis Goodall, Edward Wong, Liz Lloyd
The Queen's Hall
19.30
12 Aug
The Lady Prince Consort
Asian Arts Global with Anqing Zaifen Huangmei Opera Theatre
PBH's Free Fringe @ Voodoo Rooms
17.55
8–30 Aug (not 10, 17, 24)
The Last Funny Woman
Kate Cheka / PBH's Free Fringe
The Stand Comedy Club 2
13.45
16 Aug
The Provocateurs: A Disease by Any Other Name / Forget the Alzheimer’s Test?
The Provocateurs
The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4
17.35
22 Aug
The Provocateurs: Forget the Alzheimer’s Test? / Artificial Wombs
The Provocateurs
The Stand Comedy Club 2
13.45
29 Aug
The Provocateurs: Hard Drugs / When Superbugs Kill
The Provocateurs
The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4
17.35
11 Aug
The Provocateurs: Memory Management / Bridget Jones Meets the Existentialists
The Provocateurs
The Stand Comedy Club 2
13.45
11 Aug
The Provocateurs: Mini Brains / Birthing Bravery
The Provocateurs
The Stand Comedy Club 2
13.45
10 Aug
The Provocateurs: Mini Brains / Women Can’t Be Doctors?
The Provocateurs
