EDINBURGH FRINGE 2026

Cabaret & Variety

193 shows

Cabaret and variety at the Fringe runs from spit-and-sawdust burlesque to slick circus-cabaret spectacle. Late nights, big rooms, and the shows people talk about the next morning — mapped by venue and start time.

• #1 Greatest Hit Rock'n'Roll Magic ShowCabaret & Variety · PBH's Free Fringe @ Voodoo Rooms · 4:05pmFree
• 00:30 Cabaret O'Clock: Magic vs BurlesqueCabaret & Variety · PBH's Free Fringe @ Voodoo Rooms · 12:30amFree
• 1 Astonishment 2 Many: Chris DugdaleCabaret & Variety · Assembly Rooms · 8:10pm£14
• 1 Dazzling CabaretCabaret & Variety · Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters · 8:00pm£5
• 1 Hour of Insane MagicCabaret & Variety · Gilded Balloon Teviot · 5:30pm£10
• 1 Hour of InsanityCabaret & Variety · Gilded Balloon Patter House · 4:35pm£10
• 1 Hour Straitjacket Escape Magic ShowCabaret & Variety · PBH's Free Fringe @ Whistlebinkies · 11:00amFree
• 1 Moment in TimeCabaret & Variety · theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall · 4:10pm£14.50
• 11 O'Clock Comedy Cabaret: Spin the Bottle!Cabaret & Variety · Laughing Horse @ City Cafe · 10:50pm£2.50
• 18+ Magic – The Magic Show Your Mum Shouldn't SeeCabaret & Variety · theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall · 10:20pm£13.50
• 1954: Ella, Etta, EarthaCabaret & Variety · Assembly Rooms · 2:30pm£9
• 3..2..1! Celebration of Short Narrative WorksCabaret & Variety · Greenside @ George Street · 2:10pm£8
• 8 Ways to Break a Glass (with an American Opera Singer)Cabaret & Variety · Laughing Horse @ Dragonfly · 7:00pm£5
• 90s Magic Throwback with Chris FlemingCabaret & Variety · Hoots @ Hilton (Bread Street) · 6:40pm£12
• 90s Magic Throwback with Chris FlemingCabaret & Variety · Hoots @ The Apex · 4:40pm£12
• A Case for Magic: For Lovers of Magic and Their Ambivalent FriendsCabaret & Variety · theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall · 4:35pm£12
• A Different Kind of HeartbreakCabaret & Variety · Just The Tonic at The Mash House · 12:50pm£10
• A Night in SignCabaret & Variety · Deaf Action · 7:00pm£15
• A Slice of ElvisCabaret & Variety · Laughing Horse @ The Counting House · 10:30pmFree
• A-List Burlesque and CabaretCabaret & Variety · Laughing Horse @ The Counting House · 10:00pmFree
• ABBA – The Singalonga CabaretCabaret & Variety · PBH's Free Fringe @ Fingers Piano Bar · 9:00pmFree
• Aboot Time: Moulin-Esque the Scottish Moulin RougeCabaret & Variety · Le Monde · 9:30pm£15
• Absolute Burlesque and CabaretCabaret & Variety · Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters · 6:45pm£5
• Absolutely Magic 2026!Cabaret & Variety · PBH's Free Fringe @ Carbon · 3:45pmFree
• Adam B Magic: Welcome to My RealityCabaret & Variety · PBH's Free Fringe @ SUPERCUBE Cowgate · 3:30pmFree
• After-Hours Burlesque Club 2026Cabaret & Variety · Just The Tonic at The Caves · 11:45pm£12
• Afternoon Comedy and Magic SelectionCabaret & Variety · Just The Tonic at The Hive · 3:10pm£12.50
• Alice Cooper – Welcome To My Cabaret NightmareCabaret & Variety · PBH's Free Fringe @ Fingers Piano Bar · 9:00pmFree
• All Religions Explained – The Cabaret MusicalCabaret & Variety · PBH's Free Fringe @ Voodoo Rooms · 12:20pmFree
• All-Stars Burlesque 2026Cabaret & Variety · Just The Tonic at The Caves · 9:00pm£14
• Ambitious UnderachieverCabaret & Variety · PBH's Free Fringe @ Carbon · 7:05pmFree
• An Evening with Dame Granny SmithCabaret & Variety · Underbelly, George Square · 2:50pm£8.50
• An Insomniac's DreamsCabaret & Variety · Greenside @ Riddles Court · 7:30pm£20
• An Introvert's Guide to MagicCabaret & Variety · PBH's Free Fringe @ Voodoo Rooms · 12:05pmFree
• And Another Unwasted Evening – The Genius of Tom LehrerCabaret & Variety · artSpace@StMarks · 4:30pm£19
• Andrew Frost: Just Let Me Have ThisCabaret & Variety · Pleasance Courtyard · 3:25pm£10
• Andrew Frost: The Greatest Card Magician in the WorldCabaret & Variety · Shedinburgh @ Assembly Checkpoint · 6:45pm£1
• Angela Bra's Absolutely Dabulous Drag BingoCabaret & Variety · Laughing Horse @ City Cafe · 10:30pm£5
• Assembly Gala LaunchCabaret & Variety · Assembly Hall · 8:00pm£18
• At the Drop of a Hat!Cabaret & Variety · artSpace@StMarks · 12:30pm£14.50
• Austin Walker’s One-Man Variety ShowCabaret & Variety · C ARTS | C venues | C aquila · 9:40pm£4
• Ava Beaux: The Witching HourCabaret & Variety · PBH's Free Fringe @ Voodoo Rooms · 4:50pmFree
• Bad Clowns and Good FriendsCabaret & Variety · Eve · 11:00pmFree
• Banjos and Juggling: A World Vaudeville AdventureCabaret & Variety · theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall · 8:45pm£12.50
• Barbara Fernandez Presents: Everything But Stand-UpCabaret & Variety · Laughing Horse @ Bar 50 · 5:15pm£5
• Barbara Fernandez: Singing, Sagging and ShaggingCabaret & Variety · Laughing Horse @ Dragonfly · 2:00pm£5
• Ben Hart: The LabyrinthCabaret & Variety · Assembly George Square Gardens · 6:20pm£13
• Bernie Dieter's Club KabarettCabaret & Variety · Underbelly’s Circus Hub on the Meadows · 7:20pm£19
• Best of BurlesqueCabaret & Variety · Assembly Rooms · 10:15pm£12
• Best of Cabaret 2026Cabaret & Variety · Just The Tonic at The Caves · 7:30pm£12
• Best of the Fest DaytimeCabaret & Variety · Assembly George Square Studios · 1:30pm£15
• Big Gay AfterpartyCabaret & Variety · Just the Tonic at La Belle Angele · 11:00pm£16.50
• Big Naked Variety ShowCabaret & Variety · Hoots @ Hilton (Bread Street) · 10:20pm£15
• Bourgeois & Maurice: Everything's Fine (WIP)Cabaret & Variety · Shedinburgh @ Assembly Checkpoint · 8:30pm£1
• Broken Planet ShowCabaret & Variety · Just The Tonic at The Caves · 4:30pm£15
• Burlesque!Cabaret & Variety · The Voodoo Rooms · 9:00pm£12
• CABAPOCALYPSARETCabaret & Variety · PBH's Free Fringe @ Voodoo Rooms · 9:05pmFree
• Cabaret of FilthCabaret & Variety · Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters · 9:00pm£5
• CameltonCabaret & Variety · Gilded Balloon Teviot · 2:05pm£10
• Caspar Thomas: The Art of Close-Up Magic (Volume 2)Cabaret & Variety · C ARTS | C venues | C alto · 9:10pm£15
• Charlie Caper – MagicalCabaret & Variety · PBH's Free Fringe @ Liquid Room · 6:30pmFree
• Clumsy Cabaret: The Dice DecidesCabaret & Variety · The Speakeasy at The Royal Scots Club · 6:00pm£10
• Colin Cloud: HoaxCabaret & Variety · Pleasance Courtyard · 7:30pm£13
• Confirmation Sponsor Variety HourCabaret & Variety · theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall · 10:45pm£8
• Cowboys Comedy!Cabaret & Variety · Just The Tonic at The Caves · 10:30pm£15.50
• Cray Cray CabaretCabaret & Variety · The Voodoo Rooms · 7:30pm£12
• Critique CabaretCabaret & Variety · C ARTS | C venues | C aquila · 7:25pm£10
• Cult Your Nights Presents: Local Cult Your Tour at the Edinburgh Festival FringeCabaret & Variety · theSpace on the Mile · 9:50pm£12
• Dan Bastianelli: The Boy Who Drew DoorsCabaret & Variety · theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall · 5:15pm£12.50
• Dave Reubens – Magic Survival GuideCabaret & Variety · PBH's Free Fringe @ Liquid Room · 3:30pmFree
• David Alnwick: Objectively the Best MagicianCabaret & Variety · PBH's Free Fringe @ Liquid Room · 1:30pmFree
• David Alnwick: Secret Magic ShowCabaret & Variety · PBH's Free Fringe @ Whistlebinkies · 11:00amFree
• David Alnwick: Secret Magic ShowCabaret & Variety · PBH's Free Fringe @ Liquid Room · 3:00pmFree
• David Alnwick: Secret Magic ShowCabaret & Variety · PBH's Free Fringe @ Voodoo Rooms · 9:50pmFree
• David Alnwick: Secret Magic ShowCabaret & Variety · PBH's Free Fringe @ Canons' Gait · 9:30pmFree
• David Alnwick: The Haunted MagicianCabaret & Variety · PBH's Free Fringe @ Voodoo Rooms · 7:40pmFree
• Diva Las VegasCabaret & Variety · theSpace @ Niddry St · 5:30pm£15
• DIVAS: From Stage To ScreenCabaret & Variety · Assembly Rooms · 9:45pm£12
• Do You Wanna Go?Cabaret & Variety · Greenside @ George Street · 6:35pm£14
• Doom and Glitter: A Tribute To Tom WaitsCabaret & Variety · PBH's Free Fringe @ The Street · 9:00pmFree
• Doom and Glitter: A Tribute To Tom WaitsCabaret & Variety · PBH's Free Fringe @ Voodoo Rooms · 5:30pmFree
• Dr Mew's Sci-Fi CabaretCabaret & Variety · Laughing Horse @ The Counting House · 12:15pmFree
• Egg: The Biggest Unborn ArtistCabaret & Variety · Rotunda Theatre · 6:15pm£10
• EIGHT: The One (Wo)Man Drag King Musical ParodyCabaret & Variety · Gilded Balloon Patter House · 9:00pm£13
• Elliot Bibby: AbracadadaCabaret & Variety · Gilded Balloon Teviot · 1:40pm£9
• Eurovision Cabaret – Greatest Hits Semi-Final 1Cabaret & Variety · PBH's Free Fringe @ Fingers Piano Bar · 9:00pmFree
• Fempaths: Transistor Radio HourCabaret & Variety · Underbelly, Bristo Square · 8:45pm£9
• FLOP! The Best Songs From The Worst MusicalsCabaret & Variety · Gilded Balloon Teviot · 6:45pm£11
• Fungasm: Save or SmashCabaret & Variety · The Gilded Saloon · 7:40pm£13
• Game Night Live!Cabaret & Variety · PBH's Free Fringe @ Greek Gyros Grill · 8:45pmFree
• Ghost Songs to Die For with Madame IsoldeCabaret & Variety · Just The Tonic at The Mash House · 7:45pm£10
• Ginger Johnson: Show Pony (WIP)Cabaret & Variety · Shedinburgh @ Assembly Checkpoint · 6:45pm£1
• Goose's Big Game ShowCabaret & Variety · Assembly George Square Studios · 10:05pm£10
• Guys Sing DollsCabaret & Variety · Assembly Rooms · 9:45pm£16
• HALF-TIMECabaret & Variety · Braw Venues @ Grand Lodge · 7:30pm£14
• Hot Flush – A Bold, We’re Old(ish) Burlesque ShowCabaret & Variety · The Speakeasy at The Royal Scots Club · 4:15pm£12
• House of Life & FriendsCabaret & Variety · Shedinburgh @ Assembly Checkpoint · 11:30pm£1
• Human JukeboxCabaret & Variety · theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall · 9:50pm£12
• I'm Not Myself Today: A Villainous CabaretCabaret & Variety · theSpace on the Mile · 6:05pm£12
• James Phelan: ShowmanCabaret & Variety · Underbelly’s Circus Hub on the Meadows · 5:15pm£15
• Jamie Leonard: Blink of an EyeCabaret & Variety · PBH's Free Fringe @ Liquid Room · 12:30pmFree
• Jess Robinson: Elton ReimaginedCabaret & Variety · Assembly George Square Gardens · 7:15pm£10
• Judy Garland Is Fat at Carnegie HallCabaret & Variety · theSpace on the Mile · 10:45pm£12
• Kane & Abel Magicians: Twin FeatsCabaret & Variety · PBH's Free Fringe @ Liquid Room · 2:00pmFree
• Kevin Quantum: Invisible ForceCabaret & Variety · Assembly Rooms · 6:45pm£12
• Kirsty's All-Star Big Birthday Singalong PartyCabaret & Variety · Pleasance Courtyard · 11:00pm£13
• Liberace and Liza – A TributeCabaret & Variety · Underbelly, Bristo Square · 8:25pm£13
• Live at the Manor: Diary of a 7ft Canadian Man in a DressCabaret & Variety · Edinburgh Thistle Hotel · 8:30pm£20
• Love, KatiuskaCabaret & Variety · Greenside @ Riddles Court · 2:55pm£15
• Lucy & FriendsCabaret & Variety · Shedinburgh @ Assembly Checkpoint · 10:00pm£1
• Magic Faraway Cabaret with Mister MeredithCabaret & Variety · PBH's Free Fringe @ Voodoo Rooms · 10:30pmFree
• Magic InkCabaret & Variety · theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall · 3:35pm£12
• Magical MaestroCabaret & Variety · theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall · 11:50am£12
• ManicCabaret & Variety · Just The Tonic at Westside Rodeo · 9:20pm£22
• Mary Mac – Hail Mary: The Tartan SongstressCabaret & Variety · Assembly George Square Studios · 9:35pm£11
• Mason King – The Mind SpyCabaret & Variety · theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall · 5:10pm£13.50
• Max Davidson: StrangersCabaret & Variety · Just The Tonic at Subway · 5:50pm£10
• Meat Loaf – Just the Best BitsCabaret & Variety · PBH's Free Fringe @ Fingers Piano Bar · 9:00pmFree
• Midday CabaretCabaret & Variety · Just The Tonic at The Caves · 12:00pm£14.50
• Millicent Sarre is Too Tired to Smash (Patriarchy)Cabaret & Variety · Assembly Roxy · 3:50pm£9
• Mindreading and Other Freaking WondersCabaret & Variety · Braw Venues @ Hill Street · 3:45pm£13
• Monty Python's Previous Cabaret Singalong CircusCabaret & Variety · artSpace@StMarks · 4:30pm£19
• My History of CountryCabaret & Variety · Braw Venues @ Grand Lodge · 2:30pm£16
• Oil & WhiskeyCabaret & Variety · PBH's Free Fringe @ The Street · 7:45pmFree
• Pure Heaven: Drag, Jazz and DesperationCabaret & Variety · Just The Tonic at Westside Rodeo · 9:20pm£10
• Queen – A Night at the Cabaret OperaCabaret & Variety · artSpace@StMarks · 6:30pm£19
• Rainbows!Cabaret & Variety · theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall · 12:45pm£12
• Rebel RebelCabaret & Variety · The Voodoo Rooms · 7:30pm£12
• Riot Reveals a Manajerie of MayhemCabaret & Variety · Leith Depot · 10:30pm£10
• Robot Vacuum Fight ClubCabaret & Variety · Outhouse Bar · 7:30pm£15
• Sarah Hester Ross: Serving C*ntCabaret & Variety · Gilded Balloon Teviot · 4:20pm£9
• Self CensoredCabaret & Variety · Greenside @ Riddles Court · 6:25pm£10
• Sexy Circus Sideshow 3.0Cabaret & Variety · Assembly George Square Gardens · 11:55pm£12.50
• She BurnsCabaret & Variety · Scottish Poetry Library · 7:00pm£12
• Sid Ozalid: Amazing Wonders of ScotlandCabaret & Variety · Just The Tonic at Westside Rodeo · 1:20pm£10
• Siegfried & Joy: Las Vegas in EdinburghCabaret & Variety · Assembly George Square Gardens · 8:00pm£18
• Sign SlamCabaret & Variety · Deaf Action · 9:00pm£15
• Sing-a-Long SaturdaysCabaret & Variety · Brewhemia · 10:00am£5
• Singalong CabaretCabaret & Variety · Hoots @ The Wee Red Bar · 6:35pm£10
• Singalonga Pub QuizCabaret & Variety · PBH's Free Fringe @ Fingers Piano Bar · 6:40pmFree
• Sip Sparkle SkullCabaret & Variety · The Jazz Bar · 5:30pm£14
• Sir Dickie Benson's Midnight / Midday Mania CabaretCabaret & Variety · PBH's Free Fringe @ Voodoo Rooms · 12:35pmFree
• Skank Sinatra: How to Succeed in Show Business Without Really TryingCabaret & Variety · Assembly George Square · 6:30pm£9
• Slay the Vamps Down: A Buffy Burlesque ParodyCabaret & Variety · The Speakeasy at The Royal Scots Club · 10:30pm£10
• Sleight of SoundCabaret & Variety · Laughing Horse @ Bar 50 · 12:30pm£5
• Sodom, The Quintessence of DebaucheryCabaret & Variety · theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall · 11:30pm£12
• SwamplesqueCabaret & Variety · Assembly Hall · 8:50pm£13
• Table for TwoCabaret & Variety · theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall · 9:40pm£10
• Taiwan Season: Birthday PartyCabaret & Variety · Underbelly, Bristo Square · 11:30am£8.50
• Take That Robbie Williams – A Singalonga CabaretCabaret & Variety · artSpace@StMarks · 6:30pm£19
• Thank You for the MuesliCabaret & Variety · theSpace @ Niddry St · 11:05pm£12
• Thank You, F*ck You and I'm SorryCabaret & Variety · C ARTS | C venues | C aurora · 7:50pm£10
• The Bed-InCabaret & Variety · PBH's Free Fringe @ Fingers Piano Bar · 10:10pmFree
• The Best Comedy Magic Show You’ll See in the Next 45 Minutes (Probably) at the Free Fringe 2026Cabaret & Variety · PBH's Free Fringe @ Greek Gyros Grill · 3:45pmFree
• The Billy and Elton Singalonga CabaretCabaret & Variety · PBH's Free Fringe @ Fingers Piano Bar · 9:00pmFree
• The Cheesecake Burlesque RevueCabaret & Variety · theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall · 10:00pm£15
• The Conjuring CoachCabaret & Variety · Arthur Conan Doyle Centre · 3:00pm£12
• The Cult of AstarothCabaret & Variety · PBH's Free Fringe @ Banshee Labyrinth · 7:20pmFree
• The Daily StrumCabaret & Variety · PBH's Free Fringe @ Slow Progress Cafe and Records · 11:00amFree
• The Duo: A Three-Person Magic ShowCabaret & Variety · theSpace @ Symposium Hall · 9:20pm£13.50
• The Electric CabaretCabaret & Variety · C ARTS | C venues | C aquila · 11:55pm£3
• The Gin ShowCabaret & Variety · Braw Venues @ Hill Street · 7:30pm£16
• The History of Jazz Piano, and Irrelevant TopicsCabaret & Variety · C ARTS | C venues | C aurora · 12:45pm£10
• The Hypnotist and Mind Reader Live: Comedy Hypnosis and Mind Reading ShowCabaret & Variety · PBH's Free Fringe @ Liquid Room · 8:00pmFree
• The Improv Magic ShowCabaret & Variety · Greenside @ George Street · 4:00pm£15
• The Kaye Hole Hosted by Reuben KayeCabaret & Variety · Underbelly, Bristo Square · 11:30pm£21
• The Lady Boys of Bangkok – Full Moon TourCabaret & Variety · Theatre Big Top · 6:00pm£15
• The Language of Dreams: A Crash CourseCabaret & Variety · theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall · 8:35pm£12.50
• The Man With the Golden Hands – Stuart LightbodyCabaret & Variety · PBH's Free Fringe @ Voodoo Rooms · 2:45pmFree
• The Professional ShowoffCabaret & Variety · PBH's Free Fringe @ Voodoo Rooms · 1:40pmFree
• The Rocky Horror Singalonga Cabaret ShowCabaret & Variety · PBH's Free Fringe @ Fingers Piano Bar · 9:00pmFree
• The Secret Room at Lauriston CastleCabaret & Variety · Lauriston Castle · 1:30pm£22
• The Summer I Turned OrangeCabaret & Variety · Greenside @ Riddles Court · 8:40pm£8
• The Upside Down CabaretCabaret & Variety · PBH's Free Fringe @ The Street · 9:00pmFree
• The Whisky ShowCabaret & Variety · Braw Venues @ Hill Street · 7:30pm£16
• Theatre: The Musical CabaretCabaret & Variety · Greenside @ George Street · 7:50pm£11
• There Were GoddessesCabaret & Variety · Shedinburgh @ Assembly Checkpoint · 8:30pm£1
• Things That Go Eek!Cabaret & Variety · Underbelly, Cowgate · 11:00pm£13.50
• Tia Kofi Presents: The Final FronTia LiveCabaret & Variety · The Gilded Saloon · 7:40pm£14
• TMI with TIMCabaret & Variety · Laughing Horse @ Boston Bar (New Town) · 3:15pmFree
• Tom Read Wilson: A-Z of MeCabaret & Variety · Gilded Balloon at the Museum · 7:30pm£11
• Trudy Carmichael's Spontaneous Vegas!Cabaret & Variety · PBH's Free Fringe @ Fingers Piano Bar · 10:10pmFree
• Trying My BestCabaret & Variety · PBH's Free Fringe @ Liquid Room · 5:00pmFree
• Ultimate Cabaret ChampionCabaret & Variety · Just The Tonic at The Caves · 6:00pm£15
• Underground MagicCabaret & Variety · PBH's Free Fringe @ Liquid Room · 9:00pmFree
• Unmasked – The Magic of Angus BaskervilleCabaret & Variety · theSpace on the Mile · 4:05pm£12
• UnstoppableCabaret & Variety · artSpace@StMarks · 6:00pm£20
• Wanted: Drag or Alive!Cabaret & Variety · Brewhemia · 9:00pm£3
• When Harry Met Sally Met Julie Met Jazz Met Kierkegaard Met Jung Met Lovely Johnny MarrCabaret & Variety · Le Monde · 5:30pm£12.50
• Who's The Daddy?Cabaret & Variety · PBH's Free Fringe @ The Street · 4:00pmFree
• Wrigglers After Dark!Cabaret & Variety · Stockbridge Church · 9:00pm£15
• XXX RevueCabaret & Variety · The Voodoo Rooms · 10:30pm£12
• Your Inner Diva is Showing: Self-Love in Sequins!Cabaret & Variety · Greenside @ George Street · 5:20pm£14