EDINBURGH FRINGE 2026
Cabaret & Variety
203 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
- 12PM and SLAYING: Boozy Drag Brunch @ Jackson The TailorCabaret & Variety · Jackson the Tailor · 12:30pm£35
- 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
- And Then the Elephant Moved In – Every Magic Trick Needs a ScapegoatCabaret & Variety · The Pend · 3:45pm£5
- 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 · 6:45pmFree
- 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 · 8:30pmFree
- Broken Planet ShowCabaret & Variety · Just The Tonic at The Caves · 4:30pm£15
- Burlesque!Cabaret & Variety · The Voodoo Rooms · 9:00pm£6
- CABAPOCALYPSARETCabaret & Variety · PBH's Free Fringe @ Voodoo Rooms · 9:05pmFree
- Cabaret of FilthCabaret & Variety · Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters · 9:00pm£5
- Callum McClure: Won't Get Fooled AgainCabaret & Variety · PBH's Free Fringe @ Voodoo Rooms · 2:45pmFree
- 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£6
- 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
- Curiosity Cabaret with Midnight LilyCabaret & Variety · Manahatta · 10:00pm£10
- 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 @ Canons' Gait · 9:30pmFree
- David Alnwick: Secret Magic ShowCabaret & Variety · PBH's Free Fringe @ Voodoo Rooms · 9:50pmFree
- David Alnwick: Secret Magic ShowCabaret & Variety · PBH's Free Fringe @ Liquid Room · 3:00pmFree
- David Alnwick: Secret Magic ShowCabaret & Variety · PBH's Free Fringe @ Whistlebinkies · 11:00amFree
- David Alnwick: The Haunted MagicianCabaret & Variety · PBH's Free Fringe @ Voodoo Rooms · 7:40pmFree
- Deception: A Magic ExperienceCabaret & Variety · theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall · 2:45pm£11
- 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 @ Voodoo Rooms · 5:30pmFree
- Doom and Glitter: A Tribute To Tom WaitsCabaret & Variety · PBH's Free Fringe @ The Street · 9:00pmFree
- Dr Mew's Sci-Fi CabaretCabaret & Variety · Laughing Horse @ The Counting House · 12:15pmFree
- Eastern Illusions ReimaginedCabaret & Variety · C ARTS | C venues | C aurora · 5:25pm£10
- 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
- Enterteasement: Comedy! Magic! Burlesque!Cabaret & Variety · Hoots @ Hilton (Bread Street) · 7:30pm£8
- Eurovision Cabaret – Greatest Hits Semi-Final 1Cabaret & Variety · PBH's Free Fringe @ Fingers Piano Bar · 9:00pmFree
- FemFringe ShowcaseCabaret & Variety · Greenside @ George Street · 5:15pmFree
- 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 · 6:45pmFree
EVERY CABARET & VARIETY SHOW AT THE FRINGE 2026
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