EDINBURGH FRINGE 2026
Spoken Word
158 shows
Spoken word at the Fringe covers poetry, storytelling, live literature and shows that don't fit anywhere else. Intimate rooms, powerful hours — mapped by venue and date.
- A Cosmologist's Guide To Life and LoveSpoken Word · The Royal Scots Club · 12:45pm£10
- A Meditation on MemorySpoken Word · theSpace @ Niddry St · 2:35pm£1.50
- Address to a HaggisSpoken Word · Scottish Storytelling Centre · 12:30pmFree
- ADEYSpoken Word · theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall · 9:40pm£13
- Adorable Comedians Performing Funny Poetry and Telling Lovely StoriesSpoken Word · PBH's Free Fringe @ Pizza Geeks Easter Road · 1:20pmFree
- Alice Hawkins – Working Class SuffragetteSpoken Word · Paradise in The Vault · 11:20am£9
- An American Ginger In Paris (WIP)Spoken Word · PBH's Free Fringe @ Central Youth Hostel · 2:40pmFree
- An Audience with Marvin HerbertSpoken Word · C ARTS | C venues | C aurora · 10:20pm£3
- Andy Macleod's Soho Days and Camden NightsSpoken Word · Just The Tonic at The Mash House · 2:25pm£10
- Attercliffe Stupid ClubSpoken Word · PBH's Free Fringe @ Central Youth Hostel · 1:25pmFree
- Attila the StockbrokerSpoken Word · PBH's Free Fringe @ Bannermans · 4:00pmFree
- Ben Macpherson Does Poems at AdultsSpoken Word · PBH's Free Fringe @ Whistlebinkies · 2:45pmFree
- Brian Bilston: How to Lay an Egg with a Horse Inside Spoken Word · Assembly Rooms · 4:40pm£16
- Burke and Hare: Body Snatchers, Serial Killers, UlstermenSpoken Word · Greenside @ Riddles Court · 11:25am£10
- Comedians Do PoemsSpoken Word · Shedinburgh @ Assembly Checkpoint · 6:45pmFree
- Connecting in a Connected WorldSpoken Word · Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters · 3:45pm£2.50
- Craig Chalmers: That's That OneSpoken Word · PBH's Free Fringe @ Strathmore Bar · 9:00pmFree
- Darren McGarvey: Performative MaleSpoken Word · The Stand Comedy Club · 2:35pm£15
- Dave Rowntree (of Blur) – No One You KnowSpoken Word · La Belle Angele · 1:00pm£20
- Echoes of SelfSpoken Word · Greenside @ Riddles Court · 6:30pm£15
- Elvis in ChaosSpoken Word · Greenside @ George Street · 5:15pmFree
- Folklore of the Scottish HighlandsSpoken Word · artSpace@StMarks · 2:30pm£12
- Hiding Behind the Mask: Jesters, Jokers and ClownsSpoken Word · C ARTS | C venues | C digital · 11:55pm£4.50
- How to Steal a Million Euros: The Frauds That Made EuropeSpoken Word · PBH's Free Fringe @ SUPERCUBE Cowgate · 4:50pmFree
- I'm The One Your Mother Warned You AboutSpoken Word · Just The Tonic at The Hive · 3:10pm£7.50
- Iain Dale: All Talk with Baroness Gillian Shephard and Lord Robin ButlerSpoken Word · Pleasance at EICC · 12:00pm£18.50
- Iain Dale: All Talk with Baroness Jacqui SmithSpoken Word · Pleasance at EICC · 2:00pm£18.50
- Iain Dale: All Talk with Jess Phillips MPSpoken Word · Pleasance at EICC · 12:00pm£18.50
- Iain Dale: All Talk with Joanna Cherry KCSpoken Word · Pleasance at EICC · 2:00pm£18.50
- Iain Dale: All Talk with Kemi Badenoch MPSpoken Word · Pleasance at EICC · 12:00pm£18.50
- Iain Dale: All Talk with Kieran Maguire and Kevin DaySpoken Word · Pleasance at EICC · 2:00pm£18.50
- Iain Dale: All Talk with Matt Forde, Rosie Holt and Susie McCabeSpoken Word · Pleasance at EICC · 4:00pm£18.50
- Iain Dale: All Talk with Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Richard RatcliffeSpoken Word · Pleasance at EICC · 12:00pm£18.50
- Iain Dale: All Talk with Nicola SturgeonSpoken Word · Pleasance at EICC · 12:00pm£18.50
- Iain Dale: All Talk with Sarah Vine and Andrew PierceSpoken Word · Pleasance at EICC · 4:00pm£18.50
- Iain Dale: All Talk with Sir John Curtice, Brian Taylor and Michael CrickSpoken Word · Pleasance at EICC · 4:00pm£18.50
- Iain Dale: All Talk with Stephen Flynn MSPSpoken Word · Pleasance at EICC · 4:00pm£18.50
- Iain Dale: All Talk with Wes Streeting MPSpoken Word · Pleasance at EICC · 2:00pm£18.50
- Iain Dale: All Talk with Zack PolanskiSpoken Word · Pleasance at EICC · 4:00pm£18.50
- In Conversation with... Bobby BluebellSpoken Word · The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4 · 12:15pm£15
- In Conversation with... Chris Brookmyre and Marissa HaetzmanSpoken Word · The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4 · 12:15pm£15
- In Conversation with... Gordon StrachanSpoken Word · The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4 · 12:15pm£15
- In Conversation with... Ian RankinSpoken Word · The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4 · 12:15pm£15
- In Conversation with... Jackie KaySpoken Word · The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4 · 12:15pm£15
- In Conversation with... Jeremy CorbynSpoken Word · The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4 · 12:15pm£15
- In Conversation with... John DavidsonSpoken Word · The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4 · 12:15pm£15
- In Conversation with... Josie LongSpoken Word · The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4 · 12:15pm£15
- In Conversation with... Mark ThomasSpoken Word · The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4 · 12:15pm£15
- In Conversation with... Stuart Cosgrove and Tam CowanSpoken Word · The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4 · 12:15pm£15
- In Conversation with... Vittorio AngeloneSpoken Word · The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4 · 12:15pm£15
- Let People Like YouSpoken Word · PBH's Free Fringe @ CC Blooms · 1:45pmFree
- Loft ClearanceSpoken Word · theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall · 12:05pm£10
- Loud PoetsSpoken Word · Scottish Storytelling Centre · 8:30pm£16
- Louis de Bernières: Poetry, Stories and SongsSpoken Word · Valvona & Crolla · 3:30pm£16
- Love Did a Number on MeSpoken Word · PBH's Free Fringe @ Greek Gyros Grill · 5:00pmFree
- Love Light and LabelsSpoken Word · PBH's Free Fringe @ Strathmore Bar · 1:40pmFree
- Mariella Frostrup: Cracking the MenopauseSpoken Word · Gilded Balloon Teviot · 2:30pm£20
- Mistakes on MapsSpoken Word · Library of Mistakes · 3:00pm£8
- Nick Helm: It Will Always Hurt a Bit (WIP)Spoken Word · Shedinburgh @ Assembly Checkpoint · 3:15pmFree
- Poems for People Who Don't Like PoetrySpoken Word · Greenside @ George Street · 5:15pm£8
- Queer Folks' TalesSpoken Word · Scottish Storytelling Centre · 8:30pm£16
- Raul Kohli: A Brief History of Northumbria (WIP)Spoken Word · Alchemist Cocktail Bar and Restaurant · 5:15pm£7.50
- Sacred Arts Festival Poetry at Canongate Kirk: Young Religious Poets Competition FinalSpoken Word · Canongate Kirk · 1:15pmFree
- Sacred Arts Festival Poetry at Canonmills Church: The Shamrock and the Cross – Spectators Under HeavenSpoken Word · Canonmills Church · 1:15pmFree
- Sasha Graham's Ghost Stories and TarotSpoken Word · Just The Tonic at The Caves · 12:00pm£6
- ScotlandsFest: A Scottish Football OdysseySpoken Word · St Columba's by the Castle Scottish Episcopal Church · 1:30pm£10
- ScotlandsFest: A Wee Bit Zen – When Less Is MoreSpoken Word · St Columba's by the Castle Scottish Episcopal Church · 12:00pm£10
- ScotlandsFest: Ancient Voices, Living Landscape – Scotland’s GeomythographySpoken Word · St Columba's by the Castle Scottish Episcopal Church · 12:00pm£10
- ScotlandsFest: Art Without Borders – Demarco’s EuropeSpoken Word · St Columba's by the Castle Scottish Episcopal Church · 12:00pm£10
- ScotlandsFest: Between the Stones: Scotland Through OutlanderSpoken Word · St Columba's by the Castle Scottish Episcopal Church · 11:30am£10
- ScotlandsFest: Brave New Music – The Martyn Bennett StorySpoken Word · St Columba's by the Castle Scottish Episcopal Church · 12:00pm£10
- ScotlandsFest: Choose Life Choose Leith – Trainspotting on LocationSpoken Word · St Columba's by the Castle Scottish Episcopal Church · 10:30am£10
- ScotlandsFest: Donald Dewar – An Incomplete Legacy?Spoken Word · St Columba's by the Castle Scottish Episcopal Church · 3:00pm£10
- ScotlandsFest: Farmyard FolliesSpoken Word · St Columba's by the Castle Scottish Episcopal Church · 10:30am£10
- ScotlandsFest: Fortunes from Flesh – Scotland and SlaverySpoken Word · St Columba's by the Castle Scottish Episcopal Church · 1:30pm£10
- ScotlandsFest: Heel for Heel – Scottish Dance FeverSpoken Word · St Columba's by the Castle Scottish Episcopal Church · 3:00pm£10
- ScotlandsFest: In Search of Scottish ArchitectureSpoken Word · St Columba's by the Castle Scottish Episcopal Church · 10:30am£10
- ScotlandsFest: Iona with LoveSpoken Word · St Columba's by the Castle Scottish Episcopal Church · 3:00pm£10
- ScotlandsFest: Northern Spirits, Restless HeartsSpoken Word · St Columba's by the Castle Scottish Episcopal Church · 1:30pm£10
- ScotlandsFest: Scotland’s Darkest PastSpoken Word · St Columba's by the Castle Scottish Episcopal Church · 12:00pm£10
- ScotlandsFest: Talking Two Millennia (of Scotland’s History)Spoken Word · St Columba's by the Castle Scottish Episcopal Church · 10:30am£10
- ScotlandsFest: Tea and TalesSpoken Word · St Columba's by the Castle Scottish Episcopal Church · 10:30am£10
- ScotlandsFest: Trust Issues, Fake News, Real PoemsSpoken Word · St Columba's by the Castle Scottish Episcopal Church · 3:00pm£10
- ScotlandsFest: Unfinished Business – Scotland’s Political CrossroadsSpoken Word · St Columba's by the Castle Scottish Episcopal Church · 1:30pm£10
- Scott Manley Hadley Exposes Themselves and the Shape of the Earth (It's Flat)Spoken Word · PBH's Free Fringe @ Banshee Labyrinth · 4:30pmFree
- Scottish Comedy Legends: Arabella WeirSpoken Word · The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4 · 12:15pm£15
- Scottish Comedy Legends: Jack DochertySpoken Word · The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4 · 12:15pm£15
- Scottish Comedy Legends: Jane McCarrySpoken Word · The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4 · 12:15pm£15
- Scottish Comedy Legends: Jim SmithSpoken Word · The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4 · 12:15pm£15
- Scottish Comedy Legends: Jonathan WatsonSpoken Word · The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4 · 12:15pm£15
- Scottish Comedy Legends: Raymond MearnsSpoken Word · The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4 · 12:15pm£15
- Scottish Comedy Legends: Sanjeev KohliSpoken Word · The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4 · 12:15pm£15
- Sharath Jeevan OBE – Meek Inheritance: Are Me and My Kids Doomed?Spoken Word · Panmure House · 7:00pm£15
- She Named It Coyote Ugly – An Evening with Lil LovellSpoken Word · Coyote Ugly Edinburgh · 7:00pm£10
- Smut SlamSpoken Word · PBH's Free Fringe @ Banshee Labyrinth · 9:30pmFree
- Steve Richards Presents Rock and Roll PoliticsSpoken Word · theSpace @ Symposium Hall · 11:55am£14.50
- Tales from the Shoulders of GiantsSpoken Word · PBH's Free Fringe @ Greek Gyros Grill · 10:00pmFree
- Tales of Haunted EdinburghSpoken Word · Arthur Conan Doyle Centre · 7:30pm£10
- The Art of Not Letting GoSpoken Word · Laughing Horse @ The Brass Monkey (Drummond Street) · 2:00pmFree
- The Dolphins Are Still Singing. Can You Hear Them? The Epic of Lee, Me and the TreeSpoken Word · theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall · 10:55am£11.50
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