It may be nearly four months until the full programme is launched (June 3 to be exact) but the first tickets for this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe are now on sale.
A total of 351 shows have been announced featuring everything from some of the biggest names in standup to award-winning musicals.
The cultural feast will this year take place from August 7-31 turning the pubs, basements and lecture theatres of Scotland’s Capital into performance spaces.
Here are the 17 shows announced so far that caught our eye. You can buy tickets for all of them on the Fringe website here.
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5. Elf Lyons is The Woman on the Edge (Pleasance Courtyard)
You never know what you're going to get with an Elf Lyons show - ballet, horror, economics and horses have all featured over the years. This year she's talking love, "ispired by Vertigo, Apollo 13 and the opera Pagliacci, and directed by Ingmar Bergman". | Contributed
6. Ania Magliano: Peach Fuzz (Monkey Barrel)
Taskmaster star Ania Magliano is back at the Fringe with her fourth show. 'Peach Fuzz' is billed as "fresh gossip about her own body, floatation tanks, Sabrina Carpenter (everyone’s favourite pop girl) and the Suffragettes (everyone’s favourite girl group). | Contributed
7. Biff to the Future (George Square Gardens)
For anybody who missed its first outing last August, 'Biff to the Future' is back in 2026 following a London run and international tour. It takes a fresh look at the 'Back to the Future' trilogy from the point of view of baddie Biff. | Contributed
8. Joseph Morpurgo: Highlander 70 (Pleasance Courtyard)
It's been 11 years ago since Joseph Morpurgo stormed the Fringe with his hugely innovative 'Soothing Sounds for Baby'. His Scottish-sounding return in 2026 with 'Highlander 70' will be one of the most anticipated of the year. | Contributed