Edinburgh Fringe

The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is often called the Edinburgh Fringe and sometimes just the Fringe. It is one of the arts festivals collectively termed the Edinburgh Festival. It takes place annually in the city of Edinburgh during August. It was originally set up to complement the Edinburgh International Festival but now dwarfs it. The Edinburgh Fringe is the world?s largest arts festival.

Criticism

In recent years the festival is attracting criticism for its growing commercial emphasis http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/arts/2223357.stm and corporate sponsorship: Orange caused concern when they pulled out of the sponsorship deal with the Assembly Rooms after only one year http://www.thestage.co.uk/news/newsstory.php?sid=425.

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There are also concerns about high ticket prices, which were once on average £3 but now average around £10-15.

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