The Fringe Arts Industry team provides year-round support and guidance for industry members who are looking to find talent, programme work and connect with other industry professionals.
We are a very small and highly personable group of three year-round staff, supported by a team of six in the summer.
In 2023, we accredited...
1,395 delegates from 50 countries!
Accreditation for Fringe 2024 will open on Thursday 09 May.
Fringe Marketplace is still open for access by accredited industry members looking to buy work from the 2023 Edinburgh Festival Fringe!
Working all year, our office is responsible for the accreditation and industry ticketing systems and the Fringe Marketplace online platform. We also arrange events and networking opportunities (online and in person) throughout the year.
Over a thousand industry professionals from across the arts and screen sectors visited the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2023 to discover talent, book work and network with peers from across the globe at the world’s largest arts marketplace.
Whether this Fringe is your first or your fifteenth, the Arts Industry Office is here to offer whatever help and assistance you need. We can provide:
- one-to-one meetings and support for industry members at the Fringe
- help with navigating the festival
- signposting to shows that might suit your venue; which artists are keen to tour; who’s looking for an agent
- information about shows and contact details for artists and companies
- complimentary ticketing request service for industry delegates with a proven track record of booking work or artists
- access to Fringe Marketplace online platform created to connect programmers, presenters and commissioners with professional artists and work that’s ready to be shared beyond the festival.
- access to industry-focused events, including events hosted by us and our partners
- access to online events taking place across the year as well as recordings of previous events
- opportunities to network with fellow arts industry professionals
- local knowledge to help you find your way around town, including the nearest place for a good coffee.
Who can use the Arts Industry Office?
Our office is here to support arts industry members with a professional interest in the Edinburgh Fringe, particularly those who engage with the festival as part of their plans to develop onward touring / presentation opportunities, commissions and partnerships. These could include industry members such as:
- venue and festival programmers
- TV and film industry professionals
- agents and artist representatives
- producers
- industry members using the Fringe for professional networking.
Arts industry services
The Fringe Society's Arts Industry Office provides a range of services during August and throughout the year, all geared towards helping industry find new talent and connect with shows that fit their programme needs.
These services include:
- Fringe Marketplace, our platform to connect programmers, presenters and commissioners with professional artists and work that’s ready to be shared beyond the festival
- a complimentary ticket request service
- our Industry Associates, who can provide more specialised programme recommendations and advice throughout the festival
- assistance navigating the Fringe programme
- Fringe Connect, our year-round online social network and events space for artists and arts industry professionals
- a calendar of events leading up to and during August
- Fringe Central, our home-away-from-home during the festival.
Find out more about arts industry services
Accrediting with the Arts Industry Office
Accreditation for Fringe 2024 will open on Thursday 09 May. If you accredited in 2023 as an industry professional looking to programme or develop work from the festival, you will still be able to access Fringe Marketplace to pursue offers and connect with companies.
Accreditation is open May – August. To access our services, we ask industry delegates to accredit with our office and submit all the information we’ll need to support them during August. We recommend that you accredit with the Arts Industry Office if you:
- are engaging with the Fringe as an arts industry professional
- have a proven capacity to book or programme work professionally
- have a proven capacity to commission work or offer other significant professional arts development pathways for artists such as screen development opportunities, residencies, arts fellowships, etc
- are an established producer able to support an artist to platform their work in future
- are an established agent seeking new clients.
If you would like more information and guidance on accreditation, please get in touch with us via [email protected].
Get in touch
We have a dedicated team year-round who are keen to support industry in engaging with and navigating the Fringe. Here are just a few ways we can help:
- If you’re coming for the first time as an industry professional and looking to understand the Fringe and what to expect.
- One-to-one in-person support (appointments available on request) in the lead up to and during the festival.
- Support connecting with artists and companies presenting at the festival.
- Helping identify work that fits your programming criteria.
- Information on shows and artists that are interested in touring.
- Guidance navigating our systems and platforms.
You can reach us by emailing [email protected] or call +44 (0)131 240 1902 and let us know how we can help!
We look forward to hearing from you!