Registration for Fringe 2021 is open until the end of August
Registration for the 2021 Fringe is open, and will remain so until the end of August. Before you get started, here are a few things we recommend you bear in mind:
Registration is open, but that doesn't mean you have to register immediately. We’ve removed our early-bird and print registration deadlines this year, so please feel free to take your time – remember, the Fringe isn’t till August. We’re aware that governmental guidelines are changing on a regular basis, and we expect that registration this year – even more so than in previous years – will probably be an ongoing process, with some back-and-forth. We’re here to support you through it every step of the way, and we’ll help you respond to changing circumstances as they arise.
Talk to venues. Fringe venues offer so much more than a place to perform – they have the wisdom of years of experience, reputations for high-quality programming and relationships in the arts industry and media that can help you promote your show and progress your career. If you’re planning an online-only show this year, it’s worth exploring what different venues have got planned, and how those plans could support your show. Check out our advice on finding a venue to get started.
We’re here to support you, however you choose to do your show. For online performances, that might mean livestreaming, or broadcasting from a venue’s in-house platform, or from another third-party site altogether. If you have a pre-recorded show, you can show this on our Fringe Player, or on a venue platform if you prefer. Drop us a line (via [email protected] or +44 (0)131 226 0034) and we'll do our best to help you find the best option for your show.
Use our guides. We’ve developed guidance to help you through every stage of bringing a show to the Fringe, be it in person or online. These resources are free and available for you to use right now. Our guide to putting on a Fringe show is a good place to start; we also have
And remember, as always, you can talk to us. Our Registration team is on hand to help you with any questions or queries you might have – drop an email to [email protected], or call +44 (0)131 226 0034, and we’ll offer whatever support we can.
We will update this page when registration opens, to link to Edfringeware, our online platform for registering shows.
We do not plan to print the Fringe programme in its usual form this year, which means that you will not need to worry about any print deadlines.
We know you'll have a lot of questions about the process of registering this year, so we're also preparing some advice and guidance that we'll have ready for 05 May. In the meantime, for information on finding a venue or the practicalities of putting on a Fringe show you can check out our guidance or get in touch with our participant support team on [email protected].
If you have enquiries relating to registering your show, please contact [email protected] or give us a ring on 0131 226 0034.
In recognition of the past year’s difficulty and to help Fringe participants make as strong a return as possible, we've removed the top registration fee rate for full-length runs and reduced the rates across all remaining tiers by 25% for 2021 only, with identical fees for online and in-person registration.
Now more than ever, Fringe artists and companies need the advice, support and guidance of the Fringe Society and we will be with you every step of the way. We learned in 2020 that shows, venues and audiences all require flexible information, box office and listings services to help them find each other. Registration fees support our work across a wide range of services, so we are retaining a three-tiered structure.
Show type
Run type
Registration price
In person
Limited run
(1 or 2 performances)
£72.00
(£60.00 excluding VAT)
Online –
scheduled / live
In person
Limited run
(3 – 5 performances)
£153.00
(£127.50 excluding VAT)
Online –
scheduled / live
In person
Full run
(6 or more performances)
£221.40
(£184.50 excluding VAT)
Online –
scheduled / live
Online –
on demand
Available to purchase and view throughout the entire duration of the festival, 24 hours a day
Registration fee instalment option
We offer a staggered payment plan available option to those who would benefit from not having to pay the full fee due all at once, at the point of registration. If you are interested in this option, then please check your eligibility for the scheme via the link below:
Conditions
You have completed the show registration form, are ready to submit with all required fields filled, and all the information you have provided is final and ready to print.
You agree to a set of fixed instalment dates on which payments must be received.
If you fail to make the payments as agreed, we will cancel your show registration and refund all monies received up to that date.
Your registration fee gives you access to all of the services offered by the Fringe Society during August, including:
Professional development workshops, networking events and panel discussions about current affairs, led by worldwide industry leaders and always BSL interpreted.
Marketing support to help you home in on the goals of your marketing campaign.
Support around PPL / PRS music licensing on the Fringe including an anticipated bespoke and blanket arrangement negotiated for Fringe companies for 2021.
Opportunities to connect with arts industry professionals, including promoters, tour bookers and film / TV producers from all over the UK and overseas.
Our one-to-one artist advice service helps you understand how to navigate the opportunities for your show, identify your goals and how and who to contact to help you realise your ambitions.
Professional, impartial support and advice for almost any issue which might arise, including mediation services if you have any issues with your venue or company.
Tickets for your show – be it online or in person – sold through the Fringe Box Office, with access to one of the world’s most engaged and excited arts audiences: more than three million tickets booked in 2019!
A show listing on edfringe.com (which had more than 2.3 million visitors in 2019), giving Fringe audiences a seamless journey from browsing shows to buying tickets.
Access to the Fringe Player, our custom-designed video platform for online Fringe shows.
All year round
Whether you have a registered show with the Fringe Society or not, the below services are open to everyone, all year round:
Step-by-step guidance on how to bring your show to the Fringe, from advice on making your show more accessible or environmentally friendly, to assistance navigating music licensing and insurance, to information on post-Fringe touring.
The FringeCast online information series, offering episode-by-episode guidance on every step of bringing your show to the Fringe.
Year-round practical advice and support from the Participant Services team, including one-to-one sessions if needed.
In fact, much of the above advice, guidance and services are already freely available on this website – your registration fee ensures we can keep them updated and useful for anyone who wants to come to the Fringe.
Standing up for artists
Income from registration fees and other sources also allow the Fringe Society to support artists and the wider cultural sector more broadly:
We use our influence and agency to lobby for support, investment and recognition of the performing arts, artists, freelancers, companies and venues.
We promote the value of participation in the Fringe all over the world, and lobby arts councils and funding agencies across the UK and internationally to support performing arts.
We continually innovate and pioneer advanced support services for curators, programmers and commissioners coming to the Fringe to discover new work and talent, the better to open up more career opportunities for Fringe artists.
We provide support for the world’s media to cover the Fringe, and for critics and arts journalists to see and review work, enhancing artists’ profiles.
We work with government to make the case for ease of movement for artists, including securing permit-free status for our festival so that artists needn’t require work visas to perform here.
While the Fringe Society has no role in curating the Fringe or in running venues, we do set guidance on best practise and standards for companies and venues, and use our influence to help make the Fringe the best experience for all who participate.
We regularly consult and form strategic partnerships with members of the artistic community (such as Something to Aim For and Somewhere at the Fringe) to ensure we’re addressing current concerns and offering the best support that we can.
How your registration fee helps others
Your registration fee helps fund all of the above services that support artists to come to the Fringe, as well as the collaborative work we do with partner organisations to ensure that artists’ race, disabilities or socio-economic background don’t form a barrier to participation.
Your fees also contribute towards the Fringe Society’s other charitable work, including making the festival more accessible to D/deaf and disabled people and connecting Fringe artists with schools and communities, building and supporting new audiences among those typically least likely to engage with the Fringe, so that everyone can benefit from this amazing festival.
Please carefully read the terms and conditions of registering a show with the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society. These can also be found on Edfringeware at the point of show creation.
The following terms apply if you are registering a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe (at registration.edfringe.com), in addition to the other clauses in these terms and conditions, except for clause 12 (Purchasing Tickets), clause 13 (Purchasing Goods from the Fringe online shop on the Website), clause 15 (App Licensing Terms) and clause 16 (Advertising Terms). All references to "we", "us", "our" etc. in this clause 14 shall refer to EFFS.
14.1 Membership of EFFS
EFFS is the organisation that underpins the Edinburgh Fringe and provides services to participants and audience members alike. EFFS exists to support and encourage participants, to provide comprehensive and accurate information and ticketing from participants and the public, and to promote the Fringe as a whole. EFFS is a membership organisation and anyone can join, but we particularly encourage applications from individuals with a direct involvement in making the Fringe happen. As part of the show registration process, we request that you make all individuals connected to your show aware that they are encouraged to become a member of EFFS.
14.2 Submission Guidelines
In order to register a show for the Edinburgh Fringe, you are required to register here and complete a Show Registration Form, which is your contract with EFFS (the "Show Contract"). EFFS will take you, as the person designated on the organisation contact page of the form, as the signatory.
Your Show Registration Form will only be accepted if completed in full, so please ensure you provide all the information required.
You cannot submit your Show Registration Form without the required payment.
Your show registration must represent one show or event, and individual show copy cannot advertise or reference another show or event. Similarly, multiple registrations submitted for a single event are not permitted and will be cancelled.
14.3 Terms of Your Contract
In order to register a show for the Edinburgh Fringe, you are required to register on the Website here and complete a Show Registration Form, which is your contract with EFFS (the "Show Contract"). EFFS will take you, as the person designated on the organisation contact page of the form, as the signatory.
Your Show Registration Form will only be accepted if completed in full, so please ensure you provide all the information required.
You cannot submit your Show Registration Form without the required payment.
Your show registration must represent one show or event, and individual show copy cannot advertise or reference another show or event. Similarly, multiple registrations submitted for a single event are not permitted and will be cancelled.
14.4 Terms of Your Contract
Your completion and submission of the Show Registration Form with the required payment entitles:
tickets for your submitted show(s) to be available for purchase through the Fringe booking system. A minimum of 25% of tickets for each performance of each ticketed show must be available for sale through the Fringe booking system. A commission of 4% (+ VAT) is charged on all sales through the Fringe booking system. (Tickets for sale at your venue are not provided by the Fringe booking system); and
you to payment of all returns made through tickets sold through the Fringe booking system, less the stated commission charges and music licensing fees, if applicable. Ticket sale revenues can be sent to the organisation contact listed on the booking form, the performer/performing company, the venue or another individual, as designated in the Payout Details section of the Show Registration Form. EFFS will send out all such returns no later than 30 September of the year in which your show will be performed.
By submitting the Show Registration Form, the organisation confirms they have a signed contract with the venue(s) chosen within this form. Any failure to have a contract prior to submitting this form could lead to the show being removed from the Programme and the Website with no refund of payment for that show.
By submitting the Show Registration Form, the organisation confirms that it has obtained or is in the process of obtaining all necessary rights and permissions pertaining to the show being registered. The organisation indemnifies EFFS against any legal action pertaining to the rights or licences for the show.
By submitting the Show Registration Form the organisation confirms it is the originator of all content and is, therefore, solely liable for the content. EFFS will take no responsibility for content submitted for publication on the Website, Apps, printed programme and other listings associated with EFFS. Under no circumstances will we be liable for any content, including but not limited, to errors or omissions, or loss or damage (or claim thereof) of any kind as a result of any content contained within.
By submitting an image for the show, the organisation confirms that it has obtained all necessary rights and permissions to use this image. The organisation indemnifies EFFS against any legal action pertaining to the rights for this image.
By submitting the Show Registration Form the organisation confirms that the details of the show are correct and final. Minor editing to show content is allowable during the proofing process, but any significant changes will be considered a new registration, leading to the cancellation of the existing registration and the payment of any fee difference (if applicable). Significant changes include (but are not limited to); show title, copy changes, change of venue. If your circumstances require a change to be made then please contact the Programme Team directly.
EFFS does not tolerate any unacceptable behaviour towards our staff and contractors. EFFS have a written unacceptable behaviour policy.
EFFS support the rights of those who take part in the Edinburgh Festival Fringe to do so without fear of bullying or harassment.
EFFS shall not be responsible for checking any materials (including any links to, or content on, any third party sites) submitted as part of the Show Registration Form for publication in the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Programme and/or the Website, and shall not be held liable in respect thereof.
14.4 Use of Data
By completing and submitting the Show Registration Form, the organisation confirms (a) its consent; and (b) that it has obtained all necessary consents, licences and permissions from third parties, in each case to permit the collection, processing, transmission and disclosure by EFFS of all information or data submitted by you in the Show Registration Form for the purposes of organising, co-ordinating, advertising and marketing your show and/or the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, including the sharing of such information and data with carefully selected third parties for those purposes. The foregoing consents expressly include any consents required under the Data Protection Act 1998 in respect of personal data (as defined in that Act). The organisation indemnifies and shall keep indemnified EFFS against any loss or damage arising out of a failure or delay in the organisation obtaining consents, licences or permissions under this clause 14.4.
14.5 EFFS rights under the Show Contract
EFFS reserves the right to:
retain any money from ticket sales that is owing to it;
refuse an application to register a show for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe by any company or individual that is a debtor to EFFS or FFTL (persistent or otherwise), or is deemed to be connected to a debtor (persistent or otherwise) of EFFS or EFFTL;
charge all applicable fees to any show or organisation that appears in the Programme or on the Website or the App but that withdraws from the festival before the Fringe actually starts, for the avoidance of doubt this includes shows registered after the Programme has been finalised for print but not distributed to the public;
withdraw a listing from the Programme or the Website if sufficient payment in advance is not received;
edit copy for the Programme and the Website copy to reflect Fringe copy style;
refuse copy that contravenes Programme and the Website copy style;
cancel and relist a show where significant edits are requested after the stated deadline;
accept corrections to a show's stated performance dates, times, durations and prices from its venue manager;
limit entry in the Programme and on the Website on a one-show-per-listing basis, EFFS will enforce in line with the ticket-selling requirements of its booking system;
refuse to publish any text or images deemed by EFFS to be inappropriate for the general audience for which the Programme or the Website is intended;
refuse to allow the registration of a show, or, if a show has already been registered, at any time prior to, or during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, cancel a show, upon reasonable justification, including the enforcement of our unacceptable behaviour policy;
distribute listings and images for third party listings at EFFS' discretion; and
from time to time, send emails and e-bulletins regarding the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and EFFS to the contacts provided by the organisation in the Show Registration Form in line with data regulations.
Furthermore, whilst EFFS will endeavour to ensure that show listings will be printed and/or uploaded in full, it will not be liable for errors or omissions. EFFS will refund a portion of fees paid solely in the event of a listing not appearing in the Programme and the Website, but will not be liable for any costs incurred by you, your organisation, your performer/performing company or your venue, including any loss of profit, business contracts, revenue, or any special, indirect or consequential damage, or loss of any nature whatsoever arising out of errors or omissions or failure to print and/or appear the Website or the App.
14.6 Indemnities and liability
The indemnities granted under clauses 14.3(c), 14.3(d) and 14.4, are also granted for the benefit of FFTL, and in the event of any loss being suffered or any claim being made against FFTL, it shall be treated as being a loss suffered by EFFS. Any such loss suffered by FFTL shall not be regarded as indirect, special or consequential simply because it has been suffered by FFTL and not EFFS.
The terms of clause 17 shall also apply to liability of EFFS and FFTL.
14.7 Notices
Any notices given to EFFS or FFTL, or by either EFFS or FFTL to you, as a business, under or in connection with these terms and conditions, shall be in writing and shall be delivered personally, sent by pre-paid first class post or other next working day delivery service or email.
A notice or other communication shall be deemed to be received:
if delivered personally when left at our registered office;
if sent by prep-paid first class post or other next working day delivery service, at 9.00 am on the second working day after posting; or
if sent by email, one working day after transmission.
In proving the service of any notice, it will be sufficient to prove, in the case of a letter, that such letter was properly addressed, stamped and place in the post and, in the case of an email, that such email was sent to the specified email address of the addressee.
The provisions of this clause shall not apply to the service of any proceedings or other documents in any legal action.
Please get in touch with [email protected] if you have any specific questions about the information on this page. A member of our team can set up a 10-minute slot to talk things over with you on the phone or on a video call.
Please note, slots are based on team availability.
