The Fringe in numbers** 

• 67 countries were represented on stage at this year’s Fringe, including 17 country showcases.  
• 1,359 accredited arts industry members – e.g. promoters, producers, festival and venue bookers – from 49 countries attended the festival to buy work and support artists beyond the Fringe.  
• 320 sensory resources were used by autistic children and adults, to help make their experience of the Fringe more enjoyable.  
• 35 local schools, charities and community groups took part in the Fringe Days Out scheme, which offers free Fringe vouchers and Lothian Bus tickets to people who wouldn’t normally get to experience the Fringe.     
• 56% of Fringe shows were accessible to wheelchair users.  
• An estimated 800 schoolchildren attended the Fringe as part of our schools’ outreach work (accompanied by 15 teachers). 15 teachers also saw shows as part of the Teachers’ Theatre Club with Imaginate.  
• 840 professional media accredited from 25 countries.  

** All stats correct as of 12:00 on 28 August 2023.  

Various awards have been presented during the 2023 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.  Please note that these awards are listed here for information. They are all managed by third parties and not the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society. This is not an exhaustive list of awards – individual venues may also run their own awards, so please check their websites for more information. 

Fringe Newsletters:  https://www.edfringe.com/take-part/awards 

About the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society: The Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society is the charity that underpins the world-renowned Edinburgh Fringe. It was established in 1958 by a group of artists to provide central services for the festival and ensure that it stays true to its founding purpose of inclusion and welcome to all. We exist to support and encourage everyone who wants to participate in the Fringe; to provide information and assistance to audiences; and to celebrate the Fringe and what it stands for all over the world.  

Based on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh, the Society has a small team of staff who work year-round to assist all the artists and audiences who make the festival one of the best loved performing arts events on the planet.  In 2022, as part of the Fringe’s 75th anniversary, the Fringe Society launched a new collaborative vision and set of values, and made a series of commitments to become more inclusive, fair and sustainable. The vision is “to give anyone a stage and everyone a seat”. 

Our three values will guide the behaviours and decisions of everyone involved with the Fringe: celebrate performing arts, be open to all and look out for each other. The Society will live by them, champion them and uphold them where necessary.