In advance of show registration for the 2025 Edinburgh Festival Fringe opening on Monday 13 January, the Fringe Society is implementing some changes for next year’s festival, adjusting fees and commissions as follows:

Fringe Box Office fee rebate

Since 2022 the Fringe Society has operated a fee rebate process after payout, redistributing a share of the revenue from Fringe Society box office booking fees, which are paid by audiences, and retaining only what is required to provide services to the Fringe. 

This agreement was for three years, recognising that the Fringe community has been adversely affected by increased costs across most areas connected with taking part in the festival. Thre will be a reduction from a threshold of 60% to 50%. This will be implemented for the 2025 festival. 

Commission rate

The Fringe box office applies an administrative commission of 4% (+VAT) on the face value of all tickets sold through the Fringe box office. In 2013 the commission rate was reduced from 6% to 4% and has remained unchanged since then. In 2025 the commission rate will increase to 5% (+VAT) to help address rising costs of software, technology, human resource and customer service in delivering ticketing services for the festival.   

This increase reflects the current financial position – if this position becomes more favourable rates will be reviewed in 2026. 

Registration fees

There will be no changes to registration fees in 2025 or 2026.

Registration fees have been frozen since 2007. From 2027 fees may rise by a minimum of 10% keeping pace with CPI (customer price index) thereafter.  

The above changes have been extensively discussed by the Fringe Society Board and were approved at the 26 November Board meeting. 

If you have any queries regarding any of the above changes, please get in touch with us at [email protected] or on 0131 226 0026. 

Fringe Society services

The demands on the Fringe Society services have grown in line with the development and recognition of the Fringe as an important part of the cultural ecology. The Fringe Society exists to support artists: year round handling 1,500–2,000 enquiries per week from participants, providing the central registration, box office and information services for all shows at the Fringe, and supporting hundreds of thousands of audience members with a wealth of information via the official Fringe programme, website and mobile app, venue signage, retail and merchandise and much more. 

In the festival the Fringe Society welcomes over 1,800 arts industry delegates from around the world and provide marketplace tools both online and in-person to ensure successful onward touring, bookings and career development opportunities. Around 900 media delegates from across the world who want to review work or write about the festival use their services and expertise annually. 

The Fringe Society markets the Fringe in its entirety – locally, nationally and internationally – to participants, the public, media and arts industry to retain its position as the world’s leading arts festival and expo.

Read the Society's review of the year.