Cabaret & Variety guide
Cabaret & Variety at the Edinburgh Fringe — Monday 31 August 2026
Cabaret and variety supplies the Fringe with its late-night glamour: drag, burlesque, magic, musical comedy and mixed bills that offer a little of everything. The genre thrives on intimacy and audience rapport, with hosts who work the room and line-ups that shift from night to night. It is the corner of the festival where anything can happen — and it usually does.
3,769 listings across the run · data updated 2026-07-29 01:00:49 (London time).
When
Price
Suitable for
17 shows
Monday 31 August 2026
17 shows- 11:15Dribble12+Book on edfringe.com 1h£12 (11)
- 11:20Rachel Creeger: Ultimate Jewish Mother 202614+Book on edfringe.com 1h£7.50
- 11:30Taiwan Season: Birthday Party8+Book on edfringe.com 50 min£12.50 (11.50)
- 12:30Scottish Family Panto Fun with Mr ButtonZ and The Buttons Show!0+Book on edfringe.com 1h£10.50 (9.50)
- 14:05Camelton12+Book on edfringe.com 1h£13 (12)
- 14:50An Evening with Dame Granny Smith12+Book on edfringe.com 1h£11.50 (10.50)
- 15:40Humdinger Words for Lollygaggers and Fuddy-Duddies16+Book on edfringe.com 1h£10 (9)
- 16:05The Bob Ross Effect12+Book on edfringe.com 1h 10min£15 (14)
- 16:351 Hour of Insanity5+Book on edfringe.com 1h£13 (12)
- 17:00Hypnotist Matt Hale: Funbelievable! 90s Rewind8+Book on edfringe.com 1h£15 (14)
- 17:00A Feast of Comedy16+Book on edfringe.com 2h£10
- 17:20The Breakup Variety Hour16+Book on edfringe.com 1h£13 (12)
- 17:301 Hour of Insane Magic8+Book on edfringe.com 1h£15 (14)
- 21:00Wanted: Drag or Alive!18+Book on edfringe.com 1h£3
- 21:10Mark Silcox – I Have It All [A Success Story]18+Book on edfringe.com 1h£13 (12)
- 22:20Big Naked Variety Show18+Book on edfringe.com 45 min£15 (10)
- 23:55Doing Time with Lavinia14+Book on edfringe.com 53 min£4.50