Venue 506
Hoots @ The Wee Red Bar
The Wee Red Bar, 74 Lauriston Place, EH3 9DF
Venue website: hootsfringe.com — for directions, access and food & drink. Fringe tickets are booked from each show’s page.
The Wee Red Bar is a highly popular, intimate student bar and late-night music venue located inside the grounds of the Edinburgh College of Art. Operating since the 1980s, this 210-capacity space is a staple of Edinburgh's underground music scene. It functions as a versatile venue hosting live gigs, diverse club nights, art exhibitions, and film screenings.
Accessibility
Full venue site is accessible, Wheelchair accessible toilet, No reserved accessible parking, On street blue badge parking, Assistance dogs welcome in all areas
Eat & drink nearby
What’s on at Hoots @ The Wee Red Bar — Fringe 2026
An Englishman, an Irishman and a Scotsman · Comedy · £10
Fri 7 Aug 13:15 · Sat 8 Aug 13:15 · Sun 9 Aug 13:15 · Wed 12 Aug 13:15 · Thu 13 Aug 13:15 · Fri 14 Aug 13:15 · Sat 15 Aug 13:15 · Sun 16 Aug 13:15 · Wed 19 Aug 13:15 · Thu 20 Aug 13:15 · Fri 21 Aug 13:15 · Sat 22 Aug 13:15 · Sun 23 Aug 13:15 · Wed 26 Aug 13:15 · Thu 27 Aug 13:15 · Fri 28 Aug 13:15 · Sat 29 Aug 13:15 · Sun 30 Aug 13:15
A Pub Quiz for D**kheads · Comedy · £10–£13.5
Fri 7 Aug 14:30 · Sat 8 Aug 14:30 · Sun 9 Aug 14:30 · Wed 12 Aug 14:30 · Thu 13 Aug 14:30 · Fri 14 Aug 14:30 · Sat 15 Aug 14:30 · Sun 16 Aug 14:30 · Wed 19 Aug 14:30 · Thu 20 Aug 14:30 · Fri 21 Aug 14:30 · Sat 22 Aug 14:30 · Sun 23 Aug 14:30 · Wed 26 Aug 14:30 · Thu 27 Aug 14:30 · Fri 28 Aug 14:30 · Sat 29 Aug 14:30 · Sun 30 Aug 14:30
Amos Gill: Wrong Side of History · Comedy · £5
Fri 7 Aug 17:15 · Sat 8 Aug 17:15 · Sun 9 Aug 17:15 · Wed 12 Aug 17:15 · Thu 13 Aug 17:15 · Fri 14 Aug 17:15
Singalong Cabaret · Cabaret and Variety · £10
Fri 7 Aug 18:35 · Sat 8 Aug 18:35 · Sun 9 Aug 18:35 · Wed 12 Aug 18:35 · Thu 13 Aug 18:35 · Fri 14 Aug 18:35 · Sat 15 Aug 18:35 · Sun 16 Aug 18:35 · Wed 19 Aug 18:35 · Thu 20 Aug 18:35 · Fri 21 Aug 18:35 · Sat 22 Aug 18:35 · Sun 23 Aug 18:35 · Wed 26 Aug 18:35 · Thu 27 Aug 18:35 · Fri 28 Aug 18:35 · Sat 29 Aug 18:35 · Sun 30 Aug 18:35
2026 Pick of the Fringe · Comedy · £7
Fri 7 Aug 19:55 · Sat 8 Aug 19:55 · Sun 9 Aug 19:55 · Wed 12 Aug 19:55 · Thu 13 Aug 19:55 · Fri 14 Aug 19:55 · Sat 15 Aug 19:55 · Sun 16 Aug 19:55 · Wed 19 Aug 19:55 · Thu 20 Aug 19:55 · Fri 21 Aug 19:55 · Sat 22 Aug 19:55 · Sun 23 Aug 19:55 · Wed 26 Aug 19:55 · Thu 27 Aug 19:55 · Fri 28 Aug 19:55 · Sat 29 Aug 19:55 · Sun 30 Aug 19:55
Bad Dates Anonymous: Dating Horror Story Confessions by Top Stand-Ups · Comedy · £12.5–£14.5
Fri 7 Aug 21:15 · Sat 8 Aug 21:15 · Sun 9 Aug 21:15 · Wed 12 Aug 21:15 · Thu 13 Aug 21:15 · Fri 14 Aug 21:15 · Sat 15 Aug 21:15 · Sun 16 Aug 21:15 · Wed 19 Aug 21:15 · Thu 20 Aug 21:15 · Fri 21 Aug 21:15 · Sat 22 Aug 21:15 · Sun 23 Aug 21:15 · Wed 26 Aug 21:15 · Thu 27 Aug 21:15 · Fri 28 Aug 21:15 · Sat 29 Aug 21:15 · Sun 30 Aug 21:15
Crap Karaoke · Events · £5
Fri 7 Aug 22:15 · Sat 8 Aug 22:15 · Fri 14 Aug 22:15 · Sat 15 Aug 22:15 · Fri 21 Aug 22:15 · Sat 22 Aug 22:15 · Fri 28 Aug 22:15 · Sat 29 Aug 22:15
5 Headliners for £10 · Comedy · £10
Sat 8 Aug 12:00 · Sat 8 Aug 15:50 · Sun 9 Aug 12:00 · Fri 14 Aug 12:00 · Fri 14 Aug 15:50 · Sat 15 Aug 12:00 · Sat 15 Aug 15:50 · Sun 16 Aug 12:00 · Sun 16 Aug 15:50 · Wed 19 Aug 15:50 · Thu 20 Aug 15:50 · Fri 21 Aug 12:00 · Fri 21 Aug 15:50 · Sat 22 Aug 12:00 · Sat 22 Aug 15:50 · Sun 23 Aug 12:00 · Sun 23 Aug 15:50 · Wed 26 Aug 15:50 · Thu 27 Aug 15:50 · Fri 28 Aug 12:00 · Fri 28 Aug 15:50 · Sat 29 Aug 12:00 · Sat 29 Aug 15:50 · Sun 30 Aug 12:00 · Sun 30 Aug 15:50
Raymond Mearns is Looking for Trouble · Comedy · £12
Sat 15 Aug 17:15 · Sun 16 Aug 17:15
James Gardner: Good Afternoon · Comedy · £15
Sat 29 Aug 17:15 · Sun 30 Aug 17:15