Venue 272
Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters
139 Cowgate, EH1 1JS
Venue website: freefestival.co.uk — for directions, access and food & drink. Fringe tickets are booked from each show’s page.
Edinburgh’s premier party venue and the central Free Fringe hub. Four rooms of free shows running throughout the day and night, and a buzzing and vibrant courtyard in the centre of the Cowgate. The Three Sisters boasts a wide variety of food and drinks, with plenty of space to relax during the day and party throughout the night! Shows run from 10:00 – 02:00.
Accessibility
Full venue site is accessible, Wheelchair accessible toilet, No reserved accessible parking, No on street blue badge parking, Assistance dogs welcome in all areas. Access to Maggie's Front Room via Lift in Stay Hotel. Access to Maggie's Chamber & Wee Room via temporary ramp and access to right of courtyard. Speak to Stay Hotel Reception for help with all access requirements to upstairs performances spaces. Level Access to main bar and courtyard area from Cowgate
Eat & drink nearby
What’s on at Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters — Fringe 2026
A Puppet Zoo Adventure! · Children's Shows · £2.5
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DIY Circus with Frisco Fred · Children's Shows · £2.5
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Hilarious History · Comedy · £2.5
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Science Circus · Children's Shows · £5
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A Comedy Magic Show for Kids · Children's Shows · £5
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11:30am Show Live with Adam Morrison Jones · Comedy · £5
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Autism Mama · Comedy · Free
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Adventures! Journey Through Dungeons With Dragons · Children's Shows · £5
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Joke Thieves: World Championship · Comedy · £5
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Best of Edinburgh Fringe for Kids · Children's Shows · £2.5
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Silly and Surviving · Comedy · Free
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A Comedian's Guide to Birdwatching · Comedy · £5
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ComedySportz · Children's Shows · £5
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(Some Guy Called) Dave Joke of the Fringe Showcase · Comedy · £5
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Ting Lim: Asian, But Wrong · Comedy · £2.5
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Supervillain · Children's Shows · £5
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Connecting in a Connected World · Spoken Word · £2.5
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Funny Cluckers: Best of the Fest – Free · Comedy · Free
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101 Ways to Annoy Your Parents... and Other Really Old People! · Children's Shows · £5
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Comfortable · Comedy · £2.5
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Best of Edinburgh Fringe Comedy · Comedy · £5
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The Totally Improvised Musical · Comedy · £5
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Australia's Least Decorated Soldier · Comedy · £2.5
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Edinburgh Fringe Comedian of the Year · Comedy · £5
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Absolute Burlesque and Cabaret · Cabaret and Variety · £5
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Best in Class · Comedy · £5
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Cordelia Graham: Faint Heart Never F*cked A Pig · Comedy · £5
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Sneaking Into Taylor Swift Cost Me $1989 · Comedy · £5
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1 Dazzling Cabaret · Cabaret and Variety · £5
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Joke Thieves: World Championship · Comedy · £5
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Top of Their Game · Comedy · £2.5
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Cabaret of Filth · Cabaret and Variety · £5
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Filthy Funny Females · Comedy · £5
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Good Pill Hunting · Comedy · £2.5
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Mad Ron Presents Identity Theft – The Gameshow · Comedy · £5
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Shaggers · Comedy · £2.5
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Becky Fury: My Dad Paints Rainbows, Your Dad Paints Roundabouts · Comedy · Free
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4 Backpackers, For Backpackers · Comedy · Free
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Best of Edinburgh Fringe Comedy · Comedy · £2.5
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Sex! with Becky Fury · Comedy · Free
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Toxic Femininity · Comedy · £5
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The Cringe Factor: Rock’n’Roll Part 2 · Comedy · £5
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Laughing Horse Clean Pick of the Fringe · Comedy · £5
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Laughing Horse Pick of the Fringe · Comedy · £5
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Laughing Horse Pick of the Fringe · Comedy · £5
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Bennet Kavanagh and Sasha Ellen: Get a Room · Comedy · £5
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Charlie Lewis: Hungry! · Comedy · Free
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6-Minute NERDx Talks by Comedians · Comedy · £5
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Gary G Knightley: Bear · Comedy · £2.5
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Noteworthy: The Made-Up Musical · Musicals and Opera · £5
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Non-Threatening Boys · Comedy · £2.5
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Comedy Headliners · Comedy · £5
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...Eventually by James Beckett · Comedy · £2.5
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Improv Wolves · Comedy · £2.5
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Animal? · Comedy · £2.5
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Basil Bottler: Don't Tell No One · Comedy · £2.5
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An Audience with Charles Manson · Comedy · £2.5
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Darren Walsh: It's a Quarter Tutu · Comedy · £2.5
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Edinburgh Fringe Comedian of the Year · Comedy · £5
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Henry Ginsberg: Childless Cat Gentleman (Work in Progress) · Comedy · £5
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A Incredible Show No-One Has Ever Seen · Comedy · £5
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'Anyone Fancy a Bagel?' · Theatre · £2.5
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