The Arts Industry Office provides services to help accredited industry explore the Fringe programme, connect with peers and develop their networks. As an accredited industry member, you’ll have access to our services including:
- Bespoke advice and show recommendations from our team
- Expert insights from our panel of Industry Associates
- Industry-focused events and networking opportunities
- In addition, those with a track record of booking / developing work will have access to:
- Fringe Marketplace, our programme and platform for professional work that’s ready for future opportunities
- a complimentary ticketing request service.
You can read more about each service below.
Fringe Central
Fringe Central is the Fringe Society’s hub for artists, industry and media; it's open throughout August and is where the Arts Industry Office is based. Our team is on hand to provide a range of resources and assistance to accredited industry at the Fringe including:
- providing your industry pass
- booking and processing complimentary tickets
- free wifi
- in-person support to help you navigate the festival, guide you through our services and help signpost you to relevant events and parties happening across the month
- show recommendations and advice from our Industry Associates.
You can find Fringe Central at:
6 Infirmary Street
EH1 1LT
The opening hours for the Arts Industry Office during August are:
Monday to Saturday, 10:00 – 17:00.
Industry Associates
Our Associates are industry professionals who join our team in the run-up to August to cover shows and provide specialised programme recommendations and advice throughout the festival. The Associates are experienced programmers and producers who can offer detailed insight and advice on various areas of the festival programme.
You can view the Industry Associates’ programmer notes alongside show listings on Fringe Marketplace, or meet them online or in-person at one of our Programme Insight sessions. You can also check out the Industry Associates’ Show Collections for recommendations and suggested Fringe show schedules for inspiration as you start to navigate the programme – these are available to accredited industry on Fringe Connect in the run-up to the festival.
Navigating the Fringe programme
Our team is here to support industry members navigate the world’s largest performing arts programme and help them to discover work.
If you have specific programming requirements – or you just want to broaden your horizons – you can email our team during August at [email protected] (or [email protected] for delegates from the TV and film industries) with your specifications. We’ll create a bespoke list of shows that match your criteria and interests, helping to define your unique pathway through the festival.
Our Industry Associates (see above) can also provide bespoke programme recommendations and advice.
National and regional showcases
The Edinburgh Fringe is a unique place to see work by artists from all over the world, including those presented as part of an official national showcase, many of which hosts their own events during August. We can help you with information on the showcases and how to get involved in their activities.
If you are looking for shows from a particular country or city, get in touch with the Arts Industry team.
Fringe Connect and event listings
Fringe Connect is our year-round social network and online events space for artists and arts industry. It's where we signpost to relevant services and activities for accredited industry and provide listings for networking events, panel discussions and receptions happening in Fringe Central and across the festival.
Fringe Connect is open to all arts industry professionals who are looking to network with a global community of artists and fellow industry members. The platform allows you to set up a profile, helping you connect with peers who share your interests and find collaborators for any projects you’re working on.
Screen Fringe
Screen Fringe is a festival concierge service and professional events programme made exclusively available to TV and film professionals visiting Edinburgh’s August festivals. With so much happening in such a short space of time, getting a head start on making the most of your visit is invaluable. If your priority is seeing the best new talent and ideas the festivals offer, our priority is to make that experience frictionless.
Fringe Marketplace
Fringe Marketplace is programme for professional presenters, developers and producers to aid them in their search for professional work presented at the festival. It is for accreditees with a proven track record and who have the capacity to contribute to the future life of a Fringe show or offer meaningful development opportunities to artists.
Being part of Fringe Marketplace, delegates are given additional tools and events to help them make the most of their time at the Fringe. These include:
Fringe Marketplace platform
The Fringe Marketplace platform is an online tool created to connect programmers, presenters and commissioners with professional Fringe artists and work that’s ready to be shared beyond the festival.
The Fringe Marketplace platform is accessible year-round to industry professionals who are seeking to programme and develop work from the Fringe, with specifics such as company touring ambitions, technical specs, archive footage and show contacts readily available to support initial conversations and future collaborations.
It is also where you'll find our accredited Arts Industry Directory, where you can see who will be in town and connect with other arts industry professionals engaging with Fringe Marketplace this year.
To join Fringe Marketplace and access the platform, you must have a proven capacity to book work, offer development pathways for work, or be an agent seeking new clients.
Check out this quick video to learn more about the platform, its functions and how it can support you in your search for quality work relevant to your programme.
Fringe Marketplace launches alongside the 2026 Fringe printed programme on 04 June. Make sure you have accredited with the Arts Industry Office to access it.
Already accredited for this season?
Industry complimentary ticket request service
Arts industry members who have accredited with the Arts Industry Office as a programmer with a proven track record of buying work will have access to our complimentary ticketing request service, to encourage them to see a greater range of relevant work and connect with companies and artists.
Complimentary tickets can have a cost implication for artists so we ask that all requests are made with consideration. To access the ticket request service, you also need to agree to our complimentary ticket request policy.
How does it work?
All requests for complimentary tickets via the Arts Industry Office must be submitted though our CTRS system. Once a ticket has been requested, the show’s designated contact will receive an email containing the request and basic information about the delegate requesting it. The show then has up to 48 hours to decide if they want to accept the request or not, at which point it will be automatically released; as a result, you should allow plenty of time between requesting a ticket and the performance itself.
During August, any request must be received within at least 24 hours of the show’s start time. Where a complimentary ticket has been approved, the delegate will receive an email with the e-ticket. The e-ticket can only be used by the accreditee who made the initial request through the Arts Industry Office.