I just got home from 10 days in the UK, including a visit to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Started in 1947 as a response to the new Edinburgh International Festival, the OG Fringe has grown to a massive size and inspired Fringe Festivals around the world, including right here in Minnesota. While our little Fringe is very contained and manageable, with about a hundred shows at set venues all on the same schedule, Edinburgh Fringe features over 3000 shows at hundreds of venues spread out all over town, with various runtimes (although usually around an hour) and start times from morning until well past midnight. I didn't have any plans going in, other than to see some shows. Mission accomplished! I got a good feel for the festival in just a few days. Read on for my experience and a few tips.
