The Fringe Festival is changing its name this year to City Festival, with more than 120 events taking place Jan. 8-31.
Fringe Arts Bath Festival, which is is part of the annual Bath Fringe Festival, began on Friday and continues until 9 June.
It was among the highlights of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival last summer.
On debut in 2006, Bowman took the Edinburgh Fringe Festival by storm with "Jesus: The Guantanamo Years", which he then toured for 18 months.
Flight of the Conchords first came to public attention when they were nominated for the Perrier award at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2003.
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Ludlow Fringe Festival, launched in 2012, is also expanding this year.
Organisers of the second fringe festival said it will feature more than 100 events, some of which are free, in and around the town in June.
She came home elated one night and told me that she had been accepted for a small part in a play overseas, in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Anita Bigsby, fringe festival organiser, said people wanted more events in the town itself, including comedy, an arts market, poetry readings, music from local bands and drama performances from schools.
Journey West, his solo performance about an Asian novice abroad, enjoyed a successful tour of 17 countries after winning critical acclaim in London and at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival five years ago.
Kath Mainland, chief executive of Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society, said the festival provides "a unique platform for artists to showcase their work to the public and arts industry from all over the world".
Roosevelt Park, where locals congregate to shoot hoops and splash in water fountains, then catch a show or two at August's month-long Fringe NYC festival, which sees more than 200 international theatre groups hit town.
Extra cash is being made available to support Scotland-based musicians perform at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
The next time I saw Ben do standup was about ten gigs later, at the 2008 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society announced in May that show titles and descriptions should be "suitable for readers of all ages".
The scheme is a partnership between Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society, the Federation of Scottish Theatre and arts body Creative Scotland.
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society, incorporated in 1969, exercises no quality control, but just prints the programmes, runs the box office and provides support, such as rehearsal space.
Some of the most popular festivals are the Edinburgh International Festival (13 Aug-5 Sep), the Edinburgh Festival Fringe (6-30 Aug) and the PHB's Free Fringe 2010 (8-29 Aug).
She also said he was a co-founder of the Traverse Theatre in 1963 before going on to found his own gallery and the Demarco European Art Foundation and that he has been involved with the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in one way or another since its inception.
Unlike the curated and subsidised International Festival, the Fringe is open to anyone with a little money and plenty of passion.
The international festival differs from the Edinburgh Fringe, which began last week, in that all the companies are selected and invited by the director.
Ms Bisp said some businesses were holding "fringe" events but not contributing to the festival funds.
Were the churches of Edinburgh to withdraw their committed support for the arts in this week, the festival - and in particular the fringe - would look very different.
Planet Pop festival sits nicely alongside its bigger cousin, T on the Fringe.
Last year the Fringe Society's online ticketing-system crashed, denting sales and the festival's reputation.
She announced the extra money as she met members of Edinburgh-based band The Blueswater whose performance at the festival last summer saw them collect a Mervyn Stutter Spirit of the Fringe award.
As Prof McWilliams struggled through the Edinburgh Festival crowds last week, his analysis might have been best suited to the comedy end of the Fringe programme.
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