The 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe Programme is published on 4 June. There are 3,649 shows between 7 and 31 August and almost 54,000 performances in a city which is home to 550,000 people.

Here we speak to Tony Lankester the CEO of Edinburgh Festival Fringe in what is his second summer in the job.

He tell us about the move to Infirmary Street and the new Fringe Hub as well as what the Society is really there for.