Edinburgh Fringe 2026

APPLICATIONS FOR 2026

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Hello Person Looking To Go To Edfringe 2026 (or just nosey person looking around our website)

Here's a brief little brief about us:

We've been doing Edfringe stuff for over 20 years. The person that runs Just the Tonic first went up in 1995 or '96 promoting and teching for a few shows. He then compered Big Value Comedy Shows in 1999, took over running the Big Value Shows on 2002, took over venue in 2004 and it has got better and bigger since then.

We allow for free shows, Pay What You Want shows and the normal ticketed shows. Our spaces are between 50 and 280 capacity.

We still maintain the fun factor of the fringe as well as providing professional support.

We have just finished our 2025 season... adn it was our most successful so far!

Why not apply to be with us and we can take it from there.

We've also got some marvelous propaganda about why it is that you should perform with us and not one of the other 'not so good' places that you might have heard of. (see below)

Edinburgh Fringe Venue Booking enquiries only: [email protected]

HERE"S WHERE OUR VENUES ARE:

Our locations

WHAT IS JUST THE TONIC?

It is a unique entertainment experience during the world's largest arts festival. We have 4 venues, with 17 performance spaces:

The Caves, situated within a maze of cavernous rooms below Edinburgh's South Bridge, the venue is a tourist attraction in it's own right. Part of the space that we don't use is even part of the legendary Edinburgh Ghost Tours. Winner of The Best Small Venue in The Scottish Events Awards, 2009.
Just the Tonic Legends on Cowgate with an additional 2 spaces.
The Mash House (just off Cowgate) with a further 4 spaces.
Nucleus on Pleasance (200 yards from Pleasance Courtyard) with a 280 capacity main room plus a 110 capacity smaller room

SEE THIS 2023 BROCHURE

CLICK ON THE IMAGE TO SEE OUR BROCHURE

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VENUES AND ROOMS

JUST THE TONIC AT THE CAVES

Just The Big Cave - 150 capacity
Just Up The Road - 80 capacity
Just The Fancy Room - 80 capacity
Just Up The Stairs - 80 capacity
Just Out The Box - 60 capacity
Just The Wee One - 60 capacity
Just The Spare Room - 50 capacity

JUST THE TONIC AT
LEGENDS.

Just The Club Room - 85 capacity
The Subway - 60 - 80 capacity

THE MASH HOUSE

The Cask Room - 80 capacity
The Snifter Room - 60 capacity
The Bottle Room - 60 capacity
The Attic Room - 50 capacity

JUST THE TONIC NUCLEUS

Atomic- 280 capacity

Sub-Atomic - 110 capacity

Located at 138 - 140 Pleasance Edinburgh EH8 9RR (Just up the road from Pleasance Courtyard) -click for google map

INTERESTED IN WORKING FOR US IN EDINBURGH 2025

Festival staff

We have all sorts of vacancies from ushering, promotional work, tech work. We can also offer work experience to people that may be interested in getting involved with press and media, or would like to gain some experience in production

If you are interested then go to out staff application page for more information.