From Forest Fringe:

We have been running a free, totally non-commercial venue at the Edinburgh Festival since 2007.  

They say that, in terms of exposure and opportunities, one good run at the Edinburgh Festival is the equivalent of one good year in an artist's career.  Over the years the artists who have worked with us have gone on to win awards, to tour internationally, and to get rave reviews.  Every year we are overwhelmed with applications from artists who have worked with us before, and artists who want to work with us for the first time.  It's clear to us that we're offering something valuable to the careers of the artists we work with.  And over the years those artists have become a community for us.

What makes us different from other Edinburgh venues is that in addition to not charging artists or audience members (like the Free Fringe), we also fund raise to cover all accommodation costs for our artists, so that they can comfortably bring excellent, experimental, non-commercial work to the Edinburgh Festival without worrying about losing money.  

This is year for the third year in a row we'll be working with the brilliant people at Out of the Blue Drill Hall on Dalmeny Street just off Leith Walk to host Forest Fringe in their incredible space. 

The venue is entirely run by volunteers - artists volunteer to run our box office, we volunteer to do the administration and running of the festival, and even our amazing tech team volunteer to run shows.  

Read more and donate here.