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| Laughing Horse @ The Argyle venue
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| 15-17 Argyle Place |
| Located just off of the Meadows, near to the Meadows
big tops and only 10 minutes walk from the Teviot venues - Udderbelly, Pleasance Dome and Gilded
Balloon. The Argyle is a friendly and traditional bar, with a community atmosphere - and a
basement performance space operating from midday until 1am. With Free Festival shows running from
midday until midnight, and a selection of Comedy, Music, Theatre and a Comedy club in 2009 |
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Argyle |
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| Laughing Horse @ The Counting House venue
170 |
| 38 West Nicolson Street |
 Always a popular venue, it has been expanded for 2009, now with an outdoor stage at
sister-venue the Pear Tree, and two improved spaces upstairs at the Counting House. Open from 11am
to 2am daily, the complex includes three bars, a huge outdoor courtyard and three performance
spaces featuring an amazing 53 different free shows - Comedy, Theatre, Music, Childrens shows and
more - and it's located minutes from the Teviot venues - Udderbelly, Pleasance Dome and Gilded
Balloon. |
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| Laughing Horse @ Cafe Renroc venue
84 |
| 91 Montgomery Street |
In the Hillside area of Edinburgh,
Renroc is located just off of Leith Walk, near the junction with London Road, and is very close to
the Playhouse Theatre and Jongluers - and also nearby to other Free Festival venues: The Edinburgh
City Football Club, The Outhouse and The Newsroom. The venue is intimate and stylish, and also
home to a complementary medicine and alternative health centre. There are a wide variety of
drinks, meals and food available right through the day, and free shows from the afternoon until
late night. |
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Renroc |
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| Laughing Horse @ The City Cafe venue
85 |
| 19 Blair Street |
| Situated on Blair Street, The City Cafe is a fashionable 1950's-esque style bar right in the centre of
town, between the Royal Mile and Cowgate, open daily for food, and drink. The City Cafe is one of the most central venues in the Fringe, and certainly
the most central free venue - it's just behind the Tron and about 2 minutes walk from the Fringe
Shop! There are free shows here daily from lumchtime until Midnight. |
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City Cafe |
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| Laughing Horse @ The Edinburgh City Football Club
venue 164 |
| 7 Baxter's Place, Leith Walk |
| Situated
on Leith Walk, right next to the Playhouse Theatre and seconds from Jongleurs and the Omni
Complex, the Edinburgh City Football club is situated on a busy stretch of road - with the
cheapest bar of any Fringe venue - and free shows from midday to midnight every day throughout the
Fringe. This venue is also close to our other Free venues at The Outhouse, The Newsroom and Cafe
Renroc. |
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Edinburgh City Football Club |
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| Laughing Horse @ Espionage venue
185 |
| 4 India Buildings (Entrances on Victoria Street and Cowgate) |
| Right in the heart of the Fringe, just off of the Royal
mile and right next to the Underbelly, Espionage is busy all day and all night, with performances
of free Fringe Comedy, Music and Theatre from midday until midnight, and The Free Festival
night-club following every night until 5am. With 5 Bars on 5 floors, and three dedicated
performance spaces, this is the place to see some of the very best in Fringe shows. |
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Espionage |
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| Laughing Horse @ The Hive venue
313 |
| 15-17 Niddry Street |
| The Hive is a brand new free Fringe venue for the Free
Festival in 2009, and is located right in the heart of town on Niddry street, in the underground
vaults beneath North Bridge. It's one of the most central free venues, just seconds from both the
Royal Mile and Cowgate - minutes from the Fringe Office! There are free shows here daily from
midday until around 9.30pm, when the nightclub takes over until 5am. |
| Click Here to visit the
Hive |
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| Laughing Horse @ Jekyll & Hyde venue
259 |
| 112 Hanover Street |
| The Jekyll & Hyde is located on Hanover Street in
the New town, moments away from the Assembly rooms and just off of Princes Street. It is decorated in a Gothic
style with skeletons and other macabre items 'hanging around' the walls,
making it a truly original and atmospheric venue well loved by performers and audiences - Open
from midday to 1am Daily, and now in its fourth year as a free Fringe venue. |
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visit the Jekyll & Hyde |
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| Laughing Horse @ The Meadow Bar venue
264 |
| 42-44 Buccluch Street |
| Now in its 4th year as a free Fringe venue, the Meadow bar is a city centre style bar
with an intimate upstairs performance area that runs from midday to 3am daily. Just minutes from
the Counting House and the Teviot venues - Udderbelly, Pleasance Dome and Gilded Balloon there are
free shows here from miday until 2am every day of the Fringe, with extended shows running until
September 5th in 2009. |
| Click Here to visit
The Meadow Bar |
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| Laughing Horse @ The Newsroom venue
93 |
| 5-11 Leith Street |
| Located at the junction of Leith Street and Princes street, the Newsroom is another
central venue, seconds from Waverley, North Bridge and the half-price ticket hut. It's open from
breakfast from 9am, right the way through until late night shows and dancing at 2am. This is the
first year of free shows at this venue, which run all day from 11.15am until 1.30am |
| Click Here to visit The
Newsroom |
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| Laughing Horse @ The Outhouse venue
99 |
| 12a Broughton Street Lane |
| The
Outhouse is located in the area at the top of Leith Walk, moments from Jongleurs, The Playhouse
Theatre and The Stand. With a modern and stylish bar, the venue offers a wide selection of drinks
and also has a large and secluded beer garden for enjoying the summer weather. Performances are
held of free show upstairs in the Loft from midday until 7pm, with a paid music show running every
night in the evenings. |
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Outhouse |
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| Laughing Horse @ The Pear Tree venue 170 |
| 38 West Nicolson Street |
| Always
popular venues, The Pear Tree and Counting House have merged this year into one venue - at the Pear
Tree there is an outdoor stage at sister-venue the Pear Tree, and two improved spaces upstairs at the
Counting House. Open from 11am to 2am daily, the complex includes three bars, a huge outdoor courtyard
and three performance spaces featuring an amazing 53 different free shows |
| Click Here to visit
The Pear Tree |
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| St. Martins Church |
| 232 Dalry Road |
| This is St Martin's 5th annual Exhibition during the
Fringe, and the first time it has been included as part of the Free Festival Programme. St
Martin's is a church that is rooted in it's neighbourhood: flanked by the tenements of Georgie and
Dalry, a 30 minute walk from the centre of Edinburgh or a short bus ride on busses 2, 3, 4, 23, 33
or 44, located on Dalry Road to the south west of the city centre. |
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Martins Church |
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| National Museum of Scotland venue
179 |
| Chambers Street |
For generations, the National Museum of Scotland has
collected exhibits from all over Scotland and beyond. Viking brooches, Pictish stones, ancient
chessmen, medieval oak carvings, ornate quaichs and Queen Mary’s clarsach. Enjoy a coffee or quick bite to eat in Café Delos.
Open daily 10:00 - 17:00. Tower Restaurant (lunch and dinner), reservations recommended -
0131 225 3003, museum shop.
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The National Museum of Scotland |
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