06/02/2024
It is now Fringe official! 🤩
Queen Margaret University is in a new partnership with the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society, which aims at providing affoardable accommodation for hundreds of Fringe participants as part of a new 'festival village' on campus during Fringe 2024.
As well as accommodation, participants will have access to an onsite café, free outdoor yoga classes, rehearsal space, printing and wifi facilities, parking and storage, plus Fringe Society services and events for socialising and networking. In alignment with the Fringe Society’s focus on helping artists maintain their mental health during the Fringe, the QMU campus, located on the outskirts of Edinburgh, gives artists an opportunity to escape the bustle of the festival while having access to regular train, bus and night bus connections to the centre of town.
Shona McCarthy, Chief Executive of the Fringe Society, said: "We are very excited about the prospect of a festival village at the Queen Margaret University campus – not just for the accommodation it offers, but for the opportunity it presents artists to find their Fringe community, to meet and connect with each other and add another layer of value to their Fringe experience. We are grateful to the team at QMU for working with us on this imaginative collaboration as we explore longer-term opportunities to work with both the academics and the students at QMU.’
Visit edfringe.com for more information and please spread the word to anyone who might benefit from this opportunity next August.
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