Closing date: 10:00, Wednesday 10 June 2026
Start date: Monday 22 June 2026
Interview date: Monday 22 June 2026
End date: Wednesday 02 September 2026
Location: Central Edinburgh
The idea at the heart of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe is simple: anyone with a desire to perform and a venue willing to host them is welcome. No individual or committee determines who can or cannot perform at the Fringe.
It all began in 1947 with eight companies – six of them from Scotland – taking a risk, turning up uninvited and performing on the ‘fringe’ of the inaugural Edinburgh International Festival. Over 75 years later, the Fringe has grown to become one of the greatest platforms for creative freedom in the world, second only to the Olympics in terms of global ticketed events. In 2024, 3,745 shows took place in 296 venues across Edinburgh.
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society was founded by artists to nurture and uphold the Fringe's values of inclusivity, experimentation and imagination. We exist to support, advise and encourage everyone who wants to participate in the Fringe, provide information and assistance to audiences, and celebrate the Fringe and what it stands for all over the world.
During the Fringe, the Street Events team manages vibrant street performance areas in the heart of the city. These spaces become the focus of the carnival atmosphere that takes over Edinburgh in August, with thousands of locals and tourists mingling to see the spectacular acts that travel from all over the world to entertain the crowds.
Reporting to the core management team, the Street Events Coordinators will be responsible for supervising areas within the Street Events sites. This means you are likely to be overseeing several performance spaces and staff at the same time, ensuring the area is running smoothly as a whole. You’ll be the first point of contact for performers and staff within these areas and will be able to solve problems as they come up or ask for support from the Street Events Management team if necessary.
Alongside the rest of the Street Events team, you will help with setting up and closing down the event each day, greet performers and make sure the performance areas are running to time, help to manage crowds to keep thoroughfares open, keep the event areas clean and free of litter and help to create a safe and fun environment for all the events users.
The full Street Events team consists of the Street Events Manager, Street Events Assistant Manager, a team of Coordinators, a team of Stewards, and a contracted security team. The management team works closely with City of Edinburgh Council, Police Scotland and the Scottish Ambulance Service to manage the event safely.
