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Laughing Horse Free Festival Venue
The Pear Tree

Fringe Venue 257 - Click here for map

38 West Nicolson Street, Edinburgh, EH8 9DD  / 0131 667 7533
Food  Wifi  Licensed
Open from 11:30 to 02:00
All ages until 6pm, then 18+ only

The Pear Tree and sister venues The Counting House and West Nic Records (formerly 32 Below) form a complex featuring four public bars, six performance spaces, dining area and a huge outdoor courtyard and barbecue area. The Pear Tree is located right in the heart of the area most associated with the Fringe, within seconds of Fringe Central, Assembly at George Square, The Udderbelly, Gilded Balloon and Pleasance Dome venues.

Shows at The Pear Tree
List Shows: By Room and Name | By Start Time
Shows sorted by Venue Room
Main Room 

2 Wongs and a White COMEDY 
AUG 6-23 at 16:00 (60 min) - PWYC 
Get ready to laugh with Two Wongs and A White: a stand-up comedy show featuring Australia’s funniest comedians. Each night, He Huang, Harry Jun and Nick Schuller bring you the best of Australian humou...
The Pear Tree / Main Room 

Bubba-Licious CHILDRENS 
AUG 6-11, 13-18, 20-25, 27-30 at 10:30 (30 min) - PWYC 
Yes, it's a show for babies! A sensory display of colour, sound, light and movement to spark joy and ignite wonder. Incorporating puppetry, clowning, bubbles, shadow play and much more. 'Perfect sh...
The Pear Tree / Main Room 

Bubba-Licious CHILDRENS 
AUG 6-11, 13-18, 20-25, 27-30 at 12:00 (30 min) - PWYC 
Yes, it's a show for babies! A sensory display of colour, sound, light and movement to spark joy and ignite wonder. Incorporating puppetry, clowning, bubbles, shadow play and much more. 'Perfect sh...
The Pear Tree / Main Room 

Bubba-Licious CHILDRENS 
AUG 6-11, 13-18, 20-25, 27-30 at 11:15 (30 min) - PWYC 
Yes, it's a show for babies! A sensory display of colour, sound, light and movement to spark joy and ignite wonder. Incorporating puppetry, clowning, bubbles, shadow play and much more. 'Perfect sh...
The Pear Tree / Main Room 

Comedy for the Curious: 2026 COMEDY 
AUG 6-30 at 19:00 (60 min) - FREE 
* Shaftesbury Fringe 2023 Award Winner, Best Comedy * Ever wonder why we are the way we are? Marine biologist turned award-winning comedian Robyn Perkins returns to Edinburgh to explore yet another ...
The Pear Tree / Main Room 

Ed Byrne Work In Progress COMEDY 
AUG 24-30 at 16:00 (60 min) - PWYC 
It's me, Ed Byrne. I'll be heading out on tour in 2027 with a new show provisionally titled "No Dramas" but first I need to knock it into shape. That's where you come in. If you're a comedy fan with a...
The Pear Tree / Main Room 

Kanye's Best Tweets CABARET 
AUG 6-30 at 23:30 (60 min) - PWYC 
Kanye West’s Twitter feed has produced some of the most unhinged, confusing, and unintentionally hilarious quotes of the internet age. In BEST KANYE TWEETS, comedians Dahn Rozario and Alessio Carducc...
The Pear Tree / Main Room 

Olaf Falafel: I USED TO WORK IN A HELIUM BALLOON FACTORY UNTIL THEY LET ME GO. COMEDY 
AUG 6-30 at 14:30 (60 min) - FREE 
Edinburgh Festival Best Show ISH Award shortlisted in 2025. The best-joke-list-bothering, holey-cheese-flinging Falafel is back with another laundry basket full of stuff he hopes you’ll find funny. In...
The Pear Tree / Main Room 

Stand-Up Science COMEDY 
AUG 6-30 at 17:30 (60 min) - PWYC 
Love science? Love comedy? Want to laugh and feel smart? Come to Stand-up Science, a collective of fantastic scientific comedians from across the Fringe. Returning for a fifth year following successfu...
The Pear Tree / Main Room 
The Courtyard Screen 

The Asian Comedy Showcase COMEDY 
AUG 6-30 at 13:00 (60 min) - FREE 
From the East to Edinburgh, it's The Asian Comedy Showcase! Back for our fourth/3A year, catch some of the best acts from all over Asia and from all over the world, along with one Token White Act! Our...
The Pear Tree / The Courtyard Screen 

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