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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 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 Start Time
10:00

Fringe Prrojections EVENTS AND TOURS 
AUG 2-25 at 10:00 (60 min) - Free & Unticketed 
Fringe Projections is a unique, collaborative art project transforming a bustling courtyard into a vibrant tapestry celebrating the essence of the Fringe. For two captivating hours daily throughout t...
The Pear Tree / The Courtyard Screen 

Bubba-Licious CHILDRENS 
AUG 1-11, 13-18, 20-25 at 10:45 (30 min) - Pay What You Can Tickets - from £2.50 
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. Winner "Best ...
The Pear Tree / Main Room 
11:00

Bubba-Licious CHILDRENS 
AUG 1-11, 13-18, 20-25 at 11:30 (30 min) - Pay What You Can Tickets - from £2.50 
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. Winner "Best ...
The Pear Tree / Main Room 
12:00

Paddy the Irishman – How Lucky Can One Man Get CABARET 
AUG 1-4, 6-11, 13-18, 20-25 at 12:45 (60 min) - Free & Unticketed 
A fully packed hour of entertainment. Comedy, magic, stories and a wee bit music. Paddy is a charmer and is a joy to watch. Intertwined in the show are stories about his life and how lucky things hav...
The Pear Tree / Main Room 
14:00

The Asian Comedy Showcase COMEDY 
AUG 1-5, 7-12, 14-19, 21-25 at 14:15 (60 min) - Free & Unticketed 
From the East to Edinburgh, it's The Asian Comedy Showcase! Back for a second year, catch some of the best Asian acts (and one token white person) from all over the world! Our acts have been seen on t...
The Pear Tree / Main Room 
15:00

Olaf Falafel Asks: Has Anyone Ever Actually Woven A Sigourney? COMEDY 
AUG 1-13, 15-25 at 15:45 (60 min) - Free & Unticketed 
Join the best-joke-list-bothering, holey-cheese-flinging, diaphragm-jiggling comedian as he presents a laundry basket full of stuff he hopes you’ll find funny. “Best-reviewed Edinburgh Fringe shows 2...
The Pear Tree / Main Room 
17:00

Stand-Up Science COMEDY 
AUG 1-25 at 17:15 (60 min) - Free & Unticketed 
Love science? Love comedy? Want to laugh and feel smart? Come to Stand-up Science, a compilation of the best scientific comedians the Fringe has to offer. Returning for a third year following successf...
The Pear Tree / Main Room 
18:00

Comedy for the Curious COMEDY 
AUG 1-11, 13-18, 20-25 at 18:45 (60 min) - Free & Unticketed 
★ Winner Best Comedy Shaftesbury Fringe UK 2023 ★ Can we do life better using science? Join marine biologist-turned-award-winning comedian Robyn Perkins as her globally-touring panel show...
The Pear Tree / Main Room 

For Your Entertainment (Charity Comedy) COMEDY 
AUG 12 at 18:45 (60 min) - Pay What You Can Tickets - from £2.50 
For Your Entertainment is the Scottish Huntingtons Associations charity comedy night, now entering its third year in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. These charity comedy nights take aim at helping fami...
The Pear Tree / Main Room 
20:00

Laughing Horse Pick of the Fringe COMEDY 
AUG 2-25 at 20:15 (60 min) - Pay What You Can - Tickets from £5 
The very best comedians selected from across the Fringe with a different top-notch comedy line-up at every show. It's the absolute best way to see a great Fringe comedy smorgasbord, with line-ups sele...
The Pear Tree / Main Room 
21:00

2 Wongs and a White COMEDY 
AUG 12, 19 at 21:45 (60 min) - Pay What You Can Tickets - from £2.50 
Get ready to laugh with Two Wongs and A White: a stand-up comedy show featuring Australia’s funniest comedians. Each night, Jenny Tian, Patrick Golamco and Nick Schuller bring you the best of Australi...
The Pear Tree / Main Room 

Late Bite – Mixed-Bill Late Night Stand-Up COMEDY 
AUG 1-11, 13-18, 20-25 at 21:45 (60 min) - Free & Unticketed 
A stunning mixed-bill of new and established acts. A nightly changing line-up. A fantastic way to see a crazy bite-sized chunk of the Fringe. You’ll talk about this show for years to come. Acts from o...
The Pear Tree / Main Room 
23:00

Irish Comedy Invasion COMEDY 
AUG 1-25 at 23:15 (55 min) - Free & Unticketed 
The best Irish comedians performing their own solo hours at the Fringe will be performing their 15-minute highlight sets. We've been bringing carnage and chaos to Edinburgh for over a decade, and hav...
The Pear Tree / Main Room 
0:00

3's Comedy: Late Late Nights COMEDY 
AUG 1-25 at 00:45 (60 min) - Free & Unticketed 
It’s not late. It’s late late. And there’s no better time for some loose laughs than when it’s late late. 3’s Comedy: Late Late Nights brings together three of the hottest grots of the new wave of Aus...
The Pear Tree / Main Room 

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