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Message: <blockquote data-quote="mdchachi" data-source="post: 814730" data-attributes="member: 894"><a href="https://www.edfringe.com/learn/about#what-is-the-fringe">About the Fringe | Edinburgh Festival Fringe</a>The Fringe story dates back to 1947, when eight theatre groups turned up uninvited to perform at the (then newly formed) Edinburgh International Festival, an initiative created to celebrate and enrich European cultural life in the wake of the Second World War.Not being part of the official programme of the International Festival didn’t stop these performers, they just went ahead and staged their shows on the fringe of the Festival anyway, coining the phrase and our name – the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Since the dawn of this spontaneous artistic movement, millions have flocked to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe to produce, and to enjoy art of every genre. </blockquote>