The festival is held in Edinburgh, Scotland. Monkey Barrel Comedy on Blair Street is proud to be the new home of the festival. All shows and most workshops take place across their three stages, and The Barrel Bar is home base for all things Ed Improv Fest over the weekend.We will likely host some workshops in external venues and try to keep these within a reasonable walking distance from our Monkey Barrel Comedy hub.

Ed Improv Fest takes place across four days. We host workshops during the day and shows all night. Each night will have a headline show from special guest improv legends, culminating in our grand finale on Sunday evening. We host late night jams Friday and Saturday, a Scottish ceilidh (a highlight for many) after our final show on Sunday, and sometimes manage to fit in some community activities or other events if there's any time left. It’s truly a jam-packed weekend.

All workshops and shows are in English.

Tickets are sold per show or workshop, so you can schedule as many or as few things as you'd like. They’ll go on sale in winter 2026. Many of our shows and workshops sell out very quickly so we do recommend planning ahead and getting tickets early.

Edinburgh International Improv Festival is brought to you by Best Mouse Ltd (if you were at the 2025 festival you’ll get the reference), which is made up of Becky, Laura, Tom, and Zach. The current team did not found the festival but began running it in 2025, and some were involved in organising previous Ed Improv Fests, so you are in good hands.

Always silly and chaotic in the best way, the late-night jams are un-ticketed and take place on Friday and Saturday. You simply turn up, stick your name in the hat, and we try to get everyone some stage time. The jams are led by experienced members of the Scottish improv community.

Of course! Lots of people who aren’t performing in the festival come to shows, workshops, and other festival events. There are plenty of opportunities to get involved, with social events, late-night jams, and the constant buzz and improv merriment happening at Monkey Barrel all day long.

In keeping with our venue’s ticket policy, we do not offer refunds for shows or workshops. You are welcome to exchange/sell/send your ticket to another attendee. To help facilitate ticket transfers, we will have a channel on our Whatsapp group closer to the festival where you can privately arrange ticket swaps. As we are very busy with festival admin duties, we do ask that you source and facilitate any transfers yourself.

contact@edimprovfest.comWe’ll try our best to get back to you quickly - but organising the festival is not our day job so you may not get an immediate response.