Festival garden with cabaret, circus and comedy coming to Coventry this summer
It will be in the city centre and will be a hub for City of Culture events
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A festival garden that will host a circus, cabaret, food vendors and open-air shows will open in Coventry this summer.
Fears grow for Edinburgh Festival Fringe s future as venue bosses plead for help over 2021 comeback
It has run for nearly 75 years, is the biggest event of its type in the world and is estimated to be worth around £1 billion to the Scottish economy.
Will we see performers on Edinburgh s Royal Mile again this year?
Credit: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty
Work is intensifying behind the scenes to put together a reduced Edinburgh Festival Fringe – potentially with in-person attendances – in August.
But the heads of the four main Fringe venues – the Pleasance, Assembly Festival, Gilded Balloon and Underbelly – are cautioning that a clearer timetable for the return to normal life in Scotland plus substantial state support are required if it’s to go ahead. They further warn that the survival of the world’s biggest arts festival, estimated to bring between £200 million and £1 billion to the Scottish economy, is at risk if Government backing isn’t found.