With just over two months to go until the world’s largest arts festival takes over Edinburgh for a month, we’ve taken a look at the best performances for you to take the kids to see this August.
From circus to magic acts, to comedy turns to music shows, there are hundreds of great Fringe shows to enjoy with the little ones this year.
Check out our photo gallery below to see if any of these children’s shows tickle you and your kids’ fancy at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025.
13. Taiwan Season: Where Has All the Fruit Gone?
We all know tangerines, don't we? In Taiwan they come in many shapes, sizes and colours. Drawing parallels between Western holiday traditions and Asian family gatherings for Lunar New Year, Yinalang Group's endearing, imaginative family show deftly illuminates this seasonal fruit's personality, history and cultural meaning. As specialists in object theatre, the company's sweet, juicy blend of spoken text and beguiling DIY visual design will spur warm thoughts of home and belonging. It's a work of delicacy, mischief and sheer craft. You may never look at a tangerine the same way again! Taiwan Season: Where Has All the Fruit Gone?, at Assembly Roxy downstairs, 11.20am-12.10pm, August 1-24. | Assembly
14. Messy Magic Adventure
Spray and Wipe try their very best to keep things clean but can't stop making messes. Until one day, they arrive at a magician's house... For ages 3+, the show features wobbly ladders, magical confetti and spinning brooms that won't stay still! After sell-out seasons across New Zealand, the world's messiest cleaners make their UK debut. Messy Magic Adventure, at Assembly Rooms Bijou, August 1-17, excluding 11th, 12.30pm-1.20pm. | Assembly