As well as accommodation, participants will have access to an onsite café, gym facilities, rehearsal space, free outdoor yoga classes, printing and Wi-Fi facilities, parking and storage, plus Fringe Society services and events for socialising and networking.
In alignment with the Fringe Society’s focus on supporting the health and wellbeing of artists during the Fringe, the QMU campus is located on the outskirts of Edinburgh, near Musselburgh, giving artists an opportunity to escape the bustle of the festival while having access to regular train, bus and night bus connections to the centre of town.
There are still affordable accommodation options available at QMU from 31 July to 28 August. They include:
- Single rooms with en-suite shower pod and shared kitchen / living space available for 4-week period, £294 per week / £1,176 for 4 weeks.
- Group bookings for 6-bedroom apartments, £2,034 per week.
The partnership with QMU is one of the measures the Fringe Society is pursuing in response to the rising cost and decreasing availability of accommodation in the city, working in tandem with the Fringe community of venues, producers and artists.
The long-running affordable accommodation portal on edfringe.com still has some available accommodation options from other providers in the city, alongside private rental options facilitated by the Fringe Society’s partner platform, Theatre Digs Booker.
Chris Snow, Head of Artist Services at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society, said: "We are really appreciative of QMU's continued support of Fringe artists through their accommodation offer, and are pleased that they still have availability this close to the festival. Their recognition of the financial pressures on artists staying in Edinburgh, and genuine steps to help, are so welcome."
Lynn Barclay, Commercial Manager at Queen Margaret University, said: “We are really excited about welcoming Fringe performers to the QMU campus once again this summer. As specialists in creative arts and cultural management, we are delighted to support the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with much needed modern, good quality, affordable accommodation.”
