Logo for the Edinburgh Festival of the Sacred Arts featuring a cross with decorative vines.

16 - 22 August 2026

Logo of Edinburgh Fringe Festival with the word 'fringe' in large black letters and 'Edinburgh' above it, all within a white circle.
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  • The Edinburgh Festival of the Sacred Arts brings a distinctively spiritual voice to the Edinburgh Fringe,  celebrating two thousand years of Christian-inspired creativity through music, visual art, poetry, performance, and architecture. This week of events, hosted in historic churches across the city, unites artists and audiences in memorable encounters with beauty, meaning, and imagination.

An artist working on a painting at a wooden table in a cozy art studio, with plants and artwork in the background.

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Our Supporters

  • Text reading 'ACTS Action of Churches Together in Scotland' with a faded background.
  • Text on a black background stating, 'James and Jesse Shaw Trust'
  • Black background with the words 'SCOPS Trust' in large gray font in the center.
  • Black background with white text that reads "Royal College of Organists."
  • Black background with gray text reading, "Christian Arts Trust."
  • Black background with silver text displaying names William Baird and Ross Trust.
  • The text reads: 'H R Creswick Trust' on a black background
  • Text overlay reads 'Canonmills Church' on a light background.
  • Black background with white text reading 'National Churches Trust'
  • Title screen with black background and white text reading 'Scottish Poetry Library'
  • Text on black background reads 'Edinburgh Society of Organists'.
  • Text reading 'Church Hymnary Society' on a black background
  • Title slide with white text on a black background that reads "Scottish Network for Religion & Literature"

  • "One of those rare moments at the Fringe where you feel you have really witnessed something special."

    — Edinburgh Guide reviewer

  • "Important contemporary music with a point to make, and lovely to listen to."

    — Unlimited Media review

  • "A truly remarkable piece of art – one of those whereby the more you delve deeper, the more you discover."

    — Viewer’s  comment on Annelies Clarke TRIPTYCH OF THE ​BOOK OF REVELATION

  • "Genuine, authentic and accomplished – shining shafts of light when the veneers are stripped away."

    — audience comment on poetry event