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Edinburgh Festivals Ideas Challenge

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  • What if a Festival Flask were sold, with re-fill drinks discounts for users Festival-wide (saves cups/ marketing for participants/ cheaper drinks!)

    Submitted over 14 years ago by Will Sawney

  • What if listings in the programme had a symbol to show that they were NOT in a wheelchair-accessible venue?

    Submitted over 14 years ago by Clare H

  • What if audiences could leave through a mobile app a 'knowledge tag' outside the show's venue with a review and suggestions for similar shows

    Submitted over 14 years ago by Maria D

  • What if the Meadows was a camp site with toilet/cooking facilities, security and low pitch cost for those performers/visitors on low budget

    Submitted over 14 years ago by deleted deleted

  • What if a content aggregator combined all listings for children's shows and then made them searchable by age range?

    Submitted over 14 years ago by Ben Fletcher-Watson

  • What if there was a chance to meet and speak to the performers afterwards. Give people a chance to compliment them and get photos/autographs

    Submitted over 14 years ago by Craig Kecheran

  • What if areas of Edinburgh (e.g. Pleasance, Potterow, Mound, Royal Mile) had free Wi-Fi for the duration of the festival?

    Submitted over 14 years ago by Susi Loudon

  • What if We made the festivals more inclusive to locals? Run a comp for schools to get a show put on & give tickets to folk who live in the margins.

    Submitted over 14 years ago by Martin Macaulay

  • What if more locally brewed ales and lagers were available at festival venues instead of just the mass produced global brands.

    Submitted over 14 years ago by Rab Neutrino

  • What if Edinburgh International Book Festival teamed up with Book Aid International to add an extra dimension to its celebration of the book?

    Submitted over 14 years ago by Alice Koenig

  • What if there were self-service Half Price ticket terminals throughout the city where you can buy discounted shows for any particular time bracket?

    Submitted over 14 years ago by Stefania Pizzirani

  • What if You could wear something that was code for 'no thanks, I don't want a flyer, I am a local & will just be putting it in the bin"

    Submitted over 14 years ago by Adrian Dean

  • What if you were allowed to print tickets at home/ in the office as you can for many other events now?? Save queues/ time/ money and travel...!

    Submitted over 14 years ago by Tom Wallace

  • What if Edinburgh festivals introduced a loyalty card, for example for every 10 shows you book you get a money off voucher or a free ticket?

    Submitted over 14 years ago by Kathryn MacGregor

  • What if there were bins for recycling the unwanted flyers on the Royal Mile, as opposed to normal rubbish bins.

    Submitted over 14 years ago by Chris Jones

  • What if you had a mobile app that allowed you to view and book upcoming performances based on your GPS location and taste?

    Submitted over 14 years ago by Ross Colquhoun

  • What if residents had a standard 50% reduction

    Submitted over 14 years ago by Graham Dawes

  • What if there was a website to track performers/companies from one year to the next?

    Submitted over 14 years ago by James Baster

  • What if Top-up swipe cards that pay for entry into shows rather than ticketed systems. It's a very green alternative and cuts costs.

    Submitted over 14 years ago by Christopher Harreß

  • What if there was a marketplace for people selling tickets (at cost price) if they can't make it to a show

    Submitted over 14 years ago by Ian Sommerville

  • What if The rate for being included in the fringe was lower for arts professionals who live here? Many local artists are priced out.

    Submitted over 14 years ago by Tom Freeman

  • What if ...Fringe Sunday was brought back!

    Submitted over 14 years ago by Kerry Stewart

  • What if they keep the Glasgow/Edinburgh train running till at least 1.30.

    Submitted over 14 years ago by Neil Craig

  • What if all paper products were abolished - tickets, flyers, pamphlets and the Festival became the first paperless festival in the world.

    Submitted over 14 years ago by Bryce Ives

  • What if all 2 for 1 offers were replaced by half price offers making it fair for people attending shows on their own or in groups of uneven numbers

    Submitted over 14 years ago by Rab Neutrino

  • What if each attendee had a unique QR code which they could use to access events rather than tickets?

    Submitted over 14 years ago by Tom Inglis

  • What if there were umbrellas a-plenty at locations across the city: pick one up, drop it off when you get...there. It's WET in Edinburgh in August!

    Submitted over 14 years ago by Suzy Glass

  • What if you get a barcode and every time you buy tickets they are linked to ur barcode and it's scanned as u go into shows instead of paper tickets

    Submitted over 14 years ago by Karen Ind

  • What if Make a roulette style ticket buying system, so you get to see random comedians you wouldn't of seen normally.

    Submitted over 14 years ago by Ollie Hooper

  • What if about set deals for themed shows and restaurant discounted tickets/ meals to benefit more people

    Submitted over 14 years ago by fiona henderson

  • What if about lucky bag tickets - sold at cheap fixed fee at start of each week for random selection of shows in fringe/ festival and other

    Submitted over 14 years ago by fiona henderson

  • What if Tickets were available at discounted rates for residents who have to put up with difficulties during the festival time

    Submitted over 14 years ago by fiona henderson

  • What if you could but tickets through promotors on the night, going to the ticket booth and queuing is such a pain!

    Submitted over 14 years ago by Conrad Rossouw

  • What if it was easier to get to know something about the people seeing the same show as you: you've got shared interests, why not build on them?

    Submitted over 14 years ago by David Jarman

  • What if the EFs were less disparate: instil greater holistic identity by interactive terminals in streets/venues - strong maps, previews, listings.

    Submitted over 14 years ago by Inder Sood

  • What if discounts were given to locals, esp those livng in EH1, and those postgrad students trying to complete their disserations in this madness.

    Submitted over 14 years ago by deleted deleted

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