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Edinburgh Festivals Ideas Challenge

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  • What if in addition to many 'Fringe First', 'Devised' and 'New' theatre awards, there were some specifically for great re-stagings of existing work

    Submitted almost 15 years ago by Will Sawney

  • What if The box offices also sold fringe merchandise, including rain coats and umbrellas

    Submitted almost 15 years ago by Roland Hanbury

  • What if 2012 festival lanyards looked like Olympic medals, awarded for festival greatness?

    Submitted almost 15 years ago by David Jarman

  • What if The Festival branched into sports- an Edinburgh Sports Festival - like a mini exhibition olympics?

    Submitted almost 15 years ago by michael ross

  • What if The Festival twinned with Glasgow to host events there also? saves on commuting and grows the event even larger

    Submitted almost 15 years ago by michael ross

  • What if People could volunteer to help out in return for free tickets eg as general Festival Guides (with bibs), flyer cleanup etc- like RockCorps?

    Submitted almost 15 years ago by michael ross

  • What if there was a "Proudly Scottish" logo for easily identifying and better promoting local creative industry in all festival programming

    Submitted almost 15 years ago by Eugenia Twomey

  • What if The official fringe app was iPad compatible

    Submitted almost 15 years ago by Roland Hanbury

  • What if The official fringe app had the features of the iFringe app: links to published reviews, filter by time window & multiple categories

    Submitted almost 15 years ago by Roland Hanbury

  • What if visiting performers/crew were reminded in a Welcome Pack to try to (and how to) engage with and respect members of the local community?

    Submitted almost 15 years ago by Sophie Y

  • What if Scotrail and Citylink offered 'festival open return tickets' when big events were on in Glasgow AND Edinburgh that were good value?

    Submitted almost 15 years ago by Sarah Begg

  • What if Scotrail offered open returns from Glasgow making it easier (and cheaper) to travel through to the festivals for longer than 1 day?

    Submitted almost 15 years ago by Sarah Begg

  • What if Lothian Buses offered a 'festival bus pass' which could be purchased that would last from the Jazz fest in July to end of Mela?

    Submitted almost 15 years ago by Sarah Begg

  • What if you could buy a timed ticket eg 2 day, 4 day, weekly covering any show and including a travel pass- 1 ticket does all

    Submitted almost 15 years ago by michael ross

  • What if Edinburgh Meadows and/or Holyrood Park was used as a campsite during the Festival?

    Submitted almost 15 years ago by michael ross

  • What if the festivals were properly recognised (financially) by the wider Edinburgh economy for the income and economic activity they stimulate?

    Submitted almost 15 years ago by David Jarman

  • What if Officially endorsed roaming troubadours - curated and auditioned by public vote online prior to festival - to entertain long queues

    Submitted almost 15 years ago by Eugenia Twomey

  • What if edinburgh hosted an electronic music festival for 3days or so one weekend in may june?? I would be glad to assist in organising it...

    Submitted almost 15 years ago by Ronnie Brunton

  • What if edinburgh hosted an electronic music festival for 3days or so one weekend in may june?? I would be glad to assist in organising it...

    Submitted almost 15 years ago by Ronnie Brunton

  • What if all fringe performers were given the option of making their first show free of charge but only open to some Edinburgh residents: see comment

    Submitted almost 15 years ago by Rab Neutrino

  • What if festivals grew youth (u18) participation with a ‘Young Fringe’ programme plus awards - ie.Young Comedian, Outstanding Youth Production

    Submitted almost 15 years ago by Eugenia Twomey

  • What if you could search for shows online that meet a variety of criteria (e.g. Friday night, within 1 mile of home, <£10, comedy, 3+star reviews)

    Submitted almost 15 years ago by Stefania Pizzirani

  • What if leaflets had to printed on recyclable paper/card and there were recycling bins put all around the city and at venues

    Submitted almost 15 years ago by Karen Ind

  • What if all festivals combined to produce geographically organised free show app/brochures – ie. Assembly and Surrounds, Usher Hall and Surrounds

    Submitted almost 15 years ago by Eugenia Twomey

  • What if There was a coding system (either letters or numbers) that categorised shows into price brackets for the budget conscious?

    Submitted almost 15 years ago by Eugenia Twomey

  • What if you could make more use of the park and ride service specifically for festival users? drop off/pick up points at venues & other incentives?

    Submitted almost 15 years ago by Helen Hogg

  • What if you introduce a rating system that would give you information about a show? Family friendly, sex/nudity, swearing etc?

    Submitted almost 15 years ago by Helen Hogg

  • What if the people working in the venues actually knew where to buy coffee and chocolate bars (for kids) instead of just where to get alcohol !

    Submitted almost 15 years ago by Jennifer Wilson

  • What if some of the best shows could be put on the BBC after the fringe had finished so we could all get a chance to see live plays.

    Submitted almost 15 years ago by Jennifer Wilson

  • What if you provided free transport to venues from Waverley Station for disabled or elderly people ? Some venues are more suitable than others too.

    Submitted almost 15 years ago by Jennifer Wilson

  • What if booking early meant cheaper - not more expensive - tickets.

    Submitted almost 15 years ago by Brian Hutchison

  • What if more shows had numbered seats so you didn't have to queue for 30+ minutes to get a good seat - just book early.

    Submitted almost 15 years ago by Brian Hutchison

  • What if vertically enabled audience members were provided with seating with lower than average corner supports, or vice versa

    Submitted almost 15 years ago by Brian Hutchison

  • What if there was more info about the ed fringe performers e.g. mini biographies, but perhaps just on website to save more paper being used?

    Submitted almost 15 years ago by Alison Williams

  • What if shows were divided into different tiers (quality/popularity) then you can purchase a topup card that will allow you see a certain # of shows

    Submitted almost 15 years ago by deleted deleted

  • What if the half price shows of the day were listed online, so you could see on your phone or computer, before having to go down to the Gallary.

    Submitted almost 15 years ago by deleted deleted

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