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Edinburgh Festivals Ideas Challenge

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  • What if If you checked into fringe venuse using Facebook or foursquare on your phone gave you access to food and drink promotions.

    Submitted almost 15 years ago by Duncan MacGregor

  • What if you created fringe unlimited... and had a few selected post fringe venues continue the festival with the most over subscribed acts!

    Submitted almost 15 years ago by Martin Bristow

  • What if you made all of the fliers and paper used at the Fringe from 100% recycled paper, taken from the fringe & locally to lower carbon footprint!

    Submitted almost 15 years ago by Martin Bristow

  • What if the Book Festival was free

    Submitted almost 15 years ago by Jon Davey

  • What if there were free ponchos on every street corner?

    Submitted almost 15 years ago by James Mackie

  • What if Fringe prog was split into 3 separate wk progs (A5 Mon/Sun style incorporates wknds) people are just there a few days..more user friendly

    Submitted almost 15 years ago by Sandra Russell

  • What if Parking was free for the festival period or at least you could park for more than 4 hours on a meter

    Submitted almost 15 years ago by Duncan Bury

  • What if street performers didn't use the same patter and it was the law.......

    Submitted almost 15 years ago by Duncan Bury

  • What if we introduce a Leith Walk Zombie walk.

    Submitted almost 15 years ago by Rod Stewart

  • What if the advance fringe box office was open for office hours rather for just a few hours here and there.

    Submitted almost 15 years ago by Dan Farthing

  • What if the Festivals included an International Festival of Fashion - surely an art form not yet included?

    Submitted almost 15 years ago by david mcgill

  • What if a website was created allowing people to stream various shows live for a small fee?

    Submitted almost 15 years ago by Susi Loudon

  • What if performers/companies/punters could add to a list of shows where the actual running time was 10+ mins longer/shorter than the advertised time

    Submitted almost 15 years ago by Brian King

  • What if they created a showcasing tent in the Meadows, allowing performers to give short previews of their shows to audiences for free?

    Submitted almost 15 years ago by Susi Loudon

  • What if there was a stock exchange for tickets with prices based on popularity, with an upper limit in place but no lower limit ?

    Submitted almost 15 years ago by iain auxerre

  • What if you could book and pay for half price tickets on the iphone app rather than in person at the half price hut (app only sells full price)

    Submitted almost 15 years ago by James Bennett

  • What if some performers were able to visit the Edinburgh hospital/care home residents to help them laugh. Many of them can't get to shows!

    Submitted almost 15 years ago by Stuart Warke

  • What if there was a facility (web and app) that estimates how long it takes to get from venue a to venue b

    Submitted almost 15 years ago by Brian King

  • What if show programmes were more interesting?

    Submitted almost 15 years ago by James Baster

  • What if there were more possibilities to chat with the performers after shows?

    Submitted almost 15 years ago by James Baster

  • What if there were more places with loudspeakers playing the final fireworks concert?

    Submitted almost 15 years ago by James Baster

  • What if residents with a EH postcode get discount in these restaurants who raise prices during the fringe?

    Submitted almost 15 years ago by Jennifer Orr

  • What if there was a website naming and shaming the restaurants who put their prices up only when the fringe is taking place?

    Submitted almost 15 years ago by Jennifer Orr

  • What if 1 single app/website gave resident/multiple booking discounts, option to leave/read independent reviews, and upcoming shows in nearby venues

    Submitted almost 15 years ago by Andy Hunter

  • What if you worked with Lothian buses to have cheaper fares during the festival?

    Submitted almost 15 years ago by Jason Eden

  • What if there was lower rates/dicounts for students/unemployed people/people with low income?

    Submitted almost 15 years ago by Stephy Gordon

  • What if it was made compulsory to remove your lanyard when you leave your venue? Lanyard wearers are very irritating.

    Submitted almost 15 years ago by Sophie Y

  • What if You could download an app to save you ticket on the phone and it could be scanned if there was a bar code on it, saving paper waste

    Submitted almost 15 years ago by Stephy Gordon

  • What if the Edinburgh Book Festival staggered its initial ticket sales so as not to repeat the fiasco of the crashed IT system this year.

    Submitted almost 15 years ago by David McGloin

  • What if they held a music festival the size of T in the Park / Glastonbury just before the Fringe, somewhere like Ingilston or fields in E Lothian

    Submitted almost 15 years ago by Andy Hunter

  • What if ticket prices for the International Festival were less prohibitive to young or unemployed people? This would enrich the audience demographic

    Submitted almost 15 years ago by Sophie Y

  • What if the Book Festival matched the themes of the EIF in talks with authors and thinkers, combining arts and intellect to give the festival unity,

    Submitted almost 15 years ago by Neil Smith

  • What if There was quite less emphasis on COMEDY and an EQUAL emphasis on dance, drama, music etc which are of equal if not greater value & interest?

    Submitted almost 15 years ago by Sophie Y

  • What if quality not quantity

    Submitted almost 15 years ago by Pamela Crews

  • What if there was an Ed Fringe guide for dummies. Info on all venues, what venues they sell for...

    Submitted almost 15 years ago by Edin B

  • What if Things were generally cheaper?

    Submitted almost 15 years ago by Gary Usher

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