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Edinburgh Festivals Ideas Challenge

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  • What if Park and ride express buses extended to late night for show go-ers to speed quicker back to their cars, instead of 25mins it took us.

    Submitted almost 15 years ago by Sheila Marshall

  • What if You tracked what ppl buy, and use this to suggest other shows. You could also base this on availability, perf' times, and proximity.

    Submitted almost 15 years ago by Martin Bristow

  • What if the booking site could give time and directions by walking/bus/taxi from given location to venue

    Submitted almost 15 years ago by Graham Dawes

  • What if published ticket prices also included cost/hour

    Submitted almost 15 years ago by Graham Dawes

  • What if U gave option to used ppls mobile phones to hold their tickets... apps, txt, e-mailed. Could also be used to update if there are any probs.

    Submitted almost 15 years ago by Martin Bristow

  • What if flyers were limited to credit card size

    Submitted almost 15 years ago by Graham Dawes

  • What if tickets to venues outside central Edinburgh included a day bus pass

    Submitted almost 15 years ago by Graham Dawes

  • What if posters for shows had Q codes printed on which would give those with smart phones a taster of the action via an embedded video clip

    Submitted almost 15 years ago by Kate Maclean

  • What if a percentage of all venue bar sales went to performers on the basis of number of shows performed

    Submitted almost 15 years ago by Graham Dawes

  • What if some of the festivals moved around different towns/cities in Scotland on alternate years?

    Submitted almost 15 years ago by Duncan Cockburn

  • What if each show had to pay an extra amount that was used for the planting of trees in Scotland to offset some/all the paper used for flyers/poster

    Submitted almost 15 years ago by Greig D

  • What if there were more rubbish bins and a fine for festival go-ers who litter, so that the city remains clean?

    Submitted almost 15 years ago by Goo Waa

  • What if unused aircraft carriers were parked off Leith & provided low cost accom for festival visitors & performers?

    Submitted almost 15 years ago by mary gordon

  • What if we could offer free advertising for charities to venues/billposters/tickets, and make it easier to donate throughout the month of august?

    Submitted almost 15 years ago by K Egan

  • What if we stopped blocking the pavments with adverts?

    Submitted almost 15 years ago by James Baster

  • What if there were tour guides with boards with the show name on that could lead groups to fringe venues/shows from a central set off point?

    Submitted almost 15 years ago by Amanda Porrelli

  • What if there was a system where locals who live near a lot of festival venues & are inconvenienced could get discount cards for Fringe shows?

    Submitted almost 15 years ago by Amanda Porrelli

  • What if there was a system where locals who live near a lot of festival venues & are inconvenienced could get discount cards for Fringe shows?

    Submitted almost 15 years ago by Amanda Porrelli

  • What if a customer's ticket buying history was accessible from one year to the next, helping you remember great shows and linking to their new work?

    Submitted almost 15 years ago by David Jarman

  • What if the Edinburgh Festival ran a competition for composers, and their new works got performed by a top orchestra?

    Submitted almost 15 years ago by Chris Hutchings

  • What if the fringe brochure had a proper index

    Submitted almost 15 years ago by Ian Sommerville

  • What if you could create a personalised brochure of shows you might like to see

    Submitted almost 15 years ago by Ian Sommerville

  • What if festivals recorded all their shows and made them available after the festival via iTunes (or other) globally

    Submitted almost 15 years ago by Aaron Quigley

  • What if festivals could stream video from sold out shows to other sites or to a dedicated online subscription based TV station

    Submitted almost 15 years ago by Aaron Quigley

  • What if edfringe.com had an "People who brought tickets for this show also brought tickets to ..." box beside every show?

    Submitted almost 15 years ago by James Baster

  • What if we had an incentive scheme for quality reviews and feedback related to online booked tickets

    Submitted almost 15 years ago by Aaron Quigley

  • What if Why not build a new Skylon from the 1950s Festival of Britain. With the improvement in materials available today it could be far taller.

    Submitted almost 15 years ago by Neil Craig

  • What if Why not give the Danish team building a manned rocket for £50,000 £50,000 to launch it from the Firth of Forth during the Festivals.

    Submitted almost 15 years ago by Neil Craig

  • What if there was a green-stamp/off-grid endorsement that carbon-friendly venues and productions could apply for in the run up to the festival?

    Submitted almost 15 years ago by David Betz-Heinemann

  • What if you could book a guide who'd quiz your tastes, passions & fancies and take you on a mystery day-tour of the various festivals & art-forms?

    Submitted almost 15 years ago by David Betz-Heinemann

  • What if the listings in the printed fringe programme were ordered by start time? There's already a separate A-Z index for people looking by name.

    Submitted almost 15 years ago by Mark Townsend

  • What if you could pre-pay for a package including tours of pre-selected shows, dinner and a place to stay. For those wanting a bit of guidance!

    Submitted almost 15 years ago by Jessica Wagstaff

  • What if Anyone registered with an EH postcode was guaranteed 50% off all tickets at the Fringe?

    Submitted almost 15 years ago by Chris Scott

  • What if there were electronic boards around the city showing what events are starting in the next hour or two, with star ratings from reviews.

    Submitted almost 15 years ago by Mair Houlker

  • What if there was a map at every venue, possibly electronic, showing your position in relation to all other venues?

    Submitted almost 15 years ago by Golda Conneely

  • What if somebody put flower planters on all the lampposts of central Edinburgh.

    Submitted almost 15 years ago by Neil Craig

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