Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society
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The Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society is the independent, non-profit organization that supports, coordinates, and promotes the world’s largest arts festival held each August in Edinburgh, Scotland.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society canonical | 3 |
| coordinate the Edinburgh Festival Fringe | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3743798 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society Context triple: [Edinburgh Festival Fringe, organizer, Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society]
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Edinburgh Festival Fringe
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the world’s largest arts and performance festival, held annually in Scotland’s capital and showcasing thousands of theatre, comedy, music, and experimental shows.
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B.
Glasgow International Comedy Festival
The Glasgow International Comedy Festival is a major annual comedy event in Glasgow, Scotland, showcasing stand-up, sketch, and other comedic performances from local and international acts across venues throughout the city.
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C.
Edinburgh International Festival
The Edinburgh International Festival is a world-renowned annual performing arts festival in Scotland featuring top-tier theatre, music, opera, and dance from around the globe.
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D.
Elgin Fringe Festival
The Elgin Fringe Festival is an annual performing arts festival in Elgin, Illinois, showcasing experimental and independent theater, comedy, music, dance, and visual arts.
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E.
Stroud Fringe Festival
Stroud Fringe Festival is an annual free arts and music festival in Stroud, England, featuring live performances, street entertainment, and community events across the town.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society Target entity description: The Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society is the independent, non-profit organization that supports, coordinates, and promotes the world’s largest arts festival held each August in Edinburgh, Scotland.
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A.
Edinburgh Festival Fringe
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the world’s largest arts and performance festival, held annually in Scotland’s capital and showcasing thousands of theatre, comedy, music, and experimental shows.
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B.
Glasgow International Comedy Festival
The Glasgow International Comedy Festival is a major annual comedy event in Glasgow, Scotland, showcasing stand-up, sketch, and other comedic performances from local and international acts across venues throughout the city.
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C.
Edinburgh International Festival
The Edinburgh International Festival is a world-renowned annual performing arts festival in Scotland featuring top-tier theatre, music, opera, and dance from around the globe.
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D.
Elgin Fringe Festival
The Elgin Fringe Festival is an annual performing arts festival in Elgin, Illinois, showcasing experimental and independent theater, comedy, music, dance, and visual arts.
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E.
Stroud Fringe Festival
Stroud Fringe Festival is an annual free arts and music festival in Stroud, England, featuring live performances, street entertainment, and community events across the town.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
charitable organization
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festival organizing body ⓘ non-profit organization ⓘ |
| associatedWithCity | Edinburgh ⓘ |
| associatedWithCountry | Scotland ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Edinburgh Festival Fringe ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion | Lothian ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| describedAs | the charity that underpins the Edinburgh Festival Fringe ⓘ |
| festivalManaged | Edinburgh Festival Fringe ⓘ |
| festivalScale | open-access, non-juried arts festival ⓘ |
| foundedFor |
artists performing at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe
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audiences of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe ⓘ venues participating in the Edinburgh Festival Fringe ⓘ |
| fundingSource |
donations
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earned income from ticketing and services ⓘ grants ⓘ sponsorship ⓘ |
| governance |
board of directors
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chief executive ⓘ |
| headquarters | Edinburgh ⓘ |
| keyActivity |
accreditation and services for media and industry
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artist services and advice ⓘ maintaining the official Fringe website ⓘ marketing and promotion of the Fringe ⓘ operating the Fringe Box Office ⓘ providing information services ⓘ providing ticketing services ⓘ publishing the official Fringe programme ⓘ venue registration and support ⓘ |
| legalStatus | registered charity ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Edinburgh
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Scotland ⓘ |
| name | Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society self-link ⓘ |
| notableFeature | supports the world’s largest arts festival ⓘ |
| operatesDuring | August ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | English ⓘ |
| purpose |
Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
coordinate the Edinburgh Festival Fringe
promote the Edinburgh Festival Fringe ⓘ provide services to Fringe audiences ⓘ provide services to Fringe participants ⓘ support the Edinburgh Festival Fringe ⓘ |
| sector |
arts and culture
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performing arts ⓘ |
| shortName | Fringe Society ⓘ |
| supports |
artists
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audiences ⓘ media and arts industry professionals ⓘ producers ⓘ venues ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society Description of subject: The Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society is the independent, non-profit organization that supports, coordinates, and promotes the world’s largest arts festival held each August in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society
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purpose
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Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
coordinate the Edinburgh Festival Fringe