Edinburgh Festival Fringe
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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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How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Edinburgh Festival Fringe Context triple: [Edinburgh, knownFor, Edinburgh Festival Fringe]
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Adelaide Fringe
Adelaide Fringe is Australia’s largest open-access arts festival, showcasing a diverse range of performances and events across Adelaide each year.
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Tunbridge Wells Fringe Festival
Tunbridge Wells Fringe Festival is an annual multi-arts festival in Royal Tunbridge Wells showcasing local and visiting talent across theatre, comedy, music, and other live performances.
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Melbourne Fringe Festival
The Melbourne Fringe Festival is an annual independent arts festival in Melbourne showcasing experimental and emerging work across theatre, comedy, music, visual arts, and performance.
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Melbourne International Comedy Festival
The Melbourne International Comedy Festival is one of the world’s largest annual comedy festivals, showcasing stand-up, cabaret, sketch, and other comedic performances across venues in Melbourne, Australia.
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Bath Festival
Bath Festival is a long-running arts and music festival in the city of Bath, England, featuring a diverse program of concerts, performances, and cultural events.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Edinburgh Festival Fringe Target entity description: 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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A.
Adelaide Fringe
Adelaide Fringe is Australia’s largest open-access arts festival, showcasing a diverse range of performances and events across Adelaide each year.
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B.
Tunbridge Wells Fringe Festival
Tunbridge Wells Fringe Festival is an annual multi-arts festival in Royal Tunbridge Wells showcasing local and visiting talent across theatre, comedy, music, and other live performances.
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C.
Melbourne Fringe Festival
The Melbourne Fringe Festival is an annual independent arts festival in Melbourne showcasing experimental and emerging work across theatre, comedy, music, visual arts, and performance.
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Melbourne International Comedy Festival
The Melbourne International Comedy Festival is one of the world’s largest annual comedy festivals, showcasing stand-up, cabaret, sketch, and other comedic performances across venues in Melbourne, Australia.
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Bath Festival
Bath Festival is a long-running arts and music festival in the city of Bath, England, featuring a diverse program of concerts, performances, and cultural events.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
annual event
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arts festival ⓘ performing arts festival ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Edinburgh Festival Fringe
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surface form:
Edinburgh Fringe
The Fringe ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| duration | around three weeks ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre |
cabaret
ⓘ
children’s shows ⓘ comedy ⓘ dance ⓘ experimental performance ⓘ music ⓘ spoken word ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| hasCategory | comedy section regarded as major platform for stand-up ⓘ |
| hasEconomicImpactOn |
Edinburgh
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Scottish tourism industry ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
free shows
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street performances ⓘ ticketed shows ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalNote | began with uninvited companies performing alongside the Edinburgh International Festival ⓘ |
| hasMotto | defends freedom of expression in the arts ⓘ |
| hasNotableArea | Royal Mile street performances ⓘ |
| hasRegistrationSystem | open to any performer with a venue and fee ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Edinburgh ⓘ |
| inception | 1947 ⓘ |
| influenced | global fringe festival movement ⓘ |
| language | primarily English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Edinburgh
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Scotland ⓘ Scottish capital ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
features thousands of shows
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no official selection committee ⓘ open-access festival ⓘ uses hundreds of venues across the city ⓘ world’s largest arts festival ⓘ |
| organizer |
Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society
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Fringe Society ⓘ |
| originatedAs | alternative to Edinburgh International Festival ⓘ |
| partOf |
Edinburgh Festival Fringe
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Edinburgh Festival
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| typicalAudience |
international visitors
ⓘ
local residents ⓘ |
| typicalStartMonth | August ⓘ |
| typicalVenueType |
churches
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pubs ⓘ temporary performance spaces ⓘ theatres ⓘ |
| website | https://www.edfringe.com ⓘ |
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Input
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Referenced by (42)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Edinburgh Festival events
subject surface form:
Central Scotland
subject surface form:
Edinburgh
this entity surface form:
Edinburgh Fringe
this entity surface form:
Edinburgh Festival
this entity surface form:
Edinburgh Festival
this entity surface form:
Edinburgh Festival Fringe events
this entity surface form:
Edinburgh Festival Fringe street performances
this entity surface form:
The Edinburgh Fringe
this entity surface form:
Edinburgh Festival Fringe performing companies
subject surface form:
Edmonton Fringe Theatre Festival