Pleasance Courtyard

Not to be mixed up with the Pleasance Dome about ten minutes away (or five if you're sprinting a for a show you're about to miss), this busy courtyard is probably the buzziest of the Big Four Fringe promoter venues (along with Underbelly, Gilded Balloon and Assembly Festival). The central beer garden is the ideal place to munch a slice of pizza and spot some harried Fringe performers, while the surrounding dozen or so venues are home to one of the most packed programmes of the festival.